News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers Keep Sadr Streets Safe
U.S. Troop Visit Brings Medical Care to Iraqis
U.S. forces raid Iraq chemical facility

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan Army Opens Medical Training Center

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Sept. 11 Firefighters' Documents Released
9/11 Panel Defends Probe
Hamas: We Will Continue to Fight Israel After Gaza Pullout
Two arrested in last month's Egypt bombing
Lebanon frees radical Muslim cleric

Welcome Home!
797th Ordnance Company Returns From Iraq

Fallen Heroes
Service Honors U.S. Airmen, Iraqi
KBR Honors Fallen Employees

Other News of Note

Fox News
Iraq Bombings Kill Nine
Constitution agreement close
Washington Wildfires Rage
Sri Lanka Emergency
Iran Pushes Nuke Program
Fugitive Couple Fight Extradition to Tennessee
Abramoff Goes to Court
Georgia Doc Accused in 'Flesh-Eating Paste' Probe

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraqis: Constitution will beat deadline
Iran pushes ahead on nuclear path
Settlers observe bittersweet last Sabbath
How Gaza withdrawal is expected to occur
Sharon goes from builder to dismantler
Roadside bombings in Iraq are increasing
Jordan to ask Britain to extradite cleric
IAEA urges Iran to freeze nuke activities

Reuters: Top News
Iraq president says charter may be ready Sunday
Top Sri Lanka minister shot dead, Tigers blamed
Bush raises option of using force against Iran (as a last resort)
U.S.-S.Korea war games prelude to war: N.Korea army
Bush gets first look at anti-war protest near ranch
Hamas vows continued resistance after Gaza pullout
Israel building checkpoints ahead of Gaza pullout
U.S. will not withdraw from Iraq prematurely - Bush
Senate Democrats demand certain Roberts documents

Department of Defense
Giambastiani Sworn In as Vice Chairman — Story
Army Unit Speeds Technology to Front Lines - Story
U.S., Iraqi Logistics Partnership Yields Results — Story Transcript

ON THE GROUND
Alaska’s Sherpa Crews Tackle Desert Duties — Story
Joint Missions Search for Insurgent Materials - Story
Airmen Guard Gates, Protect Resources — Story

IN IRAQ
Marines Ensure Iraqis Are Combat Ready
Troop Visit Brings Shoes, Smiles to Children
Unit Offers Medical Screenings for Iraqi Kids Photos
Keeping Cool Requires Hard Work
Camp Cropper Expands

IN AFGHANISTAN
Medical Outreach Visit Treats Afghan Villagers
82nd Airborne Unit to Bolster Election Security

IN SOUTHWEST ASIA
Airmen, Soldiers Partner to Explode Excess Ordnance

FACE OF DEFENSE
Deployed Contractor Visits Airman Daughter — Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Employer Supports Naval Reservist — Story
Freedom Walk Honors Troops
New York Mets Salute Troops

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Tip Leads to IEDs; Child Rescued
IED Blasts Kill U.S. Soldier, Marine
Literacy Program Bolsters Police
Bush Discusses Iraq Progress
Withdrawal Hinges on Progress
More Units Involved in Defense
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Iraq Progress Fact Sheet (pdf)
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting

WAR ON TERRORISM
Innovations Aid Language Classes
Language School Focus: Arabic
Program Offers Terror Fight Tools
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Petroleum Products Fuel Military
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualties — Story

Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo


Today in History
1521 - Spanish conquerors capture Mexico City from the Aztecs.
1651 - Litchfield, CT is founded.
1704 - The English defeat the French at Battle of Blenheim.
1876 - The US-Hawaii Reciprocity Treaty is ratified.
1906 - Black Soldiers raid Brownsville, TX.
1907 - New York City sees the debut of the taxi cab.
1939 - The 'City of San Francisco', a dirigible, crashes in the Humboldt river in Nevada, killing 24. Sabotage is the suspected cause.
1945 - 35 Jews sacrifice their lives to blow up a Nazi rubber plant in Silesia.
1946 - Britain transfers illegal immigrants (bound for Palestine) to Cyprus.
1953 - President Eisenhower establishes the Government Contract Compliance Committee.
1960 - Central African Republic & Chad proclaim independence from France
1961 - In East Germany, construction on the Berlin Wall begins.
1977 - The Space Shuttle performs its first test glide.
1989 - The STS-28 Space Shuttle lands.

Birthdays
1422 - William Caxton, the first English printer (Histories of Troy)
1655 - Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)
1814 - Anders Jonas Ångström, physicist, founder of spectroscopy
1818 - Lucy Stone, women's rights pioneer
1819 - Sir George Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician (Spectroscope)
1860 - Annie Oakley, frontierswoman (Buffalo Bill's Wild West)
1888 - John Logie Baird, the "father of TV"
1899 - Alfred Hitchcock, director (Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window)
1902 - Felix Wankel, inventor (Wankel rotary-piston engine)
1918 - Frederick Sanger, chemist, Nobel Prize winner (1958, 1980)
1927 - Fidel Castro Ruz, Cuban leader (1959- )
1942 - Robert L. Stewart, Brigadier General US Army/astronaut (STS 41B, 51J)
1963 - Pamela Jean Stein, Playboy playmate (Nov, 1987)

Passings
1988 - Otto E. Passman, (Rep-LA, 1947-77)
1991 - Jack Ryan, inventor (Barbie Doll, Hot Wheels)

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Gollahon, Gene R., USN (OH); F8D shot down on "Black Friday" in the beginning of Rolling Thunder, KIA, body not recovered

Mellor, Fredric M., USAF (RI); RF101C shot down on "Black Friday" in the beginning of Rolling Thunder; radio contact indicated he ejected and was injured, no further contact

Thomas, Harry E., USN (CA); A4C shot down on "Black Friday" in the beginning of Rolling Thunder, remains returned - ID'd October, 11996

1966
Devers, David Ronald, Sr., US Army (OH); DIC, remains recovered December, 1969, ID'd January, 1970

O'Neil, John Joseph, Jr., US Army (RI); DIC, remains recovered December, 1969, ID'd October, 1970

1967
Goodermote, Wayne K., USN (NY); RA5C shot down (backseater to Hyatt), released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Captain - alive and well as of 1998

Hyatt, Leo G., USN (NH); RA5C shot down (pilot); released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Captain - alive as of 1998

1969
Hansen, Lester A., US Army (CO); UH1C shot down (pilot)

1972
Gauntt, William A., USAF (TX); RF4C shot down (pilot); released by PRG March, 1973

Townsend, Francis W., USAF (TX); RF4C shot down (systems officer); listed as POW as of 1973