By Carmen L. Gleason
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2007 – As 3rd Infantry Division soldiers run terrorists from their safe havens south and east of Baghdad during Operation Marne Husky, they also are helping local Iraqi citizens stand up for themselves, a U.S. commander said today.
“We are using all forms of military power to [...]

By Sara Wood
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2007 – The U.S. provincial reconstruction team in one of Afghanistan’s easternmost provinces is making great strides in working with provincial and district leaders to build local infrastructure and capability, the team’s commander said today.
The PRT in Nangahar province, which shares a long border with Pakistan, has [...]

By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2007 – Local governance is making progress in Iraq’s Anbar province, and Iraqis are joining the security forces in record numbers, a top Marine operating in the province said today.
As a result, improvised explosive device attacks and casualties are down in his region, said Marine [...]

By Sonny Cohrs
Special to American Forces Press Service
BELIZE CITY, Belize, Aug. 22, 2007 – About 20 soldiers and airmen from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, deployed here yesterday as part of an initial assessment team following Hurricane Dean.
The then-Category 5 storm slammed into the Caribbean coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula early yesterday, just north of [...]

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2007 – Iraqi army scouts accompanied by U.S. special operations forces destroyed a suspected weapons cache and insurgent safe house yesterday in a helicopter assault. Other operations across Iraq have led to the capture of enemy fighters and weapons caches.
Yesterday’s raid targeted a residence near Karmah suspected of being [...]

HarpBlaster.com
BAIJI, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2007 — Fourteen soldiers were killed Wednesday after a helicopter crashed in northern Iraq, the military said.
It appears a mechanical malfunction, not hostile fire, caused the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to crash. The military says an investigation into the crash is underway.

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2007 – Coalition troops today killed five al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists and captured 11 suspects during three operations in central and northern Iraq, officials said.
Residents of western Baqubah tipped off coalition officials that al Qaeda operatives were forcing citizens out of their homes. Two armed men inside a suspected terrorist [...]

PRNewswire-USNewswire
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 21, 2007 — The space shuttle Endeavour and its crew are home after completing a 13-day journey of more than 5.2 million miles in space.
Endeavour’s STS-118 mission successfully added another truss segment, a new gyroscope and external spare parts platform to the International Space Station.
Endeavour’s Commander Scott Kelly, Pilot Charlie Hobaugh [...]

Special to HarpBlaster.com
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The space shuttle Endeavour crew, led by Commander Scott Kelly, completed a 13-day mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center today.
The STS-118 mission began Aug. 8 and installed a new gyroscope, an external spare parts platform and another truss segment to the [...]

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Space Shuttle Endeavor has landed safety at Kennedy Space Center.