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CHOPPER POWER — After rearming and refueling,
this Apache helicopter heads off to continue its
combat mission. The helicopters have become an
integral part of the combat mission in Afghanistan
by providing a strong U.S. presence wherever they
are seen, as well as being able to deliver fire
power when needed. Photo by Sgt. 1st. Class Fred
Gurwell, USA
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Cheney: Al Qaeda is
Pursuing
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2002 — U.S. Vice
President Dick Cheney said Thursday the terrorists who struck
America on Sept. 11, 2001, are ruthless and striving to get
weapons of mass destruction.
He said there's no doubt that they wish to strike
again. "It is a certainty that the Al Qaeda is pursuing
such weapons and has succeeded in acquiring at least a crude
capability to use them," Cheney told the Chosin Few,
a Korean War veterans group, at their annual reunion in San
Antonio, Texas.
U.S. leaders have a responsibility to defend
America, he said. "If the United States could have pre-empted
9-11, we would have. Should we be able to prevent another,
more devastating attack, we will. No question," Cheney
remarked. "This nation will not live at the mercy of
terrorist or terror regimes."
Cheney also told the group — the survivors
of the most intense battle of the Korean War — that the
United States seeks to thwart terrorists' plans and hunt them
down one-by-one to bring them to justice. "Wherever terrorists
operate, we must stop them," he said. More
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Ridge says Protecting
Homeland
Security Requires New Thinking |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces
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WASHINGTON,
Aug. 29, 2002 — Just spending money is not enough to protect
the homeland, said Tom Ridge. The United States also must have
new ideas, new thinking and new structures to confront the terrorist
challenge.
Ridge, speaking Thursday at a meeting of the Homeland
Security Council at the Old Executive Office Building, said
federal, state and local governments must build closer ties
to each other.
He said the new national homeland security strategy
reflects Bush administration thinking: "Simply channeling
new money into an old system will not maximize our ability to
protect ourselves and our way of life."
Ridge said he hopes Congress will authorize a Department
of Homeland Security that gives the president the freedom to
manage the department effectively. The Bush administration proposes
allowing the president to move funds and resources around within
the department to better counteract terrorists.
The relationships among agencies will also have
to change as their missions and functions change, Ridge said.
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Plan for Biological
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By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
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WASHINGTON —
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to start work this
fall on a biological agent detection and identification
program as part of efforts to develop a national early
warning system for urban areas.
The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
on the U.S. and the subsequent anthrax assaults through
the U.S. Postal Service highlighted a national need for
standard systems to detect and provide warning for the
presence of biological agents, said Anna Johnson-Winegar,
deputy assistant U.S. secretary of defense for chemical
and biological defense programs.
"This is really a very critical
issue for us as a nation, and I think (the Defense Department)
has a tremendous amount of expertise," she noted.
It's important, she said, to have an integrated effort
"for all of us to be able to work together and to
present a national response." More
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Master
Sgt. Carol Schnichels &
Airman 1st Class Casey Schnichels |
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Air Force Master Sgt. Carol Schnichels is deployed
in the Middle East as a food service supervisor.
Her son, Airman 1st Class Casey Schnichels, is deployed
at the same location as a crew chief. Her husband,
David, is working as a master sergeant and aircraft
maintenance superintendent in the U.S. For this
family, the war against terrorism is a family affair.
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| RETURNING — A member of
the 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J.,
returns after a rotation in support of Operation
Enduring Freedom. Photo by Scott H. Spitzer, USAF |
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Lisa Young, 37, worked in
the Pentagon as a personnel assistant.
She studied at Georgetown
University and began working at the U.S. Department
of Defense, DCSPER/Army, in 1986. She enjoyed
the precision, sense of purpose and excitement
of working for the Army. She was also a devoted
mother, loving sister and best friend. But her
main priority was her daughter.
Survivors include her daughter,
Chaquita.
We will not forget her.
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