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SCRUBBING — U.S. Navy sailors scrub oil off the flight deck of the USS George Washington during a "no-fly day." No-fly days give the squadrons assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 a chance to do some housekeeping and conduct maintenance. The aircraft carrier and air wing are on a six-month deployment in support of Operations Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom. Photo by Journalist 2nd Class David Valdez, USN

RUMSFELD

Iraq Part of War on Terrorism

By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service

   WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2002 — Iraq is not separate from the global war on terrorism, it is part of it, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the Senate Armed Services Committee today.
   The secretary and Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, returned to Capitol Hill for the second time in two days to discuss the Bush administration's position on Iraq.
   Rumsfeld said stopping rogue states from developing and using weapons of mass destruction is a key aspect of the global war on terrorism. "We can fight the various elements of the global war on terror simultaneously," he said.
   He stressed that Bush has not made a decision on use of force against Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. But he said the administration continues to believe that Iraq is a "grave and growing danger" to the United States and the world.
   Rumsfeld said that while other nations are dangerous and are looking at weapons of mass destruction, no terrorist state in the world poses a more immediate threat to the security of America than the regime of Saddam Hussein. More

U.S. Must 'Go on Offense' To Win

By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2002 — Offense — not defense — will win the global war against terrorism, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz today told congressional questioners. He told committee members terrorism is not a law enforcement problem and can't be dealt with simply by retaliating against individual acts of terrorism. More

Ivanov: Iraq Should Accept Inspection Teams

Story

. Smoking Gun is Too Late

. Bush Calls Iraqi Offer a 'Ploy'

. Timeline of Saddam Hussein's Defiance

Maritime Operations (7 photos)

U.S. sailors and Coast Guard officials prepare to board a cargo boat.

. Playground (5)	. Firing Range (5)
. School Girls (5)	. United in Freedom (9)
. Troop Tributes Overseas (5)	. Mountain Sweep #2 (8)
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Coaliton Cause of Success, Rumsfeld Says

Bush Salutes Troops as Character Models

Air Force Radio News

Officials Deem Warfighting Experiment 'Success'

'Millenium Challenge' Highlights Coalition Building

Air Force Television News


	. Afghanistan	. Pentagon Reconstruction
	. Bin Laden and Al Qaeda	. Special Ops
	. Coalition Support	. Terrorist Groups
	. Commando Solo	. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
	. "Denial and Deception"	. U.S. Assistance to Afghans
	. Marine Expeditionary Units	. U.S. Policy On Africa
	. Operational Security	. Weather

Sep 19, 2002

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Lance Cpl. Dexter C. Turnage

Although he may not be 'pinning' his opponent in record time or breaking records as a high school football player, Marine Lance Cpl. Dexter C. Turnage still likes to break things. The Snow Hill, N.C. native recently had an opportunity to do just that. Story

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POST FLIGHT CHECK — U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from 492nd Fighter Squadron wait at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, while post flight inspections are completed following a mission in support of Operation Northern Watch. Photo by Senior Airman James Harper, USAF

Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Jones. Staff Sgt. Mark Reed, a combat weather team forecaster for 363rd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, records weather data readings from a tactical meteorological observation system. Reed is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and is supporting Operation Southern Watch.

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

. Latest CENTCOM News

. Charity Campaign Kicks Off

. Budget Plan Will Shape Future Force

. National Guard, Reserve Update

. Air Force Secretary Unveils New Ads

. U.S. Army South Moves to Texas

We Remember Their Sacrifice - Sept. 11, 2002, marked the beginning of the war on terrorism. But it also brought a tragic end to a multitude of lives. Here we honor those who died in the attack on the Pentagon.