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• Mosul Crash Leaves 17 Dead, Five Injured, One Missing AFPS 15 Nov 2003 -- Seventeen soldiers are dead, five others are injured, and one more still is unaccounted for following today's crash of two U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters in West Mosul, Iraq.
• Two Army Helicopters Crash in Mosul, Iraq AFPS 15 Nov 2003 -- Two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed at about 6:30 p.m local time today in West Mosul, Iraq, U.S. Central Command officials announced.
• IRAQ / HELICOPTERS CRASH VOA 15 Nov 2003 -- Two U-S Army Blackhawk helicopters have crashed near the northern city of Mosul in Iraq killing 17 coalition soldiers.
• 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIR ASSAULT) BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS CRASH IN WEST MOSUL CENTCOM 15 Nov 2003 -- Two UH - 60 Blackhawk helicopters assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) crashed in West Mosul at approximately 6:30 p.m. today.
• IRAQ / HELICOPTERS CRASH VOA 15 Nov 2003 -- Two U-S Army Blackhawk helicopters have crashed near the northern city of Mosul in Iraq killing 12 coalition soldiers.
• IRAQ / HELICOPTERS CRASH VOA 15 Nov 2003 -- Two U-S Army Blackhawk helicopters have crashed near the northern city of Mosul in Iraq. The U-S military says it does not yet know if there have been any casualties.

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• USS Stephen W. Groves Chokes Drug Smuggling Operation Navy Newsstand 15 Nov 2003-- A 12-hour, 305-mile chase resulted in the seizure of 1.5 tons of cocaine and the detention of six suspects during USS Stephen W. Groves' (FFG 29) first drug bust in the Eastern Pacific during the frigate's deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Area of Operations.
• RUMSFELD / ASIA VOA 15 Nov 2003 -- Visiting U-S Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has expressed understanding over Japan's decision to delay the dispatch of troops to Iraq. The defense secretary made the comments during his second day of talks with Japanese officials.
• U.S.-Japan Security Arrangements Remain Vital AFPS 15 Nov 2003 -- The security relationship between the United States and Japan is just as vital today as it was during the Cold War and immediately following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Japan's chief defense official said here today.
• Up-or-Out Personnel Policy 'Lousy Idea,' Rumsfeld Tells Sailors AFPS 15 Nov 2003 -- The U.S. military's "up-or-out" personnel policy is "a lousy idea," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told sailors in Yokosuka, Japan, today.
• DoD Statement on News Reports of al-Qaida and Iraq Connections 15 Nov 2003 -- News reports that the Defense Department recently confirmed new information with respect to contacts between al-Qaida and Iraq in a letter to the Senate Intelligence Committee are inaccurate.

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• Clear a Path to a Safer World: Addressing the Tragedy of Landmines US Dept. of State 03 Dec 2003 -- Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs and Special Representative for Mine Action, Remarks to Smith College, Polus Center
• RUSSIA/GEORGIA VOA 15 Nov 2003 -- Russia has indicated it might try to mediate the political crisis in the former Soviet republic of Georgia along with two of Georgia's neighbors, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The move comes after nearly two weeks of demonstrations calling on President Eduard Shevardnadze to resign.