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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 03 Aug 2009 [PDF]
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Aug. 2 airpower summary: HH-60G transports medevac patients AFNS 03 Aug 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.
• Ironhorse clears routes with Iraqi Army Army News 03 Aug 2009 -- Soldiers from 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st BCT, 1st Cavalry Division have performed many route clearance missions.
• Soldiers Shift Gears From Combat to Security AFPS 03 Aug 2009 -- Soldiers of A/2-29th Field Artillery have been learning new skills and taking on new challenges as they adapt to a different mission in Iraq.
• 277th Engineers build bridges, bridge gaps Army News 03 Aug 2009 -- Clouds of dust hang in the air and hulking machines transform the landscape in preparation for a new bridge.
• Aircraft recovery team trains on chop saw Army News 03 Aug 2009 -- The early morning stillness is broken by the growl of a chainsaw-like engine and the screech of tearing iron.

Deployments

• Texas Arrowhead Soldiers bid "adios" as 41st IBCT takes reins Army News 03 Aug 2009 -- More than 240 days passed since the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team took responsibility of Base Defense Operations.

US Policy

United Nations

• Iraq entering crucial period ahead of national elections UN News Centre 03 Aug 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban: Iraq entering crucial transition period, highlighted by increased security responsibility and elections.

Reconstruction Issues

• Paxton Rangers teach marksmanship to IA Army News 03 Aug 2009 -- In spirit of the cooperation that has continued past Security Agreement deadline, US Soldiers are working with their Iraqi partners.
• Iraqi border posts testing wind, solar power Army News 03 Aug 2009 -- Combination of wind turbine and solar panels are being installed to provide reliable power for task of guarding entry into Iraq.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Iraqi PM, in Kurdistan, Vows to Punish Halabja Attackers VOA 03 Aug 2009 -- Iraq's PM al-Maliki visited Halabja, where he vowed to punish those behind 1988 poison gas attacks on Kurdish civilians.