Posted on 09/12/2006 3:57:51 PM PDT by Gucho
By Staff Sgt. Jasmine Reif - 366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
9/12/2006
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho (AFPN) -- More than 160 Airmen from the 726th Air Control Squadron here deployed Sept. 10 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Their mission is to monitor the airspace over a battlefield and provide military leaders with a clear and accurate picture of that area, allowing commanders to make informed, real-time decisions.
"We are self-sufficient and are comprised of 27 Air Force specialty codes. We are capable of going into the middle of nowhere and supporting ourselves," said Master Sgt. Todd Kern, the 726th ACS first sergeant who did not deploy with the unit. "We consider ourselves a mini Air Force. We have our own vehicles, mechanics, services personnel and even our own independent duty medical technicians. We are always prepared to go."
For the past six months, the squadron has trained its members and worked out which equipment would be needed during the four-month deployment.
"We have been doing a lot of preparation, but not as much as when we deploy to a bare base," said Sergeant Kern. "The squadron has been deploying regularly and we were deployed in support of OIF last year from May to September. We are not part of the standard air (and space) expeditionary force rotations. We rotate with the other air control squadrons as enablers."
This year the Airmen will miss the holiday season, but many are looking forward to holidays taking place after they return home.
"They understand that mommy has to go and mommy will be back, so I told them we have a standing Valentine's Day date," said Senior Airman Yzonya Maull, 726th ACS air warning and control system technician.
The squadron's Airmen will serve at Balad, Kirkuk and Ali Air Bases within Iraq.
"It's part of the job, but it's never easy," said Lt. Col. Alvin Vann, 726th ACS commander. "We take care of the families of the Airmen back home and we try our best to take care of the Airmen who are deployed."
By Justine Barati - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sep 11, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Immediately after the second tower of the World Trade Center collapsed Sept. 11, 2001, members of the Corps of Engineers' fleet were underway.
Stationed along the Hudson River for a Coast Guard boat-safety class, the Corps’ boats from the Philadelphia and New York districts became taxis to safety for people trying to flee the scene.
“Everyone volunteered to help. Without a second thought, they placed themselves on duty,” said Joe Meyers from the USACE’s New York district.
In all, they ferried 2,300 people off the island.
“When we arrived, the people on the pier had a deep stare and were covered in dust. They were afraid to leave and afraid to stay,” said Tony Hans from the New York district.
Three marinas were set up at Caven’s Point, N.J., to receive the passengers. Buses and trains awaited evacuees at the first marina. The second marina was for the injured, and the third marina was for the critically injured.
“On each return trip, the crews would bring back emergency personnel,” said Meyers.
The assembled fleet consisted of these motor vessels: Hocking, Hatton, Hudson, Hayward, Gelberman, Driftmaster and New York Survey Boat #1.
Motor Vessel Hayward assisted local fireboats and fire trucks by transporting fuel and water.
“They were passing five-gallon cans by hand. There was no other way to access the site,” said Josh Daskalakis from the New York district.
Motor Vessel Hayward helped keep firefighters on the job by supplying them with more than 16,000 gallons of fuel and water, in addition to flashlights, batteries, protective gear, food, water, lanterns and shovels, according to Meyers.
Motor Vessel Hocking became the command vessel the day of the attack. Within hours of the collapse, Hocking transported the North Atlantic Division Commander Brig. Gen. M. Stephen Rhoades to the site to assess the situation and offer Corps assistance.
After the initial transportation of citizens to Caven’s Point, more Corps vessels joined the response crew to assist with the ongoing mission of supporting the Corps, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and New York City’s transportation and supply needs.
(Editor’s note: From the New England District World Trade Center Special Edition of the Yankee Engineer.)
By Anita Powell - Stars and Stripes Mideast edition
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
CAMP TAJI, Iraq — During his recent yearlong deployment in northern Iraq, Staff Sgt. Gilbert Romero regularly told his friends that he couldn’t wait to get out of the Army.
But when his unit’s stay in Iraq was extended by four months, Romero did something unexpected. He re-enlisted for another four years.
Romero and two of his colleagues from the Fort Wainwright, Alaska-based 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment of the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team re-enlisted Monday at Camp Taji, near Baghdad.
Joining him were staff sergeants Chris Briggs, 25, of Muskegon, Mich., and Josh Varney, 24, of Palmdale, Calif.
Romero and Varney re-enlisted for four years, with a $15,000 bonus each; Briggs committed to six years, taking a $4,000 bonus and transferring half of his college benefits to his wife, who will use the money to finish her master’s degree. Briggs and Romero, who have served seven and six years, respectively, said they planned to serve 20 years in the military. Varney, with six years under his belt, is still deciding.
The re-enlistments buck the expectation that the extension would diminish soldiers’ fervor for service.
“It’s imbedded in me,” said Romero, 24, of Taos, N.M.. “The things I’ve done, the people I’ve met, the hardships I’ve been through — I don’t think I could get out.”
Varney and Briggs said they had already committed to re-enlisting before they heard their brigade would be kept in Iraq for another four months.
“It’s the third time I’ve been extended since I’ve been in the Army,” Briggs said.
All said they accepted the possibility of returning to Iraq again in the coming years.
“I understand there’s a possibility of coming back,” Varney said. “If I come back, I made the choice to do it.”
Battalion commander Lt. Col. Al Kelly praised the three for choosing to stay in the service.
“It means a whole lot to see guys re-enlisting right now,” he said. “For a guy to get extended and re-enlist says a hell of a lot about the character of that man.”
The 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team was extended for up to four months in July and later moved from Mosul to Baghdad to quell sectarian violence, joining the second phase of Operation Together Forward.
One soldier who was extended was shot in Baghdad and died on Sept. 2.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, right, hold talks with, from left, Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, Commander of the U. S. forces in Afghanistan, U.S. ambassador to Pakistan Ryan Crocker and U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan Ronald E. Neumann at the Prime Minister house in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept 12, 2006. They discuss the situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan regarding the war against terrorism. (AP Photo)
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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An Iraqi Kurd told Saddam Hussein's genocide trial on Tuesday how his mother and sisters' remains were found in a mass grave more than 200 kilometers from their village, which he said was razed by Saddam's troops. A defiant Saddam defended his policy of crushing Kurdish rebels in the 1980s as his government fought a war against Iran and shouted before the judge cut his microphone: "You are agents of Iran and Zionism. We will crush your heads!"
Addressing the ex-leader with a mocking: "Congratulations, Saddam Hussein. You are now in a cage!" Abdel-Ghafour Hassan Abdullah described how he fled to Iran with other relatives as troops shelled the village in Iraq's Kurdistan in February of 1988. "At night, I heard the screaming of women and children,'' he said.
Speaking calmly in Kurdish, Abdel-Ghafour said the remains of his mother and two sisters, along with their identity cards, were unearthed in a desert mass grave 15 years after the attack on the mountain village of Seydar, near northern Suleimaniyya.
"I don't know why these tragedies came to us. Is it only because we're Kurds?" he said.
Saddam stroked his beard and listened silently to the witness, but erupted into a rage during cross-examination when a civil attorney described Kurdish Peshmerga militias as freedom fighters battling his tyranny.
"From 1961 to 2003, rebellion is rebellion. Let's come up with one country which had a rebellion that wasn't confronted by the army," Saddam said.
Saddam told judge Abdullah al-Ameri that the Kurdish rebels should not be referred to as "Peshmergas," meaning "those who face death" in Kurdish.
"I suggest the expression Peshmerga be deleted from the transcript and replaced by the word insurgent," he said.
Saddam stressed that calling them Peshmergas gave them a special status, rather than insurgents whom the government had the legal right to combat.
Saddam, 69, his cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," and five former commanders face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for their role in the 1988 Anfal (Spoils of War) campaign which prosecutors say left 182,000 ethnic Kurds dead or missing.
Saddam demanded that a neutral country examine all evidence found in mass graves.
"Get neutral countries like Switzerland or a similar neutral country," he said.
After Abdullah's testimony, two more Kurds testified against the accused.
Omar Khidr Mohammad Amin, a taxi driver in Suleimaniyya, charged that 19 of his family members living in the village of Sakaniyya were allegedly killed in the Anfal campaign.
In 2004, the court of Suleimaniyya showed him the IDs of some of his family members, he said. "I wanted to go to the mass grave to see their bodies but they prevented me. They told me it was not a good place to go, not a proper place, this mass grave."
- Agencies
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI
TEHRAN, Iran Sep 12, 2006 (AP) — Iraq's prime minister made his first official visit to Iran on Tuesday, asking Tehran to prevent al-Qaida militants from slipping across the border to carry out attacks, an Iraqi official said. Iran's president promised to help Iraq establish security.
The visit by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reflected the complex relationship between mostly Shiite Iran and Iraq's government, dominated by Shiite allies of Tehran. Ties have grown stronger between the two, including new oil cooperation.
But at the same time, the United States the Iraqi government's other top ally has repeatedly accused Iran of interfering in Iraqi politics and allowing insurgents to cross the porous 1,000-mile border, claims Iran denies.
Haidar al-Obadi, a parliament member from al-Maliki's Dawa Party, said "there are al-Qaida members and al-Qaida strongholds in Iran."
He said the militants have been "taking advantage of the long border" to smuggle weapons and people into Iraq "most likely without the Iranian government's knowledge."
"We ask Iran for cooperation in controlling the border to prevent any al-Qaida exploitation of the border," he told The Associated Press in Cairo, speaking in a telephone interview from Baghdad.
Tehran says it has no interest in fomenting instability across the border. Iran says that some al-Qaida operatives may have illegally passed through Iran from Afghanistan months before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, but it says it has arrested an unknown number of them.
Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq has carried out some of the most brutal suicide attacks against Iraqi Shiites.
Al-Maliki, who lived in Iran during part of a long exile from Iraq during the rule of ousted leader Saddam Hussein, received a red-carpet reception at the presidential palace before talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Asked at a joint press conference following their talks about allegations that Iran was interfering in Iraq, al-Maliki said, "There is no obstacle in the way of implementing agreements between Iran and Iraq."
"All our assistance to the Iraqi people will be to establish complete security in this country," Ahmadinejad said, according to a state-run news agency report of the press conference. "Iran and Iraq enjoy historical relations. These relations go beyond from neighborly ties. Our relations will remain excellent.
"We consider Iraq's progress, independence and territorial integrity as our own," Ahmadinejad said.
Ahmadinejad also said Iran hoped the United States will leave Iraq soon.
"This trip will strengthen bilateral relations. Iran and Iraq, as two brotherly neighbors, will stand by each other and unwanted guests (U.S.-led coalition forces) will leave the region," he said.
Al-Maliki described the talks as "very constructive" and called Iran "a very important country, a good friend and brother."
Since Saddam Hussein's fall in 2003, Iraq has sought closer ties with Iran and to heal scars left by the 1980-88 war that killed more than 1 million people on both sides.
Al-Maliki's Shiite-led government has strong ties with mainly Shiite Iran, and they are growing even closer, with Baghdad sealing deals last month for Tehran to provide it with gasoline, kerosene and cooking fuel amid a shortage in Iraq. Al-Maliki spent years in Iran and Syria in exile.
An Iraqi economic delegation visited Iran just before al-Maliki to discuss further petroleum deals, including the possibility of Iranian investment in Iraq's fuel sector, said Haidar al-Obadi, another Dawa party parliamentarian.
In July 2005, former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari made the first visit to Iran by an Iraqi premier since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam.
Associated Press Writer Qassem Abdul-Zahra in Cairo contributed to this report.
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By Lance Cpl. Brandon R. Holgersen, MCB Camp Lejeune
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Sept. 6, 2006) -- Navy sailors are taking back riverine operations from the Marine Corps.
60 sailors from various active duty units participated in the Riverine Coxswain and Boat Captain’s Course’s final exercise conducted by the Marines with Special Missions Training Center here, Sept. 6.
The final exercise was the culminating test for these sailors, which allowed them to take everything they had learned and put it together in simulated missions, said Staff Sgt. Erick J. Hodge, a boat team instructor with SMTC. The sailors will be the first of this new Navy unit to be deployed to Iraq.
Marine instructors trained the Navy personnel because the Navy does not have formal schools or experienced sailors in riverine operations. Marines trained the sailors effectively to take over the job of ensuring Iraq’s water ways stay in friendly hands, said Senior Chief Bruce Diette, senior sailor participating in the course.
“The Navy doesn’t have a school that teaches boat tactics or boat handling as well as the Marines here,” said Diette. “This is the best group of Marines I have ever worked with.”
Not only were the sailors tested on their riverine assault craft boat handling and tactics, they were also evaluated on their use of Marine Corps infantry tactics and weapon systems, which they learned at the School of Infantry (East), said Petty Officer 3rd Class David Kopp, a former quarter master and student enrolled in the course.
“They taught me a lot about combat and working as a team,” said Kopp. “It’s going to be nice to build our own training around these courses.”
The missions were all created by the Marine instructors who used their experiences from conducting river operations in Iraq to simulate realistic scenarios for the sailors, according to Hodge. Missions included combat patrols, dam security and reconnaissance patrols and began with a four hour convoy on the Cape Fear River to the exercise base of operations.
Over the course of the exercise, the sailors conducted back-to-back missions split up between three teams, according to Hodge. They then received a warning order, created terrain models, ran rehearsals of missions and executed the missions given within a 12-hour time period.
“If they are not on a mission they are planning for one or rehearsing for one,” said Hodge.
Sailors volunteered and were selected from a variety of backgrounds in the Navy including quarter masters, boatswain’s mates and engineers to form the new Navy riverine unit, according to Diette.
“The training has been awesome. This is what I came here to do,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Holder, a boatswains mate and student going through the course.
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Beane, student participating in the culminating exercise of the Riverine Coxswain’s and Boat Captain’s Course, surveys the water as his riverine assault craft makes its way down the Cape Fear River Sept. 6. Sixty sailors from various active duty units participated in the final exercise conducted by the Marines with Special Missions Training Center here Sept. 6-14 in preparation for the Navy’s take over of Marine Corps river operations in Iraq next year. (Photo by: Lance Cpl. Brandon R. Holgersen)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – The 60 sailors participating in the Riverine Coxswain’s and Boat Captain’s Course continue their four hour trip along the Cape Fear River near sunset Sept. 6. Sixty sailors from various active duty units participated in the final exercise conducted by the Marines with Special Missions Training Center here Sept. 6-14 in preparation for the Navy’s take over of Marine Corps river operations in Iraq next year. (Photo by: Lance Cpl. Brandon R. Holgersen)
By David Gollust - State Department
12 September 2006
The United States is praising the response of Syrian authorities to Tuesday's terrorist attack on the U.S. embassy in Damascus. But the Bush administration also renewed its criticism of Damascus for sheltering groups U.S. officials believe are involved in terrorism.
Syrian security officers gather in front the U.S Embassy after an attack in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Sept. 12, 2006
The attack, carried out by four men using improvised bombs and small arms, was repelled by Syrian embassy guards and security forces, and the response prompted some rare U.S. praise for Damascus and high-level diplomatic contacts.
But the underlying tension was evident soon after the incident, with the Syrian embassy in Washington alleging that U.S. policies were fueling Middle East extremism, and the State Department countering with new criticism of alleged Syrian support for terrorism.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on a visit to Canada, said the Bush administration very much appreciated the way Syria responded to the attack, while expressing condolences for the death of a member of the Syrian security forces who was killed.
At the White House, spokesman Tony Snow said the United States is grateful for the Syrian role in dealing with the attack, which he said underscores the importance of Syria becoming an ally in fighting terrorism.
The Syrian embassy in Washington responded with a caustic press statement, calling it regrettable that U.S. policies in the Middle East have fueled extremism, terrorism and anti-American sentiment.
At a news briefing, State Department Deputy Spokesman Thomas Casey reiterated that Syria has allowed extremist Palestinians and others to find a haven on its soil. While not accusing them of being behind the embassy assault, Casey said the incident should prompt Damascus authorities to reconsider their stand.
"My response to that press release would be to invite the Syrian government to once again, as we have so often in the past, evaluate its policies and determine whether its continued support for terrorism is, in fact, an appropriate way to proceed," he said. "Again, as this incident shows today, there is no boundary in terms of terrorist actions. Terrorism can strike anyone, anywhere."
Syria has long been listed by State Department as a state sponsor of terrorism and diplomatic contacts are minimal, with the U.S. ambassador having been withdrawn from Damascus more than a year and a half ago.
But spokesman Casey said the U.S. charge d'affaires Michael Corbin, met at Tuesday's attack scene with Syrian Interior Minister Bassem Abdel-Majid, who he said pledged all efforts to secure the embassy, including establishing a new security cordon in the area.
He said the U.S. diplomat received similar assurances in a telephone conversation with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmed Arnous.
Three of the four embassy attackers were killed but a fourth was wounded and detained, and, according to a senior official here, he was providing information to Syrian authorities.
The official declined to speculate on responsibility for the attack, but said the two vehicle bombs used in the assault were crudely-made, and that only one exploded and did not cause major damage.
He said U.S. officials had been unaware of any specific threat to the Damascus embassy, but that security had been tightened following the recent crisis in Lebanon.
The embassy was closed after the attack and will remain shuttered Wednesday. It issued a so-called warden message to private Americans in Syria urging them to maintain a very low profile.
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By Sgt. Sara Wood, USA - American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2006 – The use of biological-based products is important to the nation’s economy and to national security, because these products help reduce America’s dependence on foreign energy resources, the deputy secretary of defense said here today.
The Defense Department is the largest purchaser of products in the federal government, and therefore has an opportunity to promote the use of bio-based products, many of which act as substitutes for products based on non-renewable natural resources like oil and natural gas, Gordon England said at the opening of a Pentagon showcase of bio-based products.
“To be clear, this is not like the latest health food fad, where you go to a specialty shop and you buy a lot of additional expensive supplements and ingredients,” England said. “This is about substituting an equally effective product or approach to meet a requirement you have that may well end up costing less in the end.”
DoD is pleased to lead the way in bio-based product use for the federal government, because these products make the country more secure by reducing America’s dependence on foreign energy resources and are a key part of the department’s overall strategy, England said.
“Our strategy also supports our long-term national security interests by protecting and preserving the environment for the future generations, so they can enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to the fullest here in America,” he said.
England noted that DoD facilities already are using bio-based products, such as soy-based cleaning solutions and, in some cases, are saving thousands of dollars.
Bio-based products are composed of renewable products that are grown in America’s fields and forests, including plant, animal and marine materials, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns said at the showcase. These products not only reduce the country’s reliance on the world’s finite supply of fossil fuels, but also help the economy by promoting growth in rural America, he said.
In order to reap the benefits of bio-based products, Congress has identified the developing bio-based industry for preferential treatment within the federal government, Johanns said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is going through a process of screening and approving bio-based products. Once final rules are issued, federal agencies will be required to use these environmentally friendly products, he said.
The Department of Agriculture has identified more than 170 items that are eligible to be included in the bio-based procurement program. A final rule was established in March to designate the first six bio-based items, Johanns said. These six items are found in at least 80 branded products found in the market today, including hydraulic fluids, floor coatings, bedding, linens and towels, he said. The department is working to advance another 50 items into formal clearance by the end of the year, he added.
DoD already has made great strides in the bio-based products effort, and as the program moves forward, the department has enormous potential to influence the rest of the federal government, Johanns said. “The fact that you’re here today at this conference is a testament to what you’re doing here,” he said. “Our efforts to increase bio-based procurement have met great success so far.”
The Pentagon showcase, scheduled to last through noon tomorrow, brings together members of the bio-based product industry and those in DoD who specify, buy and use commercial or industrial products. The showcase includes multiple product booths and a series of panel discussions on specific product categories, such as biodegradable industrial oils and lubricants, packaging materials, and hand-sanitation products.
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2006 – Coalition forces in Afghanistan quelled rocket attacks along the Afghan-Pakistan border yesterday after extremists hiding in nearby hills fired on them, U.S. military officials said.
“It’s a pretty common occurrence,” said Army 1st Sgt. David Christopher, the senior enlisted soldier for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. “It happens at least every other day. That’s about 200 rockets we’ve taken in the past seven months.”
Foreign fighters, al Qaeda terrorists and common criminals often attempt to cut away at coalition and Afghan efforts to improve governance and rebuilding efforts there, officials said.
“We have seen a fundamental shift in this focus,” said Lt. Col. Chris Toner, commander of Task Force Catamount, which oversees coalition operations in the Paktika province. “We (coalition forces) allow reconstruction projects to continue and the government of Afghanistan to be established here.”
Elsewhere, combat engineers of the Afghan National Army currently are participating in landmine training with U.S. Army engineers. The three-week training course will improve the skills and competence of the Afghan army engineer detachment allowing them to safely remove landmines from their country, officials said. The Afghan army engineers are in their second week of the intensive three-week program, which stresses realistic, hands-on training.
Also, U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan destroyed an unexploded mortar round near a residential area about five kilometers outside of Forward Operating Base Sharona yesterday. Afghan National Army soldiers secured the site and called on U.S. troops to assist in removing the threat.
“We don't want innocent civilians, especially children, to get hurt, so it's important that we get out there as quickly as possible,” said Army 1st Lt. Gerard Torres, a platoon leader with the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, out of Fort Drum, N.Y. “Also, if the enemy gets their hands on it, there's a possibility it could be used against civilians or us in the future.”
After retrieving the mortar round, the soldiers placed it in a safe, open area and secured the site while an explosive ordnance disposal team neutralized the explosive.
(Compiled from Combined Forces Command Afghanistan news releases.)
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