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Star reporter Carol Ann Alaimo and photographer Max Becherer spent almost a month in Kuwait and Iraq following Tucson's ties to the war.
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Alaimo, Becherer
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April 9, 2003
Kuwaiti rejoices as Saddam's statue falls
KUWAIT CITY — As Iraqis cheered the destruction of Saddam Hussein's likeness in the center of Baghdad Wednesday, applause erupted in the living room of a Kuwaiti family with deep ties to Tucson.
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StarNet Slide Show: Bader Al-Akhond, a Kuwaiti architect with Tucson ties now serving as a volunteer Arabic translator with coalition forces in Iraq, was at home for a two-day visit with loved ones Wednesday when news broke that Iraq's capital had fallen.
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April 8, 2003
Tucson reservists help keep forces fueled and running
A MARINE LOGISTICS BASE, Iraq - The Tucson Marine reservists now serving in southern Iraq are earning a place in military history as they suffer through heat, dust and deprivation, their commander says. The group is involved in a mission so unique that the U.S. Commander-in-Chief was even briefed about it before the start of the war, he says.
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StarNet Slide Show: Tucson-based Bulk Fuel Company A is setting up the longest fuel hose system ever used in a U.S. military campaign.
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April 7, 2003
Tucson Marines face harsh desert
A MARINE BASE, Iraq - Keeping up spirits can be tough for a group of Marines from Tucson who face some of the harshest conditions south of the front lines.
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Care packages from loved ones boost Marines' spirits
A MARINE BASE, Iraq - His face lighted up brighter than the desert sun Sunday when Cpl. Jeremy Waters got what Marines here seem to covet most - a care package from loved ones back home.
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April 6, 2003
Gulf base dons war paint as air crews wield brushes
There must be something about warplanes that brings the artist out.
American pilots fighting for China during World War II painted tiger teeth on their P-40 fighters. Gen. Claire Chennault's fabled American Volunteer Group became known as the Flying Tigers.
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Photo slide show: Now that the Air Force has restrictions on what can appear on its aircraft, it may be natural that the tradition of Air Force artwork has shifted to a new canvas: the cement jersey barrier.
April 5, 2003
D-M to Kuwait: It's another world
Outside the main gate of this air base, the humpbacked beasts graze on tufts of grass as Warthogs - A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jets - take off and land in the distance.
It's one of many strange sights that greet Davis-Monthan airmen, who came here to help win a war and are also getting an education about the differences between two of the world's great deserts.
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Photo slide show: Camels and "Warthogs," side by side in the desert. That's just one of many strange sights that greet the Davis-Monthan airmen now deployed in Kuwait.
April 3, 2003
D-M duo guiding pilots into, out of harm's way
AN AIR BASE, Kuwait - In the windowless room that's the nerve center of this air base, Capt. Mary Johnson of Tucson has a front-row seat to the war in Iraq.
She works at a mission control center for combat pilots flying sorties in the war zone.
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Photo slide show: Star photographer Max Becherer takes a look at some of the support staff behind A-10 "warthog" bombing missions into Iraq.
April 1, 2003
D-M personnel help keep Air Force flying in Kuwait
AN AIR BASE, Kuwait - Tech. Sgt. Carlos Acosta has never set foot
inside a fighter jet, but without people like him the U.S. Air Force
couldn't get off the ground.
The pilots wouldn't have helmets. The jet mechanics wouldn't have
tools. And they'd all be too hungry and thirsty to work.
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Photo slide show: Hundreds of Air Force support personnel — including some deployed from Tucson's Davis-Monthan Air Force Base — work behind the scenes in Kuwait, procuring the necessities that war fighters need to accomplish their missions.
March 30, 2003
Kuwaiti women work to maintain semblance of normalcy
KUWAIT CITY - Khalood Al-Dhani can sympathize with the hundreds of Southern Arizonans who became acting single parents when their military spouses were deployed.
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Photo slide show: Kuwaitis enjoy more personal freedoms in their dress and lifestyle than most other Arab nations. Star photographer Max Becherer takes us through a Kuwait City shopping district that illustrates a changing culture.
March 29, 2003
Kuwaiti with ties here redeems his life-or-death pledge
KUWAIT CITY - Bader Al-Akhond has been saying for months that he's willing to die to help unseat Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Now he's putting that sentiment into action.
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Photo slide show: Star photographer Max Becherer captures civilians trying to regain a sense of normalcy in Kuwait City on Friday.
March 24, 2003
Huachuca soldiers - poised to cross border - seek help from higher power
CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait — Chaplain Rick Winchester is doing brisk business these days in his makeshift military chapel about 30 miles
from the Iraq border. Southern Arizona soldiers here could soon cross over into enemy territory, and some are seeking help from a higher power.
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March 21, 2003
Fort Huachuca soldiers dive for cover from missiles
CAMP DOHA, Kuwait — As sirens blared across this massive military base warning of a possible poisoned missile attack, Capt. David
Miller of Fort Huachuca looked around and noticed something wrong.
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March 19, 2003
Sierra Vista brigade offers high-tech aid in Kuwait
CAMP UDAIRI, Kuwait — Generals once used flags or lanterns to signal
their troops in battle. Now they're using satellite dishes in the
desert.
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March 19, 2003
Photo slide show: View a collection of images from Camp Udairi, Kuwait, by Star photographer Max Becherer.
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Southern Arizona soldiers in battle mode as deadline lapses
CAMP UDAIRI, Kuwait — As the clock ticked toward the president's 48-hour deadline Wednesday, some Southern Arizona soldiers were already in mental battle mode at this Army encampment about 20 miles from the Iraq border. Story »»
March 18, 2003
Arizona's soldiers ready to fight
CAMP DOHA, Kuwait - While millions of Americans watched President Bush's war speech in the comfort of their living rooms, some soldiers from Fort Huachuca rose from their bunks at 4 a.m. to huddle sleepily around a glowing television set.
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March 17, 2003
Fort Huachuca troops in Kuwait 'are livin' large'
CAMP DOHA, Kuwait - Staff Sgt. Lin McCollum sleeps on a lumpy mattress in a dusty warehouse packed with hundreds of other men.
And to him, this is the good life. Story, photos »»
March 16, 2003
Architect from UA prepares for death
KUWAIT CITY - There are two places Bader Al-Akhond thinks of as home. One is on Iraq's doorstep, the other half a world away in Tucson.
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Multimedia: At the House of the Martyr — A private home in Kuwait City where three resistance fighters were killed during the 1991 Iraqi invasion is being turned into a museum by Bader Al-Akhond, a Kuwaiti architect who has studied and vacationed in Tucson. Audio and photos.
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Multimedia: Bitter Captivity —
Architect Bader Al-Akhond, a former University of Arizona student, recalls his family's harrowing detention by Iraqi soldiers during the 1991 invasion of Kuwait. Audio and photos.
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March 16, 2003
Meet the Star reporter, photographer covering local angle
A reporter and a photographer from the Star will spend at least a month in Kuwait to cover stories related to a possible war with Iraq.
Reporter Carol Ann Alaimo and photographer Max Becherer arrived in Kuwait City Monday night after about 20 hours in the air. Meet the Star's team »»
