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TIGHT FIT — The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt transits the Elizabeth River to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, for post-deployment overhaul. Photo by Photographer’s Airman Todd Flint, USN

AFGHANISTAN

Search for Terrorists Continues
As British Operation Snipe Ends

By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service

   WASHINGTON, May 13, 2002 — The British-led Operation Snipe is over, but other operations designed to root out Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan continue, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Monday.
   "Operation Snipe was one additional sweep that took place. There are others that are going on and will be going on," he said. "It was helpful, and we appreciate the work the coalition did."
   The sweep through portions of eastern Afghanistan uncovered caches of weapons. Coalition troops also captured a number of Al Qaeda and Taliban members on Sunday. Rumsfeld said the sweeps must continue "if we're to be successful." More

Rumsfeld Favors Ties With Indonesia

By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service

   WASHINGTON, May 13, 2002 — It's time for the U.S. military to engage with its Indonesian counterpart, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Monday.
   After meeting with Indonesian Defense Minister Matori Abdul Dajalil at the Pentagon, Rumsfeld said the two discussed the problems of terrorism in the world and the work that Indonesia is doing to deal with the problem. "We also had a good discussion on the relationship between our two countries," Rumsfeld said.
   The secretary said the Bush administration is working with Congress to re-establish military-to-military ties between the nations. "We're hopeful we might find support in the Congress to move in the correct direction," Rumsfeld said. Military-to-military ties between the United States and Indonesia ended over concern about human rights abuses on the island of East Timor.
   Indonesia is the largest Muslim nation in the world, and it is struggling to maintain its secular democratic government. More

. Sec. Def. Rumsfeld with Indonesian Minister of Defense

. Forming the Plan Behind the Defense Budget

. Sec. Def. Rumsfeld with Italian Minister of Defense

Ordnance Disposal (4 photos)

Canadian Army personnel prepare old bombs for future detonation

. Faces of the U.S. Military (9)	. Afghan Military Academy (5)
. Near Bagram Air Base (7)	. Air Show (7)
. Memorial Service (4)	. Visiting the Troops (5)
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. Evidence of Terrorists Continues

. Rumsfeld Thanks Pakistan

. Keeping Quality Service Members

. New National Guard Duty

. Air Force Radio News

. Air Force Television News


	. Afghanistan	. Pentagon Reconstruction
	. Bin Laden and Al Qaeda	. Special Ops
	. Coalition Support	. Terrorist Groups
	. Commando Solo	. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
	. "Denial and Deception"	. U.S. Assistance to Afghans
	. Marine Expeditionary Units	. U.S. Policy On Africa
	. Operational Security	. Weather

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May 13, 2002

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Ohio Civil Support Team
Volunteers for 'Hot Zone'

Some people join the military because they relish a challenge. Others love to learn. Still others want to serve their country. The members of the Ohio National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support team could answer "All of the above" if asked why they volunteered for their dangerous jobs. Story

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Bread-Making Operations - Coalition Humanitarian Liaison Cell-Herat provided maintenance support for generators used by War Child, a non-governmental organization, so that it could continue its bread-making operations in the Shaidayee internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Herat. The wheat supplied by World Food Program enables War Child to produce 50,000 loaves of bread a day, providing fresh bread for the entire IDP camp population of 23,000.

Afghan Road Reconstruction - Coalition Humanitarian Liaison Cell Mazar-e-Sharif met with the United Nations Joint Logistics Center Road Task Force and several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to coordinate road reconstruction efforts as part of an Afghan Assistance Coordinating Authority work group initiative. At the meeting, roads critical to the delivery of humanitarian assistance were identified as the highest reconstruction priority. Repairing key routes will reduce costs and transport times for NGOs and coalition forces providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.

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Teddington "Ted" Hamm Moy

Photo of Teddington    Teddington "Ted" Hamm Moy, 48, worked at the Pentagon as a program manager in information management support for the U.S. Army.
   He began working for the U.S. Navy in 1983. In 1999 he went to work for the Army at the Pentagon. "He was so patriotic," said his wife of 21 years, Madeline. On the Fourth of July he wore a red, white and blue sweat suit, complete with a floppy stars-and-stripes hat.
   Survivors include his wife, son Daniel and daughter Jessica.
   We will not forget him.