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October 31, 2008 - North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command hosted international government and military leaders at a Homeland Defense and Civil Support Perspectives forum.
October 31, 2008 - To be selected to the team, an individual must be on active-duty status, have completed 150 free-fall parachute jumps and have a good military and civilian record.
October 31, 2008 - Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary unit (MEU), got a taste of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali from Philippine Marine instructors here, Oct. 21, during Amphibious Landing Exercise FY 2009 (PHIBLEX 09).
October 31, 2008 - November is Warrior Care Month, and TRICARE seeks to educate wounded, ill and injured (WII) service members about their benefits.
October 31, 2008 - The Soldiers of U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels strive to provide American and international troops access to one of the premier military training sites worldwide.
October 31, 2008 - Beginning Nov. 1, the Army and its sister services will focus attention to one of the Defense Department's highest priorities – caring for wounded ill, and injured warriors.
October 31, 2008 - A group of American and Iraqi firefighters have already developed a working relationship that protects people, structures and aircraft here at Baghdad International Airport.
October 31, 2008 - Army Gen. David H. Petraeus assumed leadership of the U.S. military command charged with helping to build peace in a tough and war-torn part of the world today.
October 31, 2008 - Army Knowledge Online/Defense Knowledge Online received a third place award for improving information delivery and saving the Department of Defense millions of dollars by providing a portal that will become the standard for all DOD agencies.
October 30, 2008 - Soldiers and their families can expect to spend more time together between deployments thanks to continuing success in Iraq and the steady growth of the Army's ranks, the service's top officer said.
October 30, 2008 - The Army has launched a new Sexual Assault Prevention Program Web site as part of its I. A.M. Strong campaign.
October 30, 2008 - Force Protection Airmen and a Canadian officer participating in Operation Southern Partner demonstrated the Small Unmanned Aircraft System to the Chilean air force's anti-aircraft artillery regiment Oct 29.
October 30, 2008 - Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter announced Oct. 29 at a Navy SEAL Warrior Fund Benefit Gala at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, the name of the newest Zumwalt-class Destroyer will be USS Michael Monsoor.
October 30, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’ concerns raised this week about a “serious brain drain” at laboratories that design and develop nuclear weapons is resonating within the research and engineering community.
October 30, 2008 - No matter who wins the election Nov. 4, Defense Department officials will work to ensure a smooth and efficient transition to the new administration, DoD officials said today.
October 29, 2008 - Navy Seabee Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 and the Prime Base Emergency Engineer Force from the Air Force's 5th Civil Engineer Squadron have partnered with service members from Trinidad and Tobago to renovate a local hostel.
October 29, 2008 - The Navy has embarked on the largest shoreline stabilization project in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
October 29, 2008 - The United States is holding out hope that issues delaying a status of forces agreement with Iraq will be resolved before the United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing U.S. forces there expires Dec. 31, a senior Pentagon official said today.
October 29, 2008 - A memorial service was held here Oct. 27 for a 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron NCO who was found dead in his housing unit Oct. 23 at Joint Base Balad.
October 29, 2008 - More than 10 community outreach projects were started Oct. 27 as part of the Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern)'s Operation Southern Partner.
October 29, 2008 - This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on Airmen taking time to observe Native American Heritage Month.
October 28, 2008 - The northernmost point in North America, Barrow, Alaska, was the location of the Company D, Antiterrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, arctic survival training.
October 28, 2008 - The United States military is the best-manned, best-equipped and best-trained force in the world, but that doesn't mean a thing if it can't get to the fight, said the commander of U.S. Transportation Command.
October 28, 2008 - Gates said at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace he’s confident the Russians know the proposed missile defense system in Eastern Europe does not threaten them.
October 28, 2008 - “As long as others have nuclear weapons, we must maintain some level of these weapons ourselves,” Gates noted in a speech to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
October 28, 2008 - Members of the 5th Quartermaster Company shout out its motto of "Airborne" as they run laps at the U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern's Red Ribbon Relay Saturday at the track near the Vogelweh Commissary.
October 27, 2008 - About 80 air mobility leaders gathered for a three-day conference that focused on Air Mobility Command's priorities, roles and missions.
October 27, 2008 - The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit beat out more than 30 teams from France, Canada, Spain, Denmark, Ireland and different branches of the U.S. military to win the International Sniper Competition for the second consecutive year.
October 27, 2008 - Citizen-Soldiers from the Michigan Army National Guard are teaming with soldiers from Latvia and Afghanistan for a nine-month tour in Afghanistan.
October 27, 2008 - USS New Hampshire was brought to life Oct. 25 during a commissioning ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
October 27, 2008 - President Bush kicked off the weekend by signing agreements endorsing Albania and Croatia as NATO members and called on other Balkan and former Soviet countries to join the alliance.
October 26, 2008 - The tour, produced by VEE Corporation, is part of Sesame Workshop’s Talk, Listen, Connect initiative, a military outreach program which launched in 2006.
October 24, 2008 - Ships led by the commander of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 24 learned a little more about interoperability while participating in the Joint Warrior Course.
October 23, 2008 - The Department of the Navy (DoN) recognized six Navy and Marine Corps organizations Oct. 22 that have made notable progress toward DoN and federal goals to reduce energy and water consumption.
October 23, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called it an honor “to welcome into citizenship 42 men and women who have served and sacrificed for their country before it officially was their country.”
October 22, 2008 - The program provides a means to directly impact the economy in the Dhi Qar province through employment opportunities, training and mentorship.
October 22, 2008 - The success of airpower in Iraq and Afghanistan incorporates flexibility, agility and teamwork on a daily basis.
October 22, 2008 - The deal is done for the Air Force officials to ship 18 G-222 cargo planes to the Afghan National Air Corps.
October 22, 2008 - The recently formed 51st Translator Interpreter Company at Fort Irwin, Calif., is the first unit of its kind in the Army.
October 22, 2008 - The draft status of forces agreement between the governments of the United States and Iraq contains adequate protections for U.S. military members.
October 22, 2008 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with officials here today as he continued to reaffirm America’s commitment to the collective defense of NATO during meetings with allies in the Baltic republics.
October 21, 2008 - Retired Col. Robert B. Nett, 86, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient and honorary colonel of the Officer Candidate School battalion at Fort Benning, died at his home Oct. 19 after a brief illness.
October 21, 2008 - An Army unit originally formed to counter weapons of mass destruction in the United States now has more than 6,000 members and will continue to grow.
October 21, 2008 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today he is encouraged that his Russian counterpart reached out to keep the dialogue between the two countries open.
October 21, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today honored career civilian employees from throughout the department.
October 21, 2008 - The National Fraternal Order of Police formalized its support here yesterday for the men and women who wear both the military uniform and that of their local law enforcement agencies.
October 21, 2008 - An increase in full-time manning for the Army National Guard and controlled grades for both the Army and Air National Guard were included in the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act signed by President George Bush on Oct. 14.
October 20, 2008 - The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) spoke at the christening ceremony for the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer.
October 20, 2008 - The Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Group Employ The MRAP.
October 20, 2008 - Beginning today and until mid November, the Army will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the full integration of women into the regular Army.
October 20, 2008 - Army personnel officials are launching an outreach program as part of a push to hire more wounded warriors and their spouses as civilian employees.
October 20, 2008 - The 190th Fighter Squadron from the Idaho Air National Guard was named the top team for Hawgsmoke 2008 here Oct. 17.
October 20, 2008 - The military-to-military relationship between the United States and Serbia is growing closer, the top military officers of both countries said here today.
October 20, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates assured participants in the first Wounded Warriors Family Summit here today he will “continue to press forward with a sense of urgency” to provide top-level care and support for wounded warriors.
October 19, 2008 - Six months of security posts and sector patrols have come to an end here for Marines.
October 18, 2008 - U.S. President George Bush says he will host a summit of nations soon to address the global economic crisis. Mr. Bush made the announcement at the U.S. presidential retreat Camp David.
October 17, 2008 - Servicemembers should not be concerned about the status of forces agreement between the United States and Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.
October 17, 2008 - The Army announced Thursday night that the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter program has been scrapped because development costs had almost tripled from $359 million to $942 million.
October 17, 2008 - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates officially swore in Michael B. Donley as the Secretary of the Air Force Oct. 17 at the Air Force Memorial.
October 10, 2008 - Wounded, ill or injured service members and their families now have until November 28, 2008, to help Military Health System (MHS) leadership better understand the needs and expectations of warriors in their care.
