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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Two sailors charged in San Diego area killing
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Panjshir left to develop from the ground up

Capt. Kenneth McGinnis, a U.S. Air Force engineer, meets with Afghan contractors at the site of a proposed school. McGinnis said finding places to build has become increasingly difficult because of the lack of flat land in the valley.
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About 24,000 fliers passed out to Afghans, offering small monetary rewards for discovering weaponry, have yielded some positive results, U.S. military officials say.

EUCOM to assess Georgia’s aid needs

A U.S. European Command joint assessment team arrived in Tbilisi on Monday at the behest of the Georgian government, U.S. military officials said.

No Americans affected by Telekom theft

No American customer information has been compromised in a reported theft of personal data from Germany's largest phone and Internet provider, German officials said Tuesday.

Ketchup pulled from shelves after complaints

The Defense Commissary Agency is pulling all sizes of Del Monte ketchup from its shelves, following complaints from commissary customers about swollen ketchup bottles and white and yellow particles found inside some ketchup bottles.