NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 |
July 1, 2003
Release Number: 03-07-03
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COALITION FORCES ASSISTS IN HUMANITARIN FOOD PROGRAM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment working in partnership with the World Food Program provided food to area hospitals feeding the sick, wounded, women and children. Units of the 3rd ACR delivered a total of 23,000 meals to six area hospitals.
In other humanitarian operations:
In Makhmur, 101st Airborne continued to conduct two police academy training classes with 135 candidates in Hammani Al Alil and Al Hadr in an effort to produce well-trained professional police officers.
In Baghdad, the 354th Civil Affairs Brigade delivered medical supplies to the new Baghdad Public Health Clinic #1 in the Karadah municipality. The supplies meet the immediate needs of the clinic to conduct operations.
In Fallujah, the 3rd Infantry Division's engineers worked on improvements to Al Fallujah Hospital's electrical and water chlorination systems.
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