WARSAW, Poland: Poland will transfer about 200 of its troops from a base in central Iraq to a larger base it maintains in the country starting in July, the military said Friday.
The Polish troops stationed in Kut in central Iraq will move to the larger base in Diwaniyah, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) south of [...]

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From ODs to ACUs, Vietnam to OIF
K9 Team brings Special Skills to the Fight
Australian Military Fills Role Vital to War on Terror

Iraqi AF flies high with safety
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By Army Sgt. Tony J. Spain
22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
 
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Sounds from roaring engines and spinning rotors from the British CH-47 Chinook pierce through the night as the aircraft carries paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, on an air assault mission into the lower Sangin Valley [...]

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By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2007 – Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gary W. Burdett’s videography documents the up-close-and-personal actions of America’s fighting forces around the world.

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"He was, in simple terms, a maverick. He loved to challenge convention and upset apple carts - he was argumentative, challenging, thoughtful, highly intelligent and, more often than not, right" - Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Sanders

Dead soldier named by MoD
2.47, Fri Jun 8 2007

The 150th British soldier killed in Iraq has been named as Wiltshire-based [...]

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NORWICH, Conn. (AP) Protesters who had threatened to disrupt the funeral of a Norwich soldier killed in Iraq were a no-show Friday morning.
Army 1st Lt. Keith Heidtman died May 28 when his helicopter was shot down. His funeral was scheduled for 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
The threat of protests by a Kansas group called [...]

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He loved the oldies A soldier of song
Fort Lewis mourned another of its fallen soldiers on what would have been his 24th birthday.

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Marine Corps Settles Rape Lawsuit
The Marine Corps agreed to revamp its recruiting practices in Northern California and pay $200,000 to two young women who claimed they were raped during a slumber party at a Ukiah recruiting office. The women were in high school when they claimed two recruiters raped them.
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N. Korea Launches [...]

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TBILISI, Georgia: Georgia’s parliament on Friday overwhelmingly approved President Mikhail Saakashvili’s proposal to increase the ex-Soviet republic’s military continent in Iraq to 2,000 servicemen, more than doubling its size.
The 145-2 vote underscored the Georgian leadership’s dedication to cultivating close ties with the United States. Saakashvili has courted the West and sought to lessen the influence [...]

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KABUL, June 8 (KUNA) — At least 10 people, including four Taliban militants and six Afghan police, were killed in separate incidents of violence in the country’s volatile southern zone.
Four Taliban militants were gunned down following an operation by Afghan security forces in the country’s southern Zabul province, police officials said on Friday.
Police had been [...]

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