Military News Articles from 3/2010
March 31, 2010 - The coalition record on civilian casualties has improved significantly as a new strategy has gone into place in Afghanistan, but American leaders continue to hammer home how important it is to avoid killing civilians.
March 31, 2010 - About 400 disabled veterans here for the 24th annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic -- including about 150 veterans of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan -- aren’t anticipating pulling April Fools pranks tomorrow.
March 31, 2010 - Dependable. Determined. Motivated. Those are just three of the many words Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Derrick Hayes, assistant staff noncommissioned officer in charge of the flammables section for 2nd Supply Battalion, uses to describe Cpl. Dana Hineline.
March 31, 2010 - The Defense Department today informed companies interested in bidding on the KC-X aerrial refueling tanker contract that if the European Aeronautics Defense and Space Co. formally expresses an intention to compete, the deadline would extend 60 days.
March 31, 2010 - A change in record keeping methods may be partially responsible for a spike reported in prescription drug use among Soldiers, said the Army surgeon general.
March 31, 2010 - The 2010 NCO Retraining Program has concluded with 966 Air Force NCOs identified to transition to new career fields and the successful introduction of two new procedures.
March 31, 2010 - It wasn't a typical cross country skiing race where skill and speed are factors. In this race, it was all about cooperation.
March 31, 2010 - The deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency celebrated Women's History Month by highlighting the contributions women are making to the intelligence field.
March 31, 2010 - Members of the Tactical Satellite-3 program team answered the call when U.S. Southern Command officials requested imaging collection to assist with rebuilding and humanitarian relief efforts after an earthquake struck Haiti and Chile.
March 31, 2010 - A program is now in place that gives Airmen in Training here a bigger role in sexual assault prevention and response.
March 30, 2010 - After visits to U.S., coalition and Afghan forces in Afghanistan’s Helmand and Kandahar provinces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today that “never has our partnership … been stronger, or the challenges we face, clearer.”
March 30, 2010 - Navy Ensign Kara Sartain has risen in the ranks and in her career through a combination of hard work and sheer determination.
March 30, 2010 - Air Force veteran Sean Halsted was a decent skier before he fell 40 feet out of a helicopter while on a fast rope during a search-and-rescue training exercise in 1998.
March 30, 2010 - Online registration is scheduled to open on April 1 for the 2010 Army Ten-Miler at www.armytenmiler.com.
March 30, 2010 - While the world searches for more efficient ways to fuel automobiles and create usable energy, Air Force scientists are looking for cleaner, more efficient ways to fuel the military's aircraft.
March 30, 2010 - The first female two-star general in both the Air Force and Department of Defense was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery March 29.
March 30, 2010 - Airmen from Elmendorf Air Force Base completed the first improved container delivery system drop using new 3-D weather technology March 19 over Tin City, Alaska.
March 30, 2010 - Air Force veteran Sean Halsted was a decent skier before he fell 40 feet out of a helicopter while on a fast rope during a search-and-rescue training exercise in 1998.
March 30, 2010 - Air Force officials are opening the Air Force network to allow access to Internet-based social-networking sites. Initial access will be available at five Pacific Air Forces bases March 30, and will begin opening sites Air Force-wide later in April.
March 29, 2010 - Two military journalists behind an ambitious NATO International Security Assistance Force project to traverse Afghanistan in one month and file daily reports in words, photos and video recapped their experiences.
March 29, 2010 - Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki opened the 24th Annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic here last night, encouraging participants to conquer the mountain and prove to themselves what they’re able to achieve.
March 29, 2010 - Separated by seven time zones, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, a deployed U.S. paratrooper and his stateside wife celebrated the strength and resilience of America’s wounded warriors with synchronized 50-mile runs March 20-21.
March 29, 2010 - Walking among skiers preparing to hit the slopes here during the first day of the National Disabled American Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki noticed a long row of lonely wheelchairs just beyond the staging area.
March 29, 2010 - Nations may not always see eye to eye in the political arena, and militaries may find it difficult to agree in how to manage conflicts around the globe.
March 29, 2010 - Seven Airmen volunteers from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., are here primarily to help transport disabled veterans during the 24th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic March 28 through April 2.
March 29, 2010 - An audience of Marines, sailors and civilians laughed as they were entertained with acts of famous firsts during the Women’s History Month celebration, hosted by Quantico and the Special Emphasis Observance Committee at Little Hall on March 25.
March 29, 2010 - As servicemembers from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit scaled mountains, shot an array of weapons, and learned to survive in the deserts of Djibouti, Africa, several Marines and Sailors were given an opportunity to break from their training.
March 29, 2010 - While continuing to deter external threats to South Korea, Eighth (Field) Army is taking a proactive approach to prevent potential insider violence.
March 27, 2010 - The battleship New Mexico (BB-40) (1918-1946), the only other ship named after the 47th state, earned six battle stars for World War II service.
March 27, 2010 - As a part of the Army's ongoing commitment to address the problem of sexual harassment/sexual assault and eliminate them from its ranks, the Army will hold its third Sexual Harassment/Sexual Assault Prevention Summit in Arlington, Va.
March 26, 2010 - U.S. Northern Command and its sister command, North American Aerospace Defense Command, are inextricably linked to the National Guard, Northcom’s operations director said March 23.
March 26, 2010 - The United States and Russia have agreed to a new arms reduction treaty that will slash each of their nuclear arsenals by a third and improve the way the terms of the agreement are verified, President Barack Obama announced today.
March 26, 2010 - Perhaps no other weapon platform has more significantly transformed the way the U.S. military wages war in recent years than unmanned aircraft, a senior defense official told Congress March 24 here.
March 26, 2010 - A series of early March flight tests has validated a two-and-a-half year effort and set the course for significantly enhanced airborne communications capability.
March 26, 2010 - Ships of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group returned to their homeport of San Diego March 26 after an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR).
March 26, 2010 - The more than 100,000 veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other combat areas will have an easier path to qualify for disability pay under a proposed regulation published by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
March 26, 2010 - The American Red Cross - we're confident it'll be on hand to lend support when a major disaster occurs, but did you know it's also there to help individual servicemembers and their families in times of need?
March 26, 2010 - With the recent increase in construction on Fort Carson, a Directorate of Public Works program has kept busy ensuring that tribal cultural or sacred sites are not impacted.
March 26, 2010 - At the time, Iran was in a war with Iraq and had recently dismantled its U.S. embassy and held 53 U.S. hostages who were released in 1981.
March 25, 2010 - A U.S. military health care provider now serving with a reconstruction team in Afghanistan’s Paktika province said the austere conditions that exist there fail to deter his commitment to help the Afghan people.
March 25, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will recommend that President Barack Obama nominate Navy Vice Adm. David J. Venlet, commander of Naval Air Systems Command, to oversee restructuring of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program.
March 25, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced changes to the Pentagon’s regulation on homosexuals serving in the military.
March 25, 2010 - Doctors once told Matthew Bilancia that playing sports and competing in athletic competition would be difficult, if not nearly impossible.
March 25, 2010 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates urged senators today to quickly approve a $37.5 billion supplemental budget request to fund ongoing operations.
March 25, 2010 - Members of the 28th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center here taught base children, spouses of military members and local teachers about the deployment process March 13 here.
March 25, 2010 - As the country celebrates Women's History Month, the most significant change for women in the military comes down to the uniform they wear and the mission that comes with that uniform.
March 25, 2010 - The Air Force chief of staff opened the first-ever Air Force Global Strike Command commander's conference Mar. 24 via video teleconference.
March 25, 2010 - For the first time in 23 years, the U.S. Army is allowing a pair of Sikh Soldiers to keep their hair and beard intact and wear a turban.
March 24, 2010 - This summer will mark the first time since 2003 that the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan will overshadow the American presence in Iraq, the top U.S. military officer told Congress today.
March 24, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates assured Mexican military leaders during yesterday’s Cabinet-level visit to Mexico City that he’ll look into ways to speed up equipment deliveries to support their fight against drug cartels.
March 24, 2010 - The Defense Logistics Agency’s supply center here is ensuring servicemembers around the globe have Passover meals available for observance of the upcoming Jewish holiday and palm fronds for the upcoming Christian observance of Palm Sunday.
March 24, 2010 - The Defense Department is “extremely invested” in the early detection of traumatic brain injury, and is pushing new guidelines and numerous research initiatives to the front burner to aid in that effort, a brain injury expert said today.
March 24, 2010 - The commander of Air Combat Command discussed priorities and focus areas for the command with Airmen here during a visit March 10 through 12.
March 24, 2010 - Based on the Pentagon's September 2009 review of U.S. ballistic missile defenses, military officials want to harness technology for a more flexible and adaptive defense architecture, the principal deputy Defense undersecretary for policy said.
March 24, 2010 - The A-10 Thunderbolt II's primary mission is close-air support. A mission on March 11 proved it.
March 24, 2010 - The 20-by 30-foot flag thousands of patients have passed under on their way to the Air Force Theater Hospital at Joint Base Balad often is photographed in military circles.
March 24, 2010 - Twenty-one Airmen held a weeklong training scenario focusing on improving the C-130 Hercules isochronal inspection process in mid-March here.
March 23, 2010 - The overall success of a business initiative starts with the human factor, especially when it means change for employees.
March 23, 2010 - The end of the Cold War made effective missile defense possible, Ashton Carter, the undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, said here yesterday.
March 23, 2010 - Defense Department officials here announced March 22 that Iraq and Afghanistan have been designated as nonchargeable rest and recuperation locations.
March 23, 2010 - Air Force officials here recently announced the four Air Force winners and nominees for the 2009 Government Employees Insurance Company Public Service awards.
March 23, 2010 - Ballistic missile defense has come out of the world of the controversial and improbable and now is in the realm of the accepted and possible, the deputy Defense secretary said March 22 here.
March 23, 2010 - More than 280 loved ones of American servicemembers missing in action and prisoners of war gathered for a briefing from the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office March 20 here.
March 23, 2010 - The 10th chief of staff of the Air Force was laid to rest in a full-honors ceremony March 22 at Arlington National Cemetery, but his legacy lives with today's Airmen through his emphasis on developing camaraderie.
March 23, 2010 - "It all started with an early [canoe ride] up the Zambezi River,” said Cpl. Justin Trinidad, a Marine security guard with Detachment Harare, Zimbabwe, Marine Corps Embassy Security Group.
March 23, 2010 - All eyes were on World War II veterans as they were honored and recognized at the World War II Memorial in Washington March 11 for their participation in the Pacific Campaign more than 65 years ago.
March 22, 2010 - When women were first allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps in the 1940s, they did not qualify with weapons and they were not required to learn hand-to-hand combat, but they received instruction on etiquette and how to wear makeup.
March 22, 2010 - Some deployed servicemembers will not be charged for rest and recuperation leave under a new Defense Department policy.
March 22, 2010 - A month into a maiden voyage that has seen a trio of drug-smuggling attempts thwarted, the commander aboard the Navy’s first littoral combat ship today described the vessel’s performance to date as “exceptional.”
March 22, 2010 - Modern missile defense requires the U.S. military to strike a balance between offensive and defensive capabilities to meet today’s changing threat, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
March 22, 2010 - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency officials here provide up-to-date aeronautical products and support to Air Force pilots and other military aviators, and supported relief efforts after a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti Jan. 12.
March 22, 2010 - In an age when Americans are able to vote for a healthcare bill when they are dissatisfied with the current plan, many people around the world, including in Kyrgyzstan, struggle to afford surgery without any health insurance at all.
March 22, 2010 - Construction on a new 2.7-mile pipeline to bolster ground refueling operations for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing began March 17 at a non-disclosed base here.
March 22, 2010 - A Defense Department program is giving high school students the support and resources to design and conduct original research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics areas.
March 22, 2010 - The commander of Air Combat Command visited the 366th Fighter Wing Airmen here March 7 and 8 to see them firsthand, thank them for their sacrifices and gain a better understanding of their mission, capabilities and challenges.
March 20, 2010 - The World War I Skyfighters of France teamed with modern-day American Airmen in Afghanistan in an art gallery exhibit in the Pentagon dedicated March 18 by Air Force senior leaders and showcases the work of the first aviation artist.
March 20, 2010 - The nation depends upon women, both military and civilian, at all levels of the Defense Department, from the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan to the upper echelons of military command, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here March 19.
March 19, 2010 - A former White House staff photographer who started photographing Iraq in 2003 said yesterday that comparing old images to recent ones presents a picture of staggering economic growth there.
March 19, 2010 - An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot recalled a harrowing mission she flew in Iraq for an audience at the Women's History Month luncheon here March 15.
March 19, 2010 - A new threat environment means a transformed National Guard should maintain its force after drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Guard’s highest-ranking general said here this week.
March 19, 2010 - Three of the four services and all of the reserve components met or exceeded their recruiting goals for February, Pentagon officials reported.
March 19, 2010 - Patriot Academy, the military’s first accredited high school, graduated its first class here yesterday.
March 19, 2010 - The endodontic staff here at the Combat Center performs root canals on a regular basis, but one of their patients March 17 was one of a kind.
March 19, 2010 - Marines with Military Police Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conducted a four-day field exercise to prepare for possible upcoming deployments to Afghanistan, aboard Camp Lejeune, March 15 to 18.
March 19, 2010 - Combat Center personnel, retired service members and local area elementary students gathered at the Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field for the annual Battle Colors Ceremony March 16.
March 19, 2010 - Starting April 1, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton begins its month-long fund drive for Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, an organization whose sole purpose is to help Marines, sailors and their families.
March 18, 2010 - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has appointed six new members to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, an expert panel that advises Department of Veterans Affairs officials on a wide array of issues affecting women veterans.
March 18, 2010 - Crewchiefs and fuels specialists worked side-by-side with their Japan Air Self Defense Force counterparts as a part of a cross-familiarization program during an aviation training relocation exercise March 8 through 12 at Tsuiki Air Base.
March 18, 2010 - Officials from the 86th Medical Special Operations Clinic have developed a way to maximize time spent by people traveling to Ramstein Air Base for a conference, saving the Department of Defense millions of dollars along the way.
March 18, 2010 - Looking at Altus Air Force Base, the only signs of this year's ice storm are limbless trees that had to be trimmed down after the storm covered the base in a thick sheet of ice.
March 18, 2010 - The 751st Electronic Systems Group has successfully resumed the system design and development phase of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System re-engining program with the award of two large contract actions.
March 18, 2010 - To some that may seem like a pile of trash, but to Marines in Combat Engineer Company, Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, it's the tools they need to stay in shape.
March 18, 2010 - The month of March marks the annual observance of National Women’s History Month. It is a time to recognize the extraordinary achievements of women, both past and present.
March 18, 2010 - Military police dog handlers here continued their ongoing collaboration with the Cocopah Police Department's first canine unit by training the dogs to sniff out narcotics and apprehend suspects in a Yuma warehouse, March 11, 2010.
March 18, 2010 - Being the smallest non-air wing unit here, Combat Logistics Company 36 stays committed each day to providing supply support, engineer ground equipment maintenance and intermediate motor transport to the air wing.
March 17, 2010 - One of the U.S. military’s greatest advantages over its adversaries is its ability to move an enormous amount of people and equipment quickly anywhere in the world.
March 17, 2010 - Soldiers should find themselves spending twice as much time at home station as they do deployed by 2011, the Army's vice chief of staff said on Capitol Hill yesterday.
March 17, 2010 - Army Lt. Col. Marc Hoffmeister has endured some of the most grueling conditions on the planet.
March 17, 2010 - The military’s increasing practice of training and equipping indigenous forces to counter terrorism in their home countries is a highly decisive, comparatively low-cost approach to fighting global terrorism.
March 17, 2010 - Army Cpl. Adam J. Fargo, a medic, was killed by a homemade bomb while on patrol in Iraq more than three years ago.
March 17, 2010 - With an average of more than 500 new or renovated homes entering the privatized housing inventory each month, the Air Force goal of creating quality homes and thriving communities for Airmen and their families is well under way.
March 17, 2010 - Air Force officials will be implementing changes in March to services available for use on all Air Force-issued BlackBerry hand-held devices to bolster the security of the devices.
March 17, 2010 - Five Air Force Academy fencers have qualified for the 2010 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships. The field of 144 competitors will compete at Harvard University on March 25 to 28.
March 17, 2010 - U.S. military officials are providing support to the ongoing relief efforts in Chile following the 8.8- magnitude earthquake that struck the country in late February.
March 16, 2010 - The staff at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center hosted their annual Women in Aviation and Space Family Day March 13 where Airmen had to chance to talk to young girls about being a female pilot.
March 16, 2010 - Reports of sexual assault involving servicemembers rose by 11 percent in fiscal 2009, a senior Defense Department official said yesterday.
March 16, 2010 - -- In August 2006, Senior Airman Heather Hagerman confidently walked into her Air Force recruiter's office in Baltimore, Md., and told him she wanted to become a linguist.
March 16, 2010 - Well-Being officials at U.S. Army Forces Command G-1 are now accelerating their preparation for the command's 2010 Army Family Action Plan (AFAP) conference scheduled for March 23-26, in Atlanta, Ga.
March 16, 2010 - Two National Guard officers helped give 104 high school juniors and seniors a glimpse of the workings of government that included meetings with the president and a Supreme Court justice last week.
March 16, 2010 - Brain injuries occur outside of combat as well as within. Our Soldiers and their families, our children and the elderly, are at risk for traumatic brain injury.
March 16, 2010 - The U.S. Army's Feb. 25 release of a formal Request for Proposal, or RFP, to industry marks a significant step forward in the effort to build a first-of-its-kind, highly versatile Ground Combat Vehicle, more commonly referred to as the GCV.
March 16, 2010 - The Army Test and Evaluation Command has been deploying teams to the Iraq and Afghanistan theater to assess new systems under combat conditions.
March 16, 2010 - U.S. Army South continued to push Soldiers to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, during the past several days as its headquarters element deployed to provide support to the Joint Task Force-Haiti headquarters as part of Operation Unified Response.
March 15, 2010 - When an international humanitarian crisis occurs, the U.S. military is often called upon to be a first responder with its capacity to provide robust logistics, manpower resources and life-saving aid.
March 15, 2010 - The ongoing U.S.-Afghan operation in Marja, Afghanistan, probably is the greatest in the history of counterinsurgency, the United States special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said in a weekend television interview.
March 15, 2010 - While flying on United Airlines last week, I overheard a telephone conversation from a gentleman seated directly behind me. His words went something like this: "Although today was an extremely sad day for me, it was absolutely the happiest day of my life.
March 15, 2010 - The Defense Department's family care plan policy will be expanded in the coming months to encompass a wider population of military parents, a defense legal expert said.
March 15, 2010 - Defense Department officials will require a shift to a fixed-price contract in their negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the initial production phase of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter.
March 15, 2010 - When the Defense Finance and Accounting Service first launched the myPay Web-based pay account system in 2000, less than 500,000 military members, military retirees, annuitants and federal civilian employees were listed as online users.
March 15, 2010 - The safety office held its fifth Advanced Riders Track Day at runway 14 Aboard the Air Station Saturday.
March 15, 2010 - Beginning at age 7, he started learning the ins and outs of fly-fishing from his grandfather. Years later, he’d found himself spending every day on the Gunnison River, in Colo., and was embedded with a deep love for the sport, building many fond memories.
March 15, 2010 - With more than a half a million dollars of entitlement benefits to consider, one of the most important steps a Marine can take before deploying into theatre is a pre-deployment audit.
March 14, 2010 - The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort arrived at Naval Station Norfolk here yesterday after its seven-week deployment in Haiti supporting Operation Unified Response.
March 13, 2010 - At the request of local medical officials, Airmen from an Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support team expanded the mobile hospital here March 12 to better meet the medical needs of the population surrounding Angol.
March 12, 2010 - In addition to the surge of military forces in Afghanistan and the drawdown in the U.S. military presence in Iraq, U.S. officials are implementing a “whole of government” approach in both countries.
March 12, 2010 - The 757 came to a halt on the runway here, a freezing rain bouncing off of its fuselage.
March 12, 2010 - Because one-third as many soldiers are killed in vehicle accidents as in combat, researchers are developing a training simulator that creates environments mirroring the challenges servicemembers face behind the wheel.
March 12, 2010 - Matthew Bilancia addresses the slopes like a man on a mission, cutting and edging his snowboard down the mountain with the confidence and passion of someone who’s been doing it all his life.
March 12, 2010 - The Defense Department will require a shift to a fixed-price contract in its negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the initial production phase of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter.
March 12, 2010 - For the second year in a row, the Air Force Reserve Command was named the Gen. Wilbur L. Creech Maintenance Excellence Award winner.
March 12, 2010 - When a servicemember is critically injured in Iraq or Afghanistan and in need of a blood transfusion, it is the responsibility of technicians in the 932nd Blood Support Detachment here to ensure units of blood platelets are collected and shipped.
March 12, 2010 - The first chief master sergeant of the Air Force was remembered and honored March 10 at a dedication here of the house and street where CMSAFs reside.
March 12, 2010 - A 23-person team from Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed to Belize March 1 through 4 to provide medical care to more than 630 people in rural areas of the country.
March 11, 2010 - Injured servicemembers who receive morphine during trauma care are about half as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder as those who are not administered the drug, a Navy study has revealed.
March 11, 2010 - U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command are “inextricably linked” and share an “indispensible partnership,” the commander of both commands said here today.
March 11, 2010 - The military’s quick humanitarian response in Haiti, then in Chile, proved the skills and compassion of servicemembers and showed how fast U.S. Southern Command’s mission can change.
March 11, 2010 - Some Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul military members will soon prepare to travel back to their duty stations after assisting their Afghan partners with improvements in Zabul province communities.
March 11, 2010 - Colorectal cancer screenings may be an uncomfortable subject for some people to discuss, but their importance cannot be underplayed.
March 11, 2010 - Defense Department officials said they expect to launch a new policy in the coming months that will make head-injury evaluations mandatory for all servicemembers who may have concussions.
March 11, 2010 - The Department of Veterans Affairs is allocating $39 million to fund about 2,200 new transitional housing beds through grants to local providers.
March 11, 2010 - The recently released request for proposals for the Air Force's next-generation tanker aircraft was fair, the Defense secretary said here March 11, and he expressed disappointment that Northrop-Grumman has withdrawn from the competition.
March 11, 2010 - The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program will resume March 13 for the more than 136,000 spouses who already have established an account, the Defense Department official who heads up the program announced March 11 here.
March 10, 2010 - Children with a strong nondeployed parent or caregiver and a solid support system have a better ability to cope with deployments, two recent studies have shown.
March 10, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates asked Saudi King Abdallah today to use his country’s influence to convince other nations to support United Nations sanctions on Iran, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said here.
March 10, 2010 - An American facial thoracic surgeon and an Afghan medical team from Kandahar Regional Medical Hospital partnered March 1, here to help heal a young man who had severe burn injuries for six months.
March 10, 2010 - More than 1,000 civilians and servicemembers watched as World War II Women Airforce Service Pilot corps remembered their sisters-in-arms during a wreath-laying ceremony March 9 at the Air Force Memorial here.
March 10, 2010 - Federal officials are taking action to reverse years of decline in the percentage of people with disabilities in the federal workforce.
March 10, 2010 - Considering today's explosive popularity of social media and online research it may come as no surprise that military recruiting Web sites are rushing to keep up with new technologies and trends.
March 10, 2010 - The first and last men to walk on the moon, the commander of Apollo 13, the last Air Force pilot "Ace" and the SR-71 chief test pilot, all "Legends of Aerospace," were the honored guests of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing March 8.
March 10, 2010 - Thousands lined the streets of downtown Daytona Beach, Fla., March 4, to honor Chief Warrant Officer Romulio Camargo, a Special Forces Soldier who was paralyzed during combat in Afghanistan in 2008.
March 10, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates' visits with Marines here and with Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Frontenac in Afghanistan's Kandahar province have reinforced his belief that the strategy is working in Afghanistan.
March 09, 2010 - A white-painted blast wall standing in front of the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry, headquarters here bearing the names of 22 fallen soldiers was a sobering reminder to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates of the cost of the war.
March 09, 2010 - When he was a child, visiting the Philippines was all about vacationing and fun with the family for C.J. Rueda.
March 09, 2010 - Four junior and 20 sophomore U.S. Air Force Academy cadets received the first unmanned aerial systems-remotely piloted aircraft wings awarded in the school's 55-year history during a function at the Dean's Heritage House Feb. 25, here.
March 09, 2010 - The chief of Naval Personnel has released the first monthly Family Gram as part of Navy's commitment to enhance family readiness.
March 09, 2010 - Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) completed its mission and will depart the Joint Task Force-Haiti area of operations March 10.
March 09, 2010 - Three Soldiers from the Oklahoma Army National Guard are choosing to lace up some skates and strap on elbow and knee pads as members of the Oklahoma City Red Dirt Rebellion Rollergirls.
March 09, 2010 - The Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command is hosting the first U.S. Army Domino Championship, which runs through April 24.
March 09, 2010 - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today a new initiative to solicit private-sector input on a proposed "fast track" veterans' claims process for service-connected presumptive illnesses due to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War.
March 09, 2010 - Soldiers spoke and the Army listened. Officials will debut a new device designed to combat the deadly threat of improvised explosive devices during a Florida conference later this month.
March 08, 2010 - The fragrance of smoked barbeque and the sound of music and laughter fills the air aboard USS Ashland as Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Nassau Amphibious Ready Group partake in the first USS Ashland Steel Beach Barbeque.
March 08, 2010 - Four CH-53E “Super Stallions” from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 traveled to the grassy hills of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to perform a troop transport of Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment March 4.
March 08, 2010 - More than 100 Marines and sailors learned how to save and invest money, build credit and get out of debt during the 2010 Financial Seminar at the Bob Hope Theater here March 3.
March 08, 2010 - The American Provincial Reconstructive Team in Zabul and 451st Air Expeditionary Wing leaders joined the provincial governor and community leaders as they gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 25 of the newly-built all-boys Sheik Mati High School.
March 08, 2010 - Under a deluge of rain, the 757 touched down here late at night, returning Army Staff Sgt. Michael David P. Cardenaz home. He had been killed just a few days before in an enemy attack in Afghanistan.
March 08, 2010 - The planned Feb. 22 rollout of a civilian hiring test initiative activated on schedule, requiring current Air Force civilian employees to follow new procedures when applying for jobs at select bases.
March 08, 2010 - It’s not uncommon to see Army Sgt. Benjamin Kirk Rudy walking around with an elaborate pirate-style coffee mug while spouting off some random pirate fact.
March 08, 2010 - The Military Health System has launched a new Health.mil Web site that provides a single point of entry to military health news, information and resources.
March 08, 2010 - Thirteen Marines here tested a U.S. Joint Forces Command interactive training simulation during a demonstration Feb. 23 to March 4.
March 07, 2010 - The Iraqi election process shows how far the country has come, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.
March 07, 2010 - President Barack Obama called today's parliamentarian elections in Iraq as a "milestone" event and vowed to keep his pledge to remove all U.S. troops from that country by the end of next year.
March 07, 2010 - Despite sectarian and ethnic differences across Iraq’s political landscape, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus said he expects new Iraqi leaders will continue their previous government’s efforts to employ inclusive coalitions to bridge those divides.
March 06, 2010 - Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz testified March 4 before the Senate Armed Services Committee to outline specifics about their $119.6 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2011.
March 06, 2010 - The Navy commissioned the newest guided-missile destroyer, the USS Dewey, to its fleet today at a ceremony steeped in naval symbolism and tradition.
March 05, 2010 - The commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan has issued new rules governing night raids, acknowledging that although they can have value militarily, they also can foster ill will toward international forces on the part of the Afghan people.
March 05, 2010 - The Washington Capitals showed their support for America’s armed forces with their seventh annual “Salute to the Military” appreciation night event held yesterday at the Verizon Center here.
March 05, 2010 - The Pentagon Metro station was closed soon after the shooting incident, and modified bus and train service resumed at 11:30 a.m. today.
March 05, 2010 - A computer-based game is helping to support the training of military commanders and their staffs in counterinsurgency and stability operations.
March 05, 2010 - Two Missouri Air National Guard C-130 Hercules transport aircraft with 47 crewmembers are en route March 5, to aid earthquake-ravaged Chile.
March 05, 2010 - Defense Department leaders and Lockheed Martin executives explained to international partners changes that have been made in the joint strike fighter program.
March 05, 2010 - As President Barack Obama's plan to plus up U.S. forces in Afghanistan goes into motion, members of the 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron here are helping one of U.S. Air Force's in Europe's largest movement of war readiness materiel since.
March 05, 2010 - The commander of Air Combat Command visited Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Feb. 23 and 24 to learn more about the base mission and thank the Airmen, civilians and family members for their service.
March 05, 2010 - The training conducted during Forest Light, a bilateral exercise between U.S. forces and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, has the added benefit of helping troops maintain combat mindsets and stay sharp on their units tactics.
March 04, 2010 - Defense Department leaders and Lockheed Martin executives explained to international partners changes that have been made in the Joint Strike Fighter program.
March 04, 2010 - As a student at the Command and General Staff War College here, part of Maj. Jackie Thompson’s studies have included examining how broad economic theories relate to warfare.
March 04, 2010 - Defense Secretary has called on every member of the Defense Department to play a personal role in creating a secure environment that will help to prevent more tragedies like the Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 people dead at Fort Hood, Texas.
March 04, 2010 - Air Force Space Command engineers will be installing another software release primarily designed to support the pending mid-2010 launch of the first GPS IIF space vehicle.
March 04, 2010 - The U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander recognized the contributions of 86th Airlift Wing Airmen to the U.S. military, as well as to all of Europe during his visit here March 2.
March 04, 2010 - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. Forces came together aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) for the final planning phase of exercise Balikatan 2010 (BK’10), Feb. 27 – March 3.
March 04, 2010 - The Marine Corps Special Operations Command Recruiting Team came to town knowing they had a tough job ahead of them.
March 04, 2010 - Headquarters Marine Corps recently established the Command Support Team Detachment to expedite fulfillment of critical communications equipment shortfalls throughout the Marine Corps.
March 04, 2010 - During the month of April, the Environmental Department here is slated to raise awareness on the significance of environmental appreciation for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day April 22.
March 03, 2010 - Operation Moshtarak, now in its 18th day in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, is “progressing extraordinarily well” and is moving from the clearing phase to the holding phase, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today.
March 03, 2010 - The Defense Department’s review on the potential impact of repealing the ban on gays serving openly in the military will solicit input from troops of every service and rank -- as well as their families.
March 03, 2010 - After Sept. 11, 2001 Staff Sgt. Sparkle Reid was a different person. She wasn't like most Americans who were changed by the events themselves but more so in that she was in one of the 2,973 families who grieved after losing a family member in the tragedy.
March 03, 2010 - The Air Force Special Operations Training Center staff is scheduled to host a physical ability stamina test at 7:30 a.m. March 12 at the Special Tactics Training Squadron.
March 03, 2010 - With the Tricare Retiree Dental Program, retired servicemembers can purchase affordable dental coverage for themselves and their eligible family members.
March 03, 2010 - A team of military and civilian doctors performed the first-ever female hand transplant in the U.S. Feb. 17 at Wilford Hall Medical Center here.
March 03, 2010 - Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st and 3rd Combat Engineer Battalions and 11th Marine Regiment participated in an excavator course to receive their licenses at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 23-26.
March 03, 2010 - A Haitian American Marine working with the Joint Forces Special Operations Component Command in Haiti had the unique experience of being promoted to Gunnery Sergeant in front of family and friends in his hometown.
March 03, 2010 - Camp Pendleton’s Fire Chief William Frankel said good-bye to the base after more than 31 years of service in a small ceremony at Fire Station One, March 1.
March 02, 2010 - The Defense Department has launched a new program that offers servicemembers undergoing mental health treatment a bridge of support as they transition between health care systems or providers.
March 02, 2010 - As more U.S. and coalition troops arrive in Afghanistan, their top commander there has some requests for them: Recognize the impact of every action you take, and serve as role models for Afghan security forces.
March 02, 2010 - Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, has been labeled a "signature injury" of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It also occurs in non-combat settings in association with motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, assaults and falls.
March 02, 2010 - Officials from the 853rd Electronic Systems Group here are working to improve the transportability and deployability of instrument landing systems with an upcoming request for proposal for a deployable instrument landing system, or D-ILS.
March 02, 2010 - March is National Nutrition Month and with that comes an increased focus on healthy eating.
March 02, 2010 - Servicemembers and civilians remembered 100 years of military flight during the Foulois Centennial Military Flight Celebration here, March 2.
March 02, 2010 - In July 2006, an activation ceremony was conducted for Food Service Company, but due to the high operational tempo of that time and the shortage of personnel to fill key leadership positions, the regimental commander decided to furl the company's guidon.
March 02, 2010 - Three United States Navy installations have been nominated for the 2009 Military Installation Conservation Partner Award by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
March 02, 2010 - Every time a servicemember is killed or wounded in combat, it sets off a sweeping process aimed at identifying what happened, who perpetrated it and how it might have been prevented -- and instituting changes to reduce the likelihood of it being repeated.
March 01, 2010 - Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb ended Team USA’s 62-year gold medal drought in Olympic bobsled competition by driving Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz to victory in the four-man event Feb. 27.
March 01, 2010 - As part of his initiative to “take the Pentagon to the people,” the Defense Department's top diversity management and equal opportunity official visited the Navy's command responsible for independent assessment Feb. 25.
March 01, 2010 - Every time a servicemember is killed or wounded in combat, it sets off a sweeping process aimed at identifying what happened, who perpetrated it and how it might have been prevented, and instituting changes to reduce the likelihood of it being repeated.
March 01, 2010 - Lt. Benjamin Foulois piloted the first military airplane, the Signal Corps Aircraft Number One, into the air for seven and a half minutes at nearby Fort Sam Houston March 2, 1910.
March 01, 2010 - As a young man of 25, John Wilpers was a member of the 308th Counter Intelligence Corps when he helped capture Japanese Gen. Hideki Tojo, who served as prime minster from 1941 to 1945 and was wanted for war crimes.
March 01, 2010 - U.S. Army product manager released its final report on Feb. 25, containing key results and lessons learned from the integration of Army networks and systems during the execution of its annual C4ISR system-of-systems integrated capabilities event.
March 01, 2010 - The chaplains of Task Force Mountain Warrior are providing spiritual fitness to Soldiers by visiting every combat outpost and forward operating base in their area of operation in eastern Afghanistan at least once a month.
March 01, 2010 - Soldiers assigned to the communications directorate for the Joint Forces Special Operations Component Command have played a critical role in supporting Civil Affairs and other humanitarian operations conducted in Haiti during Operation Unified Response.
March 01, 2010 - The leaders of the Bronco Brigade met with Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. in a roundtable discussion about Comprehensive Soldier Fitness during his visit here, Feb. 26.
