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U.S. Marines
from Charlie 1/1 of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) listen to General
James Mattis, Commander of U.S. Marine Task Force 58, as he briefs and asks
questions following a ceremony, Friday, Nov. 31, 2001, on the perimiter
of the Marine base in southern Afghanistan, at which he promoted three soldiers.
Charlie Company were the first force on the ground on Nov. 25, when the
U.S. military established a significant presence on the ground in Afghanistan.U.S. Weapons of War • Special forces Weapons Positions How-to enter an area of operations • Fighter aircraft Closeup: AC-130 Gunship • Bombers • Cruise missiles • Carriers • Helicopters • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles • U.S. military leaders Graphics: • Latest military action • Week 2: Military action • Week 1: Military action • Biological & Chemical warfare • Helicopter warfare • Potential U.S. partners • Military bases in the Middle East • American troops mobilize • Levels of mobilization Video: • Mike Gooding of WVEC-TV in Norfolk, Va., reports from the USS Carl Vinson with video courtesy of Reuters |
Newsweek reports Spann probed Walker
NEW YORK — CIA officer Johnny "Mike" Spann reportedly questioned fellow American and alleged Taliban warrior John Walker shortly before the Afghan prisoner uprising in which Spann was killed.
CIA officer Johnny Spann remembered
WINFIELD, Ala. – In a mix of patriotism, religion and poignant remembrance, a rural Alabama town paid tribute Thursday to CIA officer Johnny "Mike" Spann, the first known U.S. combat casualty in the Afghanistan war.
U.S. bombing near caves
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – The remains of two Special Forces soldiers killed in Afghanistan by an errant U.S. bomb arrived late Thursday at a U.S. military base in Germany.
Thursday, Dec. 6
• 'Smart' weapon popular
• Remains of two U.S. soldiers arrive
Tuesday, Dec. 4
• Pakistan steps up cooperation with CIA
• Rumsfeld: Taliban will fall without Marines
• Officials weigh fate of U.S. Taliban fighter
• Missile intercept test successful, Pentagon says
Monday, Dec. 3
• Top lesson for fighting: hygiene
• Bin Laden's top lieutenant writes autobiography
• Three Americans fought for Taliban
Sunday, Dec. 2
• Terrorists require extraordinary U.S. measures
Saturday, Dec. 1
• U.S. vehicles roll out of Afghan base
• Four U.S. soldiers wounded in Mazar-e-Sharif uprising awarded Purple Hearts
• Rumsfeld warns of increasing dangers
• Roosevelt aircraft carrier crew enjoys a rest day with swimming, karaoke, movie
Friday, Nov. 30
• Tribal fighters close in on Kandahar
• Cheney confirms son of blind cleric captured
• U.S. troops raise NYC flag over Afghanistan
Thursday, Nov. 29
• Bandits disrupt food aid delivery
• Franks assembles new mix of troops in Afghanistan
• Son of convicted terrorist Rahman captured in Afghanistan
• Pentagon confirms Army teams enter Afghanistan
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