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AL ANBAR, Iraq – Soldiers of the 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, are packing their bags and preparing to return to Fort Stewart, Ga., as they near the completion of their yearlong deployment to Iraq. The team of roughly 3,000 soldiers supported the Iraqi security forces and local Anbar government during the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and into Operation New Dawn. Although the 4th AAB, 3rd Inf. Div., deployment is coming to a close, their mission to advise, train, and assist the ISF in the Al Anbar province will remain, and will be carried out by...

Courtesy UK Ministry of Defence As Operation MOSHTARAK enters its second week, local people in Marjah have voiced their thanks to the ISAF troops involved in clearing the area of insurgents. In a briefing to the media today, Friday 19 February 2010, UK military spokesman Major General Gordon Messenger said that locals within the agricultural population of the town are welcoming troops arriving in the area. Operation MOSHTARAK is being conducted in Marjah area by predominantly American and Afghan troops, while British troops and their Afghan partners have been concentrating in the Nad 'Ali district. Maj Gen Messenger said...

Former state Rep. Charles Djou was one of the original "young Republican freshmen" who ran for office in 1998. The GOP's plan was to introduce fresh faces to voters to counter the "old-boy network" of the Democratic Party. The plan, according to Djou, has been working: The party now has 19 seats in the state House and three in the Senate. "Things are going well for us because our message of change is resonating with the voters," said Djou at the Hawaii Republican Party Unity Gathering held yesterday at Linda Lingle headquarters. "I see the party (candidates) getting younger and...