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Marines

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Archive: 2004

Marines represent Armed Forces during July 4th Subway Series

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.

Captured Marine Safe at U.S. Embassy in Beirut

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

Government Enforcing Reservists' Reemployment Rights

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

Iraq, Afghanistan Troop-Rotation Plans Announced

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

Navy bomb techs work with French

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

Finance Agency Opens New Reserve Pay Center

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

New Booklet Helps Guard, Reserve Kids During Deployment

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

Some Extended Guardsmen, Reservists May Get GI Bill Boost

Guardsmen and reservists whose active duty time is extended past the normal 12-month call-up may be eligible for active duty-level benefits of the Montgomery GI Bill under certain circumstances, according to a senior Department of Veterans Affairs spokesman. Currently, members participating in the active duty GI Bill receive $800 or $985 per month

Registration Drive for Overseas Voters Begins July 4th

With the November general elections coming up, the Defense Department has designated July 4-10 as Overseas Citizens Voters Week to get eligible DoD personnel stationed abroad registered to vote. Polli Brunelli, director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program, said in a Pentagon Channel interview that the objective is to get overseas voters

Marines Raise American Flag Over New U.S. Embassy in Iraq

U.S. Marines raised the American flag at the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad June 30, marking the first time an American flag has flown there in 13 years. During a brief ceremony marking the occasion, the new U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, John D. Negroponte, said, "It has been 13 years since the American flag was last lowered at the United States Embassy

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