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| NAVY FOOTBALL– Navy fullback Kyle Eckel, a senior from Haverford, Pa., tries to outrun the Delaware defense. Eckel rushed for 143 yards and helped Navy to a homecoming win, 34-20, over Delaware at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Oct. 30 in Annapolis, Md. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Jane Campbell
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| Defense Act Increases Pay, Benefits |
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2004 – President Bush signed the $420.6 billion National Defense Authorization Act Oct. 28. The bill makes up 19.9 percent of the total fiscal 2005 federal budget and 3.6 percent of the gross domestic product. Story |
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| U.S. Marines Welcome British Regiment |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq, Nov. 1, 2004 – A British armored battle group of about 850 soldiers, led by the 1st Battalion of the Black Watch Regiment, has deployed from Basra, Iraq, to an area south of Baghdad to bolster U.S. and Iraqi forces hunting down insurgents. Story |
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| Myers Cites Progress in War on Terror |
| DALLAS, Oct. 30, 2004 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff painted a decidedly different picture of the war on terrorism from that which residents of this Texas city are used to hearing during an appearance here Oct. 29. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers said that "for every bomb that explodes in Iraq or Afghanistan, many, many more are disarmed or defused." Story |
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| Absentee Ballot Criteria Changes |
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2004 – The fiscal 2005 National Defense Authorization Act has made two changes available for some stateside voters, effective, where applicable, for the Nov. 2 election. Story |
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| Military Family Month Kicks Off |
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2004 – The family is a big part of the military, and the health of those families is a big part of the readiness of the military, according to retired Rear Adm. Frank Gallo, director of the Armed Services YMCA. Story |
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| Iraqi Security Forces Get Supplies |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 1, 2004 – Iraqi security forces continue to receive large shipments of weapons and materiel from the Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq. Story |
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| TRANSFORMATION |
| Courses Consolidate Training |
DAHLGREN, Va., Oct. 30, 2004 – New courses will combine all Close-in Weapons Systems operation and maintenance courses into a single curriculum. Story |
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| Paralympian Returns to Duty |
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2004 – Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Casey Tibbs, the first active-duty paralympian, ran to a gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay in the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. Story |
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