09/12/2001:  Shocked, but Unafraid, Major Joined Volunteer Rescuers  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2001 -- Air Force Maj. Cynthia B. Colin didn't hear anything or feel the huge five-sided building shake when a jetliner slammed into the Pentagon yesterday. Her office was several corridors away from the crash site at Corridors...

09/12/2001:  Reported Pentagon Death Toll May Be Too High  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2001 -- The number of dead in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon may be much lower than earlier estimates, DoD officials said today. "We currently believe and are hopeful" that the number of casualties is...

09/12/2001:  Rumsfeld Charges DoD to Vanquish Terror Enemies  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2001 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said America faces "terrible enemies. Enemies we intend to vanquish." Rumsfeld videotaped a message to all members of the Defense Department today, just over 24 hours after a hijacked plane slammed...

09/12/2001:  Pentagon Open as Rescue Work Continues  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2001 -- The Pentagon is open for business even as urban search and rescue teams comb the area a hijacked jet rammed into Sept. 11. Federal Emergency Management Agency and military engineer teams entered the Pentagon in search...

09/12/2001:  Special Army Radio Report: Pentagon Terrorist Attack  
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 12, 2001 -- A special Army radio report on the Sept. 11 terrorist attack against the Pentagon is at www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/audio/srtv.ram. ...

09/11/2001:  No Panic During Pentagon Evacuation  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2001 -- Personnel who left the Pentagon after a terrorist attack said the evacuation of the building this morning was remarkably calm. An eyewitness said a "large plane" crashed into the Pentagon near the heliport on the west...

09/11/2001:  Alleged Terrorist Airliner Attack Targets Pentagon  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2001 -- The Pentagon was a target today of an alleged terrorist attack, which followed other alleged attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Workers inside the Defense Department headquarters in Arlington, Va., estimated that...

09/11/2001:  DoD Official Provides Briefing After Pentagon Attack  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2001 -- Survivors of today's apparent terrorist attack against the Pentagon are urged to contact relatives to assure them of their safety, a Pentagon spokesman said today. "We are asking … people to phone their families and loved...

09/11/2001:  DoD Holds Press Briefing in Pentagon  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2001 -- "The Pentagon is functioning" is the message Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld sent by holding a press conference in the building's briefing room barely eight hours after terrorists allegedly crashed a hijacked commercial jetliner into the national...

09/11/2001:  Bush: No Distinction Between Attackers and Those Who Harbor Them  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2001 -- President George W. Bush sent a warning to countries that turn a blind eye to terrorist activities within their borders. "The search is under way for those who are behind these evil acts. I have directed...

09/11/2001:  U.S. 'Will Hunt Down And Punish' Terrorists, Bush Says  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2001 -- President George W. Bush said today that the United States would find those responsible for apparent terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington. "Make no mistake, the...

09/10/2001:  Rumsfeld Attacks Pentagon Bureaucracy, Vows Changes  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2001 -- Comparing the Pentagon bureaucracy to the old Soviet system, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said he needs to "liberate" DoD from institutional inertia. Doing so will move scarce resources from the "bureaucracy to the battlefield, from...

09/10/2001:  DoD Committed to Peace in Asia, Brookes Says  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2001 - The Defense Department is committed to a stable Asia and ensuring that the region remains peaceful, a senior DoD official said. "Our commitment to peace and stability in Asia and our capabilities will remain at such...

09/10/2001:  Sun Can Cost You More Than the Skin off Your Nose  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2001 -- Maybe you've had your last sunbath for the year, but don't drop your guard. Summer's just the highest-risk season for sun-damaged skin. Fact is, your face and hide are at risk when the sun's up. While...

09/07/2001:  SGLI Expands to Include Spouses, Children  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2001 -- The Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance plan will also cover troops' spouses and eligible children beginning Nov. 1. The Veterans' Opportunities Act of 2001, signed by President Bush last spring, allows for up to $100,000 coverage for...

09/07/2001:  DoD Studying Improved Housing, Quality of Life, Abell Says  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2001 -- Recruiting, housing, military pay and other quality of life issues were the hot topics of discussion during a 45- minute meeting Aug. 31 between Charles S. Abell and the Pentagon press. In response to questions about...

09/07/2001:  Normandy Division Preps for Return to Europe  
FORT BELVOIR, Va., Sept. XX, 2001 -- As the soldiers of the 29th Infantry Division marched toward the buses that would take them to Fort Dix, N.J., the band played the theme from the movie "The Longest Day." The division, made...

09/07/2001:  'AFIS On Assignment' Now Available on the Web  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2001 -- "AFIS On Assignment" is a weekly publication of the American Forces Information Service. Produced each Friday, the publication is a preview of stories being released by the American Forces Press Service and the American Forces Radio...

09/07/2001:  Policy Guru Discusses U.S. Aims Around the World  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2001 -- The United States will reduce its nuclear weapons arsenal following the Nuclear Posture Review, Douglas Feith predicted during a Sept. 4 media roundtable discussion. Feith, undersecretary of defense for policy, also addressed U.S. policies toward Russia....

09/07/2001:  Rumsfeld to Congress: 'We Need the Money in that Budget'  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2001 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is "not in a give-up mode" when it comes to the fiscal 2002 defense budget request before Congress now. Rumsfeld spoke to reporters in the Pentagon Sept. 6, a day after presenting...

09/07/2001:  Shelton Voices Readiness, Quality of Life Concerns  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2001 -- In what may have been his last appearance before the Senate, the nation's top uniformed leader said that while the U.S. military is the best in the world, the country cannot become complacent. Army Gen. Henry...

09/07/2001:  Military News Briefs for the Week of Sept. 7, 2001  
*** EVERY NICKEL IMPORTANT IN 2002 DoD BUDGET REQUEST DoD "needs every nickel" to address and arrest the near decade-long decline in America's military, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Sept. 5. Rumsfeld asked the...

09/06/2001:  Parenting Tools: Skills, Strategies of Being Good Parents  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2001 -- "Loving our children doesn't mean we automatically know the best parenting tool to use in any given situation," said motivational speaker Brenda Bird. Parenting "tools" are not specialized hammers, saws and other work implements, but simple...

09/06/2001:  Viet War POW Heads Pentagon POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2001 -- Orson G. Swindle III, who spent six years and four months as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, is the slated keynote speaker at 11 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Pentagon National POW/MIA Recognition Day...

09/06/2001:  DIA Hopes to Grow Anthrax Variant to Test Vaccine  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2001 -- The Defense Intelligence Agency hopes to grow a Russian-engineered variant of anthrax to test the effectiveness of the vaccine given to U.S. troops. "We have a vaccine that works against ... all of the known anthrax...

09/06/2001:  DoD to Host Hispanic American Heritage Month Observance Sept. 18  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2001 -- David S.C. Chu, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, will host the DoD observance of National Hispanic American Heritage Month at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 18 in the Pentagon auditorium. DoD components worldwide are encouraged to...

09/06/2001:  Every Nickel Important in 2002 DoD Budget Request  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2001 -- DoD "needs every nickel" to address and arrest the near decade-long decline in America's military, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Sept. 5. Rumsfeld asked the senators to approve DoD's...

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