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OFF ON A MISSION — A CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, near a mountain range during a day mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Bloom, USAF

Operation Mountain Lion

Coalition Forces Still Finding
Caches of Weapons, Ammo

By Sgt. 1st Class Kathleen T. Rhem, USA / American Forces Press Service

   WASHINGTON — U.S. and coalition forces' continued Operation Mountain Lion patrols in Afghanistan have reaped "hundreds of thousands" of munitions in recent weeks, Joint Chiefs Chairman U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard Myers said Monday.
   Myers said several large caches of confiscated weapons included large numbers of rocket-propelled grenades and launchers, small arms and small-arms rounds, grenades and mortars.
   The chairman also noted the first battalion of the Afghan national army, being trained by U.S. And other coalition forces, is nearing the mid-point of its training cycle and that a second battalion is now beginning training.
   U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, also speaking to Pentagon reporters Monday morning, briefly described his overseas tour last week through Europe, the Middle East and South Asia. "Clearly there is broad understanding of the terrorist threats," he said of the countries he visited. "Many of those countries have experienced those threats."
   Just days after his visit to Pakistan, Rumsfeld praised Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for his willingness to root out Al Qaeda terrorists from his country. Rumsfeld noted that Pakistan had moved two more companies of troops to its border with Afghanistan.
   He said it is clear the Pakistanis understand the border is porous and that Taliban and Al Qaeda have crossed over. More

. Sec. Def. Rumsfeld, Gen. Myers Briefing

. Rumsfeld Says Terror Warning Message is ‘Getting Through’

. Airman Reups at 35,000 Feet

Operation Mountain Lion (7 photos)

U.S. Army troops are on the move during Operation Mountain Lion

. Mission in a Chinook (7)	. Dedication Capsule Ceremony (8)
. Replenishment at Sea (6)	. Night Mission (6)
. Force Protection (4)	. Pit Burn Exercise (7)
More photos

. Weapons Caches Found

. India/Pakistan Tensions Reduced

. 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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Jun 17, 2002

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'Net Fires' is Possible
Alternative to Crusader

What kinds of alternatives are the U.S. military considering instead of the Crusader artillery system? One is "Net Fires," which experts at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency say takes rocket artillery into new realms of accuracy and portability. Story

Mark Mennillo

Mark Mennillo, a 23-year-old high school history teacher, is planning a curriculum change: he's entering Marine Corps recruit training in hopes of becoming a U.S. Marine. He says he decided to join the Marines after realizing that the majority of political figures and heroes in U.S. history all seemed to have some form of military training. The Marines, he says, will give him "more leadership qualities." Story

More Profiles

Photo: Chief Warrant Officer Hurley Gilpin, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), instructs Georgian officers attending the Georgia Train and Equip Program on communications during a crisis action planning exercise.

U.S. Teaches Georgians
Command, Control Skills

In the U.S. , the National Military Command Center brings together leaders of the armed forces and other government agencies to present options to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the president in times of crisis. U.S. soldiers are teaching this and other Western concepts of command and control to military officers in the former Soviet state of Georgia. Story

. Latest CENTCOM News

. Missile Successfully Intercepted at Sea

. Netherlands Joins Strike Fighter Project

. National Guard, Reserve Update

. Study to Evaluate Service Members' Health

. Army Officers Can Ask for Assignments Online

Cecelia E. Richard

Photo of Cecelia E. Richard.    Cecelia E. Richard, 41, worked in the Pentagon as an accounting technician for the U.S. Army. She had worked for the Defense department since graduating from high school.
   She spent her free time listening to jazz, going on family trips and attending church. Her husband Michael said she "was always considerate of her family." She also had a passion for the Washington Redskins football team and her pet Labrador.
   Survivors include her husband, three sisters and three brothers, and her mother Mazie.
   We will not forget her.