Dolphins deployed to clear Iraqi port for aid shipments
Two trained bottle nosed Atlantic dolphins named Makai and Tacoma were flown to Umm Qasr to help detect mines in the approaches to the port. Navy officials cited low risk to the animals as they search waterways to ensure safe humanitarian aid deliveries to southern Iraq.
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Salityah
Qatar
Umm Qasr
Victor Renuart
Central Command
Iraq
Renuart
Arabian Gulf
Makai
Tacoma
Mike Tillotson
Navy
Tomahawk missiles boost Raytheon as defense needs rise
Boston AP reports Raytheon Missile Systems plans to refurbish over 400 Tomahawk missiles with GPS upgrades for the Navy, with thousands of Tactical Tomahawks expected to be purchased by 2009. The Block II missiles provide mid flight target reassignment and long range precision, aiding operations in Iraq and reinforcing Raytheon’s role in U.S. military strikes.
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Boston
Iraq
U.S. Navy
Baghdad
Persian Gulf
Raytheon Missile Systems Co
Lexington
Raytheon Co
Raytheon
Jennifer Allen
Sandra A. Schroeder
Navy
Robert C. Martinage
Center For Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Washington
Martinage
Cmdr
Danny Hernandez
Ansar al Islam
U S Air Force destroys Iraqi GPS jammers in airstrikes
U S forces report six GPS jammers destroyed in two nights of airstrikes as Iraqis attempted to disrupt the satellite navigation system used by U S troops. Pentagon and White House officials noted the devices lit up only briefly before being located and neutralized.
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U.S
US. Air Force
Pentagon
Christy Nolta
White House
Ari Fleischer
Russia
Earth
Air Force
Victor Renuart
Qatar
David Isby
Isby
Iraq
Europe
Soviet Union
Martin Streetly
Jane’s Information Group
Dover Air Force Base receives first remains
The first remains of U S troops killed in Iraq arrived in the United States at Dover Air Force Base. Marines were transported on a KC 10 with Col Scott E Wuesthoff and Lt Col Karen Stocks attending. The bodies were taken to a mortuary for identification and preparation before family return. More casualties followed later in the week as six Air Force personnel died in Afghanistan.
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Dover
Del
U.S
Iraq
United States
Dover Air Force Base
Scott KE. Wuesthoff
Karen Stocks
Wuesthoff
Pentagon
William Zwicharowski
Air Force
24 hour air patrols resume over New York City
Black Hawk helicopters and infrared planes patrol New York City around the clock under tightened security as the start of war in Iraq approaches. The unarmed aircraft from DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement operate from a California base with radar and data systems to detect threats.
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New York
New York City
Iraq
Department of Homeland Security
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
California
Ana
Air National Guard
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