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| EARLY TO RISE — An aircrew member assigned to the “Black Stallions” of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Four gives the OK signal to start an MH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during morning flight operations aboard USS La Salle. Photo by Photographer’s mate 2nd Class Todd Reeves, USN |
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| PENTAGON BRIEFING |
U.S. Forces Continue ‘Urgent’
Search For Al Qaeda Terrorists |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is constantly trying to find new ways to find and kill Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists, Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said Friday during a briefing.
Clarke was talking about news reports that say U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is impatient with the pace of progress against the terrorists. She said Rumsfeld is constantly reminding military and civilian personnel about the urgency of taking the battle to the terrorists.
"It is no secret that the secretary wants everyone to understand the sense of urgency about what we're doing," Clarke said. "The threats are real and, despite the success thus far in Afghanistan, we have a long way to go."
She also said that Rumsfeld has full and total confidence in U.S. Central Command chief Gen. Tommy Franks. "He has done an extraordinary job of prosecuting what has been a very unconventional war," she said. "The secretary remains confident that the performance will be terrific going forward." More |
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| U.S. Plans to Reduce Sinai Force |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON — The United States intends to cut the number of U.S. soldiers serving with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai, said Douglas Feith, U.S. Defense Department undersecretary for policy.
The announcement followed an Aug. 1 meeting here of representatives of the United States, Egypt and Israel. The three parties discussed the reconfiguration of the MFO and a requirement that the U.S. has to reduce its participation in the MFO.
"We're not talking about ending U.S. participation in the mission," Feith said. "We're talking about looking at the whole MFO, how it can reconfigure itself, how it can continue to fulfill its mission more efficiently." More |
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| Military Seeks Blood Donors |
| U.S. service members have been donating blood in record numbers — and they need to keep it up, said U.S. Army Col. Mike Fitzpatrick, director of the Armed Services Blood Program Office. Story |
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| Members of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron head for a mission |
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Marriage Plans Deferred
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| She's a West Point graduate. He's a Green Beret. Both have been deployed to Afghanistan. They'd like to get married, but that will have to wait. Says U.S. Army 1st Lt. Valencia Delavega: "There are people who have been in the military for 10 or 15 years that have never had the opportunity to deploy, to go fight for freedom." They've had that opportunity — together. Story |
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Had Combat Food Lately?
'Very Good' Says a Critic |
| Gone are the hot dogs that Marines used to refer to as the 'Four Fingers of Death.' MREs — for Meals, Ready to Eat — now include such items as Thai chicken and seafood jambalaya. When the director of the Combat Feeding Program brought samples to Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Joseph R. Pitts, a Vietnam War veteran, was impressed. "It was very good," said the former Air Force navigator. "It's neat to see all the different selections that you can get these days. Story
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| Renovation of Afghan Schools
- Civil Affairs Team Mazar-e-Sharif completed the Gohar
Sha Begorn School in Mazar-e-Sharif. Repairs included
interior and exterior walls, repainting of the school,
electrical upgrades, new blackboards and new school benches.
The school serves over 1,400 students between the ages
of 7 and 18. Since January, 2002, the Coalition Joint
Civil Military Operations Task Force has completed the
repair or renovation of 32 schools throughout Afghanistan,
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| Sandra D. Teague |
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Sandra D. Teague, 31, a passenger on American
Airlines flight 77, was a physical therapist
at Georgetown University Hospital.
She earned a master’s
degree from the University of Osteopathic Medicine
and Health Sciences and was described by friends
as a warm, witty, vivacious and athletic woman.
At work she was considered “an excellent
clinician and a rising star,” said the
director of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Survivors include her parents
Elaine and James, sister Jennifer and brother
Chris.
We will not forget her.
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