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09 May 2003 Military News

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Current Operations

  • AFGHANISTAN/ARMITAGE VOA 09 May 2003-- A top U-S diplomat has held talks with officials of the U-S-backed interim Afghan administration in Kabul. The discussions focused on security issues and efforts to rebuild war-shattered Afghanistan
  • Despite Iraq, U.S. Will Not Forget Afghanistan, Armitage Says Washington File 09 May 2003 -- Although the United States has turned much of its attention toward Iraq, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage has assured the people of Afghanistan that the Bush administration "is not going to forget our responsibilities here."
  • Lynch has trauma-related memory loss Army News Service 09 May 2003-- Rescued prisoner of war Pfc. Jessica Lynch is suffering from trauma-induced memory loss, according to her physician, but said her recovery remains on schedule
  • V CORPS ENGINEERS HELP CLEAN UP BAGHDAD NEIGHBORHOODS V Corps Release 09 May 2003-- Ignoring the flies that cloud around them in the hot, dusty air, children play happily among torn flip-flops, soiled rags and empty grenade casings in an abandoned lot here, the only playground they've ever known.
  • Hospital Ship Comfort Bound For Home Navy Newsstand 09 May 2003-- In the northern Arabian Gulf, the last of Comfort's patients were transferred to medical facilities ashore this week, as the ship prepares to go home. After four months away and 56 days on station in the Arabian Gulf participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is ordered to return to its homeport in Baltimore, Md.
  • USS Nassau Amphibious Readiness Group Returns to Homeport Navy Newsstand 09 May 2003-- The USS Nassau (LHA 4) Amphibious Readiness Group is expected to arrive at Morehead City, N.C., May 26 to offload embarked Marines and equipment, and return to Norfolk May 29 after deploying for more than nine months in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
  • Amphibious Task Force East Return to Homeport Navy Newsstand 09 May 2003-- The ships of Amphibious Task Force East are expected to return to homeport before the end of June, after having deployed for about five months in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Additional information on the return date of these ships will be provided when their schedules are determined and approved.
  • USS Theodore Roosevelt to Return Home Navy Newsstand 09 May 2003-- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is expected to return to homeport May 29, completing nearly a five-month deployment.

  • AFGHANISTAN: Amnesty concerned over refugee returns from Europe IRIN 09 May 2003 -- Amnesty International (AI) urged the EU to postpone the repatriation of thousands of Afghan refugees after member states prepared to press ahead with their controversial plan to do so on Thursday.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • Hampton Roads Cutter Seizes 4,600 lbs. of Cocaine USCG District 5 13 May 2003-- The Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane intercepted and boarded a 45-foot "go-fast" bound for the U.S. carrying 4,600 pounds of cocaine east of the Yucatan Peninsula April 28.
  • Unit puts the 'deploy' in 'deployment order' Air Mobility Command News 09 May 2003-- The media broadcast images of jets launching and bombs dropping during Operation Iraqi Freedom, showing Air Force people doing what they're trained to do. What most viewers didn't see were the people responsible for getting those jets over there to put bombs on targets and patrol the skies.
  • ROYAL NAVY ASSISTS IN £1/4BILLION DRUGS SEIZURE Roayl Navy News 09 May 2003-- The Royal Navy assisted British and Spanish Customs officers in an operation that seized a record 3.6 tonnes of cocaine worth over a quarter of a billion pounds sterling.
  • Helicopter crashes in Papua New Guinea Army News Service 09 May 2003-- A helicopter contracted by the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory carrying five personnel crashed into the ocean off the coastline of Lae, Papua New Guinea, May 8.
  • State Department Briefing Transcript Washington File 09 May 2003
  • Guard troops help midwest recover from tornadoes Army News Service 09 May 2003-- National Guard troops answered the call to help civil authorities deal with the devastation of violent tornadoes that hammered the Midwest and flooding in Alabama during early May.
  • Army observes 225th anniversary of Inspector General corps Army News Service 09 May 2003-- An observance honoring the 225th anniversary of the Army Inspector General Office took place at the Pentagon May 5.
  • Defense Department Briefing Transcript Washington File 09 May 2003 -- Franks/Iraq plan, Operation/Iraqi Freedom, Iraq/democracy, Iraq/security, Iraq/essential services, Iraq/transition, stability/Red Sea, Persian Gulf/stability, Iraq/French role, Iraqi occupation/duration, U.S. force/global adjustments, East bloc/Russian talks, Army secretary/replacement, Franks/Army Chief, Iraqi oilfields/looting, Iraqi oil/infrastructure neglect, Iraqi/WMD hunt, Iraq/UN inspectors, Iraq/American killed, Iraqi sectors/no division, Iraqi antiquities/safekeeping, CENTCOM/Iraq plan
  • Combat-Related Special Compensation to Go to Veterans AFPS 09 May 2003 -- A provision included in the 2003 National Defense Authorization Act will compensate an estimated 35,000 retired veterans for disabilities resulting from combat injuries, wounds and diseases.
  • First NAVAIR E-6 Goes to Cecil Field for Upgrade Navy Newsstand 09 May 2003-- The Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) E-6 Mercury Program Office recently sent the first of 15 E-6B aircraft to the Boeing Aerospace Support Center at Cecil Field, Fla. to be modified with a new cockpit and an advanced communications package.
  • Bataan Breaks Harrier Embarkation Record Navy Newsstand 09 May 2003-- USS Bataan (LHD 5) reached a historic milestone on their 108th day out to sea.
  • Ordnance Handlers/Reporters Prepare for Deployment Navy Newsstand 09 May 2003-- Atlantic Ordnance Command (LANTORDCOM) held its second ordnance exercise (ORDEX) in as many months, in preparation for possible deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  • Tandem Thrust 03 means teamwork 7th Fleet News 09 May 2003-- Nearly 59 years ago, on a tiny island that would later play a significant role in the history of modern warfare, U.S. military forces launched what has long been considered one of the defining offensives of World War II.
  • Fleet battle experiment turns war-fighting theory into reality 7th Fleet News 09 May 2003-- After landing aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) at sea May 1, President George W. Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq. After only six weeks, the war was nearly over
  • Tornado hits Tinker AFPN 09 May 2003-- No one was injured when a tornado hit a fence line along the south side of the base here May 8.
  • UNDER SECRETARY FOR INTELLIGENCE OUTLINES TRANSFORMATION OF ANOTHER "SILENT SERVICE" 09 May 2003 -- The remarks below are the text of a speech Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Dr. Stephen Cambone delivered to the nation's submarine community on the 103rd anniversary of the submarine service's founding.
  • 458th LRS proves it can repair anywhere, anytime USAFE News Service 09 May 2003-- The logistics readiness concept of operations is being put to its first test in every corner of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In Romania it's given transportation the ability to "repair anywhere."
  • Romanian military treats 458th AEG to May Day picnic USAFE News Service 09 May 2003-- Americans deployed here have been learning a lot lately about Romanian holidays. May 1 was no exception. On the heals of Orthodox Christian Easter came May Day.
  • Russian military experts conduct CFE inspection at Incirlik USAFE News Service 09 May 2003-- A team of Russian military experts inspected Incirlik's compliance with the Conventional Armed Forces Europe Treaty May 7 for the first time since the treaty was adopted in 1992.

  • NATO: New Allies Celebrate U.S. Senate Vote For Expansion RFE/L 09 May 2003 -- The U.S. Senate yesterday voted overwhelmingly to expand NATO to seven Eastern European nations. For the top diplomats of those former communist countries, who said they will work to bridge the trans-Atlantic divide, it was a day of celebration.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

  • DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 09 May 2003

  • White House Outlines Proposed Middle East Initiatives Washington File 09 May 2003 -- Following is a White House fact sheet on a proposal to establish a U.S.-Middle East Free Trade Area within a decade, along with other initiatives aimed at promoting growth, education, and freedom and justice
  • U.S. Official Views Building Middle East Trade Area Over Decade Washington File 09 May 2003 -- President Bush's trade initiative for the Middle East envisions building a free trade area gradually, country by country, a senior administration official says.
  • Bush Calls for U.S.-Middle East Free Trade Area Washington File 09 May 2003 -- President Bush has outlined a plan to create a U.S.-Middle East free trade area within ten years, saying that in an age of global terror and weapons of mass destruction, what happens in the Middle East greatly matters to America.
  • POWELL / MIDEAST VOA 09 May 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell leaves Washington shortly (Eds: 10 PM E-D-T) for the Middle East and talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on the international "road map" to a settlement of the conflict by the end of 2005. Mr. Powell says he thinks the fall of Saddam Hussein and the approval of a reformist Palestinian government augur well for peace efforts.
  • BUSH / MIDDLE EAST VOA 09 May 2003 -- President Bush wants to increase economic trade with countries in the Middle East that renounce terrorism and support open markets. It is part of the president's push for a Middle East peace plan toward a separate Palestinian state.
  • ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS VOA 09 May 2003-- U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell is arriving (has arrived) in the Middle East in an effort to convince Israel and the Palestinians to follow what is being called the road map -- a peace plan designed to end more than two-and-a-half years of bloodshed and bring a permanent settlement to the bitter Arab-Israeli conflict.
  • MIDEAST / POWELL PREVIEW VOA 09 May 2003-- U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell heads to the Middle East this weekend to meet with Arab and Israeli leaders and to promote the "road map," the latest international peace proposal to bring Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table

  • DR of Congo: mob attacks UN mission, injures sector chief with machete UN News Centre 09 May 2003 -- Thousands of students and militia stormed a United Nations mission headquarters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today, slightly injuring the UN sector commander in a machete attack, destroying UN property and causing grave concern at UN headquarters in New York.
  • DRC: Government peace mission plane hit by gunfire at Bunia IRIN 09 May 2003 -- An aircraft carrying a government delegation sent to ease hostilities between ethnic militias in Ituri District, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was hit by gunfire on Thursday as it approached Bunia airstrip.

  • Top envoy in West Africa meets with regional UN officials to discuss new ways to deal with crisis UN News Centre 09 May 2003 -- Amid spiralling violence and widespread insecurity throughout much of West Africa, the top United Nations envoy in the region was set to meet with the heads of area UN offices today to discuss new ways to tackle the grave, "life and death" issues of the complex crisis.
  • INDONESIA/ACEH VOA 09 May 2003-- The Indonesian government appears to be preparing for a military offensive in troubled Aceh Province, with the deployment of at least six thousand troops to the region
  • PHILIPPINES / REBELS VOA 09 May 2003-- The Philippine government's chief negotiator in peace talks with the country's largest Muslim rebel group has resigned, reportedly over frustration at the lack of progress in the negotiations
  • IVORY COAST / MILITIAS VOA 09 May 2003-- In southern Ivory Coast, armed political movements are recruiting thousands of volunteers to oppose a power-sharing government with northern-based rebels
  • NEPAL/PEACE VOA 09 May 2003-- The Nepalese government has agreed to partially withdraw its army and release three jailed rebel leaders, following a second round of peace talks with Maoist insurgents. As Anjana Pasricha reports, the government and the rebels say they are
  • EUROPE / SUMMIT VOA 09 May 2003-- The leaders of France, Germany and Poland have pledged to cooperate more closely on foreign policy and defense despite a damaging rift over the U-S-led war in Iraq. France and Germany opposed the war, but it was supported by Poland
  • SOUTHEAST ASIA/J-I VOA 09 May 2003-- Seven months after the worst terrorist attack in Indonesia's history, the trial of the first men charged in the case is about to begin. The bombing on Bali last October is believed to have been the work of Jemaah Islamiyah, a regional terrorist group allegedly linked to the al-Qaida network
  • SOMALIA: Second phase of peace talks to conclude next week IRIN 09 May 2003 -- The organisers of Somali peace talks in Kenya say a plenary session will start next week to conclude the second phase of the conference.
  • UGANDA: Feature - Bid to kickstart flagging northern peace process IRIN 09 May 2003 -- A two-day Northern Uganda Peace Workshop – a conference devoted to resolving the conflict in the troubled region – kicked off in the town of Gulu on Thursday in an attempt to breathe life back into the flagging peace process.
  • DRC-CONGO: Congos seek support for landmine clearance IRIN 09 May 2003 -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighbouring Republic of Congo (ROC) have sought the support of the international community to eradicate antipersonnel landmines.
  • WEST AFRICA: Bockarie's death boosts chances for peace IRIN 09 May 2003 -- The killing of West African warlord Sam Bockarie has boosted the prospects for national reconciliation in Sierra Leone and Cote d'Ivoire, two of the countries where he and his followers, killed, raped and looted, diplomats, relief workers and regional analysts said.

News Reports

  • SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 09 May 2003
  • SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 09 May 2003
  • Lithuania: Voters Likely To Approve EU Membership In Weekend Referendum RFE/L 09 May 2003 -- Lithuanians will go to the polls this Saturday and Sunday to vote on their country's entry into the European Union. Citizens of Hungary, Slovenia, and Malta have already approved their EU membership in referendums. Support for the EU is high in Lithuania, and officials say the only question is whether enough voters will turn out to validate the vote
  • U.S. Official At U.N. Praises Anti-Child Soldier Advocates Washington File 09 May 2003 -- The U.S. Alternate Representative to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs, Ambassador Richard Williamson, thanked 500 participants at a "child soldier" conference May 8 for "taking to heart a cause that desperately needs fervent advocacy in every corner of the globe" but especially in Africa.
  • WEST AFRICA REFUGEES VOA 09 May 2003-- Ruud Lubbers, the U-N High Commissioner for Refugees, is heading to West Africa Saturday to see for himself the plight of 400-thousand people displaced by wars in the region
  • ASIA SARS VOA 09 May 2003-- Chinese health officials say at least 60 percent of SARS cases in Beijing cannot be traced to the source of infection - raising new concerns on how to contain the outbreak. While Taiwan Friday reported its single highest increase in patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  • CENTRAL ASIA: Weekly news wrap IRIN 09 May 2003 -- The week's news in Central Asia was dominated by Uzbek President Islam Karimov's failure on Sunday to respond to a key demand by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to condemn torture, dwelling instead the country's achievements.
  • RWANDA: 350 foreign observers expected for constitutional referendum IRIN 09 May 2003 -- Rwanda has invited about 350 foreign observers to the 26 May referendum on the constitution, Rwanda News Agency (RNA) reported on Wednesday.
  • RWANDA-UGANDA: Presidents Kagame, Museveni agree to improve relations IRIN 09 May 2003 -- Presidents Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda agreed on Thursday to investigate and resolve all outstanding complaints against each other, according to a joint communique issued at the end of their summit in London.



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