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Navy, Marines Request Funding
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The Navy and Marine Corps are requesting $4.4 billion to fix or replace worn out or damaged military equipment that has seen hard use in the war against global terrorism, senior military leaders testified before a joint U.S. House committee on Capitol Hill yesterday.
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Mailroom In Iraq Preps For Holiday Rush
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 The Army post office here is no different from those in the U.S. - the pace drastically picks up during the holiday season. While mail normally arrives at the base four times a week, it now receives mail twice a day.
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Problems If Extremists Hold Region
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 It’s imperative that the United States, its allies and the Iraqi government stop Islamic extremists from achieving their goal of controlling Iraq and the surrounding region, a senior U.S. military officer said on CBS’s “60 Minutes” yesterday.
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5th Anniversary of Taliban’s Fall
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 Celebration filled the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, five years ago today as members of the Northern Alliance rolled into the city, driving the Taliban and their al Qaeda allies into hiding places in the south.
Newsreels showed Afghans reveling in the fall of the regime that had oppressed them since 1996. Afghan men shaved their beards, women abandoned their head-to-toe burqas, children flew kites, and people played music on the radio -- all activities forbidden under Taliban rule.
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Warfighters Get Group Dining on The Go
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 With a quick pull of a tab, the meals are ready in 30 to 45 minutes and provide a change of pace from the traditional Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MRE). UGR-Es supply hot meals for up to 18 Soldiers without requiring kitchen equipment, cooks, fuel or a power source.
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Iraqi Goals for Country’s Government
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 "Coalition officials are working with the Iraqi government to set economic and political goals, a Pentagon spokesman said today. Eric Ruff said he knows of no timetables or timelines in the discussions.
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Iraq at Critical Juncture
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As coalition and Iraqi forces continue security operations in Baghdad, the Iraqi government and security forces are making significant progress and moving closer to an independent future, a U.S. military spokesman in Iraq said today.
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Bush to Declassify Iraq Intelligence Report
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 Sending the U.S. military into Iraq was not a mistake, and if America had never gone into Iraq, terrorists would still be active and would still be promoting their radical movement, President Bush said here today.
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