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June 2003 issue - Vol.3, No.9, 24 pages

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Military orchestrates arrival of troops with supplies

Soldiers from the 101st Air Assault Division, Ft. Campbell, Ky., load civilian airplanes to travel to Kuwait, where they joined Operation Iraqi Freedom. Advanced technology such as the Global Transportation Network marries war fighters with supplies at precise intervals to maximize safety, efficiency and effectiveness in combat.

  SCOTT AFB - Nowhere can the importance of integrated technology and its swift, efficient application be seen any clearer than in the U.S. military, particularly during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. William Johnson, mobilization assistant to the director of Operations and Logistics at the

United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, recently briefed the media on details of what occurred in the Iraq conflict.
  Technological advances made since Operation Desert Storm, Johnson said, not only improved visibility and efficiency this time around - they also saved a serious amount of money in the war campaign.
  "Providing exquisite [continue]

Federal funding plans still very much alive for new Mississippi River bridge
By KERRY L. SMITH

   The new Mississippi River Bridge Project is alive and well, contrary to recently published reports.
   With reference to the $1.3 billion in total funding needed for the entire project, a St. Louis publication reported June 6 that people working on the project say there is no chance of the project getting that amount in the upcoming transportation [continue]

World troubles sway the way businesses operate Amidst fear of terrorism and SARS, many businesses opt to stay in the office and hold meetings via video conferencing. (See story on Page 21 of print edition)    -- Photo courtesy of The Associated Press

 
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