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SNAPPER — U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter
jets from the 159 Fighter Wing, Air National Guard,
La., and a South Carolina, F-16 fighter jet fly
over East Coast waters during Cope Snapper Exercise
'02. Held at Naval Air Station Key West, the exercise
is a multi-aircraft exercise that engages dissimilar
air combat training with on fighter data link and
joint operations with the Navy.
U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock.
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Al Qaeda Has 'Dispersed,
Adjusted' to U.S. Pressure |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces
Press Service |
WASHINGTON,
Oct. 22, 2002 -- Al Qaeda "has gone to school on us"
and has adjusted to the constant U.S. pressure on the terrorist
organization, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said during
a Pentagon press conference Tuesday.
"They
are not back in business the way they were before," he
said. "They've received a great deal of pressure -- financial,
law enforcement, military pressure."
He
said al Qaeda has dispersed from their former haunts, but is
still operating in dozens of countries, including the United
States. "There is no question … they are capable
of conducting an operation in the United States, just as they
are in many other countries," Rumsfeld said.
He
said al Qaeda will continue to change to meet U.S. pressure
against it. "As we put pressure on and close a door here,
they'll push and find a door somewhere else," the secretary
said. He said that has been happening for more than a year now,
and he expects it to continue.
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Rumsfeld
Draws Parallels From
Cuban Missile Crisis to Today |
| By Jim Garamone
/ American Forces Press Service |
| WASHINGTON,
Oct. 22, 2002 — U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
said the United States must move on all fronts — diplomatic,
economic, military -- to make sure there's no repeat of the
Cuban Missile Crisis, but this time with a terrorist state.
"President Bush is determined to do just that," he
said. Rumsfeld used a Pentagon news conference to draw parallels
between the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the situation facing
America today. More
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'Whatever, Whenever' |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces
Press Service |
| WASHINGTON,
Oct. 22, 2002 —"The U.S. military is ready for whatever,
whenever," America's top-ranking military officer said
here Tuesday. Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. military remains able to
respond to whatever the president asks of it, be it "crisis
prevention or conflict across the entire spectrum." More
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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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offer one-click access to our archived features
and a feedback section giving you an easy
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"Joint
Venture" Craft
Cruises to the Future |
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON
— Military transformation took a nautical turn recently
when an all-soldier crew piloted an Army-leased experimental
high-speed watercraft up the Potomac River here.
All
aboard was shipshape as the 300-plus-foot HSV-X1, dubbed
"Joint Venture," raised anchor at Fort Belvoir,
Va., and headed north on a 90-minute demonstration cruise
to the Metropolitan Police Harbor Patrol Headquarters'
dock here. More |
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CIVIL AFFAIRS
Special Forces Medic
Tends Afghan People
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By Kathleen T. Rhem
American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON
— U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Victor Andersen had never seen
a donkey bite before. That's why he couldn't identify the large
crescent-shaped wound on a young boy in Afghanistan. In fact,
the Special Forces medical sergeant saw a lot of things in Afghanistan
that he never expected to see.
Andersen,
a member of the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion from Fort Bragg,
N.C., recently returned from a seven-month stint in Afghanistan.
He shared some of his experiences in an interview during a Pentagon
visit in October. More |
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U.S.
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Master Sgt. Gary Chancellor |
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POPE
AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. — Master Sgt. Gary Chancellor
was told he had an inoperable cancer mass, he would
be dead in three months, and there was nothing that
could be done to save him. That was three years
ago.
Chancellor
is a loadmaster and the 2nd Airlift Squadron's first
sergeant here. He loves his family, job and the
people he works with. His attitude is especially
positive, considering he has fought the last two
and a half years against a cancer that doctors said
would kill him. Story
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Within
the first nine months of operation in Afghanistan,
Coalition Joint Task Force -180 has completed
73 approved humanitarian assistance projects.
Completed
projects include 43 schools, seven medical facilities,
13 wells/water systems, two agriculture projects,
three roads/bridges and five public works projects.
CJTF-180 continues to monitor 141 ongoing projects
in 10 provinces of Afghanistan. |
Opportunities
for Afghan Women
As of Oct. 22, Coalition
Joint Task Force 180 has completed 10 projects
designed to benefit the women of Afghanistan.
The task force has refurbished nine girls’
schools providing educational benefits to over
13,000 students and completed repairs to the offices
of the Afghan Women’s Organization that
provides business opportunities and assistance
to Afghan women. The task forces continues making
repairs to 11 girls’ schools, Bost Nursing
School and Rabia Bahlki Women’s Hospital.
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