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UNITED NATIONS - Tanzania's Asha-Rose Migiro took the oath of office Monday as U.N. deputy secretary-general, pledging to press U.N. reform and telling critics she has the management expertise to overhaul the world body. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon introduced Migiro to the media soon after he administered the oath. "I'm quite confident that with her extensive knowledge and experience as a former foreign minister and development minister of Tanzania, she will bring leadership qualities to this organization," Ban said. Ban appointed Migiro to the No. 2 job at the United Nations soon after taking over as U.N. chief on Jan. 1....

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, July 26, 2006 — Thunder Cove officially replaced Camp Justice as the new name of the Air Force housing area at the 40th Air Expeditionary Group in a renaming ceremony July 23. Col. Scott Vander Hamm, 40th Air Expeditionary Group commander, made the proclamation before unveiling a new sign with the Thunder Cove name leading into tent city. A new name for Camp Justice has been in the works since a contest kicked off in late May for airmen to submit name suggestions. A prize package, including a backpack, two shirts, $50 Ship Store gift certificate, massage...

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., July 13, 2006 — The newly elected president of the Schriever Airmen's Council, who joined the Air Force in 2004, is one of the 50th Space Wing's newest American citizens. Airman 1st Class Zully Renon originally pursued citizenship so she would be eligible to re-enlist but said she has grown to appreciate what it means to be an American. After going into basic training "open general" — meaning the Air Force would assign her to a career field that met their needs — Renon found herself in the finance career field. She came to Schriever...

BOISE, Idaho - Most days, 6-year-old Aubrey Matthews spends her energy fighting a brain tumor growing behind her eyes. But the first-grader managed to foil crimes and chase an arch-nemesis through Boise on Friday, serving the city as the superhero "Star" with assistance from the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Idaho, The Idaho Statesman reported. When she donned her blue and metallic superhero costume, Star took on the super-powers of X-ray vision, superhuman strength, speed and blowing power _ and a mission: To capture the villain who had stolen a golden star from the Idaho Historical Museum. After Star was alerted by...

HONOLULU, May 30, 2006 – Sarun Sar first experienced combat at age 11 in the jungles of Southeast Asia. He fought in several combat actions before being wounded and sent to a refugee camp near the Thai-Cambodian border. David S. C. Chu, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, greets Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Sarun Sar and his wife, Dobromila, after introducing the Silver Star recipient to the audience during DoD's observance of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month in Honolulu on May 10. Photo by Rudi Williams  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Today, Sar is a decorated U.S....

Sacramento -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Friday that will make California the first state in the country to adopt comprehensive controls on fish farming, a growing industry that ocean advocates say is a threat to the marine environment. The state Fish and Game Commission will issue permits and regulate businesses that want to raise penned fish off the coast under the legislation authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto. The new law is aimed at a new industry, dubbed aquaculture, which has sprung up in coastal states. California, which does not currently have any coastal fish farms, will...

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (May 26, 2006) -- Mexican newspapers inadvertently planted a seed in a small boy, born in 1960 in the town of Cananea, Mexico, not far from the Arizona border. “In the newspapers in Mexico, they are more graphic than they are here,” said Guadalupe Denogean, a retired master gunnery sergeant. “I couldn’t read, but I could see the pictures.” So he would ask his brother to read the stories to him, and they were always about the Marines, he said. As that seed sprouted, Denogean, who moved to the U.S. but...

WASHINGTON - A recent Tank McNamara comic strip featured two ex-Transportation Security Administration screeners working security at a Major League baseball stadium. "I miss pawing ladies' underwear like I could when I was screenin' for the TSA," one says to the other. It was hardly the first time someone took a comic shot at the agency hastily created to take over airport security after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. During its short existence, TSA has been mocked in newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, comic strips, a parody song, even a Super Bowl commercial. Screeners themselves maintain a Web site that collects...

U.S. Army Capt. Mark Flitton Former Pro Golfer Fulfills Life Dream, Becomes Soldier By Spc. Michael Pfaff 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment TIKRIT, Iraq, April 18, 2006 — When his sixth-grade teacher asked the class to think about what they wanted to do when they grew up, Capt. Mark Flitton took this question very seriously. There are three things he wanted to do in life: join the military, fly planes, and play golf. “I took it to heart and really studied what I wanted to do,” Flitton, the headquarters and headquarters company commander for the 445th Civil Affairs Battalion...

MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO (Feb. 3, 2006) -- Two brothers have more in common than blood today as Company K graduates. Pvt. Harjay Lacanilao was welcomed to recruit training by his older brother, Sgt. Harvey Lacanilao, a drill instructor in his company. When Harvey graduated from boot camp in 1999, Harjay had no aspirations to join the armed forces. After his graduation from Pacific High School in 2004, Harjay attended San Bernardino Community College and worked for Sears. His goal was to be a professional singer. On Jan. 17, 2005, Harjay attended his big brother’s Drill Instructor School...

The American dream that has motivated generations is the hope of owning a home, a sanctuary where the family is safe and the future secure. Millions of people who have scrimped and saved to realize this dream are now faced with a nightmare as sustainable development is imposed upon them. Florida flourished as "snowbirds" flocked to the warm climate to retire. For every millionaire who bought a condo on the beach, a hundred retired factory workers and shopkeepers bought a mobile home in a retirement park to enjoy their remaining days fishing and playing shuffleboard with their neighbors. Some of...

AL ASAD, Iraq (Nov. 5, 2005) -- Twenty-one leathernecks from Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 practiced establishing a communications link in a forward operating base at Al Asad, Iraq. The training prepares the Marines in the event they are called upon to establish phone and Internet service in an area where communications are sketchy or nonexistent. As Marines and other forces continue to hunt down insurgent fighters in the Al Anbar province, the ability to bring communication assets to the battlefield, regardless of location, is invaluable to accomplishing the mission and bringing Marines home alive. “The bottom line is ensuring...

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 21, 2005 – The Army's 82nd Airborne Division took to the water soon after it deployed to New Orleans to provide disaster relief assistance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the unit's two-star general said here Sept. 20. Elements of the 82nd Airborne Division arrived in New Orleans Sept. 3. They handed off their duties in the city to National Guardsmen earlier this week and are preparing to redeploy home to Fort Bragg, N.C. About 80 percent of the Crescent City was flooded after levees broke Aug. 30. That became a challenge for the paratroopers when they...

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (July 31, 2005) -- As Cpl. Matthieu T. Brule sits on his bed he understands that his experiences in Afghanistan will live with him forever. He doesn’t complain or try to make himself into a hero. He is here to do a job and accepts it. “I wanted to join the Marine Corps because they just sounded (tough). I love the Marine Corps because when I wake up in the morning I have a sense of purpose. Other jobs don’t give you that, they are just the same boring routine everyday,” said Brule. “It’s never boring and as...

Forecast: Record Lows Possible Overnight Beautiful Weekend In Store POSTED: 4:37 pm EDT August 6, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Record lows are possible Friday night in Central Ohio, according to 4 Warn Storm Team chief meteorologist Jym Ganahl. Skies will be clear Friday night, and the temperature could drop to 49 degrees in Columbus and into the mid-40s in southeastern Ohio, Ganahl said. Columbus' record low is 51, set in 1994. Saturday will be sunny with a high of 76. It will be sunny again Sunday with a high of 81 and a low of 55. Clouds will increase Monday...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Vietnam war, the defining moment in Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites)'s life, has become a political battlefield for him with Republicans raising questions about his combat record and later anti-war activities. With Bronze and Silver stars and three Purple Hearts for combat wounds to his credit, Kerry's service would seem beyond challenge. But Republican suggestions that he has not told the entire story have left him defensive and enraged. "This comes from a president (George W. Bush) who can't even show or prove that he showed up for duty in the National...

<p>BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Chances are, Democratic Party consultants won't take credit for the hardest-hitting anti-Bush ad to air on network TV this month. That honor will likely go MoveOn.org, an online group that has become too potent for establishment politicians to ignore.</p>

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (July 26) - Last month, Penn State University officials learned something about professor Paul Krueger that wasn't on his resume - he is on parole for a triple murder committed in Texas nearly 40 years ago. The university knew nothing about Krueger's conviction until late last month, when the Pennsylvania Bureau of Probation and Parole contacted the university, spokesman Bill Mahon said Friday. "We're in shock to find out some of the details, and we're still looking into it," Mahon said. "We've never had a situation like this before." Mahon said the university doesn't require prospective faculty...