Military News Articles from 4/2010
April 30, 2010 - Earth Day 2010 and the Combat Center’s Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Division brought an added spark of green to the installation with a week of environmentally-savvy activities April 17 to 23.
April 30, 2010 - Tactical vehicles play a substantial role in all Marine Corps operations around the world by transporting troops safely to and from various locations in support of their mission.
April 30, 2010 - Camp Pendleton officials recently issued a new directive regulating the use of the base’s Resale Lot, due to a rising number of illegally parked, stored and commercially sold vehicles.
April 30, 2010 - Marines from Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1 returned from a six-month deployment in Afghanistan to a hangar full of anxiously waiting family members and friends at 1:30 a.m, April 21.
April 30, 2010 - For a half day in May, Airmen will learn strategies to prevent suicides and private motor vehicle accidents as part of Wingman Stand Down 2010. The exact date for the stand down will be left to individual units to determine.
April 30, 2010 - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced April 29 here that military personnel insuring their families under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program will have reduced out-of-pocket expenses beginning July 1.
April 30, 2010 - Republic of Korea Air Force chaplain corps personnel from across the peninsula gathered at Osan recently for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, or ASIST, facilitated by Air Force chaplains.
April 30, 2010 - Children of military personnel who died in the line of duty since Sept. 11, 2001, can apply for an educational scholarship similar to the new Post-9/11 GI Bill. Benefits are retroactive to Aug. 1, 2009.
April 30, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has authorized two Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft to support the response to a massive oil slick that threatens wetlands and beaches along the Gulf Coast.
April 29, 2010 - The “Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” took five months to plan, and the Kentucky National Guard is no stranger to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks “Run for the Roses.”
April 29, 2010 - A program that started three years ago to help Navy and Marine Corps families cope with stress from multiple deployments and other types of pressure has proven so successful it has become a model for the Defense Department.
April 29, 2010 - You could call the Facebook headquarters the 'un-Pentagon.' The dress is casual, with far more T-shirts than sport coats, and many workers wear sandals instead of shoes.
April 29, 2010 - Officials at the McKinley Climatic Lab here are hosting Boeing's newest passenger aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, for two weeks of cold and hot weather testing.
April 29, 2010 - Wildlife biologists and conservation agents from here along with researchers from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are continuing a wildlife research effort in Anchorage, Alaska.
April 29, 2010 - The Department of the Army released Wednesday the 2010 Army Modernization Strategy (AMS).
April 29, 2010 - The Army's best and brightest senior scientists gathered for a science and technology conference April 27-29 at the U.S. Military Academy.
April 29, 2010 - Military compensation is competing well against the private sector, as evidenced by the high rate of recruitment and retention, a Defense Department official told a Senate subcommittee today.
April 29, 2010 - Throughout 2010 and 2011, more than 20,000 Soldiers from Fort Campbell's 101st Airborne Division will deploy to Afghanistan, the first time an entire Army division has deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom within one year.
April 28, 2010 - Men and women in uniform from across the services gathered on the White House’s south lawn today to give wounded servicemembers a send-off as they began a bike trip from the nation’s capital to Annapolis, Md.
April 28, 2010 - In the blockbuster movie “Avatar,” Jake Sully, a former Marine who lost the use of both legs in combat, climbs into a vessel that magically restores his body when he assumes a new, 10-foot-tall avatar identity.
April 28, 2010 - Not once, but twice. Twice, in 2004 and 2007, a combat photographer who was assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., was wounded in Iraq.
April 28, 2010 - Guard kids differ from active duty kids in only one way: access. This means access to support programs and access to peers who understand what they are going through.
April 28, 2010 - Several military and State Department organization officials came together to ensure the wishes of a deceased Airman's family were honored.
April 28, 2010 - Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, along with members of the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team, are helping Marjah farmers cope with one of the toughest harvesting seasons in southern Afghanistan in recent memory.
April 28, 2010 - Marines and sailors from a variety of military occupational specialties stepped out of their normal routines April 23-25, to contribute to the XO’s Road Show.
April 28, 2010 - From inside of a small compound, known as Patrol Base Khodi Rhom, the Marines of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, alongside a section of Afghan National Army soldiers, patrol an area once known for large amounts of enemy activity.
April 28, 2010 - Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment hit the ground running with Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration training here April 24-25.
April 27, 2010 - The Defense Department today agreed to provide access to some of the documents subpoenaed by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last week related to the Nov. 5 Fort Hood shooting investigation.
April 27, 2010 - The American military’s role in Haiti will decrease substantially after May, but the United States will maintain a scaled-down presence in the area through hurricane season, a top military commander said today.
April 27, 2010 - Retired Master Sgt. Roy Hooe died April 18, 1973, but in a way he came back to life some 37 years later to the day in the form of art.
April 27, 2010 - No amount of patriotism can overcome the stress that deployments bring. I don't look forward to leaving my spouse and children for deployment; I'm sure you're no different.
April 27, 2010 - Eighteen new recruits recited the oath of enlistment at the Sun-N-Fun Air Show at Lakeland, Fla., April 17.
April 27, 2010 - In 1946, the Culinary Institute of America was established to provide vocational training for military personnel returning from World War II.
April 27, 2010 - Some people see the job of a landing support specialist as simply waving an aircraft to its destination.
April 27, 2010 - More than 25 Marines and sailors from Camp Pendleton volunteered April 21 to help fulfill the dreams of families.
April 27, 2010 - Marine Forces Reserve offers an array of opportunities for those officers who want to live in the spirit of “Once a Marine, always a Marine.”
April 26, 2010 - The focus of a New York Times article depicting neglect and suffering endured by a group of wounded soldiers recovering in an Army program is unrepresentative of the recovery effort at large, the Army surgeon general said today.
April 26, 2010 - Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III today thanked the crew of the USS Carl Vinson for their efforts to rescue Haitian people following the earthquake there.
April 26, 2010 - The commander of the 3rd Comptroller Squadron Financial Management Flight here has provided a $750 scholarship to the University of Alaska Anchorage's ROTC program.
April 26, 2010 - Air Force Office and Airmen trained Hakodate customs inspectors with the Japan Ministry of Finance April 23 on counterterrorism measures to deter potential threats that may pass through Northern Japan's ports and terminals.
April 26, 2010 - Airmen from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here participated in the "Walk A Mile In Their Shoes" in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month April, 19.
April 26, 2010 - Air National Guard security forces are at the top of their game, their top officer said here April 21.
April 26, 2010 - Camp Pendleton families gathered at the base’s Paige Fieldhouse for the 15th Annual Kids First Fair, April 24.
April 26, 2010 - More than 500 Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, descended upon a massive training area at Fort Bragg, N.C. to conduct essential training for their upcoming seven-month deployment to Afghanistan.
April 26, 2010 - Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Col. Frank A. Richie, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, signed a proclamation for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
April 25, 2010 - President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued a joint statement today to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the meeting of Soviet and American troops at Elbe River during World War II. Here is the statement in its entirety:
April 23, 2010 - It was April 2007 and the early-morning sky was clear as Army sniper Sgt. 1st Class Brandon McGuire and his spotter scanned for insurgents near Forward Operating Base Iskandaryia in Iraq.
April 23, 2010 - To mark the 102nd anniversary of the U.S. Army Reserve, a hand-picked group of 60 reservists representing units in every U.S. state and territory re-enlisted together at a ceremony held today on Capitol Hill.
April 23, 2010 - Two dozen U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, born in countries from Brazil to Tobago, stood before U.S. President Barack Obama in the White House Rose Garden today to take the oath of citizenship for the country they serve.
April 23, 2010 - Airmen with the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hone their wartime skills during the 10-day combat exercise known as Red Flag-Alaska at Eielson Air Force Base from April 19 through May 18.
April 23, 2010 - With more than 6,000 veterans committing suicide every year, and 98 veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan taking their own lives during fiscal 2009 alone, Department of Veterans Affairs officials are redoubling their outreach to veterans.
April 23, 2010 - Air Force Rescue Coordination Center members here worked with National Park Service officials and Death Valley National Park rangers to rescue five stranded hikers April 18 in Mosaic Canyon, Calif.
April 23, 2010 - The remains of an Airman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors, according to Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office officials.
April 23, 2010 - Members of the 45th Space Wing here launched a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle carrying an X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at 7:52 p.m. EDT April 22 here.
April 23, 2010 - Officially accepting a college offer can be intimidating when one is admitted to several competitive academic institutions.
April 22, 2010 - At next month’s inaugural Warrior Games, retired Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tim Lang plans to showcase more than his shooting skills and athletic ability on the wheelchair basketball court.
April 22, 2010 - Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary W. Scott Gould kicked off the National VA Research Week commemoration here today, marking 85 years of ground-breaking research that’s improving veterans’ lives, including veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
April 22, 2010 - Region Legal Service Office Southwest and Commander, Cruiser Class Squadron, in partnership with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will host a event to assist Sailors in the process of seeking U.S. citizenship April 28 at Naval Base San Diego.
April 22, 2010 - The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) departed for an independent steaming exercise April 22 after a two-year maintenance availability in Norfolk.
April 22, 2010 - Using ground-source heat pumps, the installation staff has cut their natural gas requirement in half.
April 22, 2010 - Although you don't see them, Soldiers from the 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade of the Ohio National Guard see you anytime you fly into the nation's capital.
April 22, 2010 - The U.S. Army has outfitted a handful of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, more commonly referred to as MRAP, vehicles with Network Integration Kits designed to give the bomb-defeating vehicles the ability to share real-time information.
April 22, 2010 - More than 100,000 requests from troops desiring to transfer their unused education benefits to family members have been approved under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, a defense official said today.
April 22, 2010 - The Army Chief of Staff met with U.S. Army Special Operations Command and XVIII Airborne Corps leaders, Soldiers and family members during a short visit to the post April 20 and 21.
April 21, 2010 - Marine Corps University is an institute geared towards feeding warriors with knowledge, but there’s a part of MCU geared toward feeding those warriors’ bodies.
April 21, 2010 - In the world of communications, news spreads fast, and so did the word when the Marine Corps released a Marine Administrative Message authorizing the use of social networking sites for all Marine Corps Enterprise Network users.
April 21, 2010 - Better understanding of post-combat brain injuries and psychological trauma, coupled with a host of measures to diagnose and treat such disorders, are preventing servicemembers from being unfairly discharged due to undiagnosed conditions.
April 21, 2010 - Economic controls have a direct relationship to national security, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says it’s time some of those controls got a makeover.
April 21, 2010 - A joint medical team recently deployed to a remote village in northern Alaska, where earning trust often is the first step to getting patients through the door.
April 21, 2010 - Navy officials announced adherence to Department of Defense (DoD) "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law April 20.
April 21, 2010 - The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is doing its part to be a good environmental steward and "green" leader in the Department of Defense as it takes steps in building and renovating exchanges worldwide to have a smaller impact on the environment.
April 21, 2010 - Developing smart robots with the ability to work for and alongside Soldiers is the ultimate goal of the Army's $63.2 million investment in a new robotics cooperative agreement with industry and academia over the next five years.
April 21, 2010 - Warfighters rely on an elite team of professionals who take the fix to the fight repairing battle-damaged equipment in the combat zone.
April 20, 2010 - Ash from an Icelandic volcano limiting European air traffic has forced the U.S. military to reroute some American troops wounded in Afghanistan through Iraq instead of Germany, a military official said today.
April 20, 2010 - In a prelude to this week’s Earth Day events, a major independent research group today called the Defense Department a leader in energy conservation.
April 20, 2010 - Army officials announced an action plan to support a Chesapeake Bay Strategy at a 2010 Earth and Arbor Day celebration that saw APG earn several environmental awards.
April 20, 2010 - Army leaders told members of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan during an April 19 hearing that the service is institutionalizing contracting reforms introduced over the last seven years of conflict.
April 20, 2010 - Air Force Services Agency officials are implementing a new Food Transformation Initiative, enabling base employees and retirees living near six bases to use military food service establishments previously reserved for active-duty Airmen.
April 20, 2010 - Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without," is a New England proverb.
April 20, 2010 - "Care beyond duty" was the theme for the Warrior and Survivor Care Conference hosted by Air Force Personnel Center officials here April 6 through 9.
April 20, 2010 - Airmen preparing for the worldwide mobility mission of the 621st Contingency Response Wing here now have a powerful new training tool.
April 20, 2010 - A new model of an aircraft used in Air Force rescue efforts since 1956 was formally presented to the Air Force in a ceremony April 19 here.
April 19, 2010 - The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command recently conducted the second Exceptional Family Member Program Summit to enhance services for family members with special needs.
April 19, 2010 - Vice President Joe Biden today praised Iraqi and U.S. security forces for killing two top leaders of the al-Qaida in Iraq terror organization.
April 19, 2010 - The U.S. military’s role in Haiti is slated to further decrease by June, with the 2,200-strong U.S. force currently there expected to drop to about 500 members, the former top American commander in Haiti said today.
April 19, 2010 - With a reorganization of units overseeing military medicine in the national capital area under way, interim steps are in place to maintain good care and emergency preparedness during the transition.
April 19, 2010 - Investing in America's military veterans through education and employment opportunities will benefit local communities greatly, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said during the World Leader's Forum.
April 19, 2010 - The Marines at the postal warehouse persevere through extreme heat and vicious sand storms to ensure they complete their mission of delivering mail to the Marines and sailors of Regional Command South.
April 19, 2010 - A cool breeze, vigorous surf and fine, golden-hued sands greeted Marines of the Security Cooperation Marine Air Ground Task Force, Africa Partnership Station 10, as they came ashore at Guerero Beach, April 6.
April 19, 2010 - It’s only morning and the Afghan sun is already beating down on the combat engineers who are putting up large tents at Forward Operating Base Sher Wali, Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 6, 2010.
April 19, 2010 - Marines and Sailors with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, established a new patrol base in the area of Laki, Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 30.
April 16, 2010 - Once again, barrel-chested and sculpted athletes took to the field of battle to prove who was the mightiest of them all in the 4th annual Strongman Competition at the Penny Lake fields here April 10.
April 16, 2010 - Competing in the Chef of the Quarter Board is a great opportunity for food service specialists to better their careers. In the past, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni has never had a Marine selected as Marine Corps Bases Japan’s Chef of the Quarter.
April 16, 2010 - Researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research here are discovering new ways to combat and prevent the spread of malaria.
April 16, 2010 - Defense Department officials today recognized the best in National Guard and reserve family programs saying such efforts are critical to combat readiness.
April 16, 2010 - Officials in the new U.S. Cyber Command need to strike a balance between protecting military assets and personal privacy, the presidential nominee to lead the command told a Senate committee April 16.
April 16, 2010 - More than 1,800 servicemembers, families and friends gathered to celebrate the lives of two fallen Airmen in a joint memorial service April 15 here.
April 16, 2010 - Air Force officials here announced uniform policy updates April 12 resulting from recent Air Force Uniform Board decisions.
April 16, 2010 - Three Airmen providing care to remote villages here is proving to be a productive way to conduct much-needed training.
April 16, 2010 - The first launch of the Minotaur IV Space Launch Vehicle is scheduled to occur April 20 at noon PDT from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
April 15, 2010 - The National Guard has many federal employees who play a crucial role in domestic and overseas operations, and Guard leaders hope to expand their numbers in the states, territories and the District of Columbia.
April 15, 2010 - Navy Vice Adm. James “Sandy” Winnefeld Jr. told a Senate committee today that if confirmed to head U.S. Northern Command he will work to build and maintain the command’s relationships he called critical to the mission.
April 15, 2010 - The new U.S. Cyber Command needs to strike a balance between protecting military assets and personal privacy, the presidential nominee to lead the command told a Senate committee today.
April 15, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has directed the Defense Department immediately to implement 26 interim recommendations of an independent panel he appointed to look into the Nov. 5 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, Pentagon officials said today.
April 15, 2010 - Military leaders and a host of celebrities came together here yesterday to pay tribute to outstanding servicemembers and other special honorees at a star-studded event.
April 15, 2010 - Airmen from the Transit Center at Manas here participated in a humanitarian mission in Iskra Village April 14.
April 15, 2010 - Air Force leaders with a stake in nuclear sustainment issues met here April 8.
April 15, 2010 - A joint medical team recently deployed to a remote village in northern Alaska where earning trust is often the first step to getting patients through the door.
April 15, 2010 - Members of the 4th Marine Logistics Group, 4th Atlanta Support Battalion, Charlie Company here are moving shipments of mine-resistant, ambush-protected, all-terrain vehicles overseas to a number of remote locations.
April 15, 2010 - Air Force officials and Air Force Association representatives have named Air Force remotely piloted aircraft sensor operators as the 2010 Team of the Year.
April 14, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here this evening to offer congratulations and support for Colombia’s progress in the fight against its insurgency and the lessons it is sharing with its neighbors in the region.
April 14, 2010 - The military’s top doctors were on Capitol Hill yesterday to give their assessment of the Defense Department’s Medical Centers of Excellence, four hospital centers they say are on their way to becoming the best in the world for research and treatment.
April 14, 2010 - The U.S. approach on Iran focuses on preventing that country from obtaining nuclear weapons and on countering its influence in the Middle East, the Pentagon’s policy chief said here today.
April 14, 2010 - The number of suspected suicides among soldiers serving on active duty dropped slightly for the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year, according to information Army officials released today.
April 14, 2010 - Members of the United States Air Force Honor Guard performed before thousands of spectators during the 3rd Annual Joint Service Drill Team Exhibition April 10 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
April 14, 2010 - Department of Defense officials here announced the winners of the 2010 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards April 14.
April 14, 2010 - A group of Airmen organized Boot Camp Week for 3 to 5 year olds April 5 through 8 at the child development center at Rose Barracks in the Vilseck Military Community in Germany.
April 14, 2010 - From the commander in chief in the White House to an Airman manning an observation tower on Afghanistan's border with Pakistan, space is the domain that ties them together.
April 14, 2010 - It's a heady résumé: war hero, veteran pilot, commercial pilot, safety officer, father, grandfather, husband and projects officer: with such an extensive list of credentials to his name, one would expect this Soldier to be incredibly busy.
April 13, 2010 - The goal of the inaugural Warrior Games, scheduled for May 11-14, is to build confidence and provide rehabilitation for disabled servicemembers and veterans, the commander of U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command said yesterday.
April 13, 2010 - A mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle towers to nearly the height of an 18-wheeler. Weighing in at more than 20 tons each, MRAPs are designed to survive blasts from roadside bombs and small-arms fire.
April 13, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates re-emphasized today the top priority U.S. and NATO forces have put on protecting civilian lives, an effort he called critical to success of the Afghanistan strategy.
April 13, 2010 - The Department of Defense Education Activity’s educational partnership has launched an interactive educational resource for military families, military leaders and school leaders.
April 13, 2010 - Four U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program wrestlers are ranked No. 1 in the nation in their respective weight classes by TheMat.com, the premiere Web site that covers USA Wrestling.
April 13, 2010 - While Soldiers from the 7th Cavalry Regiment were assisting Iraqi Security Forces with security they each took time out to present three schools with new books April 11.
April 13, 2010 - "Soldier Show 27.0" is the working concept of the 2010 U.S. Army Soldier Show, an "entertainment for the Soldier, by the Soldier" song-and-dance production, and this year's edition revolves around current social-media phenomena.
April 13, 2010 - Eight battle-wounded veterans of the Iraq war shared lessons learned from their recovery processes with paratroopers here April 6, including advice on suicide prevention.
April 13, 2010 - Army installations earned two Department of Defense Environmental Awards for fiscal year 2009.
April 12, 2010 - The National Guard is helping civilian authorities to protect 46 heads of government and international organizations at the largest domestic summit since the founding of the United Nations.
April 12, 2010 - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) visited Naval Submarine Base New London and the World War II National Submarine Memorial in Groton, Conn., from April 8 to 10 to mark the Submarine Force's 110th birthday and commemorate the 47th anniversary
April 12, 2010 - Join the Marines and see the world? Check. Enlist in the Army to serve with the famous Rakkasan Brigade from the 101st Airborne Division? Check. Sing on American Idol? Check. Have a mother who’s a movie star? Check.
April 12, 2010 - Defense Secretary and Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim signed a new defense cooperation agreement today that Gates said provides an example of partnership and “offers a transparent, positive model for engagement throughout the Americas.”
April 12, 2010 - Little Rock Air Force Base members and their community council won the 2009 Abilene Trophy announced March 31 here.
April 12, 2010 - Six U.S. Air Force Academy cadets ventured to Quebec, Canada, and San Remo, Italy, in March, during spring break to compete in Law of Armed Conflict competitions against international contestants.
April 12, 2010 - In four years, Cait Horner, a Peterson Air Force Base family member, attended four different schools in two different states and one foreign country.
April 12, 2010 - The chief of Air Force Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer has announced the 2009 Air Force Gen. John P. Jumper Awards for Excellence in Warfighting Integration and the 2009 Air Force Communications and Information Awards.
April 12, 2010 - For the first time, an RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted vehicle flew its first operational mission over Canadian airspace.
April 11, 2010 - The Marines don’t just let anybody fire high explosive rockets intended on destroying enemy bunkers and penetrating armor. But with the training Weapon’s Platoon received in the desolate landscape of this east-African country.
April 11, 2010 - While the new U.S. Nuclear Posture Review removes some of the intentional ambiguity from the country’s nuclear policy, “all options are on the table” for countries like North Korea and Iran, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.
April 10, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates offered condolences to the Polish military on the loss of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who along with the country's armed service chiefs, died in a plane crash today.
April 09, 2010 - “Who wants to have some ‘eggciting’ fun?!” Debra Orr, a teacher at Tarawa Terrace I Preschool, asked her students on a sunny April morning.
April 09, 2010 - U.S. Forces Korea is gearing up for a full range of activities to begin this summer commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, and the strong U.S.-South Korea alliance that continues to maintain stability on the Korean peninsula.
April 09, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced the winners of the 2010 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence.
April 09, 2010 - Seventy college and high school students hunted down design and implementation weaknesses for a fictional social networking site during the 2010 Computer and Network Vulnerability Assessment Scenario April 2, here.
April 09, 2010 - The fragrant smells of shrimp curry, Biriyani rice, chicken Tikka and Aloo Gobi, drifted from the Falcon Café kitchen here April 6 as staff members taught some of their patrons how to make their favorite Indian dishes.
April 09, 2010 - Close collaboration between Defense and Veterans Affairs department officials are helping to identify and treat mental-health issues in returning combat veterans before they escalate into more serious, long-term problems.
April 09, 2010 - A $14-million cooperative venture between officials from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the Department of Veterans Affairs will bring much-needed ambulatory surgical care to veterans in southern Colorado.
April 09, 2010 - First lady Michelle Obama visited the Pentagon April 9 to thank military members, their families and civilians for their ongoing sacrifices in service to the nation.
April 09, 2010 - With 153,000 veterans enrolled in the Post-9/11 GI Bill this semester, and new automation tools to arrive this month to improve processing procedures, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki declared the program "on track."
April 08, 2010 - The Defense Department today released its Open Government Plan, which articulates how the department seeks to make its operations and data more transparent to the public, officials said.
April 08, 2010 - When Navy Seaman Judi Boyce toes the archer’s line at the inaugural Warrior Games next month, she intends to overcome her disabilities and set the tone for the next chapter of her life.
April 08, 2010 - On her third deployment to Afghanistan, Army Spc. Traci Petaway said it’s the little things she misses most about being back home – holding her husband’s hand or playing in the sand with her 2-year-old daughter, Arabelle.
April 08, 2010 - U.S. Joint Forces Command has developed a computerized training program that immerses ground troops in the sights, sounds and smells of war, officials there say.
April 08, 2010 - Air Force Public Affairs Agency officials here announced the results of the 2009 Air Force Media Contest in writing, photography and broadcasting April 7.
April 08, 2010 - President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev signed a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Prague April 8, with both countries pledging to reduce their deployed, strategic nuclear weapons stockpiles.
April 08, 2010 - Officials at the Air Force Culture and Language Center here recently launched a program designed to identify Airmen with foreign language abilities and foster those skills throughout their careers.
April 08, 2010 - USO officials unveiled a newly renovated, state-of-the-art facility for military members and their families April 7 at the USO San Antonio Riverwalk Center.
April 08, 2010 - Air Force Services officials are highlighting a variety and scope of programs in partnership with base agencies for Month of Military Child and Year of the Air Force Family in recognition of military children and their families.
April 07, 2010 - Tough economic times have taken their toll on Americans in recent years, leaving many buried under debt or saddled with a now-unaffordable dream house that’s plummeted too far in value to sell.
April 07, 2010 - Between weekend drills, overseas deployments, the work in communities during peacekeeping and natural disaster missions, full-time jobs and school, National Guardsmen often find themselves too busy making a difference to find time for their hobbies.
April 07, 2010 - The crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul captured 10 suspected pirates and rescued eight crewmembers from the Indian cargo dhow Faize Osamani near Salalah, Oman.
April 07, 2010 - The Army is now 35 percent complete in its effort to move equipment and materiel out of Iraq as part of the U.S. withdrawal from that country.
April 07, 2010 - With the April 15 tax deadline around the corner, a defense official has offered guidance on how troops can file their returns, and reminded servicemembers to submit their forms on time.
April 07, 2010 - No one who has ever served the United States in uniform should ever end up living on the street, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki insisted.
April 07, 2010 - The nation's second-ranking military officer said April 6 he's comfortable with a new U.S. policy that halts future production of nuclear weapons.
April 07, 2010 - As the final rotation of the 732nd Air Expeditionary Group chaplain office draws to a close, the two-person team went on a final mission to neighboring forward operating bases around Baghdad International Airport.
April 07, 2010 - The Department of Veterans Affairs has shown that health information technology provides improved quality of health care and substantial cost savings, according to a study in the public health journal Health Affairs.
April 06, 2010 - For some military members, the call to duty is surpassed only by the call to help others.
April 06, 2010 - The Nuclear Posture Review, released today, is the first overarching look at U.S. nuclear strategy since the end of the Cold War, a senior defense official briefing reporters on background said yesterday.
April 06, 2010 - Airmen from the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here were busy in March, as they supported the surge of forces into Afghanistan.
April 06, 2010 - Army veteran Patrick McDonald loved serving his country, but after a tragic training accident in South Korea in 1991, his four-year military career came to an end.
April 06, 2010 - President Barack Obama threw the ceremonial opening pitch April 15 at the Washington Nationals' home opener here, which also featured a special event in honor of Month of the Military Child.
April 06, 2010 - Prioritizing the work ahead shortly after his first anniversary on the job, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said his focus for the year ahead is on reducing the disability claims backlog.
April 06, 2010 - Every day thousands of Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers and contractors walk through the doors of Dining Facility Two here to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner.
April 06, 2010 - An Air Force ROTC cadet at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology received the 2009 Air Force Cadet of the Year Award from the Air Force chief of staff during a ceremony at the Pentagon April 5.
April 06, 2010 - Suppressing a beachhead with heavy firepower before landing Marines to fight the enemy seems very unlikely nowadays, but that doesn’t mean the Marines won’t be ready if ever faced with the situation.
April 05, 2010 - With 60 percent of the surge force yet to be delivered to Afghanistan by President Barack Obama’s August deadline, the commander charged with making it happen said he has assured commanders that everything is on track.
April 05, 2010 - In the lead-up to the summer fighting season in Afghanistan, the Defense Department is focused on helping troops counter the threat of makeshift bombs, employing among other things, cameras to catch insurgents in the act of planting explosives.
April 05, 2010 - The Defense secretary related to U.S. Air Force Academy cadets some lessons he has learned from a government career that has taken him from the shadows of the Cold War into a much-altered security landscape as the Pentagon's chief.
April 05, 2010 - The Hawaii Air Support Operations Center staff here achieved initial operational capability after proving its ability to deploy and perform its mission during Exercise Balikatan 2010 in March.
April 05, 2010 - Dozens of U.S. Air Force Academy cadets traded in spring break's sunlit beaches for hammers, nails and saws to build homes for the needy during an alternative spring break March 22 through 26 in Texas and Kansas City.
April 05, 2010 - USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) joined 12 other warships from around the world at the Doha international port to participate in the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference March 29-31.
April 05, 2010 - As part of the Month of the Military Child, more than 800 children and their families had the chance to see and play with various animals at the Bob Hope Theater here April 1.
April 05, 2010 - More than 50 Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Chaparral, Great Oak and Temecula Valley High Schools forfeited some of their spring break to experience a taste of Marine Corps recruit training at Camp Pendleton’s Edson Range, March 28-30.
April 05, 2010 - Marines and sailors with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit departed Fort Pickett, Va., April 5, after 14 days of pre-deployment training. The training aboard Fort Pickett was the first unit-wide field exercise.
April 02, 2010 - Advanced brain scans that can detect injury earlier than before are among several improvements developed by military doctors and scientists to treat servicemembers with traumatic brain injuries.
April 02, 2010 - The massive amount of equipment and supplies being sent to support troops in Afghanistan is a historic logistical effort critical to mission success there, the Defense Department’s undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics said today.
April 02, 2010 - Presumed dead for decades, a Royal Laotian Air Force fighter pilot received recognition from the Air Force's top uniformed officer here March 31 for his contributions during the Vietnam War.
April 02, 2010 - Airmen from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center here supported the Coast Guard's Pacific Area Rescue Coordination Center call for help at 3:50 p.m. March 31 to help save an injured passenger aboard a deep sea fishing vessel 1,400 miles off the coast.
April 02, 2010 - The chief of naval operations approved a number of uniform changes as announced in NAVADMIN 118/10 March 31.
April 02, 2010 - The master chief petty officer of the Navy (MCPON) and the United States Navy Memorial held a commemoration ceremony for the 117th anniversary of the establishment of the rank of chief Petty Officer on April 1.
April 02, 2010 - The Flagship of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, USS Farragut (DDG 99), intercepted suspected pirates in the Somali Basin yesterday.
April 02, 2010 - Summit participants pitched their proposals on how to better implement the Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program in Arlington, Va., Thursday, as the third annual SHARP summit came to a close.
April 02, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates traveled here yesterday to personally present U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) with the Joint Meritorious Unit Award.
April 01, 2010 - U.S. special operations forces in Iraq will remain at current levels even as the number of American troops there is nearly halved over the next five months, the top special operations commander said today.
April 01, 2010 - In a popular movie, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," a group of teenage girls keep in contact with each other by sharing a pair of jeans.
April 01, 2010 - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced March 31 that the department's Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Task Force has completed the final draft of a comprehensive report concerning veterans of the Gulf War.
April 01, 2010 - The family of a 9th Support Division Squadron member here was selected as the Air Force's FitFamily of the Month for March after logging more points than any other Air Force family on the program's Web site.
April 01, 2010 - Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. asked the crowd of about 2,000 how they were doing and after a hearty "Hooha" response, he proceeded to tell them how they were doing.
April 01, 2010 - Outlining his vision for the future of the Army, Joseph W. Westphal, under secretary of the Army, framed his message with a focus on creative sustainability for attendees at the March 29 Association of the Army's Installations Symposium and Exposition.
April 01, 2010 - The Army wants to develop critical thinkers who are better prepared for "hybrid" enemies and complex situations - such as those being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
April 01, 2010 - The Army's Installation Management Command and Army Materiel Command have begun an 18-month pilot program at four AMC installations to determine whether or not IMCOM garrisons should be established at all of AMC's 21 installations.
April 01, 2010 - Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, someone is washing vehicles and equipment at the wash rack on Camp Arifjan.
