|
|
| DEEP BLUE SEA — USS Vicksburg sails slowly through the Arabian Gulf as the captain's gig makes its way around the ship. The Vicksburg is deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class (SW) Arlo K. Abrahamson, USN |
|
|
Rumsfeld Says No Evidence of
Al Qaeda Operatives in Kashmir |
| By Sgt. 1st Class Kathleen T. Rhem, USA / American Forces Press Service |
MANAMA, Bahrain
— "Scraps of intelligence" that operatives of the Al Qaeda terrorist network may be in Kashmir are generally speculative and not verifiable or actionable, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said in Pakistan Thursday.
"I do not have evidence and the United States does not have evidence of Al Qaeda in Kashmir," he said. "We do have a good deal of scraps of intelligence that come in from people saying that they believe Al Qaeda are in Kashmir." However, the U.S. and Pakistan are working so closely to destroy Al Qaeda in that country, there is no need to send U.S. troops into Kashmir.
"The cooperation between the United States and Pakistan on the subject of Al Qaeda is so close and so intimate and so cooperative," Rumsfeld said, "that if there were any actionable intelligence as to Al Qaeda anywhere in this country, there isn't a doubt in my mind but that the Pakistan government would go find them and deal with them."
The secretary was in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad to meet with President Pervez Musharraf and other national and defense leaders. He had been in India during similar visits the day before. Rumsfeld stopped in Bahrain briefly to refuel on his way back to Washington.
He also praised the Pakistani government for their assistance in the war on terror. More |
|
President Bush Signs Health
Security and Bioterrorism Act |
| By Linda D. Kozaryn / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON
- U.S. President George W. Bush signed The Public Health Security
and Bioterrorism Act of 2002 Wednesday to enhance the nation's
ability to prevent, identify and respond to bioterrorism.
As the world learned last Sept. 11, terrorists' weapons of choice
are unconventional, the president said. On that day, U.S. airplanes
became "weapons of terror." In the days following
the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the
U.S. mail carried deadly microscopic spores. Story |
|
| Three Killed in MC-130 Crash Story |
|
|
|
| . |
| . |
| . |
| . |
| . |
| . |
|
|
| Replenishment at Sea |
 |
| Two ships steam alongside each other during a replenishment at sea |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
| . |
. |
| . |
. |
| . |
. |
| . |
. |
| . |
. |
| . |
. |
| . |
. |
| |
|
|
 |
|
|
Jun 13, 2002
|
|
|
|
C-130s Deployed to
Fight Colorado Fires |
| American Forces Press Service |
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Four U.S. military C-130 Hercules planes have joined in the fight to help control wildfires in Colorado that have devastated 90,000 acres of the state southwest of Denver.
The planes are expected to go into action Thursday, flying out of Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colo. Fitted with special firefighting modules, the aircraft can carry 3,000 gallons of fire retardant fluid and drop it on targets in under five seconds.
Each plane will have a 6-member crew and a 6-member backup crew who have been trained for aerial firefighting. A fifth plane is on standby. The fires, which started Saturday, have crept to within 10 miles of the Denver metropolitan area, forcing residents to evacuate. More than 20 homes have been destroyed in a 135-square mile area. More |
|
|
 |
 |
| Meg
Falk |
 |
|
| Meg
Falk, director of the U.S. Defense Department's
Family Policy Office, won a national award for Women
in Government for setting up a family assistance
center for grieving family members in the wake of
the September 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.
It was "a group effort," insists Falk,
who says she accepted the award on behalf of all
of her colleagues. Story
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| Sultan Rasia Girls School Work
- Work continues on the Sultan Rasia Girls School main
building (phase II). The two-story building is a two-section
construction project. In section A, the concrete roof
has been poured and the first floor windows and door frames
have been installed. In section B, walls on the first
floor are in place and the framework is being installed
to support the pouring of concrete for the second floor.
After repairs are complete, the two sections will be adjoined
to form one building.
|
|
|
|
|
| . |
| . |
| . |
| |
|
|
| . |
| . |
| .
|
| |
 |
| Martha Reszke |
|
 Martha
Reszke, 56, worked for the U.S. Army budget
office in the Pentagon.
She was dedicated to her job,
where she had worked for eight years, and she
was a dedicated mother, wife and friend. To
“everyone who came into her life, she gave,”
said her husband Jim. “She was genuinely
kind, honest.” Her home featured a series
of plant and flower beds bordered by a brick
wall. “She was everybody’s gardener,”
he added. “Her therapy after work was (her)
garden. She told you how it should be, and you
did it. She was the designer. I was the digger.”
We will not forget her.
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
| Due to a technical problem,
this site was not accessible to users at the DefendAmerica.gov
address Tuesday. Access to the site via DefendAmerica.mil
was not affected. We regret the inconvenience. |
|
|
