The CENTCOM Newsletter for the week of October 31, 2005 can be found here.  The newsletter highlights continuing reconstruction projects in the Central Region and earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan. The CENTCOM Public Affairs Office has forwarded to American Thinker the following press releases: VICE ADM. NICHOLS IS RELIEVED BY VICE ADM. WALSH MANAMA, Bahrain —— Vice Adm. David C. Nichols Jr., commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and Commander, U.S. 5th Fleet, was relieved by Vice Adm. Patrick W. Walsh, Nov. 3 in a ceremony outside 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain. During his two years at the helm of NAVCENT and 5th Fleet, Nichols was charged with ensuring security and stability in the maritime environment.  This mission included detecting, deterring, and denying terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material throughout the more than 2.5 million square miles of water...(Read Full Post)