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Court Orders Special Provisions for Overseas Georgia Voters July 16, 2004 — A delay in the mailing of absentee ballots to Georgia citizens overseas for the state's July 20 primary election prompted a U.S. District Court to order Georgia to accept and count ballots applied for and cast by certain dates. Overseas Georgia voters whose application for an absentee ballot was received on or before June 21, may cast votes for all MORE

Marines weather Armed Forces softball playoffs in Brooklyn July 16, 2004 — A chilly wind swirled through the trees and whipped up orange dust around nine leathernecks on the Brooklyn softball field. It dragged the cooler evening temperature lower, to a point that seemed well beneath July averages. Then the rain hit, in spite of the Marines playing softball. And almost seeming to realize how far into the game they were, MORE

Demands Not Hurting Army, Marine Recruiting, Retention July 14, 2004 — The increased demands of the war on terrorism aren't hurting recruiting and retention for America's combat forces, Army and Marine leaders said here today. In the active Army, retention rates are still at or near 100 percent of the service's goals, Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard A. Cody said in an interview with American Forces Press Service MORE

Marines represent Armed Forces during July 4th Subway Series July 9, 2004 — Four New York City Marines spent their Independence Day representing those who serve at the Subway Series game at Shea Stadium in Queens, N.Y. Marines from 6th Communications Battalion in Brooklyn, N.Y., kicked off pre-game ceremonies with a Color Guard as Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Laura Carey performed the National Anthem. Members of the U.S. MORE

Captured Marine Safe at U.S. Embassy in Beirut July 8, 2004 — Marine Corps Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun arrived safely today at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, according to a defense official. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said today that Hassoun, 24, had contacted the U.S. Embassy in Beirut and that staff there "went and picked him up." Boucher said he didn't know how Hassoun had arrived in MORE

Government Enforcing Reservists' Reemployment Rights July 8, 2004 — Several government agencies are working together to aggressively defend the reemployment rights of reserve-component service members. Under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, reserve and National Guard troops cannot lose their jobs or their benefits due to military service. In other words, reservists and MORE

Iraq, Afghanistan Troop-Rotation Plans Announced July 8, 2004 — Troop levels will stay the same for the next rotations of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, Defense Department officials said today. Army Gen. John Abizaid, commander of U.S. Central Command, has requested 138,000 troops in support of 17 brigades for Iraqi Freedom 3. He also requested about 20,000 American soldiers for Afghanistan in MORE

Navy bomb techs work with French July 7, 2004 — Sailors from Detachment 20 of the U.S. Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight here participated in a training exercise here July 1 with French Naval Assault Commando’s to give both the EOD technicians and commando’s the opportunity to learn from each other and develop a partnership. The exercise focused primarily on rescuing a hostage MORE

Finance Agency Opens New Reserve Pay Center July 7, 2004 — The Defense Department's new Reserve Pay Center of Excellence has officially opened for business. The operation, part of Defense Finance and Accounting Service, will further improve service "to the men and women who defend America," according to a DFAS news release. It will offer "better productivity" to a "key military customer group." The move MORE

New Booklet Helps Guard, Reserve Kids During Deployment July 7, 2004 — Separations can be tough on any child whose parent is deployed overseas -- but particularly for the estimated 500,000 sons and daughters of deployed National Guard and reserve troops, according to an expert on issues involving military families. Many Guard and reserve families lack the tight-knit support network that helps active-component families MORE

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