SHUKRAN, Iraq (Army News Service, June 4, 2007) - For nearly every cordon and search operation in Iraq, a special two-Soldier team provides an extra sense to the efforts to find anti-Iraqi forces and hidden weapons.
One of those teams at Forward Operating Base Q-West is Staff Sgt. Chuck Shuck and his dog, Sgt. 1st [...]

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Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is alive and is still issuing instructions to his commanders in the field, the brother and successor of dead Taliban commander Haji Mullah Dadullah said.
He made his statement in a television interview on Tuesday, saying he had received a letter from Osama bin Laden expressing condolences for his brother’s [...]

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The chairman of BT is visiting Iraq on Tuesday to show his support for reservist troops from his firm on active service in the troubled country.
 

Sir Christopher Bland will meet BT telecommunications experts deployed to Basra, southern Iraq, with 81 Signal Squadron.
His trip to the Middle East is designed to encourage other employers, both private [...]

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Podcast on Depression and Military Service
Col. Robert Ireland recently spoke with Dr. Ellen Frank, host of The Down & Up Show, about mental health programs for returning veterans and their families. Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) also discussed pending legislation that would benefit veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. More
Deal of the Week: Military Discounts
Tremendous spring [...]

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Charges Dropped Against Soldier’s Killer
With one word - "unlawful" - the only two war-crimes trials against Guantanamo detainees fell apart in a single day. Two military judges dismissed charges against a Guantanamo detainee accused of chauffeuring Osama bin Laden and another who allegedly killed a U.S. Soldier in Afghanistan.
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Veterans Commemorate Battle of [...]

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Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation have introduced legislation to name the Marshalltown Post Office after Scott Nisely, an Iowa National Guard soldier and postal worker who died last September in combat in Iraq.
Nisely, 48, a Nebraska native and a Marshalltown resident, had served a career in the active-duty Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve, rising [...]

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ALBANY, Ore. — Pvt. Duncan Schneider has more reason to behave himself in uniform than most other members of the military — his platoon sergeant is also his mother-in-law.
He says he doesn’t mind, since he can serve his country with a family member who also has experience in the military, Sgt. 1st Class Lisa Mesteth.
"I [...]

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TIDWORTH-based 1 Mech-anized Brigade has formally taken charge of operations in southern Iraq, the UK area of responsibility, from 19 Light Brigade.
The brigade numbers 5,500 troops, with the majority of them based in Tidworth and a significant number from nearby Bulford.
Brigadier James Bashall, the commander of 1 Mechanized Brigade, accepted the command at a flag [...]

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For the first time since World War II, a Nicholas County National Guard unit is being deployed, and they left Tuesday to begin a year of service in Iraq.
Battery B, Second Battalion, 138th Field Artillery gathered at Nicholas County High School Monday to say goodbye to their loved ones.
The group of 170 soldiers left from [...]

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Russian investigators have identified those responsible for executing four Russian diplomats in Iraq last year, the prosecutor general’s office said Monday.
The breakthrough was made after Russian officials travelled to Baghdad in May to investigate the killings, according to a statement published on the prosecutor general’s web site.
"As a result of the investigation several new details [...]

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