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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Afghan Border Patrol Leader Inspects OP, Meets With Local Villagers

U.S. Navy Mobile Public Affairs Detachment-AfghanistanStory by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Howlett

04.19.2010

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan– Hoping to gauge the effectiveness of

efforts to secure the border while discerning the needs of local villagers, a

senior Afghanistan border patrol leader inspected the 5th Kandak

Headquarters in Southern Afghanistan, April 15. Col. Ghuzai Sharif,

commander 3rd Zone, inspected the roughly half-square mile complex in the

Shurabak district of Kandahar Province, located along the rugged

Afghanistan/Pakistan border.

The visit provided Sharif, and his International Security Assistance Forces,

Afghanistan advisors, an opportunity to deliver supplies and equipment to his

troops and meet with the elders of the local village.

The official party arrived by helicopter to the remote and mountainous station

where there are nearby caves frequently occupied by the Taliban. Troops were

waiting to offload bags of flour, building supplies, new ATVs and other military

supplies. While the helicopters were being unloaded, Sharif formally greeted

the rest of the station's troops who were assembled outside the main building.

Afterwards, the troops quickly mounted

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Dental Advice: Only Floss the Ones You Want to Keep

506th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs Story by Master Sgt. Martie Moore 04.19.2010

Few things compare with the pain of a toothache. It hurts to eat; the hot and cold sensations shoot through your teeth

and any relief is temporary. The only thing worse is the fact you have to go to the dentist to make it better.

"People do come in and say they hate us," said Staff Sgt. Tamika Ortiz, 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron dental

technician deployed from Eglin AFB, Fla. "But we're nice."

The Air Force dental industry covers five areas: general dentistry, endodontic, periodontal, orthodontic,

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Thai Fishermen Seized by Somali Pirates in Long-Distance Hijacking

VOA Steve Herman | New Delhi 20 April 2010

Somali pirates hijacking vessels at sea have become an almost daily occurrence. But the latest incident is raising the

alarm far from the East African coast.

It is a scenario that has become all but routine – an act of piracy on the high seas by Somalis. This time the pirates have

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hijacked three fishing vessels from Thailand (and operating from Djibouti) with a total crew of 77 Thais aboard the

ships. But what is unusual is that it has taken place more than 1,900 kilometers east of the African coast.

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IJC Operational Update, April 19

ISAF Joint Command Courtesy Story 04.19. , multiple insurgents engaged the force with machine guns, small arms,

grenades, and rocket-propelled grenades. The combined force returned fire killing several insurgents.

As the combined force secured the target compound, they continued to receive small-arms fire, grenades and heavy

machine-gun fire from insurgents throughout the village.

A search of the target area revealed a vehicle-mounted 12.7mm heavy machine gun, heavy-machine gun

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S. Korea Warns North Role in Sinking Could Harm Nuclear Talks

VOA Kurt Achin | Seoul 20 April 2010

South Korea says multinational talks meant to get rid of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs would be unlikely to

resume if evidence points to a North Korean role in the sinking of a South Korean navy ship.

Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan dismissed a South Korean media report Tuesday that North Korea may be preparing

its third nuclear weapons test.

However, he told reporters if evidence emerges linking

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Rain, Snow, Sun - Mission Still Gets Done

506th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs Story by Senior Airman Mindy Bloem 04.19.2010

Whether acting as augmentees for the 506th Expeditionary

Security Forces Squadron, supervising third country nationals

and local nationals who work on base, or checking ID cards at

the dining facility, Force Protection members are vital to

getting the job done in a deployed environment.

At Kirkuk Regional Air Base, there are about 70 of these

Airmen from the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer

Squadron.

"When FP members arrive at Kirkuk they find they do much

more than escort duties," said Lt. Col. Bill Riehl, 506th ECES

commander. "They are actually a

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Turkey Offers Help in Iran Nuclear Standoff

VOA News 20 April 2010

Turkey is offering to mediate the stalemate between the United Nations and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says his country is ready to play an intermediary role in a uranium

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exchange program. In a so-called "nuclear swap deal" Iran would export its low-enriched uranium abroad for further

enrichment and conversion into fuel rods. Iran has so far rejected the deal proposing instead

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Midwives Deliver Hope for Afghan Women

86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (MTN) Story by Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes 04.19.2010

CHARIKAR, Afghanistan - Stretch marks, maternity leave,

baby names, mood swings, morning sickness; these are some of

the many concerns that weigh on a woman's mind during

pregnancy. With all of the changes to her body, and soon to her

life, there is much for a pregnant woman to worry about. But in

Afghanistan, the country with the world's 4th highest Maternal

Mortality Rate, women must first worry about their very

survival.

Especially in remote areas of the country, away from state of

the art technology, medications, and hospitals women's lives

and their pregnancies are at risk because of the lack of medical

care. That is why the class of 29 women from Kapisa, Parwan,

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Maintaining the Fight; 1/6 Marine Regiment Headquarter Personnel

Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs Story by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark

04.19.2010

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE MARJAH - What began with the tedious process of filling sandbags, laying concertina

wire and constructing posts from strips of wood, hammered together by nails scrounged up from the sand, has

developed into the large scale construction and upkeep of Forward Operating Base Marjah. Nearly two months have

passed since the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment began the

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Pakistan's President Signs 18th Amendment into Law

Pakistan's President Signs Constitutional Amendment, Relinquishes Some Powers

VOA Sean Maroney | Islamabad 19 April 2010

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has signed into law a constitutional amendment that strips him of powers

originally given to the presidency by the country's former military dictator two decades ago.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardai signed the 18th amendment in the presidential palace, during a ceremony that

ranged from a solemn affair of gathered dignitaries to a raucous political rally.

Gathered in attendance were select members of Pakistani civil society, government officials, and the heads of the

country's political parties, including opposition leader and outspoken rival of President Zardari, Nawaz Sharif.

Mr. Zardari's signature was the last step in formalizing the constitutional reforms, which both

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Holbrooke Takes Questions on Afghanistan and Pakistan in Live Web Chat

VOA Suzanne Presto 19 April 2010

The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, took questions from reporters and

citizens in separate events at the State Department on Monday. He addressed topics ranging from Afghan President

Hamid Karzai's upcoming visit to Washington to the importance of dealing with energy and water issues in Pakistan.

Speaking to reporters, Holbrooke said Afghan President Hamid Karzai and a number of senior Afghan cabinet officials

will visit Washington from

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"I Just Graduated Yesterday and Now I'm in the Middle of a War!"

Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs Story by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde

04.18.2010 MARJAH, Afghanistan – Upon graduation from recruit training and the School of Infantry, infantry

Marines usually go to their permanent duty stations where most experience life in the Marine Corps operating forces

for months or even years before deploying overseas. While in the operating forces, they are able to practice and

improve at their military occupational specialties in a controlled environment. Very rarely will they get to their duty

stations and deploy to a combat zone almost immediately after completing SOI.

For Lance Cpl. Joshua Kusar, Pfc. Carson Dodd and Pfc. Justin Gomez, all with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th

Marine Regiment, that is exactly what happened.

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Somali Civilians Subjected to Many Abuses, says Human Rights Watch

VOA Joe DeCapua 19 April 2010

A new report says civilians in Somalia are being subjected to indiscriminate killings, cruel punishments and repression.

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The Human Rights Watch report is called Harsh War, Harsh Peace: Abuses by Al-Shabaab, the Transitional Federal

Government and AMISOM. The more than 60 page report is based on interviews with over 70 “victims and witnesses.”

Audio File available here.

Tom Porteous, HRW’s London Director, says, “Essentially the situation in Somalia presents a very stark choice to the

civilian population depending on where they live.”

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Oklahoma City Remembers Bombing Victims 15 Years Later

VOA Kane Farabaugh | Oklahoma City 19 April 2010

It was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in the United States. The April 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah

Federal Building in Oklahoma City killed 168 people. Domestic terrorism is still a concern for law enforcement

officials throughout the country.

At 9:02 AM, silence fell across the Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum grounds, once the site of the Alfred P.

Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City.

At that moment 15-years earlier U.S. Army veteran and right-wing militia extremist Timothy McVeigh

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IGAD Says Sudan Election 'Credible' Despite EU Comments

VOA Selah Hennessy | London 19 April 2010

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development has said Sudan's election was credible. Selah Hennessy spoke to

Mahmoud Maalim, director of the East African organization, of which Sudan is a member, and brings VOA this report.

Mahmoud Maalim says the 37 observers sent to Sudan by his organization, the Intergovernmental Authority on

Development, known by the acronym IGAD, witnessed democratic elections.

"The election was credible and of course we are qualifying our credibility factor by all the challenges that were evident,"

said Maalim.

Voting ended Thursday and ballots are still being counted in the country's first multi-party presidential, parliamentary,

and local election in 24 years. On Saturday, international observers from the European Union and The Carter Center

said the elections failed

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Iraqi Election Panel Orders Baghdad Recount


An Iraqi election panel has ordered a manual recount of votes cast in Baghdad during last month's parliamentary

election, following an appeal from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

The recount could change the outcome of the tightly contested March 7 election, since Baghdad accounts for nearly a

fifth of Iraq's 325-seat parliament.

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Report: Iran Expanding Uranium Enrichment


Iran may be in the early stages of building a new uranium enrichment facility, in spite of international pressure to stop

expansion of its nuclear program.

Iran's ILNA news agency says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has approved an unspecified site for the plant. The

agency quotes top presidential adviser Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi as saying construction will begin at the site upon the

president's "order."

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Australian soldiers help two Afghan civilians injured by unexploded ordnance

Monday, 19 April 2010 Two Afghan civilians have been released from a coalition medical facility in Tarin Kowt, in

Southern Afghanistan after receiving medical treatment from Australian Defence Force personnel for injuries they

received in a suspected unexploded ordnance incident.

The father and son were believed to have been scavenging material from an area used as a firing range by Afghan and

coalition troops in the Baluchi Valley, Oruzgan Province, on the 9th of April when the incident occurred.

Personnel with the First Mentoring Task Force (MTF-1) at a nearby patrol base heard the explosion and responded to

the scene. They provided immediate medical assistance before the two injured Afghans were airlifted

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Medal of Honor Recipients Meet Troops in Qatar

Area Support Group Qatar Public Affairs Office Story by Dustin Senger

04.18.2010 CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar – Congressional

Medal of Honor recipients shook hands and signed autographs

April 18, while meeting U.S. troops in Qatar. The Gulf country

is their fifth stop during a 20-day military appreciation tour

across Southwest Asia.

Don Jenkins and Alfred Rascon met servicemembers at Camp

As Sayliyah, Qatar, after visiting U.S. military installations in

Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The

Medal of Honor's blue silk neckband was wrapped around both

their collars. Below thirteen white embroidered stars, a golden

eagle grasps the word "valor."

The Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. military decoration, is awarded for actions that clearly exemplify courage while

engaging enemy combatants. There are 91 living recipients, of which 58 performed their actions of valor in Vietnam,

according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

Jenkins was visiting the Qatar base on his 62nd birthday – a long life nearly curbed by combat 41 years ago.

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Debate Rages Over Iran's Nuclear Capability, Intentions

VOA Gary Thomas | Washington 19 April 2010

The Obama administration is wrestling with how the United States should deal with Iran, and in particular its

purported ambition to become a nuclear-armed state. But, the challenge is all the greater because of the difficulty of

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getting solid intelligence on Iran's capabilities and intentions.

In late 2007, U.S. intelligence officials produced a National Intelligence Estimate, an N.I.E., that concluded that Iran

had halted nuclear weapons work in 2003 and, as of estimate's writing, was keeping its options open about actually

developing such weapons.

As recently as February, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair

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Monday, April 19, 2010

Task Force Frontline Features Field Feed at Its Finest

3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Story by Pfc. Adrian Muehe 04.18.2010 DIYALA, Iraq – The U.S. Army will feed a Soldier

wherever he or she may go, this could be in a Dining Facility

capable of feeding thousands, or from a Meal Ready to Eat for

one. At Kirkush Military Training Base, Iraq, the 50 Soldiers

and 20 contracted civilians assisting the Iraqi army there get

there food from three Army cooks, doing what they can to

ensure Soldiers have a hot meal.

Sgt. Anthony Harrington, from Headquarters and

Headquarters Company, 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd

Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, leads a

team of Army cooks who are making sure U.S. Forces at KMTB

are well fed.

"We are the frontline support of food services," said Sgt.

Harrington, who works with his crew of Spc. Scott Suther, of Dayton, Ohio, and Spc. Michael Banks, of Fort Worth,

Texas.

Since there is no Dining Facility, the Soldiers and Civilians stationed at KMTB dine

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Zac Brown Band Misses Academy of County Music Awards for USO Tour

278TH Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard By Capt. Kevin D. Levesque

04.18.2010 CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION

MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers from the Regimental Fires Squadron,

278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 13th Sustainment Command

(Expeditionary) were treated to a live concert here, on Saturday

evening, April 17, by the Zac Brown Band. The band opted to go

on a Unit Services Organization tour in Iraq to entertain

Soldiers, even though it meant they would miss the Academy of

County Music awards in Nashville, Tenn.

"I feel very honored to be here personally, said Chris Fryer, the

band's drummer, from Gardendale, Alabama. "It's not a sacrifice at all to us, what the men and woman here do is the

real sacrifice ...it means more to be here than sitting at an awards show."

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International Security Assistance Force Supports Afghan Elections

ISAF Joint Command

04.17.2010 KABUL, Afghanistan - The NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Mark

Sedwill, congratulated the Government and Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan today for their

agreement on managing the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Reacting to today's press conference in which it was announced by the spokesman for the Presidential Palace, Waheed

Omar, that the parliamentary elections will be implemented in September by the Independent Election Commission,

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Amb Sedwill stated that:

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Suicide Bomber Kills 23 in Pakistan's Northwest


Police in Pakistan say a suicide bomber has struck a busy market in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing at least

23 people.

Officials say the attacker targeted police watching a protest against power cuts in the city. The rally was organized by

Jamaat-e-Islami, a hardline Islamist party.

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Teaching Skills That Last a Lifetime

16th Engineer Brigade Public Affairs Story by Spc. Brian Johnson 04.17.2010 BAGHDAD – Like much of Iraq, Anbar province experiences scorching summers making air conditioning

critical to the Soldiers of the 7th Iraqi Army, based at Camp Yassir. Air conditioning allows Iraqi soldiers to focus on

the mission during working hours and rest more comfortably during downtime.

Soldiers from 101st Engineer Battalion, 16th Eng. Brigade, spent a few days training IA engineers to ensure that they

have the skills necessary to install and maintain their own air conditioning units.

According to the officer in charge of the training, Warrant Officer Jennifer Summers, assigned to 1434th Eng. Co., a

native of Grayling, Mich., there are two parts to this partnership training mission.

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"We are doing classroom training to teach the fundamentals of air conditioning

work to the Iraqi soldiers. After the training, we are working with the Soldiers to

help them fix many of the issues that they have," explained Summers.

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Al-Qaida Leaders Killed in Iraq

Joint US-Iraqi operation kills Abu Ayyub al-Masri and second top al-Qaida militant


U.S. and Iraqi officials say the two most senior al-Qaida leaders in Iraq have been killed in a joint operation near the

northern city of Tikrit.

Officials say Iraqi security forces backed by the U.S. killed al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri and top al-Qaida

militant Abu Omar al-Baghdadi Sunday during a raid on their hideout.

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AFG IJC Op's Update April 18 Forces Seize IED Detonators, Liquid Opium

ISAF Joint Command

04.18.2010 KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan-ISAF patrol discovered two trucks containing a significant amount of

narcotics in the Garm Ser district of Helmand province yesterday. The patrol found a total of 926 kilograms (2,040 lbs)

of raw opium, 851 kg (1,875 lbs) of processed opium and 279 kg (615 lbs) of hashish in the vehicles. The occupants of

the trucks were taken into custody. The narcotics will be destroyed.

Also in the Garm Ser district yesterday, a joint patrol found a cache consisting of

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NCO Sets the Example, Becomes a Member of an Elite Club

4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Story by Spc. Shantelle Campbell

04.17.2010 TIKRIT, Iraq – On April 10, Sgt. Holly Burke, a health care noncommissioned officer and squad leader

with Company C, 701st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort

Riley, Kan., was recognized for her exemplary leadership and dedication to duty when she became an official member

of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.

The Sergeant Audie Murphy Club is an organization of NCO's whose performance and leadership qualities mirror those

of Sgt. Audie Murphy, the most highly decorated Soldier in American history.

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Changing of the Guard – Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

During a recent mission to Arlington National Cemetery in February 2010, I stopped by to film the Changing of the

Guard. This ceremony is conducted by the US Army 3rd Infantry (Old Guard), Ft Meyers in Arlington, VA.

This video is dedicated to Army Sgt. David Modes, who served as an Honor Guard from 1962-1965.

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AFG Guardians of Convoys

Combined Joint Task Force - 82 PAO Story by Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame

04.17.2010 PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – As we roll through the streets of Gardez in our mine resistant

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ambush protected vehicles, the buildings lining the street tell stories of

gun fights, suicide bombers, and improvised explosive devices. When

in the middle of a potentially dangerous situation, one of the people

you learn to trust is your gunner, who has a bird's eye view of

everything from the vehicle's turret.

U.S Army Spc. Florante Rivera a 30 year-old San Diego, Calif., native

is sitting in the gunner's seat exposed to nearly all the external danger

in the convoy while protecting fellow servicemembers.

Florante is in the middle of his second deployment. During his first

tour he was an infantryman in Iraq however this current deployment

is a logistics supply specialist, not a gunner by military occupational

specialty. However it was a job that needed to be filled once he arrived

in Afghanistan.

"Rivera was more than excited to go back to his infantry roots" said

U.S. Army Spc. Ari Konovitz a medic

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19 April 2010 #MoS Moments of Silence on #MilitaryMon #HonorTheFallen 1PM

EDT - 1:07PM EDT

1 PM Eastern is Kabul 22:30/10:30PM, Baghdad 20:00/8PM, London 18:00/6PM, San Diego 10AM

He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be rememberd. We few, we

happy few, we band of brothers!! For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall always

be my brother”. Rest in peace my Brothers, you have not been forgotten. (W.Shakespeare)

(Video will be inserted when it becomes available)

REQUEST that all afford my Brothers a Moment of Silence each on Monday 28 beginning 1:00 PM, Eastern Time. REQUEST that each Moment of Silence be dedicated each Monday to my Fallen Brothers in order of notification since prior Monday.

#MoS #MilitaryMon 1PM to 1:02 EDT: PFC #Bowe Bergdahl, Kidnapped by Taliban, Two Minutes until he comes home #MIA #SOT #MoS

#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:02-1:03 EDT: Fusilier Jonathan Burgess, Townhill, Swansea UK 04/07/10 Helmand AFG 1st

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Battalion The Royal Welsh

#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:03-1:04 EDT: SGT Sean M. Durkin, Aurora CO 04/09/10 WRAMC (FOB Wilson) 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team

#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:04-1:05 EDT: CPL Michael D. Jankiewicz, Ramsey NJ 04/09/10 Zabul AFG 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment

#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:05-1:06 EDT: Private Tyler William Todd, Bright Ontario 04/11/10 Dand AFG 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian...

#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:06-1:07 EDT: SPC Joseph T. Caron, Tacoma WA 04/11/10 Char Bagh AFG 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Please Remember, the Moments of Silence are in Honor of Our Fallen. It is a

collaborative effort in recognition of their sacrifice and the families affected by it. It is

encouraged to tweet only the above during their INDIVIDUAL moments.

A special thanks to @US_Fallen of www.USFallen.org who puts together the video in honor of those that

have sacrificed all in defense of Freedom each week in an Honorable, Dignified manner without political or

financial gain as motivation.

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At Least 8 Killed in Mogadishu Land Mine Blast


Witnesses in Somalia's capital say at least eight people have been killed in a land mine explosion.

The blast occurred late Saturday in Mogadishu's Waberi district, near a police station. Witnesses say five members of

the security forces were killed, along with at least three civilians.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, though friends and relatives of the dead blamed the insurgent group

al-Shabab.

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EU: Half of Europe's Flights Could Take off Monday

VOA William Ide | Washington 18 April 2010

The European Union presidency says that air traffic over Europe could return to about 50 percent of its normal level on

Monday, if weather forecasts confirm that skies over the continent are clearing of volcanic ash.

European transportation ministers from countries affected by the ash a volcano in Iceland began spewing into the sky

last week will meet on Monday by video conference in an effort to reopen closed airspace.

The volcanic ash has brought chaos to the region - canceling most trans-Atlantic and European flights and leaving

thousands of airline passengers stranded for days, as well as disrupting commerce.

European Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas says Europe has never experienced a transportation disruption like this

and that officials

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Marines Establish New Patrol Base in Southern Afghanistan

Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs Story by Lance Cpl. Dwight Henderson

04.17.2010 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Marines and Sailors with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd

Marine Regiment, established a new patrol base in the area of Laki, Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan,

March 30.

A platoon from Weapons Co., known as Combined Anti Armor Team 1, moved into the large, concrete compound that

was a former hospital, to more easily conduct patrols and operations in the more southern portion of their area of

operations.

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"Right now we control the open fields that we had to move

through to fight the enemy," said Cpl. James P. Peterson, a

section leader with Weapons Co., 2/2. "They like to have

distance between us and right here they don't have distance

between us."

One section departed in the middle of the night, the stalks of

the poppy plants cracked underneath their boots as they

crossed through fields and over canals. They occupied the

building and waited

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Earth Day: Keep It Clean Every Day, Not Just Today

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Story by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pettway

04.16.2010 Earth day is coming soon and for those who do not know, here is a little history on the event and a few

ways to focus more on preserving the planet.

Everyone has a different story to tell, but there is one thing every living creature shares on this planet and that is a

home. Like any home, the Earth requires maintenance and renewal to ensure those residing in it live long, healthy

lives.

Thus, the introduction of Earth Day.

Earth Day is held to inspire people to take time out of their day to care for the world they live in.

Late President John F. Kennedy

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Odierno Says US Withdrawal From Iraq on Track

VOA Paula Wolfson | Washington 18 April 2010

The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says the planned withdrawal of American troops is on schedule despite ongoing

political uncertainty in Baghdad, and an increase in attacks by militants. General Ray Odierno talked about the

situation on the ground during an interview broadcast Sunday on American television.

General Odierno says progress has been made in Iraq, but acknowledges much more must be done. He says political

parties must sort out the results of recent elections and form a government, and Iraqi forces still require U.S. military

training and support. But he says he remains confident that the timetable for a U.S. military withdrawal can and will be

met.

Odierno told the Fox News Sunday television program there are about 95,000 American troops in Iraq. He said almost

half will be pulled out during

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Netanyahu: Israel Must Rely Only on Itself

VOA Robert Berger | Jerusalem 18 April 2010

On the eve of Israel's 62nd Independence Day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the nation must not rely on

the help of foreigners. He was quoting from the founder of modern Zionism, Theodor Herzl.

Mr. Netanyahu told the Cabinet that according to Herzl, Israel can rely only on itself.

Commentators say it is a clear reference to Israeli ties with the United States, which

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"Making a challenging task seem like a piece-of-cake"

Accomplishing the Impossible: Task Force Marne Soldiers Push to Complete Mission

2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs Story by Spc. Crystal M. O'Neal

4.17.2010 FORWARD OPERATING BASE MAREZ, Iraq – As

early as basic combat training, U.S. Soldiers are trained to be

tough – both mentally and physically. Endurance is a must and

completing tasks that seem impossible to most, have earned

Soldiers the title of "the best Soldiers in the world."

Staff Sgt. Bryan Lightfoot, Company C, 422nd Civil Affairs

Battalion attached to 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd

Infantry Division, and Spc. Joe Winebarger, Company C, 422nd

CA Bn., together, are doing what Soldiers do best – making a

challenging task seem like a piece-of-cake.

The two Soldiers are in the process of composing contracts for

renovations to approximately 150 schools throughout Iraq's Ninewa province in just 100 days.

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Secretary Gates Speaks About Memo Revealed by The New York Times

Statement by Secretary Robert M. Gates

The New York Times sources who revealed my January memo to the National Security Advisor mischaracterized its purpose and content. With the Administration's pivot to a pressure track on Iran earlier this year, the memo identified

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Iran Displays Military Strength on Army Day

President Ahmadinejad has praised Iran's armed forces and declared Iran is so strong that no one will dare attack it.

Iran faces a massive U.S. presence across its borders with Afghanistan and Iraq

VOA Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo 18 April 2010

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country is so strong no one will even think about attacking it. The

president spoke Sunday as Iran marked Army Day with a military parade of the country's advanced missiles and

weaponry.

Mr. Ahmadinejad watched as Ghadr, Sajjil and Shahab-3 missiles were brought out for display. The longest-ranged of

the Iranian-built surface-to-surface missiles can reach

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