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Archive: June, 2005

Review under way to expand, refine nonlethal weapons training;

With increased awareness about the capabilities and uses of nonlethal weapons, the Marine Corps detachment here that instructs trainers for all the military services may soon be expanding its program. A review of the two-week "train the trainer" course in nonlethal weapons is expected to provide insights into how to enhance the training and extend

U.S., Iraqi Forces complete Operation Spear near Syrian border;

Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines and sailors with Regimental Combat Team 2 completed Operation Spear on June 22, concluding a five-day operation in and around the city of Karabilah, near Iraq's border with Syria, military officials in Baghdad reported today. The operation rooted out terrorist strongholds, killing 47 and detaining one for

DoD-funded device may be useful in breast cancer fight

A device for detecting early stages of breast cancer is being developed at the University of Pennsylvania and partly funded by the Defense Department. Officials say the device has the potential to save some of the thousands of lives breast cancer claims each year. The device, a pager-sized handheld unit known as "iFind," has been in the development

Review under way to expand, refine nonlethal weapons training

With increased awareness about the capabilities and uses of nonlethal weapons, the Marine Corps detachment here that instructs trainers for all the military services may soon be expanding its program. A review of the two-week "train the trainer" course in nonlethal weapons is expected to provide insights into how to enhance the training and extend

U.S., Iraqi forces complete Operation Spear near Syrian border

Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines and sailors with Regimental Combat Team 2 completed Operation Spear on June 22, concluding a five-day operation in and around the city of Karabilah, near Iraq's border with Syria, military officials in Baghdad reported today. The operation rooted out terrorist strongholds, killing 47 and detaining one for

Operation Purple kicks off second year of summer camps

The second year of "Operation Purple" summer camps had its ceremonial kickoff with a reception at the Russell Senate Office Building here June 22. Operation Purple focuses on helping military children deal with deployment-related issues, said Candace Wheeler, chief executive officer of the National Military Family Association. NMFA created and

America supports you: group lends heroes a helping hand

"Operation Purple Hearts" is not about the well-known medal awarded to those wounded in war, but about honoring heroes by helping them and their families overcome difficulties associated with military service."Our No. 1 goal is to boost the morale of our deployed fighting forces, as well as those stateside, and to help the families left behind by

Newman's Own Awards presented at Pentagon

Eleven volunteer organizations that reach out to help improve the quality of life of military families took home between $2,500 and $10,000 today to help them continue their work in military communities. The money was awarded during the sixth annual Newman's Own Awards ceremony in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. "Today we will award $50,000 in

U.S. Marines, Iraqis Continue Operation Spear in Iraq

Marines and Iraqi security forces continue Operation Spear, called Rohme in Arabic, in Iraq's Anbar province, finding weapons caches and calling in air strikes on terrorist strong points. Regimental Combat Team 2 and the unit's Iraqi allies are uncovering terrorist weapons caches in and around Karabilah, a small city near the Syrian border. Press

Diane M. Durden, member of the Drug Demand Reduction Program Drug- and Alcohol-Free Powerlifting Team, performs a proper dead lift on stage at the Amateur Athletic Union National Powerlifting Competition June 18 at the Rancho Buena Vista Performing Arts Center in Vista, Calif. An Olympic official confirms Durden?s dead lift. - Diane M. Durden, member of the Drug Demand Reduction Program Drug- and Alcohol-Free Powerlifting Team, performs a proper dead lift on stage at the Amateur Athletic Union National Powerlifting Competition June 18 at the Rancho Buena Vista Performing Arts Center in Vista, Calif. An Olympic official confirms Durden?s dead lift.

MCAGCC powerlifting team pumps out 2nd place in national competition

Even after four months of strenuous training, nothing prepared them for the nervous anticipation that overwhelmed them. Flashes of light illuminated the stage, cameras rolled and the audience cheered as the Marines were called to the stage at the Rancho Buena Vista Performing Arts Center to perform their lifts. The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat

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