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| VETERAN FLIERS — Crew members and staff of a C-17A Globemaster III, assigned to the 17th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, pose at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, after completing the 1000th combat mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Bloom, USAF |
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| FOUR OTHERS CAPTURED |
Leading Abu Sayyaf Terrorist
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON — The Philippine military reported Friday it killed a major leader of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group and two henchmen in a pre-dawn attack at sea.
Philippine officials said the dead include Abu Sabaya, spokesman and most publicly prominent leader of the Muslim- separatist group. They said Sabaya was trying to jump ship when he was shot and fell overboard. His body has not been recovered.
Four other Abu Sayyaf members were captured, the officials said, and government forces suffered no casualties.
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, speaking at the Foreign Press Center here Friday morning, said the United States commends the Philippine government "for its continued battle against terrorist problems."
Philippine officials said naval special warfare personnel intercepted a 25-foot outrigger at 4:30 a.m. off the coast of Zamboanga del Norte province. The boat, with seven Abu Sayyaf terrorists aboard, had launched from the village on Sibuco and was believed to be heading to Basilan Island.
A firefight broke out when the Philippine sailors stopped the motorized outrigger. The boat sank and the four surviving terrorists were captured immediately. More |
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| NATO Looks at Expanding Alliance |
| The theme for NATO's November summit in Prague, Czech Republic, will be "new capabilities, new members and new relationships," said Ian Brzezinski, deputy assistant U.S. defense secretary for NATO and European Affairs. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania have applied for membership. Story |
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Anti-Terror Coalition Will
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By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, speaking to reporters at the Foreign Press Center, praised the broad coalition supporting the war on terrorism and said the new relationships forged in this war will help protect peace in the future.
Rumsfeld said more than 180 nations have offered and provided assistance in the war on terrorism. Of that number, 69 are contributing direct support to Operation Enduring Freedom and 33 have representatives at U.S. Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Fla. Also, more than 90 countries have arrested or detained more than 2,400 terrorists and their supporters.
If there was a common thread in the 10 nations he visited recently in Europe, the Middle East and South Asia, Rumsfeld told reporters, it was that all actively support the global war on terrorism. Story
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U.S. Forces Adapt to
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| The war against terrorism is "a come-as-you-are war," says U.S. Army Col. Hughes Turner, deputy chief of staff for Army Reserve Affairs. "There was no ramp-up time." Because of that, he says, American ingenuity and the ability to adapt have really paid off. Says Hughes: "We still have the best trained, best equipped Army in the world." Story |
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TF-160 Focuses on Force
Protection, Detainee Care |
| The primary mission of U.S. Joint Task Force 160 at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is taking care of captured enemy combatants from the war against terrorism. But the outfit's commander says the safety and security of his people is as important — or more so. Story
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| Robert E. Russell |
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 Robert
E. Russell, 52, worked in the Pentagon as a
supervisory budget analyst.
He spent 23 years in the U.S. Army, serving
two tours in Germany, one in Korea and one in
Belgium. After retiring from active duty in
1993, he worked as a civilian budget analyst.
He had a calm, analytical personality. He was
a source of comfort and counsel to his friends
and relatives, and he had great culinary skills.
He was a loving and generous grandfather, father,
husband, brother and friend.
Survivors include his wife Teresa, three grown
children and his mother Mildred Fletcher.
We will not forget him.
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