MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va., Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: by Lance Cpl. Jahn R. Kuiper, Marine Corps Base Quantico Bulk fuel specialists at Quantico Marine Corps Air Facility work to keep the base's aircrafts flying Quantico Marine Corps Air Facility. Missions at MCAF range from flying The Basic School lieutenants to escorting the president when needed. "If the president calls, we have to be ready to go," said Staff Sgt. Edwardo Martinez  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Feb. 21 in Qayyarah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when their OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter had a hard landing. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 230th Cavalry Regiment, Louisville, Tenn. Killed were: Capt. Marcus R. Alford, 28, of Knoxville, Tenn. Chief Warrant   more

FORT LEE, Va., Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Commissary Agency issued the following news release: The Defense Commissary Agency sent extra shipments of grocery-related supplies to the Naval Exchange Service Command's NEXMART store at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The shipments expanded that store's ability to support an influx of military personnel supporting Operation Unified Response, the U.S. military's relief effort in Haiti. "As the Department of Defense en  more

LONDON, Feb. 22 - The government of United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence's Royal Navy issued the following news release: The Royal Navy Type 22 Devonport-based frigate is currently deployed on NATO's counter-piracy Operation OCEAN SHIELD. Having recently come to the aid of some Yemeni fishermen whose dhow was seen drifting helplessly, she has been in life-saving action again. See Related News to read more about HMS Chatham coming to the aid of the Yemeni fishermen. The merchant seam  more

LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 22 -- The University of California at San Diego issued the following news release: The vision transformed into a concept from atop a hill. More precisely a mountain, as Hans-Werner Braun, a research scientist with the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, looked off into the distance from Mount Woodson 10 years ago this month and imagined a network of wireless Internet connections crisscrossing this boulder-strewn landscape that's we  more

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: by Lance Cpl. Samuel Nasso, Marine Aircraft Group 40 The detachment of Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 who reside here may be small in numbers, but they provide big air power for Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan. With several infantry battalions from Regimental Combat Team 7 spread across Helmand province, HMLA-367's centralized location here allows the at  more

PORTAGE, Alaska, Feb. 22 -- The Alaska Department of Public Safety issued the following news release: After spending most of the daylight hours looking for an Anchorage man lost in an avalanche a week ago, weather conditions look favorable to pick up the search again tomorrow. Eight teams, for a total of about 30 people and two dogs, were on scene for approximately six hours today looking for Alan Gage, who was buried in an avalanche in the Grandview area on Feb. 13. Gage and snowmachiner Jim  more

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Embassy issued the following news release: A United States warship deterred an attack on a Tanzanian ship, the MV Barakaale 1 on February 21, and apprehended the pirates suspected in the attack. In response to a distress call from the Barakaale's Master, an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter from the USS Farragut disrupted two attempts to attack the Tanzanian vessel. The helicopter then stopped the pirate skiff as it attempted to speed away, by firing warni  more

DILI, Timor-Leste, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: The United States Navy frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) anchored off the coast of Dili Feb. 21 at approximately 9 a.m. local time. Reuben James' Commanding Officer Cmdr. David Miller, and the entire crew are looking forward to meeting the people of Dili, exploring the scenery, and experiencing the vast culture that East Timor has to offer. During the visit, the crew has several community relations projects p  more