Feb 29th, 2008
Two members of the 92nd Civil Support Team take a sample of a simulated hazardous substance in a Sparks, Nev., shopping mall during training Nov. 25, 2005. The Nevada National Guard’s civil support team was called to assist Las Vegas Metro Police on Feb. 28, 2008, with a suspicious substance that was later identified as [...]
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By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
“The commandant wore it during a trip over there for Thanksgiving, and he absolutely did not like it,” Johnson said. “He made the call to not buy more until perhaps they find a way to mitigate the issues the troops are raising. That’s typical of our commandant. He listens [...]
CDC
During week 8 (February 17 – 23, 2008), influenza activity decreased slightly in the United States.
Two thousand three hundred twenty-one (30.0%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories were positive for influenza.
The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza was [...]
PERSIAN GULF (Feb. 25, 2008) Machinist Mate 3rd Class Stephanie Checa, left, and Machinist Mate 1st Class Robert Walton, help Machinist Mate 3rd Class Leslie Grant into her firefighting gear during the damage control portion of the shipboard indoctrination course aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The course familiarizes newly [...]
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By Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Public Affairs Office
As Americans we should all know the inspiring story of our founding fathers and all the brave men who sacrificed everything to fight off oppression. Basically a bunch of farmers, blacksmiths, tailors, teachers and other ordinary men answered the [...]
Oh, God, I’m about to say something nice about the New York Times. Do not adjust your set.
The Times’ Baghdad Bureau has a blog. It’s called Baghdad Bureau – Iraq From the Inside.
It appears to be an outstanding effort at a group blog. It’s full of information, pics, video, and links.
OK, now back to the [...]
I do not need a new right shoulder. I merely need an oil change and a good tuneup.
My trip to the “shoulder doc” was amazing. If hospitals only worked this well.
I was taken in to an exam room promptly. The PA seeing me arrived within two minutes. I was x-rayed in the same area, digital [...]
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By Pfc. Jerry Murphy
Regimental Combat Team 1
In the early morning hours of Feb. 23, Marines of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, heard gunshots in the distance, which quickly escalated into a spontaneous gunfight.
The Marines located the source of the fire, after a short assessment of the situation, and [...]
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By Spc. Nathaniel Smith
4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs
Since 2003, people all over Iraq have been looking for signs of improvement in the establishment of essential services and the security necessary to return to a normal life.
On Feb. 25, they didn’t need to look any further than in Doura, known as the [...]