JCS Chairman Salutes U.S. Military, Families, at DAR Event By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 3, 2006 – Military members serving in the global war against terrorism, as well as their families, are true American patriots, the Pentagon's top officer told the Daughters of the American Revolution here June 30. Each servicemember swears an ...Continue Reading

America Supports You: Florida Moms Help 'Cell Phones for Soldiers' By Monique ReubenAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 3, 2006 – Two teens' ongoing effort to help deployed servicemembers communicate with their loved ones back home inspired the Orlando-Conway, Fla., chapter of International Moms Club to donate $4,000 to "Cell Phones for Soldiers" June 2 ...Continue Reading

Cheney Thanks NASCAR Community for Troop Support By Steven Donald SmithAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 3, 2006 – Attending his first NASCAR event July 1, Vice President Dick Cheney thanked the car racing community for its continued support of America's servicemembers. /Vice President Dick Cheney meets members of ...Continue Reading

U.S. Navy Ships Arrive in Vietnam for Port Visit By Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam R. Cole, USNSpecial to American Forces Press Service HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, July 3, 2006 – Two U.S. Navy ships - USS Patriot and USS Salvor -- completed a five-hour, navigationally complex transit down the Saigon River to arrive here July 1 for a scheduled port visit aimed at enhancing ...Continue Reading

NORTHCOM, Canada Command Cooperate to Secure North America By Tech. Sgt. Devin Fisher, USAFSpecial to American Forces Press Service PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., July 3, 2006 – U.S. Northern Command has a new partner in defending North America from future terrorist and natural disasters. During his first official visit to NORTHCOM headquarters here as the commander ...Continue Reading

Marine, Soldier Killed in Iraq; Earlier Casualty IdentifiedAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 3, 2006 – A Marine was killed in action today in Iraq's Anbar province, a soldier died in a roadside bomb explosion yesterday north of Baghdad, and the Defense Department has identified an airman who died in Iraq over the weekend. The names of the Marine and the soldier are being withheld until their families ar ...Continue Reading

Iraqi, Coalition Forces Capture, Kill Insurgents; Bomb Secured American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 3, 2006 – Iraqi and coalition forces captured or killed three insurgents and detained 17 others throughout Iraq in operations yesterday and July 1, while Iraqi Police acted on a tip to secure a large homemade bomb June 30. Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, killed an assassin ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD News Release U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060702-13378.html Media Contact: Air Force Public Affairs - (703) 695-0640 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RE ...Continue Reading

Pilot Killed as Coalition Helicopter Crashes in AfghanistanAmerican Forces Press Service BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 2, 2006 – One crewman was killed and another was injured today when a coalition AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan, military officials reported. Officials said enemy action has been ruled out as a possible cause for the cr ...Continue Reading

Coalition in Afghanistan Rejects Reports on Civilian CasualtiesAmerican Forces Press Service BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 2, 2006 – News reports published June 30 that claimed coalition forces fired rockets in Afghanistan's Kunar province, allegedly killing a school headmaster and injuring two others, are false, military officials here said today. A Combined Forces Command Afghanistan statement said the three ...Continue Reading