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DEPLOYMENT DUTIES – U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Omar Vasquez mans his fuels watch station aboard the guided missile frigate USS Ford, Oct. 18, 2004. The Ford, USS John C. Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are at sea on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Oscar Espinoza Hi-Res Image
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| Reserve Unit to Teach Iraqi Security Forces |
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2004 – More than 700 members of the Army Reserve 98th Division (Institutional Training) out of Rochester, N.Y., is beginning a one-year mission to train members of the Iraqi army and other security forces, said Army Maj. Gen. Bruce E. Robinson, the division commander. Story |
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| Former Navy Secretary Paul H. Nitze Dies |
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2004 – Former Navy Secretary Paul H. Nitze, whose distinguished government career included serving as secretary of the Navy from 1963 to 1967 and as deputy defense secretary from 1967 to1969 died Oct. 19, 2004, at his home here. Press Release Rumsfeld Statement |
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| Rumsfeld Calls Draft Talk 'Scare Technique' |
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2004 – The idea that the United States needs to return to a military draft is "false and mischievous and, in my view, nothing better than a scare technique," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said in a radio interview today. Story Transcript Audio: Listen to Rumsfeld's Interview |
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COMMENTARY by US Army Maj. John Bircher |
The Real Story of October 9th, 2004 |
| BAGRAM, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2004 – Something amazing happened in Afghanistan Oct. 9: a people who have lived in fear for the past 25 years, a people who in 2,000 years have never had a say in who their leader would be, a people who have been threatened, intimidated and attacked stood up, and with one simple act, said “We’ve made our choice, and we choose democracy.” Story |
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| NATIONAL DISABILITY MONTH |
| Program Provides Technology for Disabled Workers |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2004 – A Defense Department program that provides the technology and services disabled workers need to use computers and other basic
office equipment evens the employment playing field for the disabled while
making it easier for managers to hire them, according to the DoD official who
has run the program for the past 14 years. Story |
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Technology Helps Disabled
Intelligence Officer Excel |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2004 – A visually impaired Defense Intelligence Agency employee continues to excel at her work, thanks to technology and the government's willingness to provide "reasonable accommodations." Story |
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| Iraqi, U.S. Engineers Join Forces |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2004 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, an agency charged with overseeing the majority
of the reconstruction effort here, soon will begin integrating its first class
of engineers from the Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works into its
nationwide team. Story |
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| FACE OF DEFENSE |
| Brothers Reunite in Afghanistan |
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2004 – A soldier and a Marine here have the rare chance to serve together. Marine Maj. Tim Barrick, the future operations officer working in the Joint Operations Center, and Army Maj. Nate Barrick, a part of Central Command advisory group, are serving for a short time together on Bagram. Story |
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