WASHINGTON – When she wanted to level the playing field for her deaf employees, Debra Simpson was surprised to find “there’s an app for that.” Simpson, the program analysis master planning branch chief for Defense Logistics Agency Energy, is leading the effort…
WASHINGTON – A more stable Iraq could counter negative trends in the region from the Middle East to southern Asia, but political ties and the rising influence of Iran complicate the situation, the new director of national intelligence said in congressional testimony.…
WASHINGTON – The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be top priorities for President-elect Barack Obama’s administration, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, Obama’s nominee to be secretary of state, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at her confirmation hearing here yesterday. The…
WASHINGTON – When they found out one of their own was going to deploy overseas with the Tennessee National Guard, the leadership and employees of Lochinvar Corp. didn’t waste any time. They immediately found out what they could do to help, and…
WASHINGTON – As ground forces in the U.S. troop surge in Iraq make more progress against insurgents, Army aviation assets back them up with crucial mobility, medical and combat support, an officer in charge of a deployed aviation brigade said today. The…
WASHINGTON – The Army and Marine Corps units that will make up the 21,500-troop surge to Iraq will meet the same standards of training as every unit that deploys and have all the equipment they need to accomplish the mission, leaders from…
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WASHINGTON – A new system coming in 2008 to the Army and Air Force will integrate pay and personnel and make life easier for servicemembers everywhere, the general in charge of the system’s deployment said. The Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System,…
WASHINGTON – The Iraq Study Group released its findings today in a report made available this morning to President Bush and Congress, and later to the general public. “We believe that the situation in Iraq today is very, very serious,” former U.S.…
Title: Marine Aviation Transforming to Support Warfighter URL Source: http://www.dvidshub.net/news/540828/marine-aviation-transforming-support-warfighter Markdown Content:The Marine Corps aviation component is transforming along with the total force while keeping its focus on its most important priority, supporting the Marines fighting on the ground, a senior Marine…
WASHINGTON – Continual training with coalition forces has increased the capabilities of the Iraqi army and police in northern Iraq and allowed the local forces to take responsibility for more territory and work toward the future of the country, the U.S. commander…
WASHINGTON – The Defense Department is focusing efforts to ensure servicemembers stationed overseas and in the United States know their options for voting in the 2006 congressional and local elections. Sept. 3-9 is Armed Forces Voters Week. Officials caution that this is…
WASHINGTON – As the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, approaches, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld last night stressed the need for determination in the war on terror. “Today we are engaged in conflicts that are again testing…
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 08.27.2006 America’s missile defense capabilities are increasingly important now, as more countries demonstrate the ability and willingness to develop ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here yesterday after touring missile assembly and storage facilities.…
WASHINGTON – The Defense Department released a report yesterday detailing the findings of a 2004 investigation into allegations of detainee abuse in Iraq. The report, which was prepared by Army Brig. Gen. Richard Formica after he conducted an investigation from May 2004…
WASHINGTON – Coalition soldiers in Baghdad are committed to helping Iraqi forces take control of their own security and curb violence in the city, the U.S. commander in the region said today. “The security of Baghdad is about Iraqis,” Army Maj. Gen.…
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WASHINGTON – When Dorothy Moore was commissioned as a Navy warrant officer in February after a long application and selection process, she was fulfilling a career goal. But, she said, the most rewarding experience of her career had already passed — her…
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WASHINGTON – Australia has been a strong U.S. ally for decades in a relationship based on common values and belief in the virtue of democracy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today in Melbourne, Australia. “The Australian people have, indeed, been good…
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WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 12.19.2005 The World Wrestling Entertainment RAW TV show will feature a special “Tribute to the Troops” program tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern time on the USA Network. WWE chairman Vince McMahon and WWE RAW superstars recently returned from their…
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WASHINGTON, US 07.29.2005 Disrupting financial support for the insurgency is a key element in the overall strategy to defeat terrorists in Iraq, and the U.S. government is pursuing several initiatives to track and limit the flow of funds, Defense Department officials told…
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WASHINGTON – There has been no torture at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said in a series of radio interviews June 21. In fact, he added, the facility there is being run as a model detention facility. Except for…
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 06.16.2005 For the first time since World War II, a woman soldier was awarded the Silver Star Medal today in Iraq. Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester of the 617th Military Police Company, a National Guard unit out of Richmond, Ky.,…