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| NIGHT SHIFT — Two HH-60H
Seahawks of the HS-5 "Nightdippers" from
the USS John F. Kennedy perform night time operations
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo
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'Mountain Lion' Forces
Stalk
Al Qaeda, Taliban Terrorists |
| U.S., Allies Search Pakistan
Border |
| By Linda D. Kozaryn / American
Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON
— U.S. and coalition forces taking part in Operation Mountain
Lion in Afghanistan are searching along the border with Pakistan
for Al Qaeda and former Taliban forces, according to U.S. Air
Force Gen. John W. Rosa.
The hunters are also "trying to prevent the
enemy from regrouping, moving and operating freely in this region
as we eliminate their sanctuaries," the Joint Chiefs spokesman
told reporters Friday. "Our mission remains the same in Afghanistan.
It is to locate former Taliban and Al Qaeda, and either destroy
or capture them."
Every day, he added, U.S. military officials
are coordinating and working hand-in-hand with Pakistani forces.
Rosa said officials have seen little change
in the situation over the past few weeks. "The snow is melting,"
Rosa said. "We thought it would be a much more active time.
But that's not to say that that won't happen."
Trying to predict what comes next is difficult,
the general said. "But as we ... look for folks, when we come
upon them, we'll handle them according to the rules of engagement
and what we find."
There has been no recent contact with the
enemy. Three or four rocket rounds landed May 2 in the vicinity
of the Khost airfield, Rosa said, but their source remains undetermined.
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Military-to-Military
Ties Help
Strengthen America's Security |
| U.S. and Malaysian Defense
Chiefs Meet |
Making
and keeping military-to-military ties with foreign nations is
important to U.S. national security, U.S. Defense Secretary
Donald H. Rumsfeld said at the Pentagon Thursday.
Rumsfeld and Malaysian Defense Minister Dato'
Sri Najib bin Abdul Razak met with reporters after an "excellent
meeting" earlier, said Rumsfeld. He noted that his Malaysian
counterpart had invited him to visit Malaysia later this year.
Military-to-military ties with Malaysia, Rumsfeld
said, have "evolved, strengthened and improved" since
they were established in the mid-1980s. He said that approximately
1,500 officers and personnel from the Malaysian armed forces
have participated in the U.S. International Military Training
and Education program. More |
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May 03, 2002
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May is National Military Appreciation Month in
the United States. Send your thanks to the men
and women of the U.S. military by signing this
online thank-you
note
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| USAF Lt. Col. Eric Mathewson |
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| Lt. Col. Eric Mathewson, a pilot, conducts a pre-flight check of his aircraft, gets in the cockpit, starts the engines... and his aircraft takes off without him. No, there's no problem; that's just the way you fly a Predator, one of the unmanned aerial vehicles that has played an important role in the U.S. war against terrorism. Story
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Send Your Thanks
Online
To U.S. Service Members |
| A number of events
and activities are planned for National Military Appreciation
Month, and one of them is an online thank-you card to
U.S. service members, wherever they may be. Reach out
and say thanks — it's as easy as logging on. Story
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| Funding for OHDACA Projects - The Coalition Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force (CJCMOTF) received the next $2 million installment of $10 million in Overseas Humanitarian Disaster Assistance and Civic Aid (OHDACA) funds authorized by the U.S. Secretary of Defense for projects in Afghanistan. CJCMOTF oversees 72 projects in Afghanistan, ranging in scope from school rehabilitation to agricultural improvements. The funds will allow an additional 34 humanitarian projects previously identified by the CJCMOTF. |
| Construction Materials for Parvan Province - Coalition Humanitarian Liaison Cell (CHLC)-Bagram provided 2 tons of donated lumber to Afghanistan's Minister of Education for the Parvan province, north of Kabul, as a result of coordination between the Civil Affairs team and the Parvan provincial governor. The lumber will be used to rehabilitate three schools and support other reconstruction projects in the province. Labor will come from the local population and will be arranged through the provincial governor's office. |
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| Dora Menchaca |
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 Dora Menchaca, 45, was a scientist for Amgen, a California biotechnology company, where she helped develop drugs to battle cancer and pneumonia. She had been meeting in Washington, D.C., with Food and Drug Administration regulators on the development of a new prostate cancer drug, and was a passenger on American Airlines flight 77.
Her husband, Earl Dorsey, remembers when they met in graduate school at UCLA, where she earned a doctorate in epidemiology. "I was attracted to her warmth and her great sense of humor," he said. A co-worker recalled how she "would visit schools and encourage the girls, especially the minorities, to pursue a career in science." Another co-worker said she was "intensely committed to saving patients' lives."
Survivors include her husband and children Imani and Jaryd.
We will not forget her.
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