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| Help Fight Terror |
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| Transcripts |
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| A HUSBAND'S DREAM — Sandra Dahl, a Sept. 11 widow, and Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Low display a flag given to her by firefighters in Somerset, Pa., that she carried on an "incentive flight" last week. Dahl's husband, Jason, was the pilot of United Airlines flight 93, which crashed in a field outside the town of Somerset, Pa. She took a ride on the F-16 piloted by Low to fulfill her late husband's dream of flying an F-16. Low is a member of the 120th Fighter Squadron, 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, and a United Airlines pilot, U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darin Overstreet |
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| Top U.S. Commanders Escape
Injury in Iraq Convoy Attack |
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| By Donna Miles / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2004 — The top military commander in Southwest Asia and the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division escaped injury today when their convoy was attacked while entering an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps battalion headquarters in Fallujah, Iraq.
Army Gen. John Abizaid, commander of U.S. Central Command, Maj. Gen. Charles H. Swannack Jr., 82nd Airborne Division commander, and all other members of their group were reported safe following the incident, which took place at about 1:30 p.m. local time (5:30 a.m. EST). More |
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| Bush Wants Tougher Measures
To Prevent Spread of WMDs |
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| By K.L. Vantran / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 — The United States and its allies “will act on every lead to find the middlemen, the suppliers and the buyers” President Bush said today as he proposed several ways to strengthen the world’s efforts to stop the spread of deadly weapons.
The president proposed that the work of the Proliferation Security Initiative be expanded to address more than shipments and transfers. More |
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Coalition Releases Desperate
Letter Seeking al Qaeda Help |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz /American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 — Saying it illustrates a calculated effort by foreign terrorists to derail democracy in Iraq, coalition and Iraqi officials in Baghdad today released a 17-page letter intended for al Qaeda leaders that a courier was carrying when he was captured last month.
Officials have described and characterized the letter in previous news briefings this week, but released a transcript in Arabic and a key-point English translation to reporters. More |
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| U.S. Troops Work Closely with Iraqi Police and Security Forces |
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| By Kathleen T. Rhem / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 — Iraqi police and other security forces are assuming more responsibility for security in their country every day, the U.S. general in charge of forces in western Iraq said in Baghdad today.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles Swannack, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, said his troops are working closely with Iraqi police and Civil Defense Corps members. In the first week of February, Iraqi security forces in the al Anbar province conducted 87 joint operations with coalition forces and 109 independent operations, he said. More |
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| DoD Won't Seek More Funding
For Terror War Until January |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 — The Defense Department has a number of good reasons to delay asking for a wartime supplemental funding request for fiscal 2005, said DoD Comptroller Dov Zakheim, the biggest one being, "We don't know how much to ask for."
Zakheim said the department doesn't plan on submitting a supplemental request to Congress until around Jan. 1, one quarter into fiscal 2005. More |
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Congress Authorizes
Korean Defense Medal |
| More than 3 million American service members qualify for a new medal designed to highlight their contributions to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. The Korean Defense Service Medal will be awarded to all service members who served in the divided land since 1954. Story |
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| Transformation |
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Transformation Begins
With Leadership |
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| WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 — As the U.S. military transforms to improve its efficiency and effectiveness, it's important for leaders "to look at and identify perfectly predictable surprises and act in advance," according to DoD's director of force transformation. But just as critical, he said, is for managers to recognize the barriers that stand in the way so they can overcome them. More |
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| DoD
Identifies Army Casualties |
WASHINGTON,
Feb. 10, 2004 — The Department of Defense announced
today the death of three soldiers in Iraq who were supporting
Operation Iraq Freedom.
Two soldiers died in Sinjar, Iraq, Feb. 9 when
a collection of unexploded ordnance, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar
rounds detonated while
being moved to a demolition point. Killed in the incident were Sgt. Thomas
D. Robbins, 27 of Schenectady, N.Y., and Sgt. Elijah Tai Wah Wong, 42, of Mesa,
Ariz. Robbins was assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment
(Stryker), Fort Lewis, Wash. Wong was assigned to the 363rd Explosive Ordnance
Company, Army National Guard, Casa Grande, Ariz.
Defense officials also announced the recovery of remains of Staff Sgt. Christopher
Bunda, 29, of Washington. Bunda was originally listed as "Duty Status
Whereabouts Unknown" when his boat capsized during a river patrol
on the Tigris River on Jan. 25. His remains were recovered today. He was assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, based at Fort Lewis, Wash.
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NAVISTAR, Kuwait, Feb. 10, 2004 — The last 101st Airborne Division convoy rolled across the Iraqi border just before 5 a.m. Kuwaiti time this morning, leaving behind a mission that spanned almost a year. Spc. Misael Santiago had the historical honor of being the final 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) “Screaming Eagle” to leave Iraq by vehicle. 
CAMP VICTORY, Kuwait, Feb. 10, 2004 — Lead elements of the
Camp Pendleton-based I Marine Expeditionary Force currently
are on the ground in Kuwait and Iraq paving the way for the
expected 25,000 Marines headed back to Iraq in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom in the coming months. 
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 — Britain’s Prince Charles paid a surprise visit to Iraq Feb. 9, praising the British troops deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom for maintaining security in southern Iraq and supporting the war on terror.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Feb. 12, 2004 — In the western region of Abu Ghraib, the community has plenty to celebrate. In less than two months, their water is safer to drink, the condition of the mosque is better, and residents now have a medical clinic close at hand.
MOSUL, Iraq (Army News Service, Feb. 9, 2004) – The next step in building a stronger Iraqi army began as the first officers graduated from the Northern Iraq Regional Training Center Platoon Leader’s Basic Course in Al Qayyarah Feb. 9.
CAMP LEMONIER,
Djibouti — A sailor was honored Feb. 11
for providing life-saving medical care to a Djiboutian
man and his family.