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02/29/2004 : Marines Ordered to Haiti      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2004 - President Bush ordered U.S. Marines to Haiti today after the resignation and departure of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
02/29/2004 : Interim Iraqi Constitution Imminent; Military Operations Continue      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2004 - Although it was apparent the Iraqi General Council would miss the U.S.-suggested deadline to establish an interim constitution, IGC member Mawaffak Rubaie asserted late Feb. 28 that the signing of the document is imminent, noting, "Failure is not an option."
02/28/2004 : BRAC Criteria Focus on 'Military Value'      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2004 - Military value will be the focus for the final selection criteria to be used in the 2005 round of base realignment and closures.
02/27/2004 : Iraq War Veteran Meets With Students, Recounts Experiences  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2004 - As her unit moved toward Baghdad, liberated Iraqis "were tearing down things in celebration of the fall of the regime," Army 1st Lt. Emily Woolsey, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, recalled during a Feb. 26 visit with seventh- and eighth-graders.
02/27/2004 : Transformation Key in Winning War on Terror      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2004 - One key to winning the war on terrorism is "getting the people who are on our side, able to fight with us," Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said here today.
02/27/2004 : Karzai Says Taliban Movement Dead, Noncriminal Members Can Return      
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2004 - The Taliban is dead as a movement or a military factor in Afghanistan, the country's president said here Feb. 26, and former Taliban leaders seeking to return home will be allowed back if they don't have criminal records.
02/27/2004 : Rumsfeld Meets With Afghan President, Reaffirms U.S. Commitment      
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2004 - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld reaffirmed the U.S. and coalition commitment to helping Afghanistan's people rebuild their nation under President Hamid Karzai's leadership.
02/27/2004 : U.S. to Stop Using 'Persistent' Landmines After 2010      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2004 - The U.S. military will stop using always-armed, live landmines after 2010 under a new government policy announced by senior officials at a State Department news briefing today.
02/27/2004 : Iraqi Citizens Keep Leading U.S. Forces to Weapons and Suspects      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2004 - Iraqi citizens continue to point U.S. troops to sites where weapons and ammunitions are being found even in some cases hand delivering turn-in of the deadly munitions.
02/26/2004 : Defense Department Introduces Global War on Terrorism Medals  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2004 - Military members serving at home and abroad in the war on terrorism will now be recognized for that service. Defense officials announced today the final approval of two new medals and their criteria.
02/26/2004 : Defending the Homeland Is a 'Must Win' Game      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2004 - The mission of homeland security is like playing an "away game and a home game," said the U.S. military's homeland defense commander. In war, just as in sports, it's the away game that you "want to win," but it is the home game that you "must win."
02/26/2004 : DoD Releases 2002 Sexual Harassment Survey Results      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2004 - Incidences of sexual assault within the active duty military dropped by half between 1995 and 2002, according to a DoD sexual harassment survey released Feb. 25.
02/26/2004 : 'Tide Of Change Now Inevitable' in Iraq, Sanchez Says      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2004 - Attacks on U.S., coalition and Iraqi security forces in Iraq will not stop the country's march toward self-governance and democracy, a senior U.S. military officer said today.
02/25/2004 : Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Lists Accomplishments      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2004 - "Our enemies are not idle, and neither are we," said Homeland Security Deputy Secretary James Loy today, echoing the words of President Bush.
02/25/2004 : Chu Testifies on Alleged Overseas Sexual Assaults      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2004 - The Defense Department's senior personnel official today assured Senate Armed Services Committee members that the military would get to the bottom of allegations that scores of female service members were sexually assaulted during overseas deployments.
02/25/2004 : Coalition Gives Details on Terrorist's Death, Updates Ops      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2004 - Coalition officials this morning gave more details about the death of Abu Mohammed Hamza, a terrorist bomb expert for al Qaeda ally Abu Musab Zarkawi.
02/25/2004 : Rumsfeld Visits Kazakhstan for Talks on Strengthening Relationship      
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Feb. 25, 2004 - Had Saddam Hussein followed Kazakhstan's example, the war in Iraq never would have been fought, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
02/24/2004 : Homeland Security: One Year Later      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2004 - The Department of Homeland Security will turn 1 year old March 1, but the past year has not been without challenges, one official said today.
02/24/2004 : Tenet Briefs Senate on Terror Threats      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2004 - The al Qaeda is "seriously damaged," but the main threat facing the United States remains terrorist groups armed with catastrophic weapons, said George Tenet, the director of Central Intelligence.
02/24/2004 : Coalition Raids Lead to Several Captures      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2004 - Coalition forces acting on a tip by Iraqis captured a known associate of Izzat Ibrahim al-Dhouri, Coalition Provisional Authority officials announced today.
02/24/2004 : Guantanamo Detainees Charged With Conspiracy to Commit War Crimes      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2004 - Two detainees at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been charged with conspiracy to commit war crimes and will be tried by military commission, a judge advocate spokesman said here today.
02/24/2004 : Defense Secretary Thanks 'Stalwart' Uzbekistan for Support in War on Terror      
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Feb. 24, 2004 - Expressing America's gratitude for Uzbekistan's help in the war on terror, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld met here today with key leaders of this former Soviet republic.
02/24/2004 : Polling Data Shows Majority of Iraqis Want U.S. To Stay      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2004 - -- Even after the June 30 handover of authority in Iraq, the majority of Iraqis would prefer some form of U.S. security force in their country, coalition authorities said today.
02/24/2004 : Myers Updates Baltimore Audience on Terror War      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2004 - It wasn't a choice between combating Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq or going after al Qaeda, the nation's top military officer told members of the Council of Foreign Affairs in Baltimore Feb. 23. The United States had to do both.
02/24/2004 : DoD Encouraging More Service Members to Invest in TSP      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2004 - A money savvy Marine Corps sergeant serving in Iraq didn't wait to get back home to buy a shiny new car with his $30,000 re- enlistment bonus. Instead, he invested all of it into the Thrift Savings Plan.
02/24/2004 : Defense Intell Chief Outlines World Security Climate      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2004 - The director of the Defense Intelligence Agency outlined the security environment for members of the Senate Intelligence Committee during testimony today.
02/24/2004 : Service Members Can Apply for Expedited U.S. Citizenship      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2004 - Foreign-born service members can now speed up the process to obtain American citizenship.
02/23/2004 : Bremer Calls U.N. Report on Iraqi Elections 'Constructive'      
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Feb. 23, 2004 - A United Nations report that says elections in Iraq can take place late this year or early in 2005 if preparations begin now is helpful, the Coalition Provisional Authority administrator said Feb. 23.
02/23/2004 : Army Leaders Recommend Canceling Comanche Helicopter Program      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2004 - Army leaders have recommended canceling a multibillion-dollar helicopter program, citing an Army study that suggests the funds would be more effective improving other areas of the service's aviation program.
02/23/2004 : Wounded Guardsman Lives to See Retirement  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2004 - A standing-room-only crowd watched, teary-eyed but smiling, as a Florida Army National Guardsman was ceremoniously retired from military service at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here Feb. 21. Soldiers, civilians and children filled the conference room for the occasion.
02/23/2004 : Ridge Announces New System, Database      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2004 - Homeland Security Department Secretary Tom Ridge today announced the creation of a new, unified national emergency communications system and an infrastructure database.
02/23/2004 : Marine Team Deploys to Haiti      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2004 - A team of 50 Marines has departed the United States to beef up security for the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, U.S. Southern Command confirmed today.
02/23/2004 : Afghanistan Command Condemns Attack on Contractors      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2004 - Combined Forces Command Afghanistan officials have condemned the attack on U.S. contract employees Feb. 22 near Panjawi District, 50 kilometers west of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
02/23/2004 : Task Force Soldiers Assist Iraqis After Car Bomb Strikes      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2004 - Task Force Ironhorse soldiers arrived on the scene today at a police station in Kirkuk, Iraq, to provide security and medical assistance following a car bomb attack there, according to a Combined Joint Task Force 7 release.
02/23/2004 : Iraqis Want End to Occupation, But Don't Want Coalition to Leave      
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 23, 2004 - Polls indicate Iraqis want the occupation of their country to end, but don't want the coalition to leave, the senior spokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority said here today.
02/23/2004 : Rumsfeld Meets Top Leaders, Troops, Iraqis in Baghdad Visit      
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Feb. 23, 2004 - Meetings with military and civilian officials and visits with U.S. troops and Iraqi security forces in Baghdad Feb. 23 marked Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's fourth visit to Iraq since the country's liberation.
02/22/2004 : Secretary, Troops Surprise Each Other      
SHANNON, Ireland, Feb. 22, 2004 - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his traveling party weren't the only Americans to refuel here in today's wee hours.
02/22/2004 : Rumsfeld Praises Iraqi Resolve      
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Feb. 22, 2004 - Terrorists have been targeting some of the roughly 200,000 Iraqis participating in their country's security, and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today the Iraqi people don't like it and they're not giving in.
02/21/2004 : Coalition Clarifies What CPA Said in Al Arabiya Interview      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2004 - The Coalition Provisional Authority clarified today what CPA administrator Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III said in a Feb. 20 interview on Al Arabiya satellite TV.
02/21/2004 : Red Cross Visits Saddam Hussein      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2004 - The International Committee of the Red Cross visited Saddam Hussein today at an undisclosed location, Coalition Joint Task Force 7 officials confirmed.
02/21/2004 : Coalition-Iraqi Raids Flush Out More Terror Suspects      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2004 - Coalition and Iraqi security forces rounded up several terrorist targets during overnight raids, including a former mayor of Tikrit and a cousin of Saddam Hussein suspected of providing false passports for individuals crossing the Iraq-Syria border.
02/21/2004 : President Says America Is Making Progress in War on Terror      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2004 - "Over the last 29 months, many terrorists have learned the meaning of justice," President Bush said today in his weekly radio address on progress being made in the war on terror.
02/20/2004 : Symposium Seeks Minorities for Defense Department      
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 20, 2004 - Defense Department officials tried to put DoD's best foot forward in attracting minority students to seek careers in the department at Florida A&M University here Feb. 18-19.
02/20/2004 : Retired General Advises Students to 'Think Big'      
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 20, 2004 - "Think big. Feel good about yourselves. Think positive, and encourage others to do likewise," retired Army Maj. Gen. Eugene R. Cromartie advised students during the Defense Department's African- American History Month observance luncheon here at Florida A&M University.
02/20/2004 : Bomb Kills 2 Soldiers; Coalition Operations Continue      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2004 - Two Task Force All American soldiers were killed and one was wounded in a roadside bomb explosion near Khaldiyah, Iraq, Feb. 19.
02/20/2004 : Web Site Seeks 'Transformation in Action' Stories      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2004 - Military people and civilians in the Defense Department have the opportunity to "get in on the ground floor" of transformation, DoD's chief of the Office of Force Transformation said in a recent interview.
02/20/2004 : Despite Own Injuries, Medic Tries to Save Fellow Soldier  This story contains photos.    
FORT STEWART, Ga., Feb. 20, 2004 - Sometimes the biggest heroes are the quietest people, and Spc. Matthew Moss is that kind of hero.
02/20/2004 : Memorial to Honor Fallen Task Force Ironhorse Troops  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2004 - A bronze statue of a soldier mourning a fallen comrade traveled from Tikrit, Iraq, to Fort Hood, Texas, this week to become the focal point of a memorial to the soldiers of Task Force Ironhorse who have died during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
02/20/2004 : World War II Flying 'Ace' Salutes Racial Progress  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2004 - Decorated World War II aviator and "Ace" Lee Andrew Archer Jr., 84, says he dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot at an early age.
02/20/2004 : NORAD, NORTHCOM Simulate Scenarios, Respond in Real Time      
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Feb. 20, 2004 - A major hurricane, a nuclear accident and a nuclear detonation -- all simulated, and all occurring in Texas -- are among the challenges facing U.S. Northern Command forces during exercise Unified Defense '04.
02/19/2004 : New Civilian Personnel System Moves Forward      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2004 - The Pentagon's personnel chief said he hopes to bring the first 300,000 civilian Defense Department employees under the new National Security Personnel System within the next six months.
02/19/2004 : Bremer Thanks Departing Troops, Says June 30 Date Should Hold      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2004 - The civilian administrator of the coalition in Iraq today thanked American soldiers now returning to their home bases for their service in Iraq, and reaffirmed the June 30 target date for the return of sovereignty to the Iraqi people.
02/19/2004 : Myers Stresses Transformation in War on Terror      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2004 - The United States is doing "pretty well" in the war on terror, but more needs to be done and more progress is necessary to transform American military capabilities, Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers said Feb. 18.
02/19/2004 : Abell Points to Past, Urges Preparation for the Future      
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 19, 2004 - The speaker quoted late Air Force Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James, who said his mother told him, "Don't stand there banging on the door to opportunity, then when someone opens it, you say, 'Wait a minute, I got to get my bags.'
02/19/2004 : Baghdad Concert Features Donated Steinway Piano  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2004 - If music is the universal language, then the message emanating from a Steinway concert grand piano at a concert today in Baghdad, Iraq, was one of friendship and support.
02/19/2004 : Soldiers Capture Insurgents, Seize Weapons in Iraq      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2004 - News releases from Combined Joint Task Force 7 in Iraq have provided details of recent coalition successes in capturing insurgents and taking weapons out of circulation.
02/19/2004 : Defense Department Supports Wheelchair Donations in Iraq  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2004 - Several hundred Iraqis have new-found mobility, thanks to a public-private partnership that provides wheelchairs to victims of war, disability and disease.
02/19/2004 : Officials Report on Troop Rotation, Problems Identifying Terrorists      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2004 - The rotation of troops into and out of Iraq is in full swing, DoD officials said today.
02/18/2004 : Coalition Encouraging Private Business Growth in Iraq      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2004 - While not precisely a "chicken-and-the-egg" analogy, many in Iraq are asking which comes first, security or prosperity.
02/18/2004 : Transportation Command's Priority: Supporting Warfighters      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2004 - Supporting the warfighter is "job No. 1" for U.S. Transportation Command, the TRANSCOM deputy commander said here today.
02/18/2004 : 'World-Class' Military Congratulates World-Class Athletes  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2004 - Striving to do one's best is at the core of the military, Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers told members of the World Military Games gold-medal modern pentathlon team here Feb. 17.
02/18/2004 : Provincial Teams Securing, Rebuilding Afghanistan      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2004 - Officials are happy with the progress of 11 provincial reconstruction teams in Afghanistan and are looking to expand the program throughout the country.
02/18/2004 : Screaming Eagles Retrieve Aircraft at Jacksonville Port  This story contains photos.    
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 18, 2004 - Things have come full circle for the soldiers of 8th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment.
02/17/2004 : Outreach Programs Point Iraqis Toward Road To Democracy      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2004 - Education and understanding are what it'll take to establish democracy across an Iraqi society largely operated by centuries-old insular tribal customs and mores, a U.S. military official said in Baghdad today.
02/17/2004 : Coalition Enhances Reward Program in Hunt for Enemies      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2004 - An enhanced, three-tiered reward program is the coalition's latest weapon against insurgents in Iraq, officials announced at a Baghdad news conference today.
02/17/2004 : DoD's CFC Fundraising Drive Nets Record-Setting $13 Million  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2004 - This year's Defense Department fund raising efforts was a boon for the National Capital Area Combined Federal Campaign coffers.
02/17/2004 : Bush Thanks Fort Polk Troops for Support in Terror War      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2004 - President Bush credited soldiers and their families at Fort Polk, La., today with "serving with skill and bravery in the war on terror" and leaving "no doubt that the enemy will be defeated and freedom will prevail."
02/17/2004 : Coalition Continues Offensive Operations in Iraq      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2004 - Calling the military situation in Iraq "relatively stable," Combined Joint Task Force 7's deputy operations director detailed recent military activity during a Baghdad news conference today.
02/17/2004 : Fear of Free Iraq Fuels Terror Attacks, Kimmitt Says    This story contains audio.  This story contains video.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2004 - Terrorists are targeting Iraqi security forces not because they're working with the coalition, but rather because the security forces are bringing order and stability to Iraq, coalition officials said today at a Baghdad news conference.
02/17/2004 : Meteorological Team Aids Operations in Iraq  This story contains photos.    
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2004 - A three-soldier meteorological team, or MET, is on call 24 hours a day to provide vital weather data at Task Force 1st Armored Division's forward operating base at Camp Falcon.
02/17/2004 : Tactics Changing for Both Coalition Forces, Terrorists in Afghanistan      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2004 - U.S. and coalition actions in Afghanistan have forced terrorist groups operating there to change their strategies. So coalition forces continue to adapt their tactical approach in response, the top U.S. general in that country said today.
02/16/2004 : Dangerous Detainees Important to Intelligence Effort, Rumsfeld Says      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2004 - The United States is a nation at war, and detaining enemy combatants is a part of that war, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Feb. 13 in Miami.
02/16/2004 : Some Iraqi Cities Not Ready for Local Control, Kimmitt Says      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2004 - Places in Iraq like Fallujah are not ready for local control, and U.S.-led coalition forces will not leave an area that's not secure, Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt said today during a briefing in Baghdad.
02/15/2004 : Terrorists Know Time Running Out as Iraqi Sovereignty Approaches      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2004 - As the June 30 turnover of sovereignty in Iraq to the Iraqi people approaches, terrorists trying to start a civil war in the country know their window of opportunity is closing, the Coalition Provisional Authority administrator said today.
02/15/2004 : Iraqi Police Capture Another 'Top 55' Former Regime Member      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2004 - Iraqi police captured another of the 55 most wanted members of Iraq's former regime today in Baghdad.
02/14/2004 : Deploying Unit Shows Differences Between Active, Reserve  This story contains photos.  This story contains audio.  This story contains video.
FAYETTEVILLE, Feb. 14, 2004 - It is different when a National Guard unit deploys.
02/14/2004 : Bush Says Terrorists Must Lose Race for Weapons of Mass Murder      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2004 - When suicidal terrorists used commercial airliners as bombs on Sept. 11, 2001, it raised the prospect of even worse dangers: terrorists armed with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons, President Bush said in his weekly radio address today.
02/14/2004 : Soldier Killed, 9 Wounded in Afghanistan Mine Explosion      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2004 - One U.S. soldier was killed and nine were wounded by a mine Feb. 13 near Ghazni, Afghanistan.
02/13/2004 : Wolfowitz Hosts Valentine's Luncheon for War Wounded  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2004 - Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz hosted an early Valentine's Day lunch today to thank soldiers wounded in the war on terror for their service and to assure them that America holds a special place in its heart for them.
02/13/2004 : Seven Top Reserve Component Family Readiness Programs Honored  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2004 - The top family readiness programs in the reserve component for 2003 were honored today during the Defense Department's fourth annual awards ceremony in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
02/13/2004 : Racing Team to Salute Guard, Reserve Employers  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2004 - A "dream team" of all-stars will race this year in NASCAR Busch Series salute to supportive employers of National Guardsmen and reservists.
02/13/2004 : Guardsman Arrested for Attempting to Aid al Qaeda      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2004 - A Washington Army National Guard soldier whose unit is deploying to Iraq was arrested Feb. 12 at Fort Lewis, Wash., for attempting to pass information about military capabilities to al Qaeda operatives.
02/13/2004 : Attack Kills Soldier, Wounds 2 Others in Iraq      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2004 - One 16th Military Police Brigade soldier was killed and two others were wounded late Feb. 12 in an attack using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire, Combined Joint Task Force 7 officials in Baghdad, Iraq, announced today in a news release.
02/13/2004 : DefendAmerica Web Site Delivers Valentine's Wishes      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2004 - With 114,000 service members deployed to Iraq and another 11,000 in Afghanistan supporting the war on terror, Cupid's arrow is going to have to travel a few extra miles this Valentine's Day.
02/13/2004 : Panel to Review Guantanamo Detainees      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2004 - Feb. 13, 2004 Suspected terrorists held at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will have the opportunity to appear before an administrative review panel, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee operations said here today.
02/12/2004 : Myers Wishes Guard Brigade 'Godspeed' in Iraqi Deployment      
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., Feb. 12, 2004 - "We'll be good. We'll be careful, and we'll be back," was what Army Brig. Gen. Danny H. Hickman promised the thousands of family members gathered at the Crown Coliseum here today.
02/12/2004 : Myers Salutes Troops, All Who Serve the Nation      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2004 - Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accepted the Intrepid Foundation 2004 Freedom Award in New York City Feb. 11 on behalf of America's men and women in uniform.
02/12/2004 : Bomb Kills 2 Soldiers; Coalition Campaign Targets Zarqawi      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2004 - Two Task Force 1st Armored Division soldiers are dead and another is wounded after a roadside bomb attack in western Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 11.
02/12/2004 : Abizaid, Swannack Escape Injury in Fallujah Attack      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2004 - The top military commander in Southwest Asia and the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division escaped injury today when their convoy was attacked while entering an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps battalion headquarters in Fallujah, Iraq.
02/12/2004 : Defense Leaders Urge Proper Funding to Face Threats      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2004 - Acknowledging that the president's budget request for fiscal 2005 represents "an enormous amount of money," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Congress today it funds investments that ensure the nation's ability to face future threats, including those posed by terrorists.
02/11/2004 : DoD Supplemental Request Won't Go to Hill Until January    This story contains audio.  This story contains video.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 - The Defense Department has a number of good reasons to delay asking for a wartime supplemental funding request for fiscal 2005, said DoD Comptroller Dov Zakheim, the biggest one being, "We don't know how much to ask for."
02/11/2004 : Prince Charles Visits British Troops in Iraq  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 - Britain's Prince Charles paid a surprise visit to Iraq Feb. 9, praising the British troops deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom for maintaining security in southern Iraq and supporting the war on terror.
02/11/2004 : Congress Authorizes Korean Defense Service Medal  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 - A satellite photo Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld showed the Senate Armed Services Committee recently graphically depicts why Congress authorized the Korean Defense Service Medal.
02/11/2004 : Transformation Begins With Leadership      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 - It is no longer enough to be a good manager focusing on efficiency and "optimization," DoD's director of force transformation said here today.
02/11/2004 : 101st Airborne Division Soldier Receives Silver Star  This story contains photos.    
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky., Feb. 11, 2004 - A 101st Airborne Division soldier who, despite being critically wounded himself, repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to treat wounded comrades in Iraq received the Silver Star here Feb. 5.
02/11/2004 : Coalition Releases Letter Meant for al Qaeda      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 - Saying it illustrates a calculated effort by foreign terrorists to derail democracy in Iraq, coalition and Iraqi officials in Baghdad today released a 17-page letter intended for al Qaeda leaders that a courier was carrying when he was captured last month.
02/11/2004 : Bush Asks for Tougher Focus on Weapons of Mass Destruction      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 - The United States and its allies "will act on every lead to find the middlemen, the suppliers and the buyers" to stop the spread of deadly weapons, President Bush said today, proposing ways to strengthen the world's efforts toward that goal.
02/11/2004 : 82nd Airborne Commander: 'Iraqi-ization' Moving Forward      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 - Iraqi police and other security forces are assuming more responsibility for security in their country every day, the U.S. general in charge of forces in western Iraq said in Baghdad today.
02/10/2004 : JCS Chairman: Intelligence 'Not a Perfect Art'      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2004 - Intelligence is not a perfect art or science, the nation's top military leader said here today. Still, he said, he remains confident that members of the intelligence community are "trying to do the best work they can for this country of ours."
02/10/2004 : General Says Letter Reveals 'Terrified' Enemy in Iraq      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2004 - A 17-page letter seized in the capture of an al Qaeda courier last month reveals an enemy "terrified" that Iraq is on the road to freedom and self-government, a coalition military official said at a Baghdad news conference today.
02/10/2004 : Highest-Ranking Black Air Force General Credits Success to Hard Work  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2004 - In his early teens, John D. Hopper Jr. thought he'd grow up to be a scientist or schoolteacher. But that changed in 1963 when a liaison officer from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., visited him at Lyndon McKinley High School in Columbus, Ohio.
02/10/2004 : Defense Logistics Agency Recruits Military Reservists      
FORT BELVOIR, Va., Feb. 10, 2004 - Opportunities exist at the Defense Logistics Agency for reserve military officers, and officials used last month's Reserve Officers Association conference in Washington, D.C., to spread the word.
02/10/2004 : Coalition Nabs Another 'Most Wanted' Fugitive      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2004 - Another fugitive featured in the deck of 55 playing cards signifying the "most wanted" members of Saddam Hussein's regime is in coalition custody.
02/09/2004 : Retiree Donates 'Support Our Troops' Wooden Nickels  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2004 - As a show of support for the men and women in uniform, a San Antonio businessman is giving away free wooden nickels imprinted with the words, "Support Our Troops" and "The Price of Freedom is NOT Free!"
02/09/2004 : Rumsfeld Staunchly Defends Preemption to European Officials      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2004 - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld mounted a heartfelt defense of the U.S. policy of preemption during a Feb. 7 speech at an international security conference in Munich, Germany.
02/09/2004 : Croatian PM Voices Support for U.S. Policy of Preemption      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2004 - Croatia's prime minister gave a firm show of support Feb. 8 to the U.S. policy of preemption.
02/09/2004 : Soldiers Hand Over Baghdad Mail Operations to Contractors      
BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq, Feb. 9, 2004 - After enduring months of intense heat, long hours, dust and Spartan living conditions since their arrival in May, Army postal units have nearly completed turnover of military postal operations to contractors.
02/09/2004 : Letter Shows Terrorists' 'Desperation' In Iraq, General Says      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2004 - A suspected al Qaeda operative's urging of starting a religious civil war in Iraq indicates that terrorists are increasingly uneasy over pro-coalition developments in that country, senior U.S. officials said in Baghdad today.
02/08/2004 : Rumsfeld, Conference Attendees Discuss Ways to Improve World Security      
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 8, 2004 - The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is potentially the greatest threat to world security, and the most frightening scenario is one in which terrorist groups acquire weapons of mass destruction, according to a recently released European Union security strategy report.
02/08/2004 : Troops Continue Forward Steps in Iraq War      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2004 - The hands-on work of patrols, raids and picking up targeted individuals continues in Iraq.
02/08/2004 : U.S., European Officials Work to Strengthen Bridges      
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 8, 2004 - Twelve months ago talks among security officials meeting here were stressed and contentious by many accounts. Today, many of those same officials are working together to move forward and overcome those rifts.
02/08/2004 : Rumsfeld: 2003 a Busy Year for NATO Countries      
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 8, 2004 - In the past year, "NATO has undergone probably more positive change than in most 10-year periods in its history," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said here Feb. 7.
02/08/2004 : Bush Upholds Iraq Decision, Discusses Intelligence Process      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2004 - President Bush said he is a "war president," and he makes every foreign policy decision with that in mind.
02/07/2004 : Military Operations, Political Track Continue to Move Forward      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2004 - While political progress moves forward, coalition military operations continue to kill or capture anti-coalition forces. Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy director of operations at Combined Joint Task Force 7, said today in a Baghdad briefing that Iraq has been relatively stable.
02/06/2004 : Anti-Terror War Requires 'Robust' Special Operations Role      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2004 - Prosecuting the war against terrorism necessitates taking the fight to the enemy rather than waiting for another 9-11-style assault, a senior DoD civilian leader said here today.
02/06/2004 : Marine Corps' Magnetism Beckons Future General into World of Elite Warfighters  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2004 - Cornell A. Wilson Jr., a 6-foot-2-inch, 215-pound, former high school baseball and football player, chose academics over sports in college. And even though he was in the Navy ROTC program, he chose a commission in the Marine Corps over one in the Navy.
02/06/2004 : Pentagon Decides Against Internet Voting This Year    This story contains audio.  This story contains video.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2004 - The Defense Department is deep-sixing an Internet voting program over concerns about security, a Pentagon spokeswoman said today.
02/06/2004 : Military to Play Big Role at Pro Bowl Game in Hawaii      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2004 - Representatives of all five military services in Hawaii will get a special honor this weekend as they take to the Aloha Stadium field in Honolulu to participate in Pro Bowl activities Feb. 8.
02/06/2004 : Dad to Bike Across Country in Support of Son, Troops  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2004 - One of Dan Forant's favorite photos is of his young son wearing an Army helmet. And, one of the duo's favorite pastimes is cycling.
02/06/2004 : Defense Ministers Looking to Expand NATO's Role in Afghanistan      
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 6, 2004 - NATO defense ministers meeting here today discussed expanding the role of NATO forces in Afghanistan.
02/06/2004 : NATO Forces Could Be Out of Bosnia by End of 2004      
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 6, 2004 - NATO defense ministers here today discussed the possibility of pulling all NATO peacekeeping troops out of Bosnia by the end of this year.
02/06/2004 : Bush Announces Members of Intelligence Commission      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2004 - President Bush today announced seven members of an independent commission that will look into U.S. intelligence capabilities.
02/05/2004 : Defense Ministers to Discuss Iraq, Afghanistan, Future of NATO Forces      
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 5, 2004 - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived here late Feb. 5 on the first leg of a five-day European trip that will also include stops in Zagreb, Croatia, and London.
02/05/2004 : Rumsfeld Commends Tenet for Praising Intel Community      
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 5, 2004 - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Feb. 5 that it was important for CIA chief George Tenet to talk about successes of U.S. intelligence assets.
02/05/2004 : Special Operations Troops Recount Iraq Missions      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2004 - Multi-service special operations troops have led the way to victory in overseas campaigns during the war against terrorism, a senior U.S. military officer said here today.
02/05/2004 : Coast Guard Faces Increasing Security Challenges      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2004 - Like every governmental agency and military service, the Coast Guard had to do some re-evaluation after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and is working hard to close gaps in the nation's waterway security.
02/05/2004 : Tenet Details Intelligence About Iraq's Weapons Program      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2004 - It is still too soon to know if prewar intelligence estimates about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs were accurate, the U.S. director of central intelligence said here today.
02/05/2004 : Iraqi Wrestlers Will Train in United States      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2004 - Iraqi wrestlers will train in the United States in preparation for this summer's games in Athens, Greece, the senior Coalition Provisional Authority spokesman said today at a Baghdad news conference.
02/05/2004 : Mortar Attack Kills Soldier, Offensive Operations Continue      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2004 - A U.S. soldier was killed and another was wounded today in a mortar attack at a checkpoint outside Baghdad International Airport in Iraq.
02/05/2004 : Fisher House Explains Rules for Free Airline Tickets      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2004 - Although the Defense Department provides a travel entitlement for service members and their families in serious medical emergencies, the Fisher House Foundation is hoping to help those service members and families not covered under the rule.
02/05/2004 : Bush Says America Did 'Right Thing' in Iraq      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2004 - "Knowing what I knew then, and knowing what I know today, America did the right thing in Iraq," President Bush told a crowd in Charleston, S.C., today.
02/04/2004 : Marksmanship Unit Teaches Advanced Skills in Baghdad  This story contains photos.    
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2004 - At a firing range on the grounds of Baghdad International Airport, the sharp crack of gunfire echoes out through the palm trees.
02/04/2004 : Rumsfeld Says Better Management Needed for Force      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2004 - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld highlighted efforts being made to transform the military even as the war on terror continues.
02/04/2004 : Two-Legged Help Stands Up Baghdad Animal Welfare Facility  This story contains photos.    
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2004 - Much of the coalition forces' work in Iraq focuses on improving the lives of the country's citizens. In some cases, the benefits are not limited to humans.
02/04/2004 : U.S. Faces Struggles Similar to Churchill's, Bush Says      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2004 - The struggles and challenges the United States and its allies face in the war on terror are similar to those British Prime Minister Winston Churchill knew in World War II, President Bush said here today.
02/04/2004 : Spain Stands With United States Against Terror      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2004 - Spain stands with the United States in the fight against terrorism, Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar told a joint session of Congress today.
02/04/2004 : Rumsfeld Defends Intelligence Community Before Senate      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2004 - No administration official put pressure on any analyst to manipulate intelligence data to hype the threat of Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction programs, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
02/04/2004 : Soldiers Capture Rocket Attack Suspect Near Fallujah      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2004 - Soldiers conducting a cordon-and-search operation near Fallujah, Iraq, captured a man suspected of conducting rocket attacks on coalition field operating bases, Combined Joint Task Force 7 officials announced in a news release today.
02/03/2004 : Services, Joint Commands Revamping Operational Tactics      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2004 - The military services are making sweeping changes in the way they operate, including what the Pentagon comptroller called "the most revolutionary change in the way the Army has been structured since Napoleon made divisions the central maneuver unit of land forces."
02/03/2004 : Proposed Budget Provides Tools to Manage Demand on Forces      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2004 - With 2.2 million men and women on active duty and in the reserve component, there's no shortage of manpower to support the war on terror, Pentagon Comptroller Dov Zakheim told reporters here during a Feb. 2 briefing.
02/03/2004 : Thousands Being Offered Thousands To Leave DoD Work Force      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2004 - Up to 25,000 Defense Department civilians may be eligible for thousands of dollars in separation pay through an early-buyout program.
02/03/2004 : Wolfowitz Views 'New Iraq' in the Making  This story contains photos.    
KIRKUK, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2004 - The phrase "New Iraq" is on the lips of many in this city. Kirkuk is in many ways a microcosm of the country.
02/03/2004 : Village of Hope Points to Future of Iraq  This story contains photos.    
VILLAGE OF HOPE, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2004 - Who got new homes and how they came to be was the big news Feb. 2 at this village near Mosul.
02/03/2004 : New Stryker Defense Proven in Combat      
MOSUL, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2004 - A change made to the Stryker infantry vehicle has proven itself in combat.
02/03/2004 : Soldier Killed, Another Wounded in IED Attack      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2004 - One soldier was killed and another was wounded today in an improvised explosive device attack near Haswah, Iraq.
02/03/2004 : Iraqi Police Positively Affecting Security, Officials Say      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2004 - Iraq's new police force is making noticeable contributions to the security environment in Baghdad and elsewhere in the country, senior U.S. officials told reporters in Baghdad today.
02/03/2004 : Erroll M. Brown Coast Guard's First African-American Admiral  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2004 - One day in 1967, Erroll M. Brown, then a high school senior in St. Petersburg, Fla., opened his mailbox and pulled out a 3-by-5-inch white postcard addressed to him. It read in part, "Are you interested in going to the Coast Guard Academy?"
02/03/2004 : Soldiers Detain Suspects, Collect Arms in Mosul      
MOSUL, Iraq, Feb. 3, Feb. 3, 2004 - Stryker Brigade Combat Team -- detained people suspected of anti-coalition activities and recovered weapons and other explosives in northern Iraq Feb. 1.
02/03/2004 : U.S.-Coalition Forces Remain On Offensive In Iraq      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2004 - U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq continue to take the fight to the enemy, a senior U.S. military officer reported from Baghdad today.
02/03/2004 : Iraqi Earns $1 Million for Tip Leading to Insurgent's Capture      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2004 - An Iraqi citizen who assisted U.S. forces in the capture of a prominent diehard of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein's regime has become a millionaire.
02/03/2004 : Death Toll Rises From Irbil Suicide Bombings      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2004 - Iraqi deaths caused by the two suicide bombings Feb. 1 in Irbil increased to 67, a senior U.S. officer reported today from Baghdad.
02/03/2004 : 'Father of Black History' House Named National Historic Site  This story contains photos.    
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2004 - The house here in this city's northwest section where the "Father of Black History," lived, worked and launched "Negro History Week" in 1926 is now a National Historic Site, thanks to the U.S. Congress.
02/02/2004 : Terror War Needs Funded in Proposed 2005 Defense Budget      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2004 - Top priority in the president's fiscal 2005 defense budget request goes to funding -- and winning -- the war on terror, Pentagon Comptroller Dov Zakheim told reporters here today.
02/02/2004 : General Touts Success of Joint U.S.-ICDC Operations      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2004 - Thanks to joint operations, the insurgency in Iraq is less organized and more fearful than it was month ago, the commander of the 1st Armored Division said in a Baghdad news conference today.
02/02/2004 : Rocket Attack Kills 1 Soldier, Injures 12      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2004 - One 4th Infantry Division soldier was killed and 12 others were wounded during a rocket attack on Logistics Support Area Anaconda near Balad, Iraq, Feb. 1.
02/02/2004 : Troops Worldwide Watch Super Bowl XXXVIII      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2004 - U.S. troops serving worldwide tuned in to watch Super Bowl XXXVIII and depending on where they were, the game took place Feb. 1 or today.
02/02/2004 : Budget Request Funds Current Readiness, Transformation      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2004 - The $401.7 billion defense budget request for fiscal 2005 fully funds current readiness while maintaining course for transforming the military, DoD officials said here today.
02/01/2004 : Irbil Attacks About Fanaticism, Wolfowitz Says      
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2004 - The two suicide bombings in Irbil that news reports say killed 56 people and wounded 235, speak "volumes about what these extremists are all about," said Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz here today.
02/01/2004 : Bremer Declares 'Outrage' At 'Cowardly' Irbil Bombings      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2004 - Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III expressed anger and dismay over today's suicide bombings in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, in a statement the coalition administrator released from Baghdad today.
02/01/2004 : U.S. Forces 'Footprint' in Baghdad Changing      
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2004 - The footprint of U.S. troops in Baghdad is changing as Iraqis assume more responsibility for their own security, said the commander of the 1st Armored Division here.
02/01/2004 : Wolfowitz Visits Baghdad, Checks on Coalition Progress      
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2004 - Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz is here for meetings with coalition military and civilian officials.
02/01/2004 : A Soldier's Observation: 'You Can't Give Away Freedom'      
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2004 - A 1st Armored Division soldier put the whole situation in Iraq in context. "We all got it that freedom isn't free, but you also can't give it away."
02/01/2004 : Proposed 2005 Budget Contains Money For Troop Pay Raise      
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2004 - The president's proposed fiscal 2005 budget boosts defense spending to continue the war on terror, providing another pay raise for troops and increasing homeland security spending.
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