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| GETTING
READY — A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's
Mate on board the USS Abraham Lincoln signals for
tension to be applied to the shuttle to tighten
up the aircraft prior to launching. The Lincoln
and Carrier Air Wing 14 are conducting combat operationsin
support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Philip
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Rumsfeld Gives Guidelines for
Committing American Troops |
| By Kathleen T. Rhem / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2002 — U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld today gave the world a peek at how he thinks.
At a Pentagon press briefing this afternoon, Rumsfeld described guidelines he wrote upon taking office to help him decide when to recommend President Bush commit American military forces. Defense officials also released written copies of the guidelines after the briefing. Guidelines |
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U.S. Plans to Consult With Allies
On North Korean Nuke Violations |
| By Kathleen T. Rhem / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2002 — United States government officials will
consult with friends and allies on what to do about North Korea's
admission that it has been developing nuclear weapons, Defense
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today.
North Korean officials reportedly admitted to an American diplomat that
they have an active nuclear weapons program in defiance of the so-
called Agreed Framework. In this agreement, North Korea promised in
1994 that it would freeze its nuclear program. More
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| Bush Hopes Iraq Will Disarm Peacefully |
| By Linda D. Kozaryn / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2002 — Using military force against
Iraq is President Bush's last choice, not his first.
"My hope is that we can achieve a disarmament of the Iragi
regime peacefully," the president said Oct. 16 after
meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the
White House. "We have no plans to use our military unless
we need to."
Bush said he and Sharon talked about the desire for the
U.N. Security Council "to be strong and for the nations
that care about peace to see that Saddam is disarmed." More |
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Pentagon Memorial
Finalists Announced |
By Kathleen T. Rhem
American Forces Press Service |
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2002 — More than 1,100 people submitted designs for a memorial to those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. Defense officials today announced the six designs selected as finalists. An 11-member panel of artists, designers, family members of those killed in the attack, and two former secretaries of defense took three days to choose the finalists from among the 1,126 qualified entries.
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Planning Guidance
Will Reshape Military |
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service |
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Oct. 17, 2002 — Marine Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman
of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, today discussed the
nuts and bolts behind the current capabilities planning
guidance process that U.S. combatant commanders are going
though. More |
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First
Lady Promotes
Troops to Teachers Program |
 WRIGHT-PATTERSON
AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 17, 2002 — The birthplace
of aviation became a launching pad for new career possibilities
Oct. 16 as first lady Laura Bush spoke here about the
Defense Department's Troops to Teachers program. "As
soldiers, you pledged yourself to duty, honor and country
— and your service will never be forgotten,"
she said. "Today, I ask you to pledge yourselves
to our children, the future of this country. I ask our
retiring men and women to answer a new call — the
call to teach." More
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| LIQUID OXYGEN
— U.S. Navy Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Tawni
Romo (left) and Machinist's Mate Fireman Joe Kirson
(right) take samples from the liquid oxygen storage
tank in the O2N2 Shop to be tested for purity aboard
the USS Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln and Carrier
Air Wing 14 are conducting combat operations in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy
Photo by Photographer's Mate Bernardo Fuller. |
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Since Oct.
7, 2001, 53 Americans have died supporting the war
on terrorism. On the one-year anniversary of the
start of Operation Enduring Freedom, we honor their
sacrifice.
American
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