Hurt troops need clothes, toiletries
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When wounded troops arrive at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center they often are wearing the same clothes they were wearing when they were injured; usually a dirty desert camouflage uniform, sometimes just a pair ...
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For many soldiers and family members, the repercussions of wartime deployments are one of the toughest, least discussed byproducts of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Will someone explain to me what in the world is going on in Iraq? Our troops are now digging around in trash heaps looking for chunks of metal they can use to improvise armor to protect their vehicles against small-arms attacks.
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Soldiers in Iraq are warming to Land Warrior,  a 16-pound gizmo suite complete with digital maps, wearable computers and new radios.
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The government faces fresh claims that troops in Afghanistan are facing shortages of vital equipment.
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By BEN McCONVILLE LONDON - Great Scot! A shortage of ceremonial kilts could leave thousands of soldiers without a stitch of plaid to wear as they parade to the skirl of the bagpipes.
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That&#39;s after a number of troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan were hit by infections. The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is resistant to most antibiotic drugs.
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The problems at the US Army hospital show how strained military resources have become.
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Â· Troops were kept in dark about ban on hooding  Â· Defence secretary promises further inquiry
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Shop online for tomorrow's fighting technology - today Comment Anyone who likes gadgets should give some thought to joining the infantry. Okay, the pay is peanuts, the work is grim, you'll have to live in a baking fortified camp in Southwest Asia, where you might easily get blown up, shot, or have to strip naked and fight your buddies with rollmats. But you will get some neat toys. Already the soldiery have thermal imagers, night sights, headset radios, and a military wireless network called Bowman.â¦
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The incoming deputy leader of Senate Democrats demanded answers Saturday from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as to why U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan lack protective equipment for themselves and their vehicles.
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The Army will begin teaching combat lifesaving instruction during basic training to enable soldiers to give critical medical care to wounded comrades on the battlefield.
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NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The medical team that treats US casualties in the Fallujah area has doubled its staff and supplies to prepare for an expected assault on the insurgent stronghold, a battle that could be the bloodiest since the United States invaded Iraq 19 months ago.
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At a time when some U.S. troops in Iraq are complaining they have to scrounge for equipment, six Ohio-based reservists have been  court-martialed for taking Army vehicles abandoned in Kuwait by other units so they could carry out their own  mission to Iraq.
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by JEREMY REDMON of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Mosul, Iraq. Two GIs desperately carry their wounded buddy between them, dragging him from the shattered remains of what had been a bustling mess hall in Iraq.
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Boosting U.S. troop levels in Iraq by 21,500 would create major logistical hurdles for the Army and Marine Corps, which are short thousands of vehicles, armor kits and other equipment needed to supply the extra forces, U.S. officials said.
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Two American soldiers were injured as their patrol came under attack in Afghanistan&#39;s troubled southern Zabul province Saturday, US military spokesman said Monday.