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06/04/2002: Rumsfeld Discusses India-Pakistan Situation, Pending Visit  
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2002 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld today shared his thoughts about the current military standoff between India and Pakistan shortly before departing on a trip to Europe, the Middle East and South Asia to check security ties...
06/04/2002: Basilan: Before. After. After That? 
BASILAN ISLAND, Philippines, June 3, 2002 -- Basilan Island before: a lawless fiefdom of terrorist groups and thugs. One of the groups, Abu Sayyaf, is affiliated with Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist network. The terrorists kidnapped people for ransom and...
06/04/2002: NORAD-Sponsored Exercise Prepares For Worst-Case Scenarios
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2002 -- The first part of today's multiagency, bilateral air security exercise sponsored by the North American Aerospace Defense Command is already a "go." "So many agencies have met numerous times and have worked out issues, the first...
06/04/2002: A Wartime Romance
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, June 4, 2002 -- Family separations are routine in the military. Men and women in America's armed forces often have to bid a temporary farewell to spouses, fiancé(e)s, parents and children. Once in a while, though, people...
06/04/2002: Bush Says America's Freedom Is 'Nonnegotiable'
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2002 -- The United States must have "the best intelligence possible" in the war against the "shadowy enemy" of terrorism, President Bush said June 3 in Little Rock, Ark. "We need to know what they're thinking and what...
06/03/2002: Rumsfeld Trip Includes NATO, India, Pakistan, Mideast Stops
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2002 -- The war on terrorism and relations between India and Pakistan represent two hot topics on Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's agenda as he begins a trip tomorrow that will span Europe, South Asia and the Middle...
06/03/2002: Afghan Firefight Results in 'Friendly Force' Casualties
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2002 -- American and allied Afghan military forces conducting a raid May 31 mistakenly fired on other friendly Afghan troops, killing two and wounding three, a U.S. military official reported from Afghanistan today. At about 1 a.m. local...
06/03/2002: Wolfowitz Meets with U.S. Troops in Philippines
BASILAN ISLAND, The Philippines, June 3, 2002 -- Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz met with U.S. service members fighting the war on terrorism in a different, vital manner. Wolfowitz traveled to this southern Philippine island today to meet with members of...
06/03/2002: Sept. 11 Re-energized DoD Bio-terrorism Protection Efforts
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2002 -- The Sept. 11 terrorist assaults have caused military health officials to step up research and strategies in protecting service members against potential biological attacks. "I think that 9-11 made us in the health community more aware...
06/02/2002: Wolfowitz Meets With Philippine President
MANILA, June 2, 2002 -- Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz met with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to discuss on-going counterterrorism training in her country. Wolfowitz said he had the sense that the Philippine leader was pleased with the help U.S. military...
06/02/2002: Asia Comes to Grips With Terrorism
SINGAPORE, June 2, 2002 -- The governments of Asia understand that terrorism is a threat to the well-being of the region. Getting their people to understand the threat is another story. The sense at the Asia Security Conference here is that...
06/01/2002: Wolfowitz Stresses Global Terror Threat to Asia
SINGAPORE, June 1, 2002 -- The war on terrorism's effect in Asia, building bridges to moderate Muslims and the continued U.S. involvement in the Asia-Pacific region were highlights of Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz's speech here June 1. Wolfowitz opened the...
06/01/2002: Bush: West Point Grads Answer History's Call to Duty
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2002 -- President Bush today told graduates of U.S. Military Academy's Class of 2002 at West Point, N.Y., that America's war against terrorism is an unprecedented confrontation between good and evil. In his commencement address, Bush noted that...
05/31/2002: India-Pakistan Situation Is Bush Administration's 'Highest Priority'
SINGAPORE, May 31, 2002 -- Preventing a war on the Indian subcontinent is the Bush administration's "highest priority," Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said here today. Wolfowitz spoke to reporters following an hour-long meeting with Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes. Wolfowitz...
05/31/2002: Paula Zahn Signs 'Thank You Note' to Troops
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2002 -- CNN anchor Paula Zahn signed a virtual 'Thank You Note' to America's service members this afternoon during a Pentagon visit. "This is a tremendous initiative," the newswoman said after adding her name to the note featured...
05/31/2002: Ashcroft Revises FBI Guidelines to Counter Terrorism
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2002 -- The FBI is freeing field agents to "swiftly and vigorously" counter potential terrorist threats without waiting for headquarters approval or hassling with bureaucratic red tape, according to U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. If you want to...
05/31/2002: Students Present Sept. 11 Lithograph to Joint Staff
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2002 -- Two students from the Army Command and General Staff College recently presented the Joint Staff with a lithograph honoring the military's response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Marine Lt. Gen. Gregory S. Newbold,...
05/31/2002: Wolfowitz to Stress That Terror Threat Is Real
SINGAPORE, May 31, 2002 -- Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said while support from Asian countries for the war on terrorism has been outstanding, the people of these countries don't seem to feel the threat of terrorism as keenly as they...
05/30/2002: American Troops Training, Equipping Georgian Military
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2002 -- Improving the Georgian military will ultimately aid the American war on global terrorism, the Georgia Train and Equip Program commander said today in a telephone interview. U.S. Army Lt. Col. Robert Waltemeyer spoke to Pentagon reporters...
05/30/2002: Bush Sending Rumsfeld to Meet Leaders in India, Pakistan
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2002 -- President Bush announced today that he plans to send Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to India and Pakistan "early next week." Tensions have been growing in the disputed Kashmir region between the two countries as both nuclear...
05/30/2002: DoD Asks Congress for $30.8 Billion in Fiscal '03 to Fund Guard and Reserve
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2002 -- The reserve components' fiscal 2003 budget request for $30.8 billion for personnel, operations, equipment procurement and facilities is 12 percent more than last year's funding, according to Jennifer Buck, the reserve components' top resource manager. "Most...
05/30/2002: Civil Affairs Team Bridges Two Worlds
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, May 30, 2002 -- As veteran civil affairs specialists, it's up to Army Reserve Capt. Steven McAlpin and Sgt. 1st Class Juan Morales to bridge the gap between U.S. and coalition forces here and their Afghan hosts....
05/30/2002: First Afghan National Army Battalion Develops Insignia Patch
KABUL, Afghanistan, May 30, 2002 -- The Afghanistan National Army's first regular army battalion has developed a unit insignia patch that underscores the latest chapter of Afghanistan's military history. The 500 members of 1st Battalion, National Army, are currently undergoing 10...
05/30/2002: Civic Leaders Get a Glimpse of Military Life
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2002 -- A mayor, a newspaper editor, a businesswoman and 55 other civic, business and industry leaders got an inside look at the military recently, and like all veterans, they've got "war stories" to tell. The group attended...
05/30/2002: Troop Protection Is New DoD Health Official's Top Job
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2002 -- As the war against global terrorism continues, DoD is putting added emphasis on service members' health and medical needs before, during and after deployments. DoD's force health protection program "focuses on the full continuum of care...
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