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April 20, 2003
Release Number: 03-04-159
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CMOC AT PALESTINE HOTEL TURNED OVER TO ARMY'S 3ID
BAGHDAD, Iraq - 1st Marine Division elements in Baghdad were relieved by the Army's 3rd Infantry Division yesterday. Marines are moving to their new areas of operations in areas south of Baghdad. As part of the transition, the Marines have also turned over the Civil-Military Operations Center (CMOC) at the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad.
The CMOC directed civil-military operations in four major functional areas, including electricity, law enforcement, water and sanitation, and medical care.
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