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- Six Units Get Call for 2009 Iraq Deployment
- by criminal-justice
- in police-officer.blog.co.uk
- 4 days old
- By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service June 30, 2008 - The Defense Department has alerted six combat units for deployment to Iraq from January to March 2009, officials said here today. Though the announcement identifies forces for the current level of effort in Iraq, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said, it does not try to predict... more
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- Marines in Afghanistan Disrupt Taliban's Freedom of Movement
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- in police-officer.blog.co.uk
- 6 days old
- By Navy Lt. Jennifer Cragg American Forces Press Service June 27, 2008 - The 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines are disrupting the Taliban's freedom of movement in Afghanistan's Helmand and Farah provinces, the battalion's commander said today. "We expected that we were going to experience a lot of friction by the enemy," Marine Corps Lt... more
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- America Supports You: Lake Michigan Cruise Recognizes Veterans
- by criminal-justice
- in police-officer.blog.co.uk
- 9 days old
- By Meghan Vittrup American Forces Press Service June 24, 2008 - Veterans can once again enjoy an afternoon cruising Lake Michigan, sharing tributes and building relationships thanks to one Illinois group. Kup's Purple Heart Cruises began in 1945 when Irv Kupcinet also known as "Kup," a Chicago Sun Times columnist, wanted to do... more
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- Joint Conference Exhibits Showcase Support for U.S. Warfighters
- by criminal-justice
- in police-officer.blog.co.uk
- 11 days old
- By Gerry J. Gilmore American Forces Press Service June 21, 2008 - Members of the military services, Defense Department civilian employees and military contractors showcased how they harness technology to provide support for U.S. warfighters at the 2008 Joint Warfighter Conference held here June 17-19. U.S. Joint Forces Command, based at... more
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- The heat is on!!!
- by sadcatowner
- in powercats.blog.co.uk
- 14 days old
- 38 degrees yesterday and we wanted to go out on the water to seek sheltered private coves to swim and cool off. There is a boat hire place near us at Aghia Kyriaki and so we hoofed it down to hire a power boat.Alas the waves were too big for the boat hire guy to be hiring out. So we popped along to old favourite Antisamos beach... more
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- Face of Defense: Marine Started With Nothing, Credits Corps for Success
- by criminal-justice
- in police-officer.blog.co.uk
- 14 days old
- By Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson Special to American Forces Press Service June 19, 2008 - Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew E. Nelson doesn't mind admitting he very easily could have amounted to nothing in life. "I started from nothing to making something of my life," the personnel clerk with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,... more
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- Chairman's 'Short List': Take Care of People
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- in police-officer.blog.co.uk
- 15 days old
- By Fred W. Baker III American Forces Press Service June 19, 2008 - The mood in the C-17 Globemaster III hanger here was festive today as nearly 1,000 airmen waited for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to take the stage for an "all-hands" call. Music played. Photos of planes and patriotic images flashed on two large... more
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- Marine Deployment Training Impresses Chairman
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- in police-officer.blog.co.uk
- 15 days old
- By Fred W. Baker III American Forces Press Service June 18, 2008 - The searing triple-digit heat makes you think you are in Iraq. It's the kind of heat where you can close your eyes and still feel the sun burning your eyeballs through your eyelids. It's dusty and sparse, and everything's brown, save for occasional scraggly, olive-drab... more
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- America Supports You: D.C. United Soccer Team Honors Troops, Veterans
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- in police-officer.blog.co.uk
- 19 days old
- By Melinda L. Larson American Forces Press Service June 15, 2008 - Hundreds of troops and their families were treated to a professional soccer match on Flag Day during D.C. United's 9th Annual Armed Forces and Veteran's Appreciation Day at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in the nation's capital. "A whole night dedicated to servicemembers... more
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- Gates Cites Air Force's Value in War on Terror
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- in police-officer.blog.co.uk
- 23 days old
- By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service June 9, 2008 - America's war on terror would grind to a halt without the contributions of the Air Force, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today. "Every day, amazing airmen are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan," Gates said. "Beyond that, you support all the services... more
