Articles 5.6.2005
KABC News, Los Angeles, reports that flags at the state capital will be flown at half staff in honor of Staff Sgt. Juan De Dios Garcia-Arana, of the 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, who was killed in Ramadi on 4.30.2005.
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A Department of Defense briefing featuring Lt Gen James T. Conway discusses events in Ramadi.
First, reporters followed up on reports that a hospital was searched in Ramadi after a tip was received that Abu Musaad Al Zarqawi was there receiving treatment. Part of the reply: "There was a search and destroy mission of sorts that took place at the hospital in Ramadi. It was not based, necessarily, upon information that Zarqawi was there. We have not been able to confirm that Zarqawi was either wounded in a firefight in Rawah or was receiving treatment at the hospital. We were simply told that a group of insurgents were there, and the Marines and soldiers responded, circled the hospital, and went in. [...] I can simply say there has been no evidence to indicate that he was there, either through interrogation of the people that we spoke to afterwards or any physical evidence of his presence."
Second, the transformation of the military was brought up, particularly the use of joint operations. Lt Gen Conway's response: "My personal view is that jointness is almost passe now. It is a way of life. And as a classic example, in Ramadi we had a Marine battalion working for an Army brigade commander who worked for a Marine division commander who worked for me, and I work for an Army three-star. So it is -- it has infiltrated up and down the chain of command. We still have some work to do on interoperability, in terms of the equipment meshing and some of that type of thing. But the concepts are there. And you're going to see soon our Army soldiers wearing a 1st Marine Division or a 2nd Marine Division patch that represents their battle patch. And I think that'll be very symbolic of this whole idea of jointness."(note: the 2nd BCT is the brigade mentioned, and the 2nd BCT previously operated under the 1st Marine Division, and currently operates under the 2nd Marine Division)
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The Denver Post has an article discussing the upcoming Base Realignment and Closure report expected from the Pentagon in the next several weeks. According to the article, officials at Ft Carson are not worried about closure (with the arrival of the 2nd BCT as one piece of evidence), and are even entertaining the idea of gaining personnel and jobs. One quote: "This fall, an additional 3,700 troops from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry from Korea will be temporarily located at Fort Carson. BRAC will probably determine whether that move will be permanent."
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Other articles from the region:
- LA Times (reg req'd): Iraqis Hopeful About the Future, Poll by U.S. Group Finds
- NY Times (reg req'd): Iraq's Violence Sweeps Away All the Norms
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A Department of Defense briefing featuring Lt Gen James T. Conway discusses events in Ramadi.
First, reporters followed up on reports that a hospital was searched in Ramadi after a tip was received that Abu Musaad Al Zarqawi was there receiving treatment. Part of the reply: "There was a search and destroy mission of sorts that took place at the hospital in Ramadi. It was not based, necessarily, upon information that Zarqawi was there. We have not been able to confirm that Zarqawi was either wounded in a firefight in Rawah or was receiving treatment at the hospital. We were simply told that a group of insurgents were there, and the Marines and soldiers responded, circled the hospital, and went in. [...] I can simply say there has been no evidence to indicate that he was there, either through interrogation of the people that we spoke to afterwards or any physical evidence of his presence."
Second, the transformation of the military was brought up, particularly the use of joint operations. Lt Gen Conway's response: "My personal view is that jointness is almost passe now. It is a way of life. And as a classic example, in Ramadi we had a Marine battalion working for an Army brigade commander who worked for a Marine division commander who worked for me, and I work for an Army three-star. So it is -- it has infiltrated up and down the chain of command. We still have some work to do on interoperability, in terms of the equipment meshing and some of that type of thing. But the concepts are there. And you're going to see soon our Army soldiers wearing a 1st Marine Division or a 2nd Marine Division patch that represents their battle patch. And I think that'll be very symbolic of this whole idea of jointness."(note: the 2nd BCT is the brigade mentioned, and the 2nd BCT previously operated under the 1st Marine Division, and currently operates under the 2nd Marine Division)
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The Denver Post has an article discussing the upcoming Base Realignment and Closure report expected from the Pentagon in the next several weeks. According to the article, officials at Ft Carson are not worried about closure (with the arrival of the 2nd BCT as one piece of evidence), and are even entertaining the idea of gaining personnel and jobs. One quote: "This fall, an additional 3,700 troops from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry from Korea will be temporarily located at Fort Carson. BRAC will probably determine whether that move will be permanent."
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Other articles from the region:
- LA Times (reg req'd): Iraqis Hopeful About the Future, Poll by U.S. Group Finds
- NY Times (reg req'd): Iraq's Violence Sweeps Away All the Norms
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