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U.S. Teams Weaken Insurgency In Iraq
Joby Warrick and Robin Wright Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400
By the time he was captured last month, the man known among Iraqi insurgents as "the Tiger" had lost much of his bite. Abu Uthman, whose fierce attacks against U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians in Fallujah had earned him a top spot on Iraq's most-wanted list, had been reduced to shuttling between hideouts in a Baghdad slum, hiding by day for fear neighbors might recognize him.
Compromise Led to Iraq Troop Plan
Ann Scott Tyson and Karen DeYoung Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Pentagon plan for future U.S. troop levels in Iraq now under consideration by President Bush resulted from a compromise at the highest levels of the U.S. military, with top Iraq commander Gen. David H. Petraeus initially seeking to sustain the current level of 15 combat brigades through June while members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff urged a swifter reduction, according to senior military officials.
U.S. Warship Anchors Off Georgia
Philip P. Pan and Tara Bahrampour Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400
MOSCOW, Sept. 5 -- The flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored Friday off a key seaport in Georgia around which Russian troops are posted, and a Georgian official said trucks carrying humanitarian aid from the ship would be passing armed Russian checkpoints en route to the Georgian interior as soon as this weekend.

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Army Observes National Suicide Prevention Week: Reinforces Theme of "Shoulder to Shoulder - No Soldier Stands Alone"
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0000
In conjunction with its observance of National Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 7-13, and the National Guard and Army Reserve’s month-long observation, Sept. 6 – Oct. 5, the Army is promoting the need for leaders at all levels to be more proactive and take greater responsibility to prevent suicides through increased training, intervention and access to behavioral health resources.
Army announces critical language incentive-pay program
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The U.S. Army announced Aug. 13 a financial incentive pilot program for recruiting new college Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets who take courses in critical foreign languages, such as Arabic, Persian-Farsi, and Chinese-Mandarin, as well as commit to entering the regular Army, the Army Reserve, or the Army National Guard as a commissioned officer.
Army Completes Chemical Stockpile Neutralization at Newport Chemical Depot
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The United States Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) completed neutralization Aug. 11 of the chemical weapons stockpile of nerve agent VX at the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (NECDF), located at Newport Chemical Depot, Ind. This achievement brings the United States one step closer to safely destroying the national stockpile of chemical weapons.

 

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GP Guide: Gulf War Illness - A guide to selected information available at Western Illinois University's government publications library.

404 Gulf Veterans Illnesses - Official United Kingdom Ministry of Defense website.

Gulf War Illness Developments - Official Public Affairs release of information concerning possibility of exposure of troops to chemical agents, in March 1991, while destroying munitions in the pit at Khamisiya.

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