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| BATTLE CATS – U.S. Navy Lt.j.g. Mathias Roth, a helicopter control officer, observes an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Battle Cats” of Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron Light 43, as it lifts from the flight deck of the guided missile destroyer USS Preble in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 23, 2004. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David C. Lloyd Hi-Res Photo |
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| Rumsfeld: Rumors About A Draft Are False |
By Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld |
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2004 – The peculiar thing about myths is that even the most far-fetched can be nearly impossible to extinguish. This is especially so when there is a vested interest in some quarters in keeping them alive. Like many Americans, I have recently heard a great deal of misinformed talk about a so-called "secret plan" to bring back the draft. This plot is so secret that it doesn't exist. Neither our commander in chief nor the secretary of defense know anything about it. That's because it simply is not true. More |
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| Anthrax Shots Halted Until Injunction Settled |
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2004 – The Defense Department will stop giving anthrax vaccinations until an injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is clarified. Release Memorandum (PDF File) |
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| Marines Win Phoenix Trophy |
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2004 – A Marine combat service support unit has earned the 2004 Phoenix Trophy, the Defense Department's highest award for field-level maintenance of weapon systems and equipment. Release |
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| Soldier Killed in Convoy Attack |
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2004 – A 13th Corps Support Command soldier was killed and another injured after a suspected motorcycle-bomb attack on their convoy, military officials in Iraq reported today. Story |
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| Ordnance Probably Wasn't Moved |
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2004 – The chances that enemy forces moved 377 tons of heavy ordnance out of the Al Qaqaa arms facility after U.S. forces arrived in the area are nearly impossible, said Army Col. David Perkins, who commanded the American troops who took the area during major combat operations in Iraq in 2003. Story |
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| WHY I SERVE |
| Civilian Serves in War Zone |
 FORT BELVOIR, Va., Oct. 27, 2004 — Maurice Stewart, a Defense Department civilian employee deployed to Kuwait, said he volunteered to serve because his country gave him opportunities, and
he believes it's his duty to give back. Story |
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