| Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers Clean Up Streets of Baghdad |
| CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq, Feb. 9, 2007 —Iraqi security forces and American soldiers are patrolling the streets of Baghdad together. Their mission: provide security so the citizens of Iraq can live in a safer environment. Story |
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Reconstruction Team Opens New Bridge, Road |
| BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2007 — When local contractor Asil Khan first thought of building a bridge over the Gogamanda River, he was knee-deep in it, evading the Soviet army on a trip to Pakistan to procure weapons for the Mujahadeen. Story |
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Unit Assists With Community Relations Project |
| ABOARD USS BATAAN, Feb. 9, 2007 — Marines and sailors from Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supported by Combat Logistics Battalion - 26, helped improve a school during a community relations project in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Feb. 6-7. Story |
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Three Neighborhoods Get Water, Sewer Upgrade |
| BAGHDAD, Feb. 9, 2007 — Crews are busy installing new water mains in three small neighborhoods in south Baghdad and another contractor is just about finished repairing a major sewer collapse there. Story |
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Stryker Soldiers Make Adhamiyah District Safer |
| BAGHDAD, Feb. 9, 2007 — The dead of night covered their movements. Out of their Strykers, down the street and into a courtyard, the soldiers moved with a purpose. Kicking in the door at 3 a.m. was just enough to catch their targets off guard. Elements of the 2nd Infantry Division’s 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team had taken two more suspected insurgents off the streets. Story |
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Two Shammar Villages Enjoy School Renovations |
| RABE’A, Iraq, Feb. 9, 2007 — Coalition civil affairs teams completed two nearly-identical school reconstruction projects in two nearly-identical Shammar tribe villages, located miles apart from one another, Feb. 1. Story |
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Correctional Facilities Help Secure Iraq’s Future |
| AN NASIRIYAH, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2007 — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to help the Iraqi government move forward with developing its infrastructure, build upon its security and justice systems, and improve the quality of incarceration facilities. Story |
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