Central Command News, 7/19/07

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Operation Diablo Dragnet Links People to Government.aspx

Posted: 19 Jul 2007 07:01 AM CDT

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducted air assault missions as part of Operation Diablo-Dragnet the end of June.

Lifeblood Pumped Into Farming Community in Mrezat.aspx

Posted: 19 Jul 2007 06:47 AM CDT

BAGHDAD, Iraq - There was no network news coverage, no front page spread, but local leaders of Mrezat, a small agricultural village in a northern section of the Adhamiyah District, shed tears of joy as water pumped from the Tigris River and passed attendees of a ceremony to mark the opening of a new pumping station in the community.

Navy Riverines are irreplaceable asset to 13th MEU.aspx

Posted: 19 Jul 2007 06:34 AM CDT

NEAR KARMAH, Iraq - The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit may have disembarked its ships to deploy to Iraq, but the Navy is still playing a vital role in the unit's success.