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| EVERYBODY PUSH — Flight
deck personnel help push back an F/A-18 Hornet from
Fighter Attack Squadron 195 "Dambusters"
to get it out of the flight deck landing area. Although
the carrier's deck covers more than 4½ acres,
each inch must be used efficiently due to the size
and number of aircraft. Photo by Photographer's
Mate 3rd Class John E. Woods, USN |
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‘Afghanistan is
Proving Ground
For Global War on Terrorism’ |
| By Linda D. Kozaryn / American
Forces Press Service |
BAGRAM
AIR BASE, Afghanistan, April 27, 2002 — “Afghanistan
is a proving ground for the global war on terrorism,” U.S.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told American and coalition
troops here.
“The world is determined to stop the
tyranny of terrorism,” he said. “It’s going to
take a great coalition of many countries working together, as
each of you are.”
Rumsfeld arrived aboard a C-17 transport plane
after an early meeting with officials in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Afghanistan is his second stop in a five-day trip to Central
Asia. He came to thank U.S. and coalition forces for the jobs
they are doing for freedom. He said he was delighted to be back,
“in free Afghanistan.”
This was his second visit to the former terrorist
haven. He first traveled to Afghanistan in December when he
met with about 100 U.S. troops deployed here. Today, around
6,000 American personnel are deployed in Afghanistan. More |
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Rumsfeld, in Kyrgyzstan,
Voices
Hope for ‘Peaceful’ Afghanistan |
| By Linda D. Kozaryn / American
Forces Press Service |
BISHKEK,
Kyrgyzstan, April 27, 2002 — The people of Afghanistan
are in far better circumstances today because Kyrgyzstan opened
Manas International Airport to U.S. and coalition forces, U.S.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here Saturday.
The secretary met with President Askar Akaev
and other Kyrgyz officials to thank them for their support in
the global war on terrorism. Using Manas as a transportation
hub has been "exceedingly helpful and valuable" to
Operation Enduring Freedom, he said. About 2,000 U.S. and coalition
forces from eight nations are flying missions from the air base.
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| Downed Aircraft
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Soldiers Help
Students
At Bagram High School |
| At Bagram High School
in Afghanistan, U.S. soldiers have donated desks and benches,
pens and paper, and even teachers to help the 2,000 local
students learn. Says the base commander (one of those
volunteer teachers): "What better way is there to
integrate with the community and show them the good things
we’re doing and that we want to do?” Story
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Korea, Pacific
Command
Nominees Meet Senate |
| The war on terrorism, living
conditions for service members in Korea, and shipbuilding
were among the questions senators asked of U.S. President
George W. Bush's nominees to be the new chiefs of U.S.
Pacific Command and United Nations Command. Story
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A Traveler's
Request:
'Give Me an Easy One' |
| American and coalition
troops at Ganci Air Base in Kyrgyzstan had a chance to
ask U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld questions.
They were ready for him. Story
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| Zendah Jan Road Project
- Coalition Humanitarian Liaison Cell (CHLC)-Herat:
Work on the Zendah Jan Gorian road project in the
Herat province is 30% completed. The 45-km. road,
under construction since February, will support
farmers moving goods to the city as well as extend
accessibility for humanitarian support to outlying
villages in the area. This quick impact project
is supervised by the Coalition Joint Civil Military
Operations Task Force (CJCMOTF) in conjunction with
Afghanistan's Rural Rehabilitative Development Ministry.
The project, consisting of rudimentary road repairs,
employs approximately 100 laborers per day, half
from local villages, and is part of a food for work
program expected to continue for an additional six
months. |
| Joint Endeavors In Education
- CHLC-Konduz met with the Christian Children’s
Fund (CCF) and the United Nations High Commission
for Refugees (UNHCR) to plan school projects for
the Konduz province. CCF provided a list of known
schools that may require assistance and indicated
their willingness to become an implementing partner
or to operate jointly with the CHLC-Konduz. These
schools are in addition to the four high schools
being renovated by the CHLC. The meeting culminated
with CHLC-Konduz agreeing to provide project assessments
to the CCF and UNHCR agreeing to provide tents for
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| Dean Mattson |
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 U.S.
Army Lt. Col. Dean Mattson, 57, worked in the
Pentagon.
His neighbors remembered he
always had a smile and a friendly word. “He
was just the very nicest, the very sweetest
man,” said one. He often brought gifts
and treats for the staff during holidays. One
neighbor said he was always in uniform or wearing
jogging clothes. “He had a good spirit
and a big heart," she said. "He was
just an absolute sweetheart.”
We will not forget him.
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