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Archive: June, 2005

Marines continue Operation Spear, begin Operation Dagger in;Iraq;

Operation Spear continues in Iraq's Anbar province. Marines and Iraqi soldiers are making good progress, according to a Marine press release issued today. About 1,000 U.S. Marines and sailors from Regimental Combat Team 2 of 2nd Marine Division, Iraqi security forces, and Iraqi soldiers from the 1st Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade launched the

Pvt. Robert S. Sumner (left) and Pfc. Kevin Dueitt, squat to the children?s eye level for a short brief prior to the sports portion during the Jerusalem Marketplace held here last week. The program is a weeklong bible school where the Catholic and Protestant chapels come together every year to remind children, ages three years old and older, the lessons and enrichment of the Catholic and Protestant faiths. - Pvt. Robert S. Sumner (left) and Pfc. Kevin Dueitt, squat to the children?s eye level for a short brief prior to the sports portion during the Jerusalem Marketplace held here last week. The program is a weeklong bible school where the Catholic and Protestant chapels come together every year to remind children, ages three years old and older, the lessons and enrichment of the Catholic and Protestant faiths.

Base chapels provide biblical experience for children

In an effort to remind children of the lessons and enrichments of religion, the base Catholic and Protestant chapels teamed-up for the Combat Center's 14th Annual Vacation Bible School here last week. The weeklong bible school dubbed "Jerusalem Marketplace" shows children the many sacrifices Jesus made for all people and how he and fellow Jerusalem

Operation Spear Begins; Iraqi Farmer Turns In Weapons Cache ;

U.S. Marines and Iraqi forces today began Operation Spear, aimed at rooting out terrorists and foreign fighters and disrupting terror support systems in and around Karabilah, Iraq. About 1,000 Marines and sailors from Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, and Iraqi security forces began the operation early this morning in northwestern

DoD cautions servicemembers against 'loan-shark' lenders

The Defense Department has launched a new effort to educate servicemembers about the dangers of borrowing from "loan-shark" lending companies and to teach them how to avoid ending up in a spiral of compounding debt, a DoD official said here today. The most prevalent type of loan-shark lending affecting military personnel is what is known as "payday

DoD launches sexual assault prevention web site;

Servicemembers who are victims of sexual assault or who need information on the DoD policy on preventing sexual assaults can find the information at a new Web site. The site, launched by Joint Task Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, is basically a consolidated place to go to for information, said Air Force Brig. Gen. K.C. McClain, the

Robin J. Roberts of VMU-1 slide tackles Headquarters Battalion 1?s Hector A. Orellana during the second game of the Commanding General?s Intramural Soccer League season June 16. HQBN-1 went on to win 6-0. - Robin J. Roberts of VMU-1 slide tackles Headquarters Battalion 1?s Hector A. Orellana during the second game of the Commanding General?s Intramural Soccer League season June 16. HQBN-1 went on to win 6-0.

Soccer players dribble for wins in week two

The second games of the season kicked off as four teams went head-to-head in the Commanding General's Intramural Soccer League June 16 at Felix Field. The two games that night ended in victories for Headquarters Battalion 1 as they defeated VMU-1 at 5:30 p.m., 6-0; Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School took down 1st Battalion, 7th Marines,

2005 POW/MIA Recognition Day poster unveiled;

The 2005 POW/MIA Recognition Day poster was unveiled here June 15 in honor of the sacrifices made by prisoners of war and servicemembers still unaccounted for, spanning World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom.The unveiling was a highlight of the Defense Department's annual government briefings here. More than 270 family members of servicemen still

Operation Gratitude gears up for;shipment;

Over the Memorial Day weekend, "Operation Gratitude" assembled and shipped almost 20,000 care packages to deployed troops as part of its "Patriotic Drive," the group is gearing up for another big push. During the weekend of June 18-19, volunteers will put together and ship thousands of additional care packages loaded with an assortment of items,

Americans need to recognize progress in Iraq, DoD Spokesman;Says;

Americans need to go back and evaluate the progress that has been made in Iraq, Pentagon spokesman Larry Di Rita said today. Di Rita spoke at a Pentagon news conference along with Marine Lt. Gen. James Conway, the Joint Staff operations chief. Di Rita said it is important to remember the progress that has been made. Less than a year ago, the

Pentagon does not favor deadline for troop withdrawal;

A deadline on pulling out U.S. troops from Iraq would simply encourage the enemy, defense leaders said today. Nothing would make terrorists happier than a U.S. deadline on pulling troops from the country, said Pentagon spokesman Larry Di Rita and Joint Staff Operations Chief Marine Lt. Gen. James Conway. The men spoke at a Pentagon press

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