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| VIP VISIT — A U.S. Air Force
noncommissioned officer introduces Deputy U.S. Defense
Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz to the maintenance crews
at Phase Dock, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Photo
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Wolfowitz Sees Transformation
In Action at Langley, Exercises |
| By Linda D. Kozaryn / American
Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON,
D.C., Aug. 3, 2002 — "Remember, sir," a U.S. Air Force
weapons specialist told Deputy U.S. Defense Secretary Paul D.
Wolfowitz, "without weapons, an F-15 is a single-seat airline."
Another airman added, "If you ever need air supremacy, sir,
give us a call."
Wolfowitz got a feel for the esprit de corps
of the service members who fly and maintain the nation's war
birds when he visited Langley Air Force Base, Va., on Friday.
He also toured what he called a "truly transformational" intelligence
center there, the 30th Intelligence Squadron's Distributed Common
Ground System.
At a nearby Joint Forces Command facility
in Suffolk, Va., the deputy got a glimpse of the future when
he toured the Millennium Challenge 2002 exercise, the largest
joint experiment in U.S. history. More than 13,500 troops from
all services are taking part in the experiment, which features
the largest computer simulation "federation" ever put together.
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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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Marriage Plans Deferred
As Two Soldiers Deploy |
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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,
enabling more than 62,000 students to return to classes. |
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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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