It facilitates joint action to detect and defeat the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Memo to the President

Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, displayed satellite photos he said showed the destruction of an al Qaeda terrorist training camp.

CNN: Airstrikes resume Wednesday in Afghanistan

Russel Honore -- the colorful leader of the military's response to Hurricane Katrina -- said that the joint task force mission was nearing its end stage, barring any further destruction from Hurricane Rita.

CNN: Military's Katrina mission nears end

The President and the ASEAN leaders agreed on the importance of stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and highlighted their concerns about North Korea and Iran in the joint statement they issued.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at Working Lunch with ASEAN leaders