|
|
| TOUGH CROWD — U.S. President
George W. Bush addresses the troops and families
of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division during
a visit to Fort Drum, New York. White House photo
by Tina Hager |
|
|
'Be Proud, Be Strong, Be Ready,'
Bush Tells 10th Mountain Troops |
| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON — The Commander-in-Chief praised 10th Mountain Division soldiers — some of whom had battled Al Qaeda and Taliban troops in Afghanistan — during a visit Friday to the unit's Fort Drum headquarters in Watertown, N.Y.
President George W. Bush saluted the 10th Mountain troops, noting they have "a vital mission" which they do well. He also lauded other service men and women, military families and veterans. "I'm honored to serve with you," the president said.
Bush said the 10th Mountain's soldiers and other members of the nation's armed forces are making America's resolution clear to both terrorists and tyrants. "We will prepare deliberately and act decisively," the president said. "America will not leave the safety of our people and the future of peace in the hands of a few evil and destructive men.
"We will defeat the enemies of freedom," Bush emphasized.
Bush said the 10th Mountain fought well in the snow and cold against Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in March during the battle of Shahi Khot valley in eastern Afghanistan. That battle left the Taliban "in ruins," and the Afghanistan people liberated, Bush told a sea of cheering soldiers.
Bush remarked that division troops cleared out more than 100 enemy-held caves and seized 500 stockpiles of ammunition during duty in Afghanistan. And "no cave," he noted, was deep enough to shelter the Taliban and Al Qaeda from American forces.
The United States is not only fighting a war "against the advance of terror and its agents," Bush said. The struggle is for democracy, freedom and human dignity. More Remarks |
|
| Bomb Discourages Ethnic Fighting |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON — A. U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II dropped a 500-pound bomb as a show of force in the province of Nangarhar in Afghanistan, Combined Joint Task Force 180 officials said.
Two Afghan groups were engaged in fighting near a U.S. special operations camp. No U.S. service members were involved with the fighting, which seemed to be between two rival factions.
"The U.S. forces were in the area and observed the fighting," said a U.S. Defense Department spokesman. Personnel at the base called on the A-10 to drop a bomb on an unoccupied area near the groups. There were no casualties from the American bomb. More |
|
| $10 Billion Approved
for War Effort |
|
More
|
|
|
|
| . |
| . |
|
|
| Operation Cherokee
Sky #2 |
 |
| Canadian soldiers move into the hills to search for terrorists |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
| . |
. |
| . |
. |
| . |
. |
| . |
. |
| . |
. |
| . |
. |
| . |
. |
| |
|
|
 |
|
|
Jul 21, 2002 |
|
|
|
Chinese Military
Power
Is Secret, but Growing |
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service |
| WASHINGTON —
A report to the U.S. Congress detailing the military power
of the People's Republic of China is filled with words
and phrases like "approximately," "roughly,"
"likely" and "is believed to be."
This is because despite tremendous strides in economic
growth, the Chinese government is still extremely secretive
and opaque about military matters. More |
|
|
Cambone Will
Focus on
Defense Budget, Goals |
By Linda D. Kozaryn
American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON —
The U.S. Defense Department's Office of Program Analysis
and Evaluation will implement a new capabilities-based
approach to the program and budget process.
Stephen A. Cambone, the new director
of the office, said the mission of the organization is
to advise the defense leadership on the relationship of
defense programs and budgets to U.S. defense objectives,
projected threats, allied contributions, estimated costs
and resource constraints. More
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
| PART TWO |
'Our forefathers
are watching to see how
we respond to this threat to our nation' |
|
By Maj. Gen. Craig B.
Whelden
Deputy Commander, U.S. Army, Pacific |
| The
U.S. Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Command (USCINCPAC),
fielded an automated system called area security operations
command and control (ASOCC). This system is an interactive,
computer-based system designed to provide situational
awareness to commanders and collaborative planning capabilities
for use with civil authorities. ASOCC has a series of
tools that provide graphic and imagery-based photos and
maps with supporting data, collaboration capabilities,
a log and alert function, the ability to display time-phased
force deployment data, and a means to access and display
updated information from web-based status boards and databases.
More |
|
|
|
|
| . |
| . |
| . |
| |
|
|
| . |
| . |
| . |
| |
 |
| Mari-Rae Sopper |
|
Mari-Rae Sopper, 35, a passenger on American
Airlines flight 77, was on her way to the University
of California at Santa Barbara, where she was
the new women’s gymnastics coach.
A gifted gymnast, she graduated
from Iowa State University and earned a law
degree from the University of Denver. In 1996,
she moved to Washington, where she joined the
Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps. She
later worked for Schmeltzer Aptaker & Shepard,
a law firm, and as an assistant gymnastics coach
and choreographer at George Washington University.
"One thing she taught me is, you never
settle for less than you’re capable of,”
recalled her high school gymnastics coach.
We will not forget her.
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
