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SUPPORT — As the two ships maintain a distance of about 50 yards from one another during a replenishment at sea, a CH-46 Sea Knight, assigned to the "Dragon Whales" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eight embarked on the USNS Supply, transports ammunition from the USS George Washington to the fast combat support ship. Photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Rex Nelson, USN |
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| ON IRAQ |
Rumsfeld: 'Connect Dots
Before, Not After Attack' |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2002 — U.S. Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld said that while people are concerned about
"connecting the dots" on what happened Sept. 11, 2001, he
is more interested in connecting the dots before the next
attack.
At a Pentagon press conference Sept. 16, Rumsfeld said he
is "attempting to connect the dots before a tragedy
happens, not after." He said that's not simple.
"There isn't a single smoking gun that everyone nods and
says 'Aha! That's it!'" he said. "If we wait for a smoking
gun in this instance, it obviously would be after the fact.
You'd find it after lethal weapons were used against the
United States, our friends and allies."
That's too late when you are dealing with weapons of mass
destruction, Rumsfeld said.
Rumsfeld is scheduled to testify before the House of Representatives Sept. 18 and the Senate Sept. 19. He told reporters that President Bush has not made a decision about Iraq. The president is making the case with Congress and the United Nations that Iraq has thumbed its nose at the world. More
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| Coalition Changes No-Fly Zone Tactics |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2002 — The number of provocations
in the northern and southern no-fly zones over Iraq have
remained about the same, but coalition responses have
become more deadly, U.S. defense leaders said Monday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Vice Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace said Iraqi
provocations are being met by bomb strikes on higher-value
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| When the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) left Camp Lejeune, N.C., for their deployment to the Mediterranean and Arabian Seas, the unit brought with it a living piece of U.S. Marine Corps history. Cpl. Arceno Jake is the grandson of David Jordan, a World War II veteran and Navajo Code Talker. Story
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United Effort Needed
to Combat Terror |
International terrorists killed more than 3,000 people on Sept. 11, 2001, and if they had their way, they'd gladly kill more innocents — "10,000 or tens of thousands," said Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Their goal is to destroy our way of life and the things we hold dear, such as freedom," the general said. "Freedom means a lot of other things too. It means that we're a tolerant people, contrasted to the terrorists who aren't very tolerant. We think diversity helps make us great." Story
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| CHOPPER PILOT — U.S. Navy Lt. Tony Monell mans the right seat of a MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter before transporting supplies to the USS George Washington. Monell is a pilot for the HM-14 Vanguards, deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny R. Wilson, USN |
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