"The meaning of America is not to be found in a life without toil. Freedom is not only bought with a greatprice; it is maintained by unremitting effort"
-- Calvin Coolidge
JuneauEmpire.com: Associated PressReport: N. Korea not interested in talksChina's official news agency cited an unnamed North Korean foreign ministry spokesman as saying on Saturday that Pyongyang is not ready to return to six-party nuclear disarmament talks and does not want direct meeting with the United States.
Bombers kill at least six people in IraqFour suicide bombers blew themselves up in Iraq on Saturday, killing at least six people, as Shiite Muslim worshippers around the country celebrated the holiest day of the year, one day after at least 36 people were killed in a string of attacks.
USS Jimmy Carter to be commissionedThe USS Jimmy Carter enters the Navy's fleet as the most heavily armed submarine ever built, and as the last of the Seawolf class of attack subs that the Pentagon ordered during the Cold War's final years.
Allies seek peace, stability in East AsiaShared concern about China and its threat to use force against Taiwan are drawing Japan and the United States closer in their determination to maintain peace and stability in East Asia.
Yahoo! News: War with IraqCar Bomb Kills at Least 7 in BaghdadA suicide car bomb exploded during a religious commemoration outside a mosque in western Baghdad Saturday, killing at least seven people, as Shiite Muslims celebrated their holiest day of the year, officials said. The blast came one day after insurgents killed 36 in a string of attacks.
Yahoo! News: War with IraqThree Killed, 37 Wounded in Baghdad Suicide AttackA suicide bomber on a motorbike blewhimself up among a crowd of mourners near a Shi'ite Muslimmosque in Baghdad on Saturday, killing three people andwounding 37, hospital and police sources said.
Yahoo! News: War with IraqBlast Hits Baghdad on Shiites' Holy DayAn explosion near a funeral in western Baghdad on Saturday caused an unknown number of casualties, police said, amid tightened security for Shiite Muslims marking their holiest day of the year.
Yahoo! News: War with IraqSeattle Post-Intelligencer: War on IraqCar bomb kills at least 7 in BaghdadA suicide car bomb exploded during a religious commemoration outside a mosque in western Baghdad Saturday, killing at least seven people, as Shiite Muslims celebrated their holiest day of the year, officials said. The blast came one day after insurgents killed 36 in a string of attacks.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on IraqWeatherWeather information from The Weather Channel
IraqAl Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall KayfAfghanistanBost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul QandaharFrom Fox News
Tight Security for Shiite Holy DayDeadly Blasts Target Shiites in BaghdadFast Facts: Deadly Attacks in IraqVideo Shows Kidnapped ReportersShiites Reserved on Ashoura HolidayFatal U.S. Military Accidents Up in Iraq From the Department of DefensePentagon Leaders Discuss War on Terror
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2005 —There's steady success in the global war on terror, but it's a war the United States can't fight alone, and one in which the U.S. military depends on its partners in government, senior Pentagon officials told civilian leaders visiting here today.
StoryHearing Focus: Care for Guard, Reserves
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2005 — While peak combat readiness is a persistent goal of America's armed forces, much less has been made of the state of the military's medical readiness, especially with regard to support systems and processes for returning National Guard and Reserve personnel wounded in the global war on terror.
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NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Feb. 18, 2005 — In every case, enemy combatants held here receive medical care that is "as good as or better than anything we would offer our own soldiers, sailors, airmen or Marines," the general in charge of the U.S. detention facility here said.
StoryNavy Dentist Stays Busy at Detainee CampCoast Guard Protects Guantanamo WaterwaysON THE GROUNDTeams Measure Success by Lives Saved
BALAD, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005 — The 716th Ordnance Company at Logistics Support Area Anaconda has the daunting task of getting up close and personal with the devices designed to kill soldiers and the demand for their expertise has only increased.
StoryMorale, Welfare, Recreation Program a Hit
CAMP PATRIOT, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005 — Soldiers with some free time at Camp Patriot have no excuse to be “barracks rats,” thanks to people like Tony Aguilar, a native of Dallas who is also known as “Big Tony” and “Tony the Tiger.”
StoryU.S., Coalition Troops Support Kabul School
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2005 — Children at a local school will have it a little easier carrying books and supplies to and from school thanks to U.S. and coalition military personnel efforts supporting Operation School House and Operation Educate.
StoryKorean Hospital Treats 130,000th Patient
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2005 — For almost two years, the soldiers of the Korean Hospital here have been providing medical support to Afghans and coalition members and after many months of hard work and dedication, they reached the achievement of treating 130,000 patients.
StoryIN IRAQMarines Improve Safety in RamadiPost Flips Switch on New Power MilestoneMarines Visit Farming Village, Harvest GoodwillBattalion Marines Open Doors in FallujahIN AFGHANISTANSoldiers, Airman Boost Morale During 'Off Time'Tiger Soldiers Provide Construction SecurityCombat Postal Unit Helps Redeploying TroopsIN KUWAITSmall UAV Provides Eyes in the Sky for BattalionsWHY I SERVESoldier Extends to Stay in Iraq With New UnitASAD, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2005 — What's a police officer from Marietta, Ga., doing in the dusty desert regions of the Middle East? Extending her tour. "I wanted to be in the thick of it," said Army Sgt. Beth A. Bedore, a native of Saginaw, Mich.
StoryFamily Support Groups HonoredWASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2005 — The Defense Department today recognized what one official called a "key component" to mission readiness that greatly enhanced the deployability of Guard and Reserve forces.
StoryBed Bath & Beyond, USO Team UpClubs to 'Ham it Up' for TroopsGroup Supports Stennis SailorsSalute Our Services' ExpandsSpecial Report - Iraqi ElectionsIraq Certifies Election ResultsShiia Slates Win, Call for UnityCommentary: Leaving Fear BehindFact Sheet: TimelineFact Sheet: Transitional Admin LawFact Sheet: Candidate List RegulationsTOP NEWSIN IRAQ3 Soldiers Killed; Mosque AttackedForces Cornerstone of Security Rumsfeld, Myers Describe Enemy Police Foil Kidnapping, AttackIraqi Ships to be Built in BaghdadIraq Daily UpdateYear in Review 2004 Fact Sheets (pdf)Iraq ReconstructionMapsWeekly Progress Report (pdf)IN AFGHANISTANMissing Aircraft Search ContinuesEnduring Freedom Marks 3 YearsAfghanistan Daily UpdateMapsWAR ON TERRORISM
Feith: Policy Promotes SecurityRice Outlines State's Budget System Helps Track DetaineesPatience Vital in Terror WarNegroponte Nominated for Post Civilians Put Language Skills to UseWaging and Winning the War on TerrorTerrorism TimelineTerrorism Knowledge BaseMILITARY NEWSIdaho Reservists to DeployFuture Military Doctors Hone SkillsDeployed Troops Get Tax OptionsNational Guard, Reserve UpdateCASUALTIES Officials Identify Army CasualtiesWASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2005 — Defense Department officials today identified two soldiers who died supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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