Dispatches from the Front, Wed 23 Aug. 2006

Lance Cpl. Corey Chiappazzi scans the horizon over the sights of his M240G Medium Machine Gun on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima as it sails through the Suez Canal on its way to the Central Command area of operations. Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Lujan

NEWSBYTES

General John Abizaid updates on on the global war on terror
Blogger Hugh Hewitt interviews CENTCOM Commander Gen. John Abizaid as he gives an update to the global war on terror.

Audio

CENTCOM CSM visits MND-B Soldiers
By Master Sgt. Eric Lobsinger
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq (CENTCOM) -- It was a typical day in central Iraq Monday when Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Curtis Brownhill, the command sergeant major for Central Command, came to visit the Soldiers of Multi-National Division – Baghdad. The sun was baking the ground at a steady 115 degrees Fahrenheit and Soldiers were in full battle rattle convoying throughout the area in humvees, Abrams tanks, Bradley and Stryker Combat Vehicles as others plied the airways in Aviation Brigade helicopters.

UNNAMED TALIBAN SPOKESPERSON MAKES FALSE CLAIMS TO MEDIA
KABUL , Afghanistan (CENTCOM) -- An unnamed Taliban spokesman in Afghanistan has made several claims recently to Afghan media outlets. Coalition forces have compared each of the claims with facts and information reported by Coalition troops on the ground in each of the provinces mentioned.

Combat Video: Battling Insurgents

Video: Freedom Watch Afghanistan Aug
This edition features stories on the reconstitution process and the opening of a new mosque. Hosted by Sgt. Tim Hanson.

Video: Demolition Clears Line of Sight
B-roll in this section about Combat Engineers clearing a tree line in Riyadh that was obstructing the line of sight for a compound nearby. Insurgents were using the tree line for concealment in an effort to launch mortars into the compound.

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