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<body> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="2" width="428" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" bordercolorlight="" bordercolordark="" height="194"> <tr> <td width="414"> <p style="word-spacing: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b><font color="#B1B096" face="Copperplate Gothic Bold" size="6">TT World</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="414"> <p style="word-spacing: 0; margin-left: 5; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><a href="main.htm" target="rbottom">Home</a>   <a href="techstuff.html">Tech Stuff</a>  <a href="phone.htm">TT Shops</a></p> </table> </center> </div> <center> <FORM method=GET action=http://www.google.com/custom > <TABLE bgcolor=#FFFFFF cellspacing=0 border=0 cellpadding="0"> <tr valign=top><td align="center"> <A HREF=http://www.google.com/search> <IMG SRC=http://www.google.com/logos/Logo_40wht.gif border=0 ALT=Google align=middle width="128" height="53"></A></td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> <INPUT TYPE=text name=q size=31 maxlength=255 value=""> <INPUT type=submit name=sa VALUE="Google Search"> <INPUT type=hidden name=cof VALUE="T:black;BIMG:669999;ALC:red;L:http://webpages.charter.net/ttworld/ttworld4.gif;GFNT:lightgray;LC:#C60000 ;BGC:white;AH:center;VLC:gold;GL:0;GALT:black;AWFID:eb10d94c88dc4c49;"> </td></tr></TABLE></center> </FORM> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><A HREF="http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=29"><IMG SRC="http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/getAdvisoryImage" WIDTH="213" HEIGHT="85" BORDER="0" ALT="Threat Level"></A></p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="50%" align="center"> <p align="center"><a href="americans.htm" target="_self">Americans Click Here</a></td> <td width="50%" align="center"><a href="protesters.htm" target="_self">Protesters Click Here</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" align="center"></td> <td width="50%" align="center"></td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <img src="main.h1.gif" alt="[-USCG-]" v:shapes="_x0000_i1028" width="144" height="39"></p> <p class="MsoCaption" align="center"><span style="font-size:22.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; color:#6C6A5E">Operation Iraqi Freedom<o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <img src="main.h2.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_i1027" width="421" height="266"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <o:p> </o:p> </p> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center">March 22, 2003</h3> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h1 align="center" style="text-align:center">Coast Guard Captures Iraqi Sailors</h1> <p>PERSIAN GULF -- Coast Guard cutter<i> Adak</i>, a 110-foot patrol boat home ported in Highlands, N.J., captured three Iraqi sailors early yesterday after they jumped overboard from their patrol boat moments before it was attacked by coalition forces.</p> <p>The sailors will be processed as enemy prisoners of war.</p> <p>Approximately 650 Coast Guard men and women are participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Persian Gulf aboard four patrol boats, a high endurance cutter, a buoy tender, two law enforcement detachments, two port security units and a harbor defense command unit.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <o:p> </o:p> </p> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center">March 22, 2003</h3> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h1 align="center" style="text-align:center">Coast Guard safeguards captured oil platforms</h1> <p>PERSIAN GULF -- members of Coast Guard port Security Units 311 and 313 relieved U.S. Marines earlier today of responsibility for security on two gas and oil platforms in the Northern Persian Gulf. The Marines had held both platforms after U.S. Navy SEALS secured them from the Iraqi regime.</p> <p>Members of PSU 311, from San Pedro, Calif., and PSU 313, from Tacoma, Wash., are among the approximately 650 Coast Guard men and women participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Persian Gulf. In addition to the PSU’s, Coasts Guardsmen are serving in four patrol boats, a 378-foot high endurance cutter, a 225-foot buoy tender, two law enforcement detachments, elements of the National Strike Force and a harbor defense command unit.</p> <p>PSU’s are deployable units organized for sustained operations to support military missions worldwide. Members in PSU’s train in specialized combat, weapons and boat skills to ensure waterside security and maritime force protection in support of the Department of Defense. PSU 311 and PSU 313 patrolled U.S. waters with their armed 25-foot boats along with other Coast Guard assets immediately following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2002.</p> <p>Coast Guard PSU’s have previously been called for service in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Desert Storm (the Persian Gulf War) and Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti. A detachment of PSU 311 deployed to the Persian Gulf from October 2001 to April 2002 to provide force protection for U.S. and allied warships.</p> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center">March 21, 2003</h3> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h1 align="center" style="text-align:center">Coast Guard Detains Ship With 2 Iraqi Nationals</h1> <p>PORTSMOUTH, VA. – The Coast Guard is detaining an 880-foot oil tanker in the Delaware Bay with two Iraqi national crewmembers aboard.</p> <p>The Coast Guard Captain of the Port in Philadelphia ordered the Qatar-flagged M/V <i>ALDAWHA</i> to remain at anchor Wednesday evening upon determining through Advance Notice of Arrival screening that two crewmembers aboard the U.S. bound ship are Iraqi nationals. A Coast Guard boarding team boarded the ship and completed an inspection of the ship. The ship remains under the positive control of an armed Coast Guard boarding team and Department of Homeland Security BICE officials as an investigation into the status of the crew is ongoing.</p> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US; mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Under Operation Liberty Shield, the Coast Guard is screening and tracking all foreign flagged ship arrivals and increasing port security boardings of ships before they arrive in U.S. ports. The Coast Guard has also increased both waterborne and airborne patrols of U.S. ports and waterways since the DHS threat level was elevated to Orange this week.</span> <p> </p> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> <p align="center">  <p align="left">2/24/2003 Just added AT&T 944 to PA connections and eOn simplified solution to the Tech Stuff. <p align="left">If you have any cabling questions check out the Cable Markings Guide under Tech Stuff.  Like what is the difference between CM, CMP, and CMR? <p align="center"><font color="#B1B096">Send your comments or suggestions to:</font><font color="#FFFF00"> </font><font size="3"><a href="mailto:webmaster@ttworld.org">webmaster@ttworld.org</a></font><p align="center"><font size="2">(c) Copyright 2002 <a href="http://www.ttworld.org/"> TTWorld</a></font></p> </body>