Elements of USS Stennis deployed to Persian Gulf

Elements of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group began deployment to the Persian Gulf to assist the USS Eisenhower Strike Group already positioned there. "We will support Operation Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, the Horn of Africa and maritime security operations with the purpose to provide regional and global stability," said Rear Adm. Kevin Quinn, Commander, Carrier Strike Group 3...
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 069-07 January 22, 2007
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier, who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Allen B. Jaynes, 21, of Henderson, Texas, died January 20th in Iraq of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
For further information, contact the Fort Carson public affairs office at (719) 526-3420.

DoD Identifies Marine Casualties

No. 068-07 January 22, 2007
DoD Identifies Marine Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Killed were:
Cpl. Jacob H. Neal, 23, of San Marcos, Texas, died January 19th while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Neal was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Lance Cpl. Luis J. Castillo, 20, of Lawton, Mich., died January 20th from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Castillo was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Lansing, Mich.

For further information related to this release, contact the Marine Forces Reserve public affairs office at (504) 678-4177.

DoD Identifies Navy Casualty

No. 066-07 January 22, 2007
DoD Identifies Navy Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer A. Valdivia, 27, of Cambridge, Ill., was discovered deceased on January 16th, 2007, in Bahrain. Valdivia was assigned to the naval security force for Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. Valdivia's death was a non-combat related incident in Bahrain, which is located within the designated hostile fire zone. Valdivia's death is under investigation.
For further information related to this release the media can contact commander, U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs Office at 011-973-1785-4027 or pao@me.navy.mil.

Documents captured six months ago in Iraq show suspects were involved in effort to launch terrorist operations within the United States

Documents captured six months ago in Iraq, roughly same time al-Zarqawi was killed showed many suspects were involved in an effort to launch terrorist operations within the United States and all were said to have been close associates of Zarqawi.

...Mimicking the hijackers who executed the September 11 attacks, insurgents reportedly tied to al Qaeda in Iraq considered using student visas to slip terrorists into the United States to orchestrate a new attack on American soil...
Be sure to read this story in full at ABCnews.go.com

Photo for the Day - January 21, 2007

Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers have been working hard to get the Iraqi Soldiers trained to enable them to take over Iraq’s security themselves... So the recent success of the joint operation Jan. 15, which put the entire 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division together with Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment Military Transition Team and the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, was a victory not only against terror, but for the troops themselves...
Read the story at MNF-Iraq.com
(Story and photo by U.S. Army Spc. Christina McCann, 2nd BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. Public Affairs)

MSM and the Left Will Play Up The Deaths Of Every Soldier

I hate to say it but the MSM and many of those on the Left will be playing up the deaths of every U.S. Soldier from here on out. Even more than they have been doing for the last few years... and that should really PO everyone who truly supports the troops and their families.

We don’t need a body count from those who don’t support the war. We need their support to WIN... something I’m afraid they gave up on back during the Vietnam War years.
AubreyJ.........

Israel Defense Official Says Israel Must Sever Alliance Between Tehran And Damascus Within Year

"Israel must uproot the Iran-Syria alliance, either by diplomacy or through military means, within the next year," said Amos Gilad, the director of the Defense Ministry's Political-Military Bureau.
A must read story today at YNETnews.com