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Current Operations

• SOLDIER DIES IN ACCIDENT CENTCOM 03 May 2003 -- A solider assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade died today (Saturday) from a gunshot wound after an apparent accident involving his personal weapon at 11:15 a.m. (4:15 a.m. EST).
• COALITION EFFORTS AID IRAQ'S RECOVERY CENTCOM 03 May 2003 -- Coalition forces continue to assist in developing a more safe and secure environment in Iraq.
• Gauntlets Put Hussein Regime Assets in 'HARM's Way' Navy NewStand 03 May 2003 -- The "Gauntlets" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 aircrew returned to USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) after a successful combat mission that included firing their High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) in defense of coalition forces.
• Coalition Forces Continue HA Despite Disruptions ARCENT CFLCC 03 May 2003
• Coalition Efforts Aid Iraq's Recovery ARCENT CFLCC 03 May 2003

Deployments

• Echo Company's Return to Tortuga As Good As It Gets Navy NewStand 03 May 2003 -- Homecoming scenes are simply unforgettable. Family members and friends line the piers, patriotic music blasts over speakers, and decorations line the streets as loved ones pull up to the pier, home from a long deployment. This may be the typical scene most people picture when they hear the term 'homecoming,' but not the crew of dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) or the Marines of Echo Company, part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

US Policy

• Bush Thanks Australians for Their Role in Iraq War Washington File 03 May 2003 -- President Bush, briefing at his Texas ranch May 3 with visiting Australian Prime Minister John Howard, thanked the Australian people for their sacrifices in support of the war in Iraq, and he praised Howard as a "man of courage" who "understands the responsibilities of freedom."
• BUSH/AUSTRALIA VOA 03 May 2003 -- President Bush says he is certain that U-S forces will find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The president made the remarks after meeting at his Texas ranch with Australian Prime Minister John Howard to thank him for Australia's help in the war in Iraq.
• BUSH / AUSTRALIA VOA 03 May 2003 -- President Bush meets (is meeting) with Australian Prime Minister John Howard today to thank him for Australia's support during the war in Iraq.

United Nations

• UN humanitarian staff establish permanent presence in Basra UN News Centre 03 May 2003 -- The United Nations today established a permanent presence of humanitarian staff in war-ravaged Basra, Iraq's largest southern city and home to over 1 million people.

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ/THEOCRACY VOA 03 May 2003 -- Recent demonstrations in Iraq calling for the establishment of an Islamic state have led to concern among some officials and observers in Washington about the possibility of an Iranian-style theocracy.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• IRAQ / SCHOOLS VOA 03 May 2003 -- U-S officials working on the reconstruction of Iraq called for schools to reopen Saturday, but not all were ready to receive students. Many schools were damaged during the war or during the days of looting that followed. Teachers are spending their first day trying to clean up the mess.