Dispatches From the Front, Thu 5 Oct. 2006

U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment catalog contraband items during a search and cordon mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

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HEROES IN THE WAR ON TERROR
Each week the Department of Defense highlights the military men and women who have gone above and beyond in the global war on terror

TERRORIST LINKED TO AL-QAIDA IN IRAQ LEADER DETAINED
BAGHDAD (CENTCOM) -- Coalition forces detained a former driver and personal assistant of Abu Ayyub al-Masri along with 31 others during a series of 11 raids targeting al-Qaida in Iraq activities in the Baghdad area Sept. 28.

MND-B SOLDIERS SEIZE WEAPONS, FOIL KIDNAPPING
BAGHDAD (CENTCOM) -- Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, and 1st BCT, 4th Infantry Division, confiscated illegal munitions in Baghdad Tuesday.

COMBINED OPERATIONS IN DIYALA CONTINUE TO OBSTRUCT INSURGENT ACTIVITY
BAQUBAH, Iraq (CENTCOM) -- Iraqi Police and Coalition Forces apprehended three suspected insurgents and seized a sizable cache Tuesday in a combined operation south of Baqubah.

Video: Freedom Watch Afghanistan Sept. 29
This edition features a story on Muslims celebrating their month-long spirtiual holiday. Hosted by Sgt. Tim Hanson.

Viceo: Around the Air Force Oct. 2
This edition features stories on uniform changes and the design of the Air Force Memorial. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Joy Josephson.

MSD 71 Completes Tour Aboard Oil Platforms
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Flynn
ABOARD AL BASRAH and KHAWR AL AMAYA OIL TERMINALS, North Arabian Gulf )CUSNC) -- Mobile Security Detachment (MSD) 71 concluded a successful six-month deployment here, Oct. 1, in which it provided security for Iraq’s Al Basrah (ABOT) and Khawr Al Amaya (KAAOT) oil terminals.

NMCB 5 Seabees Begin Renovations in Ethiopia
By Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW) Daniel Sanford
CAMP HURSO, Ethiopia (CUSNC) -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 Seabees arrived in Ethiopia, Sept. 26, and will soon begin renovations at Camp Hurso.

USS Cole Makes First 5th Fleet Port Call Since Terrorist Attack
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bobby Northnagle
MINA SALMAN, Bahrain (CUSNC) -- USS Cole (DDG 67) departed Mina Salman, Bahrain, in early October, after its first port visit in U.S. 5th Fleet’s area of operations (AOO) since the guided missile destroyer was attacked in the Gulf of Aden, claiming the lives of 17 Sailors in October 2000.

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