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| RELIEF FLIGHT — Maj. Colin
Keiver, pilot (right), and co-pilot Capt. Michael
Parish discuss their flight plan after having delivered
humanitarian supplies to a forward operating location.
Photo by Master Sgt. John Nimmo, USAF |
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Rumsfeld Lauds Vets,
Praises
Fallen Special Forces Soldier |
| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American
Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON,
May 22, 2002 — U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
praised the contributions of military and veterans groups nationwide
during remarks Wednesday.
After meeting with leaders of military and
veterans service organizations, Rumsfeld turned to Pentagon
reporters and noted that for "over three-quarters of a
century, veterans organizations have been synonymous with veterans,
to be sure, but also with patriotism, with service to community,
and with duty and country."
Whether from small towns or big cities, veterans'
organizations "speak up for American men and women in uniform,"
the secretary said. Organizations such as Veterans of Foreign
Wars, the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and the
Paralyzed Veterans of America "remind us that America is
special and that American principles are to be cherished and
defended, if America is to remain free." More |
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Technology Experiment
Will
Test Joint Military Capabilities |
| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American
Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON,
May 22, 2002 — An upcoming joint military experiment seeks
to use technology to link the U.S. military services' individual
information, command, communications and operations elements
as part of ongoing force transformation efforts.
U.S. Defense Department planners want to integrate
those capabilities among the services and "have them mutually
supportable" on the ground, air and sea, Air Force Brig.
Gen. James Smith said Wednesday at the Pentagon. Smith heads
the Millennium Challenge 2002 joint war fighting experiment
scheduled for July 24 - August 15.
As part of envisioned "effect-based operations,"
Smith said, the Defense Department looks for forces to quickly
access rapidly gathered and digitally stored information to
get inside an adversary's "mind," even before the
first shots are fired.
Doing so, he explained, would dissuade potential
enemies by producing a military "checkmate" favorable
to U.S. and allied national interests. Under this strategy,
political or diplomatic solutions could be implemented before
events escalate to war. If war does occur, such a capability
enables U.S. military planners to be a step or two ahead of
the enemy. More |
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| Building an
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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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Chain-Whipping
Robot:
A Big Hit in Afghanistan |
| The remote-controlled
"Mini" won't win any beauty contests: it's squat
and green and sports a row of dangling chains on its pug-nosed
armored front. But the U.S. Army's and Marines' flailing
machine does a bang-up job of detonating buried land mines,
a job it has carried out in Bosnia and Kosovo and now
Afghanistan. Story
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McDonald's Hosts
Salute
To U.S. Service Members |
| McDonald's is sponsoring
a Memorial Day weekend television special as part of its
National Salute to the Military program. "We know
that freedom isn't free," says the president of McDonald's
USA. "The National Salute is our way to say 'thanks'
to the brave men and women who have dedicated their lives
to protecting our freedoms and our American dreams."
Story
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| Shelters To Support Continuing
Education - Coalition Humanitarian Liaison Cell
(CHLC)-Konduz: Civil Affairs team (Konduz) delivered
five tents supplied by International Organization
of Migration to a school in the village of Ghasraw
Qaslaq, southwest of the city of Konduz. The tents
will provide interim shelter for approximately 1,100
students until a school can be reconstructed. Before,
classes were conducted in an open area in a farmer's
field. UNICEF is also providing tents to this school
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| Baby Formula & Medical Supplies
Donated - CHLC - Bagram provided much-needed
first aid supplies and food to villages outside
the Bagram air base. Civil Affairs teams delivered
donated medical supplies, including infant formula,
and food from the military base to the medical clinic
and mosque in Estalef, southwest of the base. The
clinic treats 80 patients a day and supports a village
population that grows daily. A Swedish nongovernmental
organization also supports the clinic's medical
needs and assistance has been requested from the
Spanish Hospital operating in the Bagram area. The
village population is estimated at between 4,000-7,000
and is growing as more people migrate back from
Pakistan and other provinces. |
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| A Choice to
Transform |
| "Our enemies are
transforming. Will we?" U.S. Defense Secretary Donald
H. Rumsfeld explains the decision to terminate the Crusader. Article |
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| Diana B. Padro |
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 Diana
B. Padro worked in the Pentagon as an accountant
for the office of the Secretary of the U.S.
Army.
She earned a B.A. degree from
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. She
joined the U.S Army and was stationed at Fort
Hood, TX. After leaving the Army in 1982 she
stayed involved with military life. She worked
briefly for the National Guard. She loved her
job and traveled often. Every time she visited
a city, state or country, she brought home a
magnet for her refrigerator door. At her office,
she had a wall of similar items that friends
brought from trips. She was an outgoing woman
who immersed everyone in her laughter and energy.
Survivors include her husband
Jose and sons José Javier and Juan Carlos.
We will not forget her.
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