U.S. CENTCOM News Sep/Oct 2008

A rainbow spans the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu during routine flight operations, Oct. 7, 2008. The USS Peleliu is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Kelling

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Soldiers in Iraq help comrades vote
Posted: 06 Oct 2008 04:51 AM CDT
FOB FALCON, Iraq – Soldiers streamlined the voting process for hundreds of servicemembers and civilians here Oct. 3-5.

Displaced families return to al Khwalis
Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:15 AM CDT
AL KHWALIS, Iraq – More than 100 displaced families returned to their homes recently in the town of al Khwalis.

U.S. aids Iraqi factory's production
Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:34 AM CDT
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq – An Diyala factory received two machines to help the Iraqi-owned company get closer to meeting its production demand.

Report: Iraq improving, but conflict remains
Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:41 AM CDT
WASHINGTON (Sept. 30, 2008) – Security across Iraq continues to improve, but the character of the conflict remains unchanged.

Marines' pier saves water at Haditha Dam
Posted: 30 Sep 2008 03:59 AM CDT
HADITHA DAM, Iraq – A recent construction project has saved the occupants of Haditha Dam from drought and back-breaking labor.

Team inspects crops in Wasit
Posted: 29 Sep 2008 02:21 AM CDT
FOB DELTA, Iraq – Members of "Team Borlaug" conducted their last scheduled farm assessment is Wasit province Sept. 25.

Partnership paves way to productive future in Iraq
Posted: 26 Sep 2008 02:55 AM CDT
WASHINGTON – The partnership between the Coalition and the Iraqi government has been enormously productive and is continuing to pay dividends.

Bush praises Iraqi leadership
Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:33 AM CDT
WASHINGTON (Sept. 24, 2008) – President Bush applauded Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and other Iraqi leaders at the United Nations.

Gates: Iraq mission in 'endgame'
Posted: 24 Sep 2008 03:09 AM CDT
WASHINGTON – The Coalition mission in Iraq has reached the “endgame,” Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Tuesday.

Coalition teaches Iraqi police new tactics
Posted: 23 Sep 2008 03:34 AM CDT
QUDS, Iraq – One¦ two¦ three–the signal is given; with a fierce kick, the door crashes open. Before the door makes contact with the adjacent wall, the Emergency Response Battalion 4 flood into the living room of a house in a small village in the eastern region of Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2008.

Iraqi soldiers tackle new mission
Posted: 22 Sep 2008 03:11 AM CDT
CAMP TAJI – Iraq has seen remarkable gains in security during the last nine months, due in part to the hard work of the Iraqi Army.