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— A Landing Craft Air Cushion filled with
U.S. Marines races toward shore in Kuwait during
Exercise “Eager Mace.”The Marines,
the 11th Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Mount
Vernon, will take part in an annual month-long
exercise conducted with the Kuwaiti military.
The Mount Vernon and the 11th MEU are on a regularly
scheduled deployment conducting missions in support
of Operation Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd
Class Aaron Peterson |
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U.S. Congress,
President
Agree on Iraq Resolution |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces
Press Service |
WASHINGTON,
Oct. 2, 2002 – U.S. President George W. Bush and leaders
of the House and Senate gathered at the White House Wednesday
to endorse a bipartisan resolution on Iraq.
Bush
said the resolution, approved by the House and now before the
U.S. Senate, shows American unity. The resolution "is clear,
and it is strong," he said.
The president
has been working with congressional leaders to craft the resolution.
He said the resolution would show to all nations U.S. resolve
to confront Saddam Hussein and make Iraq follow U.N. Security
Council demands.
"In Baghdad, the
regime will know that full compliance with all U.N. security
demands is the only choice, and the time remaining for that
choice is limited," Bush said.
No
American wants war, he said, but Congress confirming the United
State's willingness to use force against Iraq "is the best
way to ensure compliance and avoid conflict."
"Saddam must disarm," Bush said.
"If, however, he persists in his defiance, the use of force
may become unavoidable. That course of action may bring many
sacrifices, yet delay in decision and inaction could lead to
a massive and sudden horror.By timely and resolute action we
can defend ourselves and shape a peaceful future."
The president referred to Iraq's proven chemical
and biological weapons programs as dangers to the United States
and the world. He said Iraq has the scientists and facilities
needed to build nuclear weapons and is seeking nuclear material
to do so. More |
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| Powell Says No More
Iraqi 'Swamp' |
| By Gerry J.
Gilmore /American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON,
Oct. 2, 2002 — U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell dismissed
Iraq's offer to allow U.N. weapons inspector back in saying
the United States "will not be satisfied with Iraqi half-truths
or Iraqi compromises or Iraqi efforts to get us back into the
same swamp that they took the United Nations into back in 1998."
Any new inspections, Powell said, must
be backed with U.N. resolve that all sites are subject to search,
with clearly stated consequences if Iraq doesn't comply.
The United States would continue to pursue
a new U.N. resolution with the Security Council, Powell said
during a State Department briefing, Oct. 1. "We believe
strongly that we have to keep moving in this direction because,
as we have seen in the last several weeks, pressure works, and
we have to keep the pressure up," he said. More |
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One U.S. Soldier Killed, One Injured in Bombing at Philippines
Military Facility |
| By
Gerry J. Gilmore/ American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON,
Oct. 2, 2002 – One U.S. soldier was killed and another
injured Wednesday after a bomb went off outside a Philippine
military facility, said a DoD spokesperson.
The bombing occurred about 8:30 p.m. local
time at the facility, located about two miles west of Camp Navarro.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the act, the spokesperson
noted.
The soldiers were assigned to a 260-member
U.S. special operations task force. The task force is preparing
to redeploy back to their home stations after providing training
and other support to the Philippine military. The drawdown began
July 31; at one time the task force numbered more than 1,000
personnel. Initial reports point to a motorcycle-mounted
bomb, the spokesperson added, noting that the incident is under
investigation. |
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Photographer's View of Afghan Life — Part 1
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| An Afghan
man and a woman ride a bicycle in Kabul, Afghanistan. |
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| U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard
B. Myers, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to guests
about the future of the new U.S. Strategic Command during
the activation ceremony of the new command. Photo
by Staff Sgt. Benjamin M. Andera |
Strategic and
Space
Commands Merge |
By
Petty Officer 1st Class Sonja Chambers
Special to the American Forces Press Service |
| OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. —
Two U.S. unified commands merged Tuesday to form a new
global command with global responsibilities in a new strategic
environment. During an afternoon ceremony in the Bennie
L. Davis Maintenance Facility, a new U.S. Strategic Command
was established through the merger with U.S. Space Command
and tasked with space operations, information operations,
computer network operations, and strategic defense and
attack missions. More |
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Northern Command
Set
To Defend U.S. Homeland |
| WASHINGON, Oct. 2, 2002 — U.S.
Northern Command is charged with "the momentous responsibility
to help deter and defend against attacks on America's
home soil," U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D.
Wolfowitz said Tuesday at an historic ceremony activating
the command. He said the new command will focus aerospace,
land and sea defenses, and provide critical support for
U.S. civil authorities in times of national need. Story |
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| RESCUE EXERCISE
— Air Expeditionary coalition members from
Ganci Air Base, Kyrgystan, Capt. Atle Skrede of
the Norwegian Air Force (left) and U.S. Air Force
Capt. Apolinio Luno (right), attend to a mock patient
during a search and rescue excercise using Spanish
helicopters from the Spanish Army's 2nd Manuver
Helicopter Battalion. U.S. and coalition forces
at Ganci conduct rescue and recovery operations
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. James R. Hart
Jr. |
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| U.S.
Soldiers to Leap
Tall Buildings on Letterman
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct.
1, 2002) — Air assault soldiers will make an appearance
on the Late Show with David Letterman by rappelling down a
130-feet building on Oct. 10.
Dave's "Top 10 List" will feature
five soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry),
Fort Drum, N.Y., and another five from the 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. Each soldier will
recite one of the "top 10 things Army soldiers say before
rappelling."
The rappel site is located adjacent to the
fabled Ed Sullivan Theater, home for the Late Show, and the
corner of Broadway and 53rd Street in the Big Apple. The Late
Show airs on CBS at 11:30 EST. |
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