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May 13, 2004
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| Help Fight Terror |
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| Transcripts |
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| COALITION TASK FORCE — Ships from Task Force 150 assemble in a formation for a photo in the Gulf of Oman, May 6, 2004. Task Force 150, a multinational naval task force currently under the command of British Royal Navy Commodore Tony Rix, is operating in the North Arabian Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Countries contributing to Task Force 150 include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Pakistan, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bart Bauer, U.S. Navy
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| Defense Secretary, Chairman
Visit Iraq’s Abu Ghraib Prison |
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| By Kathleen T. Rhem / American Forces Press Service |
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KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, May 13, 2003 — The United States' top military and civilian defense officials saw firsthand today improvements being made at Iraq's Baghdad Central Correction Facility, more commonly known as Abu Ghraib prison.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers briefly toured a portion of the prison during a daytrip to Baghdad. More |
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| Troops Cheer Rumsfeld, Myers at Baghdad Town Hall Meeting |
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| By U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample/ American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, May 13, 2004 — Cheers and applause from hundreds of troops greeted Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers today when they arrived at Camp Victory in Baghdad for a "town hall meeting."
The secretary and the chairman spoke to the troops as part of a surprise visit to the Iraqi capital.
The secretary said he had just visited the Abu Ghraib prison and received assurances from those in charge that abuses there have ended. More Transcript Photos |
| Rumsfeld in Baghdad to Visit Troops, Meet with Leaders |
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| Request for $25 Billion to Cover
Near-Term Expenses |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces Press
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WASHINGTON,
May 13, 2004 — President Bush's request for a $25 billion
emergency fund is not to be confused with a full fiscal 2005
supplemental funding request planned for early next year, the
Defense Department's second-ranking civilian leader said on Capitol
Hill today.
Rather, it is meant to ensure commanders have what
they need in the meantime – to cover near-term but unpredictable expenses in
the global war on terror, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told the Senate
Armed Services Committee. More |
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| Abizaid: U.S. Troops Will Stay
In Iraq Until Country Is Stable |
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| By U.S. State Department Washington File |
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WASHINGTON, May 13, 2004 — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) head, General John Abizaid, said that U.S. military forces will remain in Iraq long enough to make the country stable despite his prediction of difficult and perhaps violent times ahead.
Abizaid, speaking at a press conference in Jordan May 12, described the current period in Iraq as "one of the most difficult."
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U.S. 'Part of the Battleground'
In Terror War, General Says |
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2004 – While American forces are fighting overseas, it's likely that terrorists are planning another attack on the United States, a senior military officer noted here today.
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Pentagon Channel Slated
For May 14 Launch |
| WASHINGTON, May 13, 2004 – The Pentagon Channel, the Defense Department's news and information television service, officially launches May 14 with a live broadcast from the Armed Forces Day opening ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. More |
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Soldier Accused in Attack
Requests Change of Venue |
| FORT BRAGG, N.C., May 13, 2004 (Army News Service) — During a pretrial hearing May 10, the defense for Sgt. Hasan Akbar, the soldier accused of a grenade attack which killed two 101st Airborne Division soldiers and wounded 14 others last year in Kuwait, requested a change of venue to place the court martial outside the Army. More |
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Secretary of Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld |
| "You folks have helped to liberate 25 million human beings. You've also performed any number of acts of kindness, generosity and compassion to the Iraqi people that you've met, that you've worked with." |
| Remarks to U.S. Troops in Baghdad,
May 13, 2004 |
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| Honring the Fallen |
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Fallen Artillerymen
Remembered, Honored |
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 BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 13, 2004 -— Eight 1st Armored Division soldiers were honored May 2 in a memorial service at Striker Forward Operating Base on Baghdad International Airport. The eight soldiers, all assigned to Battery C, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, died April 29 in Al-Mahmudiyah, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near them. More |
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Defense Officials
Identify Army Casualty |
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Kyle A. Brinlee, 21, of Pryor, Okla., died May 11 in Al Asad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Brinlee was assigned to the Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Company B, 120th Combat Engineer Battalion, Pryor, Okla. |
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MARINE
CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C., May
13, 2004 — Cpl. Molly A. Muldoon,
assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Test and Evaluation
Squadron 22, became the first woman Marine
to qualify as a V-22 Osprey crew chief
May 3. 
MCCONNELL
AIR FORCE BASE, Kan., May 13, 2004 —
From the capital of Peru to Wichita, Kan.,
the only zampoña player here is
sharing his gift of music with the Air
Force. Airman Fredy Pasco spends his off-duty
time filling the air with the sound of
an Inca instrument known as the zampoña. 
