Marine Adviser Building Iraqi 'Super Company' in Hit Region By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service HIT, Iraq, June 4, 2006 – Bringing the Iraqi army to the lead in the country's beleaguered Anbar province is a tough assignment. But Marines assigned to the military transition team at Firm Base 4 here have taken it on. /Vehic ...Continue Reading

Iraqi Scouts Raid Car Bomb Cell, Capture Three Key MembersAmerican Forces Press Service BALAD, Iraq, June 4, 2006 – Iraqi soldiers raided a housing compound in Baghdad on May 31 and captured three insurgents who were members of a vehicle-bomb cell, military officials here reported today. Scouts from the 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, assisted by coalition force advisers, raided three separate objectives simul ...Continue Reading

Today in the Department of Defense U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Today in DoD On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/today/2006/to20060605.html +1(703)-697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 Today in the Department of Defense, Saturday, June 03, 2006 Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfe ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD News Release U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060602-13161.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...Continue Reading

Haditha Investigation Doesn't Reflect Majority of Troops, General Says By Sgt. Sara Wood, USAAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 2, 2006 – Alleged incidents of misconduct, such as those surrounding the Nov. 19 deaths of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, do not reflect the honorable service of the overwhelming majority of coalition forces in Iraq, a U.S. gener ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD News Release U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060602-13159.html Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...Continue Reading

Key Senior Taliban Leaders Hunted in Coalition StrikeAmerican Forces Press Service BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, May 27, 2006 – Coalition forces killed five extremists in a precision strike yesterday evening on an isolated insurgent training facility near the village of Qal'a Sak, in Helmand province. Qal'a Sak village is near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Among those killed were key senior leaders of the Talib ...Continue Reading

Coalition Forces Detain Terrorists; Iraqi, Coalition Troops Restore OrderAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 27, 2006 – Coalition Forces detained three terrorists May 24 near Samarra, Iraq, during a raid targeting a known al Qaeda associate, U.S. military officials said. The successful operation led to the capture of the known terrorist and two other male associates. The terrorist is believed to have a h ...Continue Reading

Coalition, Iraqi Forces Capture TerroristsAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 26, 2006 – Coalition forces and Iraqi security forces detained 21 suspected terrorists across Iraq this week, military officials reported. Coalition forces in the Anbar region disrupted a gathering and captured six detainees in southern Ramadi today. Coalition forces encountered minimal resistance from the terrorists, quickly ne ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD Transcript U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Transcript On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/transcripts/2006/tr20060519-13124.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Michael ...Continue Reading