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NEW AFGHAN BATTALION — The 2nd Battalion of the Afghan National Army prepares to march past guests at its graduation ceremony in Kabul. Photo by Sgt. Reeba Critser, 28th Public Affairs Detachment, USA
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Second Battalion Joins Ranks
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| By Sgt. Don Dees, USA / 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment |
KABUL, Afghanistan — The 2nd Battalion of the Afghan National Army, consisting of approximately 300 soldiers, has graduated in a ceremony at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan.
French soldiers trained the battalion using a 10-week program of instruction developed by U.S. Special Forces soldiers. A third, American-trained battalion is in training now, with a graduation scheduled in October. A fourth battalion will form and begin training by the end of the month, said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kevin McDonnell, commander of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C. McDonnell’s battalion is responsible for the training.
International support for the training continues in the form of trainers, weapons, ammunition and funding. More |
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Rumsfeld Report: New Threats
Call for New Defense Approach |
New threats call for a new approach to defense and highlight the need to transform the nation's armed forces "now," U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told the president and Congress in his annual report.
The United States is in a new, dangerous period, Rumsfeld said in the report. "The historical insularity of the United States has given way to an era of new vulnerabilities."
"Current and future enemies will seek to strike the United States and U.S. forces in novel and surprising ways," the secretary said. "As a result, the United States faces a new imperative: It must both win the present war against terrorism and prepare now for future wars — wars notably different from those of the past century and even from the current conflict." More Report |
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| On the USS Cushing #2 |
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| A Mark 45 gun on board the USS Cushing fires a 70-lb. dummy shell |
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| Profile |
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| John S. Bremerman, Ironworker |
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| John Bremerman isn't a general or an admiral. He's an ironworker. But he's an important part of an army of workers who have toiled day and night to rebuild the Pentagon after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "Let them come back," he says defiantly. If terrorists strike again, "we'll rebuild again. If we have to, we'll do it 15 times. We're just not going to quit." Story
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Pentagon Workers Return
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| Twenty-two people moved back into their offices in the area of the Pentagon that was damaged during the terrorist attack last Sept. 11. About 600 Pentagon military and civilian employees are expected to return to their offices before the one-year anniversary of the attacks. One of the returnees this week is lawyer Peter M. Murphy, the senior legal advisor to the Marine Corps' commandant, who credited his survival to "the Almighty." Story
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| Project Status - The Coalition Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force has completed 58 of 118 humanitarian assistance projects using over $1 million in Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civic Aid (OHDACA) funds. The projects support redevelopment in 10 provinces and include four medical, 38 school, one road/bridge, nine water/well, and six other projects. The Task Force is currently executing three excess property projects and 57 OHDACA projects that include 10 medical, 20 school, four agricultural, 2 roads/bridges, 16 water/well, and five other projects. |
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| Ernest M. Willcher |
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 Ernest M. Willcher, 62, was a consultant who was briefing the U.S. Army’s deputy chief of staff for personnel on an improved system for survivor benefits for military employees when terrorists struck the Pentagon.
He joined Booz, Allen & Hamilton consultants in 2001 after 25 years as a civilian employee at the Pentagon. A graduate of the University of Maryland, he also earned a law degree from American University. He served in the U.S. Army for three years and spent 37 years as a civilian employee. “He was self-motivated and determined,” said Shirley, his wife of 23 years. “He always said he was working for the right client: the citizens of the country.”
Survivors include his wife, and sons Benjamin and Joel.
We will not forget him.
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