US Military Sees Its Tsunami Work Winding Down
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The U.S. military, a  leading force behind relief efforts in tsunami-hit nations,  said on Saturday it expected to end major work in Thailand and  Sri Lanka within two weeks but to stay longer in Indonesia.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- The Indonesian government yesterday told foreign military forces to leave by the end of March and tightened controls over the movement of international aid workers, raising concerns that relief might not reach isolated regions that need it most.
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The last vestige of the U.S. military in the heart of Frankfurt, Germany, draws to a close Thursday.
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The admiral in charge of the U.S. effort said today he will begin handing work over to local governments and aid groups.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. Navy helicopters  dropped aid to clamoring crowds in tsunami-hit Indonesian  villages Sunday but were unable to land a full week after the  waves washed away entire towns around the Indian Ocean.
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ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- Helicopters from this US Navy aircraft carrier flew repeated relief missions along the nearby shoreline of Indonesia yesterday, delivering food, water, and medical supplies to thousands of survivors stranded along the western coast of Aceh Province after last week's devastating tsunamis.
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The Pentagon expects to notify Army and Navy commanders this week to begin preparing to lay off civilian employees, a Defense Department official said yesterday.
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BAND ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. Deputy Defense  Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said on Saturday that U.S. military  forces, in the forefront of the Indian Ocean tsunami relief  effort, would stay on to help rebuild shattered communities.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. forces prepared to  start winding down their huge tsunami relief effort while  donors pledged $1.7 billion to help badly hit Indonesia recover  from a calamity which cost 226,000 lives across Asia.
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Military helicopters ferried disaster supplies into South Asia on Saturday as a U.S. delegation prepared for its trip to the region to get a close-up look at the devastation and determine what more this country can do to help.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. Navy helicopters,  unable to land in tsunami-ravaged Indonesian villages, dropped  aid Sunday to desperate crowds clamoring for the life-saving  parcels.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. forces said they  were prepared to wind down tsunami relief efforts in Asia  despite fears that some survivors were still desperate for help  after a disaster that killed more than 226,000 people.
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President Bush on Thursday said American's military "is making a significant difference" for tsunami victims, despite demands by Indonesia that foreign troops leave the ravaged Aceh province by the end of March.
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The military's tsunami relief has boosted America's image in Indonesia. Will local hostility cut the mission short?
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The United States needs serious repairs to its tsunami warning system, including the replacement of three warning buoys off Alaska, officials said on Wednesday.
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The United States expects to provide an initial 15 million dollars in aid for victims of a devastating Tsunami in Asia and has already released 400,000 dollars, a top US aid official said.
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The United States, under pressure  from South Korea, has agreed to stretch over an additional  three years until 2008 the withdrawal of 12,500 American  troops, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.