CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait (Army News Service, July 11, 2007) - For many Soldiers of the Arizona National Guard’s 222nd Transportation Company, the Fourth of July was just another day of driving supplies into Iraq.
But for at least two members of the "Triple Deuce," Independence Day had more meaning than usual. They were alive.
Sgt. Robert Buckley, [...]

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Shutdowns will affect 2,400 soldiers
Base closings

Department of Defense officials on Wednesday announced a timeline for the closure of several bases and facilities at communities in Germany:

Fiscal 2007

Mannheim
Turley Barracks

Fiscal 2008

Büdingen
Armstrong Barracks
Armstrong Village Family Housing
Büdingen Ammunition Area
Büdingen Army Heliport
Tiergarten Training Area

Gelnhausen
Coleman Village Family Housing

Fiscal 2009

Darmstadt **
AG Publishing and Training Aids Center
Bensheim Maintenance & Supply Facility
Cambrai Fritsch [...]

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Soldiers to meet up with vehicles in August for training in Kuwait before going to Iraq
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Less than a year after arriving in Germany, the 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment already is on its way out of town.
Last weekend, Cav soldiers began loading the more than 300 Stryker armored personnel carriers onto trains at [...]

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BAGHDAD – Thieves have stolen nearly $300 million (U.S.) from a bank in Baghdad, police and a bank official said today, in what is probably one of the biggest thefts in Iraq since the 2003 war to topple Saddam Hussein.
Police said the thieves were three guards who worked at the private Dar Es Salaam bank [...]

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GRAND RAPIDS — Returning to their lives at home can be difficult for Michigan soldiers who have been deployed to Iraq. Some problems require legal help.
"When a Marine comes back, they’re faced with a lot of issues trying to get back to where they were before deployment," said First Sgt. Adrian Lightener, an inspector instructor [...]

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A FAMILY has been left heartbroken after vandals snapped a young tree planted in memory of a solider killed in Iraq.
Edward Sherwood from Pickering wanted his nephew Lance Corporal Ben Hyde, who was shot dead in action in June 2003, to be remembered by planting the mountain ash on the outskirts of the town.
The uncle [...]

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Pentagon Contracts Put Troops at Risk
The Defense Department put U.S. troops in Iraq at risk by awarding contracts for badly needed armored vehicles to companies that failed to deliver them on time. A June 27 report examined 15 contracts worth $2.2 billion awarded since 2000 to Force Protection Inc. and Armor Holdings Inc.
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The Army blames rising casualties in Iraq and good economic conditions for falling enlistments.
The Army fell more than 1,000 recruits short of its June goal for new soldiers. It’s the second straight month the Army has come up short. But Local 12 reporter Paul Adler talked to four friends who have decided to buck the [...]

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BAGHDAD, July 12 (KUNA) — American and Iraqi regular forces have been engaged in a wide-scale mop-up operation aimed at hideouts of Al-Qaeda organization in the governorate of Diyala west of the Iraqi capital.
Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, the commander of the ongoing operation, Major General Abdel Karim Al-Rabiee, said the operation targeted [...]

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KABUL, July 12 (KUNA) — A roadside bomb blast killed five police personnel in southeastern Afghanistan Thursday morning, officials said.
The improvised explosive device hit the police vehicle in Khost province, bordering the troubled Waziristan tribal region of the neighbouring Pakistan.
The blown up vehicle was part of a convoy of the coalition troops led by the [...]

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