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January 2003

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  News Articles

  01/31/2003:  Two Leaders Pitted Against Two World Threats  
  

  01/31/2003:  Powell: Saddam Hussein Has Had Enough Time to Disarm  
  

  01/31/2003:  Chopper Crash Kills 4 Americans; Land Mine Kills 18 Afghans  
  

  01/30/2003:  'Ignorant, Repressive' Taliban Trashed Afghanistan, DoD Official Says  
  

  01/30/2003:  Bush, Powell Meet With Italian, Canadian Allies; Discuss Iraq  
  

  01/30/2003:  Coast Guard's Sabbatical Program a Hit With Officers, Enlisted Members  
  

  01/30/2003:  TRICARE Allows Expectant Mothers to Participate in Spina Bifida Study  
  

  01/30/2003:  VP Cheney: Hussein Has 'Absolutely No Intention' of Meeting World's Demands  
  

  01/30/2003:  European Leaders Express Support for U.S. Position on Iraq  
  

  01/30/2003:  DoD Program Educates Civilian Leaders About the Military  
  

  01/30/2003:  Health Affairs Chief Trumpets TRICARE Successes; Says Much Still to Be Done  
  

  01/30/2003:  Reservists, Guardsmen Need to Know Their Medical Benefits, Colonel Says  
  

  01/30/2003:  Post-9-11 U.S. Military Considers Terrorism 'An Act of War'  
  

  01/30/2003:  U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan; Casualties Reported  
  

  01/29/2003:  For Churchill and Rumsfeld, 'the Best Will Do'  
  

  01/29/2003:  'Reasonable People' Should Be Convinced by Behavior Pattern  
  

  01/29/2003:  Powell to Present Intel on Iraq to U.N. Security Council  
  

  01/29/2003:  U.S. Army Pfc. Christina Carde: A Mom's Mission  
  

  01/29/2003:  Researchers Test "Killer" Enzyme as Anthrax Treatment  
  

  01/29/2003:  Combat Operation Near Spin Boldak Continues  
  

  01/29/2003:  Bush Says Trusting Saddam 'Not a Strategy,' 'Not an Option'  
  

  01/28/2003:  Hussein Stands Out as Threat to World Peace, Rumsfeld Says  
  

  01/28/2003:  Shades of Green at Disney World Taking Reservations for December Reopening  
  

  01/28/2003:  Coalition Forces Under Attack, 18 Enemy Killed, Action Continues  
  

  01/28/2003:  Chu Challenges Medical Pros to Think About Military Medicine's Future  
  

  01/27/2003:  Powell 'Not Surprised' Iraqis Failing to Comply With 1441  
  

  01/27/2003:  Iraq and Biological Warfare Agents  
  

  01/27/2003:  Blix Says Nix on Iraqi Disarmament Cooperation  
  

  01/27/2003:  Iraq's Disarmament Inevitable, Defense Policymaker Says  
  

  01/27/2003:  Powell: Time Running Out for Iraq to Disarm  
  

  01/24/2003:  Ridge Sworn in as Homeland Security Secretary  
  

  01/24/2003:  American Experts: Saddam Could Destroy Iraq's Oil Fields  
  

  01/24/2003:  'Eagle Eyes' Teaches Pentagon Personnel to Be on the Lookout  
  

  01/24/2003:  Blood Program Asks Donors to Help Maintain Military Supply  
  

  01/24/2003:  Wolfowitz: Iraq Knows More About Missing U.S. Airman  
  

  01/24/2003:  VA Seeks Record Budget, Shuts Health Care to Priority 8 Vets  
  

  01/24/2003:  Troops Get Some Income Tax Relief for Combat Zone Service  
  

  01/23/2003:  Wolfowitz: Disarming Iraq 'Crucial' to Winning War on Terror  
  

  01/23/2003:  Powell: International Community Should Remember Issue at Hand  
  

  01/23/2003:  Engineer Study Reports Pentagon Was Built Tough  
  

  01/23/2003:  'Willie and Joe' Creator Bill Mauldin Dies at 81  
  

  01/23/2003:  Iraq and the Use of Chemical Weapons  
  

  01/23/2003:  VFW Ships One Million Phone Cards to Service Members  
  

  01/23/2003:  Hundreds of Service Members Switching to Government-Paid POV Storage  
  

  01/23/2003:  White House Report: Shifty Saddam Continues 'Apparatus of Lies'  
  

  01/22/2003:  Rumsfeld Apologizes, Says Remarks On Draft Misinterpreted  
  

  01/22/2003:  Commando Solo to Broadcast Pentagon Briefings to Iraq  
  

  01/22/2003:  Rumsfeld Speaks on North Korea, Iraq, Possible Casualties  
  

  01/22/2003:  Just Who Is Saddam Hussein?  
  

  01/22/2003:  Rocket, Small Arms Fire Aimed at Bagram Air Base  
  

  01/22/2003:  Bush Vows U.S. and Friends Will Disarm Saddam Hussein  
  

  01/22/2003:  DoD Recognizes Top Info Technology Performers  
  

  01/21/2003:  Armitage Says 'Time Is Running Out'  
  

  01/21/2003:  Powell Urges U.N. to Not 'Shrink' From Disarming Iraq  
  

  01/21/2003:  U.S. Will Keep Pressure on Iraq  
  

  01/21/2003:  Americans Attacked in Kuwait, 1 Killed  
  

  01/20/2003:  Rumsfeld: Time Running Out for Iraq; Reserve Support Needed  
  

  01/20/2003:  'Rocket' Says Christmas Visit to U.S. Troops 'Humbling'  
  

  01/19/2003:  Rumsfeld: Only 'Certainty' on Iraq Is Saddam Not Cooperating  
  

  01/17/2003:  Joint Chiefs Chairman Takes Transformation Message to Industry Forum  
  

  01/17/2003:  Bush Sees Iraqi Rockets as 'Troubling, Serious' Situation  
  

  01/17/2003:  Senate Panel Approves Ridge as Homeland Security Secretary  
  

  01/17/2003:  DoD Instituting Short-term Enlistments  
  

  01/17/2003:  Soldier Wounded in Afghanistan; Weapons Caches Discovered  
  

  01/16/2003:  U.S. Soldiers Wounded in Afghanistan; Humanitarian Missions Continue  
  

  01/16/2003:  Gen. James Jones Becomes First Marine EUCOM Commander; SACEUR Title to Follow  
  

  01/16/2003:  DACOWITS Meeting Conducts Business on Women's Status in the Military  
  

  01/16/2003:  New SASC Members Back Defense Transformation, Base Closures  
  

  01/16/2003:  Oldest Living West Point Grad Celebrates 102nd Birthday  
  

  01/16/2003:  U.S. Focus Turns to Afghanistan's Reconstruction  
  

  01/16/2003:  DoD Helps Noncitizen Service Members Become Full-Fledged Americans  
  

  01/16/2003:  2003 Acquisition Budget Redresses Some Past Neglect  
  

  01/16/2003:  Sixth Grader Follows Sister's Footsteps, Wins MLK Essay Contest  
  

  01/16/2003:  Police Chief Moose Speaks at DoD's Annual King Breakfast  
  

  01/16/2003:  DoDEA Awarded Additional Funding For Special Education  
  

  01/15/2003:  War or Peace? The Choice is Iraq's  
  

  01/15/2003:  Myers Warns Iraq Against Using Human Shields  
  

  01/15/2003:  Wolfowitz Visits Afghanistan, Germany, Belgium  
  

  01/15/2003:  Bush 'Sick and Tired of Games and Deceptions' by Saddam  
  

  01/14/2003:  Bush Meets With Polish President on Economic Relations, War on Terror  
  

  01/14/2003:  Services Offering PRK and LASIK Eye Surgery to Active Duty Members  
  

  01/14/2003:  DoD, Nation, More Than 100 Countries Celebrate Martin Luther King Holiday  
  

  01/13/2003:  Transformation a Common Theme at Marine Commandant Change Ceremony  
  

  01/13/2003:  All-Volunteer Force: Proven Quantity in the Persian Gulf War and Beyond  
  

  01/13/2003:  West Nile Virus Risk Sparks Blood Shortage; Military Seeks to Refill Inventory  
  

  01/10/2003:  Intel of 'Enormous Value' Gleaned From Guantanamo Detainees  
  

  01/10/2003:  Confronting Iraq Crucial to Winning War on Terror, Cheney Says  
  

  01/10/2003:  U.S. Troops Fighting Terrorism in the Horn of Africa  
  

  01/10/2003:  Some Airlines Waive Ticket Exchange Fees for Troops  
  

  01/10/2003:  2003 Newman's Own Awards Search Offers Community Groups $50K in Grants  
  

  01/10/2003:  American Soldier Loses Foot in Mine Explosion  
  

  01/10/2003:  Kids' Art Contest Deadline Approaches  
  

  01/09/2003:  Iraq Declaration 'Deliberate Effort to Deceive'  
  

  01/09/2003:  The Invisible Men: Army Staff Sgts. Long Brown and Brad Swayne  
  

  01/09/2003:  Top Marine: Transformation More Than Basic Modernization  
  

  01/09/2003:  U.S. Forces in Afghanistan Report Several Incidents  
  

  01/08/2003:  Winkenwerder: Military Health Records System Is "Solid"  
  

  01/08/2003:  Powell: Iraq's Recovery Likely To Be Easier Than Afghanistan's  
  

  01/08/2003:  U.S. Service Members Heading Toward Gulf Region  
  

  01/08/2003:  Prowlers Return Home From Patrolling Northern Iraq  
  

  01/07/2003:  Defense Leaders Discuss Difference Between Iraq, North Korea Threats  
  

  01/07/2003:  Bush Calls on Congress to "Meet Great Dangers"  
  

  01/07/2003:  Rumsfeld: No Need for Draft; 'Disadvantages Notable'  
  

  01/07/2003:  Changes Proposed to U.S. Special Operations Command  
  

  01/07/2003:  U.S. Increasing Troops in Gulf; War Still Not Inevitable  
  

  01/07/2003:  Iraq Must Disarm; North Korea Must Honor Agreements, Bush Says  
  

  01/06/2003:  Forces Combine to Train at Sea  
  

  01/06/2003:  U.S. Pets Traveling to U.K. Must Still Be Licensed Into Quarantine  
  

  01/03/2003:  Soldiers Cheer Commander in Chief; Unending 'Hooahs' Herald Bush Visit  
  

  01/03/2003:  FTC Booklet Details Help For Victims of Identity Theft  
  

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  Older Press Advisories

  01/08/2003	Joint Task Force Horn Of Africa Commander Conducts News Briefing
  01/15/2003	DoD Hosts A Media Availability For Members Of SASC
  01/16/2003	Gen. Myers Travels to Europe
  01/17/2003	Secretary Rumsfeld Speaks at the Reserve Officers Association's Conference
  01/21/2003	Press Briefing Set for Pentagon "Building Performance Report"
  01/21/2003	Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Delivers Address On Iraq
  01/23/2003	Central Command Background Briefing
  01/24/2003	Secretary Rumsfeld Greets New House Members
  01/29/2003	DoD to Conduct Fiscal 2004 Budget Briefings
  01/31/2003	FBI Agents Association to Make Donation to Pentagon Memorial
  02/03/2003	Briefing on the Fiscal 2004 Budget Submission to be Held

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  Older Contracts

  Contracts for January 2, 2003

  Contracts for January 3, 2003

  Contracts for January 6, 2003

  Contracts for January 7, 2003

  Contracts for January 8, 2003

  Contracts for January 9, 2003

  Contracts for January 10, 2003

  Contracts for January 13, 2003

  Contracts for January 14, 2003

  Contracts for January 15, 2003

  Contracts for January 16, 2003

  Contracts for January 17, 2003

  Contracts for January 21, 2003

  Contracts for January 22, 2003

  Contracts for January 23, 2003

  Contracts for January 24, 2003

  Contracts for January 27, 2003

  Contracts for January 28, 2003

  Contracts for January 29, 2003

  Contracts for January 30, 2003

  Contracts for January 31, 2003

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  Older News Releases

  01/02/2003	General Officer Announcements And Assignment
  01/06/2003	General Officer Announcement
  01/07/2003	General Officer Announcement And Assignment
  01/08/2003	Navy To Christen New Guided-Missile Destroyer
  01/08/2003	National Guard and Reserve Mobilized as of January 8, 2003
  01/09/2003	EPA Names DoD "Champion" for Pesticide Management
  01/09/2003	General Officer Announcement
  01/09/2003	DoD is Prepared to Protect Against Biological Threats
  01/10/2003	Navy Announces Future Training Strategy For East Coast Forces
  01/10/2003	General And Flag Officer Assignments
  01/13/2003	General Officer Announcement
  01/14/2003	General Officer Announcement
  01/15/2003	National Guard And Reserve Mobilized As Of January 15, 2003
  01/16/2003	Flag and General Officer Announcements
  01/20/2003	Secretary Rumsfeld Contrasts Iraq And North Korea
  01/21/2003	Secretary Of Defense Statement On The Draft
  01/22/2003	National Guard And Reserve Mobilized As Of January 22, 2003
  01/23/2003	Navy Names New Destroyers Honoring Naval Heroes
  01/23/2003	DoD Announces Top Contractors for Fiscal 2002
  01/23/2003	Flag Officer Assignment
  01/29/2003	National Guard and Reserve Mobilized as of Jan. 29, 2003
  01/29/2003	Five New Business Initiatives Approved
  01/30/2003	Flag and General Officer Announcements
  01/31/2003	DoD Expands Ability to Provide Blood
  02/03/2003	DoD Offers Nationalization Of Its Personnel Security Program

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  Briefing Slides

  01/24/2003

  DoD News Briefing, Friday, 24 Jan 2003 - 11 a.m.

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  Older News Transcripts

  01/07/2003	DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers
  01/07/2003	Backgrounder with Senior Defense Officials on Special Operations
  01/10/2003	Joint Task Force Horn of Africa Briefing
  01/13/2003	Background Briefing on the All Volunteer Force
  01/15/2003	ASD PA Clarke Meeting With Bureau Chiefs
  01/15/2003	DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld And Gen. Myers
  01/16/2003	Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz And Afghan Foreign Minister Media Availability
  01/16/2003	Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Visit Rabia Balki Women's Hospital
  01/16/2003	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with Dan Rather, CBS News
  01/16/2003	Media Availability with New Members of the Senate Armed Service Committee
  01/19/2003	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview On ABC This Week
  01/20/2003	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview With Fox News Sunday
  01/20/2003	Secretary Rumsfeld Remarks To The Reserve Officers Association
  01/21/2003	Secretary Rumsfeld Media Stakeout
  01/22/2003	Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Remarks During Working Lunch in Germany
  01/23/2003	Secretary Rumsfeld Briefs at the Foreign Press Center
  01/23/2003	Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Speech on Iraq Disarmament
  01/24/2003	Under Secretary Feith Interview with Al Jazeera
  01/24/2003	Background Briefing on Oil as a Weapon of Terror
  01/27/2003	Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Media Availability at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
  01/29/2003	DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers
  01/30/2003	Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Interview with Southeast Asian Journalists

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