Servicemembers who contracted malaria in Haiti could be punished for failing to follow the prevention protocol, according to the Joint Task Force overseeing earthquake relief operations here. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit confirmed that two Marines deployed to Haiti had contracted malaria.
Some of the 98,000 U.S. military forces in Iraq already have made the transition from security to stability operations ahead of the September deadline, American military commanders said.
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), conducting counter-illicit trafficking (CIT) operations in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of focus, intercepted and captured a high-speed "go-fast" vessel carrying more than 1 1/2 tons of cocaine.
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Airmen from an Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support team along with members of the Chilean army are building a mobile hospital here March 10 through 12 to help augment medical services for nearly 110,000 Chileans in the region.
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Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 “Pegasus” transferred control of air support for Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, to HMH-363 “Red Lions” during a transfer of authority ceremony here.
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Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle receives a Distinguished Public Service Award from Adm. Thad W. Allen, the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, during a reception in Waikiki, Hawaii.