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HAWKEYE — U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln watch an E2-C Hawkeye as it prepares to land. The Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing 14 are performing combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Tyler Clements

Intelligence Officials Warn
Threat as Great as Before 9-11

By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2002 — The terrorist threat today is as great as it was in the weeks before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet told Congress Thursday.
Tenet told the Joint Committee on Intelligence that al Qaeda has reconstituted. "They are coming after us," he said. "They want to execute attacks. You see it in Bali, you see it in Kuwait. They plan in multiple theaters of operations. They intend to strike this homeland again, and we better get about the business of putting the right structure in place as fast as we can." More

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 Thursday 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

Why Haven't Terrorists Used Weapons of Mass Destruction Yet?

By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service

     WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2002 — U.S. leaders know that terrorists know how to use some weapons of mass destruction but they haven't. Why is that?
     Steven Younger, director of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency, posed the rhetorical question to his audience at the Fletcher Conference here Wednesday.
     "Psychologists say terrorists like to see explosions and they like to see immediate gratification," Younger said. Another reason terrorists haven't used chemical, biological or radiological weapons, he said, is that they are concerned about alienating friends. More

.U.S. Plans to Consult With Allies On North Korean Nuke Violations

. Bush Hopes Iraq Will Disarm Peacefully

. Bush Signs Resolution Authorizing U.S. Force Against Saddam

. U.S. Calls Special Warriors to Lead in Unconventional Fight

Free Time (5 photos)

Service members practice a tune before Sunday morning chapel.

. Shipboard Detainee Exercise (6)	. Big Boom (4)
. Fuel in The Sky (9)	. A Young Soldier (7)
. At Sea (8)	. Educating the Educators (7)
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Bush Hopes Iraq Will Comply

Resolution Authorizes Force in Iraq

Air Force Radio News

Air Force Television News

Bush Signs Iraq Resolution

Deputy Secretary Outlines Iraq Risks


	. Afghanistan	. Republic of Georgia
	. Bin Laden and Al Qaeda	. Special Ops
	. Deception and Defiance	. Terrorist Groups
	. Iraq	. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
	. Iraqi Denial and Deception	. U.S. Policy On Africa
	. Marine Expeditionary Units	. Weather
	. Operational Security	. Year in Review

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.

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Apache Crew
Operates in Afghanistan

By Sgt. Reeba Critser
28th Public Affairs Detachment

BAGRAM, Afghanistan — The pilots of 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C., live to fly Apaches. “The Apache is the most deadly aircraft we have,” said Capt. Erick Enyart, battalion S-1. “We wait years and years for the opportunity to fly the one aircraft that’s the toughest to get.” More

Iraqi Threat

No-Fly Zone Violations

CIA Report on Iraq's
Weapons of Mass Destruction

Saddam Hussein: In His Own Words
Quotes from Saddam and Iraq's regime-controlled media

CIVIL AFFAIRS
Soldiers Assist
Afghan Students, Leaders

Photo, Afghans in the Orgun Valley teach classes of children in private homes because their villages don't have schools yet. Photo courtesy of Sgt. 1st Class Victor Andersen, USA.

By Kathleen T. Rhem
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON — A civil affairs soldier recently returned from Afghanistan said education is the most important issue in improving that country's future. "All facets of life over there need help," Army Capt. Britton London said. "But personally, I think education is most important because it's going to help Afghanistan's young."

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CHOCOLATE — U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Don Paulus, an aerospace food technician with the 438th Expeditionary Services flight's dining facility, pours brownie mix over Nutter Butters before baking at a forward deployed location supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. William Greer

AMERICAN POSTCARDS

The National Football League is currently broadcasting "American Postcards," a series of profiles on U.S. service members, during regular and post-season games as part of the league’s salute to America’s troops. You can now see some of the 1-minute video profiles here on DefendAmerica, courtesy of the NFL.

Airman Amy Ting
Marine Capt. Paul Kopacz
Marine Capt. Enrico Hunter
Navy Chief Petty Officer Johnny Bivera

For more information on the NFL’s American Postcards go to: http://www.nfl.com/postcards/index.html

. Latest CENTCOM News

. Mentor Program Starts for Disabled Students

. Top Naval Officer Thanks Sixth Fleet

. Business Initiatives Announced

. National Guard, Reserve Update

. Soldiers Radio Webcast Goes 24/7

. Enhancements Made to AF Assignment System

. Naval Reservists Fill Law Enforcement Gaps

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 Heroes