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ABOARD SHIP — A U.S. Navy CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eight delivers supplies to the USS George Washington from the fast combat support ship USNS Supply. Introduced into the fleet in 1978, the CH-46 has been a workhorse of Navy logistics. It can carry a payload of 5,000 pounds. Photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jessica Davis, USN |
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A Smoking Gun Means That
It's Too Late, Rumsfeld Says |
| By Jim Garamone
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2002 — "The last thing we want to see is a smoking gun," U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Congress Wednesday. "A gun smokes after it has been fired. The goal must be to stop such an action before it happens."
Rumsfeld testified before the House Armed Services Committee. He was answering questions about the dangers Iraq poses.
He told the legislators that Saddam Hussein has chemical and biological weapons and is working hard to develop a nuclear capability. He said the Iraqi dictator has also demonstrated a propensity to use those weapons. Hussein has violated the 16 U.N. resolutions directed against his outlaw regime, Rumsfeld said, and he will continue to subvert the will of the United Nations if allowed.
A demonstration erupted in the hearing room that Rumsfeld used to make another point. As he had begun his testimony, a group of women interrupted him and began chanting "inspections, not war."
After the women were led out, Rumsfeld said that there is a misunderstanding among many people that the goal for the United Nations is simple inspection. "The (U.N.) goal is disarmament," he said. "That is what was agreed to by Iraq (after the Persian Gulf War), and that is what was understood by the United Nations." More |
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| Bush Calls Iraqi Offer a 'Ploy' |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2002 — U.S. President George W. Bush said Saddam Hussein's offer to let U.N. inspectors back into Iraq is "his latest ploy," and a strong U.N. resolution was still necessary. Story
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Weather Forecasters
Give the 'Go or No Go' |
| Monday, hot, 109. Tuesday, hot, 110.The rest of the week, extremely hot.Some people may think a deployment to a desert in Southwest Asia would be a weather forecaster's dream — same forecast, different day. However, the 363rd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron combat weather team does more than predict the hot versus really hot desert days. Story
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Air Force Honors
Takur Ghar's Fallen Hero |
| U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper presents the Air Force Cross to Teresa Cunningham, wife of pararescueman and hero Senior Airman Jason D. Cunningham, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Cunningham lost his life in Afghanistan while on a rescue mission. Despite being mortally wounded, he saved 10 lives and made it possible for seven others who were killed to come home. Story
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Air Force Electrician
Randy Westervelt
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| He has been called 'Light Bulb' for so long that only a handful of people know his real name. When asked, he tells them he is sure 'Light Bulb' is his real name Randy Westervelt, a high voltage electrician with the 437th Civil Engineer Squadron's exterior
electric shop at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., works day and night to keep the airfield lights burning bright. Story
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