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Date: Apr 3, 2009 11:58 AM
Subject: news articles for 4/3
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Coalition Air Weapons Team Strikes Roadside Bombers in Iraq
BAGHDAD, April 3, 2009 – A Multinational Division Baghdad air weapons team engaged four armed men who were spotted planting a roadside bomb north of Taji, Iraq, last night, military officials reported.
New Iraqi mortar men graduate with a bang
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq – Approximately 120 Soldiers from the Iraqi Army 39th Brigade completed advanced indirect fire training at the Camp Ur Regional Training Center March 26.
Iraqi Army Brigade Receives Sensitive Site Exploitation, Tactical Training
FORWARD OPERATING BASE CEDAR — Iraqi Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 40th Iraqi Army Brigade received three days of intense training by instructors from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division here recently.
28 Iraqi soldiers graduate from the M1A1 tank Train-the-Trainer Course
BESMAYA, Iraq –An historic milestone for the Iraqi Army was achieved at the Besmaya Range Complex, on Tuesday, March 31, with the first graduation of the M1A1 Abrams Tank training program.
Joint Forces Kill 20 Militants, Destroy Bomb Plant in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2009 – Afghan soldiers, aided by coalition forces, killed 20 armed insurgents in a firefight in southern Afghanistan today, near where they destroyed a bomb-making facility yesterday, military officials reported.
Soldiers Create Special-tactics Teams in Afghan Military Police
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, April 2, 2009 – Three U.S. military police officers are tasked with mentoring Afghan National Police in an area larger than the state of Delaware -- a situation that calls for some creativity.
Face of Defense: Soldier Returns After 15-Year Break to be Close to Troops
U.S. ARMY GARRISON HUMPHREYS, South Korea, April 3, 2009 – Some people just can’t get the military out of their system – nor do they want to.
US spy agencies hamstrung by turf battles: report
US spy agencies are still hamstrung by the same turf battles and financial mismanagement that led to massive intelligence failures revealed by the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq war, an internal report has found.
The Myth of 90 Percent: Only a Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Come From U.S.
While 90 percent of the guns traced to the U.S. actually originated in the United States, the percent traced to the U.S. is only about 17 percent of the total number of guns reaching Mexico.
Obama issues warning as North Korea readies rocket
WASHINGTON – As North Korea fueled a multistage rocket Thursday for its threatened satellite launch, President Barack Obama promised a "stern" response and Japan vowed to press for an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council. Senior U.S. defense officials said that trailers and vehicles carrying rocket propellant were in place at North Korea's coastal launch site and that fueling had begun.
Running out of ammunition
Firearms instructor Ron Herman can't seem to keep enough ammunition on hand for his monthly National Rifle Association pistol-training class. An increase in demand for ammo and resulting shortages have caused the group for the first time to re-evaluate whether it will be able to hold the gun classes, he said .
House Passes Measure to Let FDA Regulate Tobacco
The House voted Thursday to grant the Food and Drug Administration sweeping powers to regulate the production and marketing of tobacco products.
Suicide Bomber Type Vest Found In Mt. Washington - Pittsburgh
Workers cleaning out a house in Mt. Washington called police when they found a device with what looked like pipe bombs with wires and nails attached.
New Video May Help FBI Solve Somali-American Terror Case
A video posted on a jihadist Web site could help the FBI determine how a group of Somali-Americans was recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group in Somalia.
Venezuelan leader: 'Capitalism needs to go down'
TEHRAN, Iran – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ridiculed the G-20 summit's attempts to deal with the global financial meltdown, saying that the "values of capitalism are in crisis" and capitalism "has to end.
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Here is today's break from all the serious stuff.
W.Va. retiree, 70, aces consecutive holes
CHARLESTON, W.Va.
– A Boone County golfer has two reasons to celebrate a hole-in-one at Charleston's Coonskin Park. Retiree Carl Smith, 70, aced consecutive holes on the executive par 3 course Tuesday. Starting his round on the back nine, Smith used a pitching wedge to ace the 70-yard 18th hole. He said it never entered his mind to try for another.
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