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Three Army SOF teams score well in annual Best
Ranger Competition
FORT BENNING, Ga. (USASOC News Service, April 29, 2005) — After 60 grueling hours and 26 military tests, only 11 of 23 teams remained and three of them competed under U.S. Army Special Operations Command's banners last weekend in the 2005 Best Ranger Competition here. |
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PRESS RELEASE: Special Forces medic dies in Afghanistan
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, April 28, 2005) – A Special Forces Soldier based here died April 26 in Khanaqin, Afghanistan, when his unit was attacked by enemy small arms fire during a combat foot patrol. 
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America remembers Desert One heroes
WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, April 26, 2005) — America honored eight American servicemen April 25 who died trying to rescue American hostages in Iran 25 years ago. |
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Special ops to increase force
strength to meet terror war demands
WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, April 25, 2005) — With the war on terror putting ever-increasing demands on special operations forces, U.S. Special Operations Command is boosting its manpower and increasing its support to theater commands and geographic commanders, according to the general who oversees this elite force. |
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PRESS RELEASE: Army names
new USASOC commanding general
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC New Service, April 22, 2005) — Lt. Gen. Robert W. Wagner has been nominated for reappointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as commanding general of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command here, the Defense Department announced April 22.
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RADIO STORY: Becoming
a Ranger
FORT BENNING,
Ga.. (USASOC New Service April 18, 2005) — From
the American Revolution all the way to Operation
Iraqi Freedom, U.S. Army Rangers march through American
history as the first to go "in harm's way." |
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Ranger Battalion
celebrates successful deployment with motorcycle
ride
SAVANNAH, Ga. (USASOC News Service, April 15, 2005) — You could hear them coming a quarter mile away. It is not quite the stealthy approach that you’d expect from the “Quiet Professionals” of the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.
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Secretary Harvey commends
attitude of Bragg Soldiers
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Army News Service, April 13, 2005) — Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey can now add Fort Bragg to the list of installations he’s visited in the first few months of serving in the Army’s top slot after visiting the installation April 12.
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96th Civil Affairs Battalion
helps treat livestock herds in Yemen
DHAMAR, Yemen (USASOC News Service, April 13, 2005) — One of the most effective ways of measuring the wealth of the people within the Horn of Africa and surrounding regions is the health of their herds. Animals provide the people with vital food and are a chief source of commerce.
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Ranger battalion awarded combat
streamer
FORT BENNING, Ga. (USASOC News Service, April 13,
2005) — The 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment was
awarded a combat streamer for their contributions in support
of the Global War on Terrorism during a ceremony here April
7.
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96th Civil Affairs Battalion takes mission with medical
exercise
DHAMAR, Yemen (USASOC News Service, April 13, 2005) — Rolling hills and steep mountains topped with hundreds of unfinished buildings and mosques set the backdrop of one of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa’s most challenging missions to date.
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445th Civil Affairs Battalion: Never empty
handed
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq (Marine Corps News, April 12, 2005) — Most servicemembers fight battles with a weapon in hand or with a radio on their back, but some do it with small bags of peanut butter crackers in their cargo pockets. |
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450th Civil Affairs Battalion organizes
Afghan humanitarian aid
GARDEZ PROVINCE, Afghanistan (American Forces Press Service, April 12, 2005) — Rows of shoes stand at attention next to neat stacks of T-shirts and sweaters folded dress-right-dress. These items have all passed Sgt. Rena Brownridge’s inspection.
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New campaign medals recognize Iraq, Afghanistan
service
WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, April 7, 2005) — Two new campaign medals announced today recognize servicemembers for their contributions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Special Forces icon retires after 55 years of
service
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, April 6, 2005) — He has held many jobs and titles in his 55 years of service. But despite devoting almost 80 percent of his life to government service, he says that he wishes he could shake the hands of everyone he’s ever worked with to thank them for serving their country.
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426th Civil Affairs Battalion helps renovate
Iraqi agricultural college
DAHUK, Iraq (USASOC News Service, April 6, 2005) — Throughout one’s travels in northern Iraq, it is common to see shepherds tending sheep along the roadside, boys driving their cattle to the nearest waterhole, and men and women of all ages tending fields where chickpeas, olives, grapes or orchards where fruit trees grow. |
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450th Civil Affairs Battalion improves Afghan security,
quality of life
GELAN, Afghanistan (USASOC News Service, April 6, 2005) –– An infantry battalion in Afghanistan has many missions; not only must they seek out and destroy the enemy, they must work to raise the quality of life of the population here. |
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Army
announces new Special Forces commander
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, April 4, 2005) — The man who commanded Green Berets during the opening stages of the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq has been nominated to lead the entire Army Special Forces organization, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker announced April 4. |
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| Special Forces Soldiers
participate in a training exercise in central North Carolina on April
26. Helicopters from the 160th Special Operations Avaiation Regiment
provided infiltration and exfiltration support for the exercise participants.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kyle Cosner, U.S. Army Special Operations
Command)
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| Staff Sgt. Siriporn Brushwood,
a Soldier assigned to the 351st Civil Affairs Command, conducts an eye exam
on a Thai woman April 25 in Huey Geung, Thailand. The 351st Civil Affairs
Command, a civil affairs unit based out of Mountain View, Calif., is currently
deployed in support of Exercise Cobra Gold '05, a joint-services exercise.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon, )
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| Soldiers
from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center
and School practice evacuating a casualty during
a training exercise at Fort Bragg’s Joint Special Operations
Medical Training Center April 19. The JSOMTC conducts
the intensive medical portion of Special Forces Medical Sergeant
training. (U.S. Army photo by Gillian M. Albro, USASOC PAO)
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| Candidates in the Special Forces Assessment and Selection course are put to the test on the "Nasty Nick" obstacle course at Camp Mackall, N.C. SFAS is a 24-day, live-in course and serves as the first phase in the Special Forces Qualification Course. Because of the course's tough training standards, few who attend SFAS will ultimately earn the green beret. (U.S. Army photo) Click for high resolution photo... |
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| Capt.
Mike Carson (left), assigned to the 451st Civil Affairs
Battalion, briefs his squad prior to leaving on a humvee
convoy. Recently, the squad was on a mission to evaluate
the progress of construction work to the Mishkub Police
Station located near Najaf, Iraq. The 451st CA Bn. is based out
of Pasadena, Texas and is currently deployed in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom III.
(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's
Mate Edward G. Martens)
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| Secretary of
the Army Francis Harvey (left) speaks to a Special Forces Soldier
about the capabilities of the Ground Mobility Vehicle while Lt.
Gen. Philip R. Kensinger Jr. (right), commanding general of the
U.S. Army Special Operations Command, looks on April 12 at Fort Bragg,
N.C. Harvey toured USASOC during his daylong visit to the post, and
also made stops at the 82nd Airborne Division and XVIII Airborne Corps.
(U.S. Army photo by Gillian Albro, USASOC PAO)
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Spc. Amy Peacheck, with the 407th Civil Affairs Battalion, provides
security while fellow Soldiers inspect an old bombed police station
in Mamadia, Iraq March 31 as a possible location for a future forward
operating base. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ronald Shaw Jr., 55th Signal
Company)
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The Special Forces Memorial Statue stands watch among the blooms
of cherry trees over Memorial Plaza at the U.S. Army Special Operations
Command headquarters building at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 6.
The flag in the distance is displayed at half-mast to honor the
passing of Pope John Paul II. (U.S. Army photo by Gillian M. Albro,
USASOC PAO)
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Candidates in the Special Forces Assessment and Selection
course are put to the test on the "Nasty Nick" obstacle
course March 26 at Camp Mackall, N.C. SFAS is a 24-day, live-in
course and serves as the first phase in the Special Forces
Qualification Course. Because of the course's tough training
standards, few who attend SFAS will ultimately earn the green beret.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kyle Cosner, U.S. Army Special Operations
Command)
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| A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier drives through a local taxi stand in Konduz, Afghanistan while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo) Click for high-resolution photo... |
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