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The Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class Frigate HMAS Toowoomba arrived home today, following a six-month deployment to the Northern Persian Gulf. Her ship’s company of 183 men and women were greeted by the Minister Assisting the Minister of Defence, Mr Bruce Billson, the Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Dayvd Thomas AM CSC, RAN, and family and friends. Toowoomba was stationed in the Northern Persian Gulf as part of Operation Catalyst, Australia’s commitment to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Iraq, from January to July of this year. “I would like to pay tribute to the crew of Toowoomba for their professional...

The Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class Frigate HMAS Toowoomba arrived home following a six-month deployment to the Northern Persian Gulf. Her ship's company of 183 men and women were greeted by the Minister Assisting the Minister of Defence, Mr Bruce Billson, the Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Davyd Thomas and family and friends. HMAS Toowoomba was stationed in the Northern Persian Gulf as part of Operation Catalyst, Australia's commitment to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Iraq, from January to July of this year. During her time in the Gulf, Toowoomba conducted 65 boarding and security patrols, more than 300 boat...

WASHINGTON -- A Fort Worth congresswoman wants manufactured and mobile homes to come equipped with weather radios. Congresswoman Kay Granger's proposal comes after this week's deaths of at least six people in flooding in North Texas. The Fort Worth Republican is co-sponsoring legislation requiring that every manufactured home be supplied with a weather radio. The radio would automatically carry emergency broadcasts of the National Weather Service. The requirement would be part of the federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. The bill is named after CJ Martin, a two-year-old boy killed in a 2005 tornado. His mother helped get a...

CAMP TAJI, Iraq, June 15, 2007 – Nearly three years ago during his first tour to Iraq, things were a little different for Army Sgt. Chester Temple, a supply specialist for Battery A, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment. Army Sgt. Chester Temple, a supply noncommissioned officer for Battery A, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, a, restocks his supply room with notebook binders and other items at Camp Taji, Iraq, on June 13. A single father and sole bread winner for his family, Temple is serving his second tour in Iraq while his parents are taking care of...

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Pvt. Lawrence P. Burkett, U.S. Army, of Jefferson, N.C. He will be buried Saturday in Jefferson. Representatives from the Army met with Burkett’s next-of-kin in their hometown to explain the recovery and identification process and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army. In early December 1944, Burkett was a member of Company A,...

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2007 – Until every servicemember comes home, one dedicated group of volunteers will make sure they know they’re remembered. Students, teachers and their mascot show their support for America Supports You home-front group, Letters From Home. Letters From Home sends cards to servicemembers. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “Our main effort is collecting cards of support for the troops,” Christine Jovenitti, founder of “Letters From Home,” said. “As they tell us, it’s like holding the hand of the person that wrote it.” To date, Letters From Home and its volunteers have “held the...

Six hundred soldiers from the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment have returned home from a tough and challenging operational tour of duty in Iraq. The 2nd Battalion the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (2 LANCS) were at the forefront of the fight against militia forces. They arrested and detained a record number of rogue militia, making southern Iraq a safer place. Lieutenant Colonel Mark Kenyon, 2 LANCS' Commanding Officer, said: "I am immensely proud of every man and woman in this Battalion who have not only endured one of the toughest deployments to Iraq since the war but have succeeded in mounting...

ABOARD USS BOXER (NNS) -- Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group (BOXESG) returned from its twice-extended Western Pacific deployment May 31 to the cheers of friends and family. BOXESG’s mission was to transport the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)(special operations capable(SOC)) to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Once the Marines were ashore, BOXESG spent five months in the Persian Gulf conducting maritime security operations (MSO) with coalition partners, operating under international maritime conventions to provide security and safety in international waters, which helped ensure commercial shipping could operate freely while transiting the Persian Gulf. “BOXESG furthered our country’s efforts in...

THE remains of two Australian soldiers killed in the Vietnam War will be repatriated early next week. A team of Australian veterans unearthed the remains of Lance Corporal Richard Parker and Private Peter Gillson in southern Vietnam last month. The pair were killed during a November 1965 battle in Dong Nai province, east of Saigon, but their bodies could not be recovered at the time. The Federal Government is finalising repatriation and funeral arrangements. The families of the two men have been invited to travel to Vietnam with an official party for the formal handover of the remains. The group...

First, there were letters; what's now referred to as "snail mail." Next, email came along. Now, some military families are "catching the wave" of wireless communication via satellite. It's a costly way to communicate unless you pool your resources. Thanks to satellite time purchased by Sgt. Brad Frey, he's able to talk to and see his wife Andrea and their two young boys from his computer in Afghanistan. Andrea logged onto the computer and set up a satellite feed while News 4 was there. She said to him, "We can see you." Sgt. Frey and seven of his friends; other...

5/21/2007 - AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AFPN) -- Aviano Air Base Airmen returned here May 18 to smiles and tears from families and friends as they reunited after being separated for more than four months. The Aviano AB community welcomed back several hundred air expeditionary force 5 and 6 Airmen from downrange who were supporting the war on terrorism. "It's incredible," said Master Sgt. Richard Verduzco, who returned home to his wife and three children after being gone for almost nine months. "My kids look totally different. My little one has grown up so much, he barely recognizes me. I...

It is important to take a stand at this moment in history, not just against a war that was based on lies about "weapons of mass destruction" that were never found, but also against the war of lies that is being waged against our immigrant communities all across this country. This unjust war is continuing to blame the economic problems on undocumented immigrants while the multinational corporations, such as Exxon, are bringing in $40 billion in profits, the largest profit by a corporation in history. This is an unjust war where workers aren't reaping the rewards of their labor and...

WASHINGTON -- Existing-home sales took the biggest tumble in 18 years during March as poor weather struck demand. Meanwhile, U.S. consumer confidence fell significantly in April, with a reverse in consumer optimism about present conditions leading the decline, according to a report released Tuesday. Home resales fell to a 6.12 million annual rate, a 8.4% decrease from February's revised 6.68 million annual pace, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. February's rate was originally estimated at 6.69 million. The median home price was $217,000 in March, compared with $213,600 in February. The March price was 0.3% below $217,600 in March...

FORT HUACHUCA — Saying the Army appreciates its soldiers who are called upon to deploy into some of the world’s hot spots, Maj. Gen. Barbara Fast on Friday officially welcomed home 16 fort soldiers who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although the spotlight is usually directed on to units leaving and returning, the 16 are part of individuals and small teams that were called to deploy. Some were gone for a few months and others up to a year or more. Fast established a quarterly welcome home ceremony to show the returning GIs, and in some cases civilians, they...

Sailors Complete Customs Mission Family, friends welcome battalion as it returns home. By Petty Officer 2nd Class Riza Caparros Fleet Public Affairs Center Atlantic NORFOLK, Va., April 20, 2007 — Sailors from Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group Navy Customs Battalion ROMEO returned home April 17 and 18 after completing a seven-month deployment in the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. "We delivered a quality and necessary service. I hope everyone walks away remembering that they were part of the process and they are heroes, too."Lt. Linda Ashford, assistant company commander The 450 members of the battalion came...

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2007 – What started out as a way for an Arizona Army mom to support her deployed son has turned into a nonprofit organization that sends about 2,500 care packages to servicemembers each month. Two volunteers for America Supports You homefront organization Packages from Home man the group’s booth at Tucson Navy Week activities at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “Packages From Home gives to our (servicemembers) in harm’s way, which would be Iraq, Afghanistan, South Korea, Cuba and the Sudan, the necessary things that they would like to...

NORFOLK (NNS) -- Sailors from Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) Navy Customs Battalion ROMEO returned home April 17 and 18 after completing a seven-month deployment in the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 450 members of the battalion came from 106 Navy operation support centers in 42 states, including Reservists from the Navy Reserve Submarine Force. While deployed, they served as DOD customs inspectors at sea and aerial ports of debarkation in Kuwait and Iraq, bridging the gap between Sailors serving "boots on ground" with those traditionally serving at sea. Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician (AW)...

Neighbours of a middle-aged woman who sunbathed in the nude have failed to get her evicted. The woman, 59, from Dalarna, central Sweden, not only sunbathed outside the door of her apartment block, but also stood in the same place and smoked in her birthday suit. Related Articles Helicopter makes emergency landing for McDonalds lunch 17th April 2007 Police remove handcuffs after sex play 13th April 2007 Swedish babies the height of fashion 12th April 2007 Article Options Send to a friend Printable version Submit to Digg.com Discuss this (11 Posts) Neighbours complained that the woman's public nudity was inappropriate,...

HAVE SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGISTS FOUND ROB ROY'S HOME? By Graham Spicer 10/04/2007 The large boulders may be part of the foundations for a 18th century turf-built longhouse. Photo NTS Archaeologists are excavating a house they think may have belonged to legendary Scottish outlaw Rob Roy. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) dig is examining the lower slopes of Ben Lomond at Ardess, where Rob Roy is known to have lived in early 18th century. “Documentary evidence records that Rob Roy owned land at Ardess in 1710-11 and the Duke of Montrose became his feudal superior,” said Derek Alexander, NTS archaeologist. “However,...