Thursday, July 19, 2007

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CENTAF chaplain visits Djibouti orphanages.aspx

Posted: 17 Jul 2007 10:10 AM CDT

CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti -- The U.S. Central Command Air Forces command chaplain visited Camp Lemonier July 10 to 13 to meet with servicemembers and spent time at two local orphanages where he and members of the Alaska Air National Guard joined the boys in a basketball game.

Ice and Fire Eskimos in Kuwait.aspx

Posted: 17 Jul 2007 10:01 AM CDT

CAMP BUERHING, Kuwait - Hot like a giant hairdryer; like standing under a giant magnifying glass; or like turning an oven to 127 degrees, jumping in and closing the door.

Operation Diablo Dragnet Links People to Government.aspx

Posted: 19 Jul 2007 07:01 AM CDT

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducted air assault missions as part of Operation Diablo-Dragnet the end of June.

Lifeblood Pumped Into Farming Community in Mrezat.aspx

Posted: 19 Jul 2007 06:47 AM CDT

BAGHDAD, Iraq – There was no network news coverage, no front page spread, but local leaders of Mrezat, a small agricultural village in a northern section of the Adhamiyah District, shed tears of joy as water pumped from the Tigris River and passed attendees of a ceremony to mark the opening of a new pumping station in the community.

Navy Riverines are irreplaceable asset to 13th MEU.aspx

Posted: 19 Jul 2007 06:34 AM CDT

NEAR KARMAH, Iraq -- The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit may have disembarked its ships to deploy to Iraq, but the Navy is still playing a vital role in the unit’s success.