Quote of the Day
Bite into my wing and don't say anything but '2,' 'bingo,' and 'Lead, you're on fire.'
— Source unknown (Briefing to a novice USAF wingman: stay close, acknowledge channel changes, tell me when you're out of gas and let me know if there is something wrong with my aircraft. Otherwise, shut up.)
Bite into my wing and don't say anything but '2,' 'bingo,' and 'Lead, you're on fire.'
— Source unknown (Briefing to a novice USAF wingman: stay close, acknowledge channel changes, tell me when you're out of gas and let me know if there is something wrong with my aircraft. Otherwise, shut up.)
News of Note
London Bombings
British Muslims Condemn Bombings, Homicide Attacks
Operation Iraqi Freedom
First criminal case filed against Saddam
Townspeople happy Saddam will stand trial
TRAFFIC CONTROL POINT NETS MORTAR SYSTEM
KEY AL QAIDA LEADERS CAPTURED IN IRAQ
Operation Enduring Freedom
Gitmo
The Gitmo Diet: Day 9
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Cooper: Rove, Libby Spoke of Wilson's Wife
Rove Talks Cooper in E-mail
U.S. Tech Firms Help Governments Censor Internet
Fox News
Terrorists Kill Three in Iraq
Abortion Clinic Bomber Eric Rudolph to Be Sentenced
Israeli Troops, Settlers Clash
Disneyland Turns 50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
6 policemen, gov't worker killed in Iraq
AP: Iraqi minister criticizes Syria
Uneasy calm in Basra after violence
Jewish settlers clash with Israeli forces
Egypt lawyer extends detention of Muslims
Radical Shiite calls for Iraqi restraint
Egypt demands return of pharaonic reliefs
Official: Iraq wants to end its monopolies
Opposition leader criticizes Sudan law
Yemeni president won't seek new term
Lebanese-Syrian border crisis sparks clash
Iran's leader vows to aid Iraq stability
Abbas pledges effort to halt attacks
Families hope to block West Bank pullout
Experts urge release of Iraq scientists
Official: Turkish bomb not suicide attack
Witnesses: Israeli missiles fired at car
Sharon: No limitations on army operations
Israeli army prepares broad Gaza operation
Reuters: Top News
Britain 'at risk' for supporting Iraq war -report
U.S., Africa meet on preferential trade program
Defying Abbas, Palestinian fire persists
Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Huge tanker bomb kills 60 Iraqi Shias
CENTCOM: News Release
ENGINEERS WORK TO COMPLETE REPAIRS AT POWER PLANT IN BAGHDAD
TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIERS ENGAGE TERRORISTS, CIVILIAN KILLED IN CROSSFIRE
Department of Defense
2 Troops Killed; Forces Stop More Attacks — Story
Court Clears Way for Commissions — Story
ON THE GROUND
New Road to Cut Path to Prosperity for Orgun-E — Story
Army Captain Helps Deliver Afghan Baby — Story
3rd Brigade Soldiers Reenlist in Iraq — Story
IN IRAQ
Texans Train Replacements from Republic of Georgia
IN AFGHANISTAN
Brigade Reflects on Afghanistan Deployment
FACE OF DEFENSE
Soldier Brings Determination, Optimism to Convoy Job — Story
AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Florida Town Bonds With Iraqi City — Story
TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Soldiers Charged With Assault
Forces Stymie, Respond to Attacks
Iraqi Police Rescue Hostage
Oil Terminal Turnover Begins
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Iraq Progress Fact Sheet (pdf)
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)
'Eye on Iraq' (pdf)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Fact Sheet: Helping Women in Iraq
IN AFGHANISTAN
Detainee Releases Foster Peace
Pace Thanks Troops During Visit
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting
WAR ON TERRORISM
Detainee Provides Valuable Intel
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base
MILITARY NEWS
Survivors Get Housing Extension
National Guard, Reserve Update
London Bombings
British Muslims Condemn Bombings, Homicide Attacks
Operation Iraqi Freedom
First criminal case filed against Saddam
Townspeople happy Saddam will stand trial
TRAFFIC CONTROL POINT NETS MORTAR SYSTEM
KEY AL QAIDA LEADERS CAPTURED IN IRAQ
Operation Enduring Freedom
Gitmo
The Gitmo Diet: Day 9
Other News of Note
Cooper: Rove, Libby Spoke of Wilson's Wife
Rove Talks Cooper in E-mail
U.S. Tech Firms Help Governments Censor Internet
Fox News
Terrorists Kill Three in Iraq
Abortion Clinic Bomber Eric Rudolph to Be Sentenced
Israeli Troops, Settlers Clash
Disneyland Turns 50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
6 policemen, gov't worker killed in Iraq
AP: Iraqi minister criticizes Syria
Uneasy calm in Basra after violence
Jewish settlers clash with Israeli forces
Egypt lawyer extends detention of Muslims
Radical Shiite calls for Iraqi restraint
Egypt demands return of pharaonic reliefs
Official: Iraq wants to end its monopolies
Opposition leader criticizes Sudan law
Yemeni president won't seek new term
Lebanese-Syrian border crisis sparks clash
Iran's leader vows to aid Iraq stability
Abbas pledges effort to halt attacks
Families hope to block West Bank pullout
Experts urge release of Iraq scientists
Official: Turkish bomb not suicide attack
Witnesses: Israeli missiles fired at car
Sharon: No limitations on army operations
Israeli army prepares broad Gaza operation
Reuters: Top News
Britain 'at risk' for supporting Iraq war -report
U.S., Africa meet on preferential trade program
Defying Abbas, Palestinian fire persists
Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Huge tanker bomb kills 60 Iraqi Shias
CENTCOM: News Release
ENGINEERS WORK TO COMPLETE REPAIRS AT POWER PLANT IN BAGHDAD
TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIERS ENGAGE TERRORISTS, CIVILIAN KILLED IN CROSSFIRE
Department of Defense
2 Troops Killed; Forces Stop More Attacks — Story
Court Clears Way for Commissions — Story
ON THE GROUND
New Road to Cut Path to Prosperity for Orgun-E — Story
Army Captain Helps Deliver Afghan Baby — Story
3rd Brigade Soldiers Reenlist in Iraq — Story
IN IRAQ
Texans Train Replacements from Republic of Georgia
IN AFGHANISTAN
Brigade Reflects on Afghanistan Deployment
FACE OF DEFENSE
Soldier Brings Determination, Optimism to Convoy Job — Story
AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Florida Town Bonds With Iraqi City — Story
TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Soldiers Charged With Assault
Forces Stymie, Respond to Attacks
Iraqi Police Rescue Hostage
Oil Terminal Turnover Begins
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Iraq Progress Fact Sheet (pdf)
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)
'Eye on Iraq' (pdf)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Fact Sheet: Helping Women in Iraq
IN AFGHANISTAN
Detainee Releases Foster Peace
Pace Thanks Troops During Visit
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting
WAR ON TERRORISM
Detainee Provides Valuable Intel
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base
MILITARY NEWS
Survivors Get Housing Extension
National Guard, Reserve Update
Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf
Afghanistan
Birthdays
1853 - Hendrik Antoon Lorentz Holland, physicist (Nobel 1902)
1890 - Charles Wilson Pres of General Motors (1940-53)/Sec of Def (1953-57)
1906 - S.I. Hayakawa (Sen-R-CA) educator (Language in Action)
1909 - Andrei Gromyko USSR, diplomat/USSR President (1985-89) [7/5 OS]
1918 - Nelson Mandela Qunu South Africa, political prisoner (ANC)
1921 - John H Glenn Jr Cambridge Ohio, Col USMC astronaut (Mer 6, Sen-D-Oh)
Passings
1650 - Christoph Scheiner, German astronomer
1872 - Benito Ju rez Cuban justice / general (Battle of Acapulco)
1984 - James Oliver Huberty, shot by police after killing 21 in a McDonalds restaurant
1989 - Rebecca Schaeffer, actress ("My Sister Sam"), shot by a fan
Reported Missing in Action
1965
Avore, Malcolm A., USN (ME); F4E failed to gain airspeed upon launch from carrier, sank in South China Sea, Killed, body not recovered
Denton, Jeremiah A., USN (AL); A6A shot down, released by DRV February, 1973- retired from the United States Navy as a Rear Admiral 1977, Senator (AL, 1981 - 1987) - alive and well as of 1998
Tschudy, William M., USN (IL); A6A shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Commander as of 1996 - alive as of 1998
1967
Hartman, Richard D., USN (NY); A4E shot down, Died in Captivity, remains returned March, 1974
1968
Seablom, Earl F., US Army (MI); KIA when he stepped on a land mine, body not recovered
1971
Aston, Jay S., US Army (OH); UH1H hit by ground fire upon lift-off during extraction mission; KIA, body not recovered
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