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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Army family programs to be cut under sequestration
WASHINGTON — Child care and family support programs will be reduced under sequestration, the Army's chief of staff told members of Congress. "We don't want to reduce these, but we have no choice," ...
Mar 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Army is partnering with the automotive industry and others in an effort to jump-start the development of more energy-saving and high-performance vehicles, says Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, during a visit to the 2013 Washington Auto Show in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Feb. 5. Hammack also visited industry innovators and exhibits at the auto show, which featured "green car" technology from a number of U.S. and foreign auto makers. Here, Lt. Col. Shannon Jackson, from Rapid Equipping Force, discusses the features of an Army tactical motorcycle and the lightweight tactical all-terrain vehicle behind it.
Army partners with industry for vehicle efficiencies
WASHINGTON — The Army has partnered with the automotive industry and others in an effort to jump-start the development of more energy-saving and high-performance vehicles. Most of these efforts are...
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Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III recognizes Soldiers for their achievements during his visit, Jan. 29, to the the Noncommissioned Officer Academy in Charlottesville, Va. During his visit with the NCOs, he fielded a number of questions, including one on his views of women in combat.
SMA explains way ahead for women in combat
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — "What do you think about women in combat (specialties)?" asked a sergeant at the Noncommissioned Officer Academy here Jan. 29. "Tell me what you think," Sgt. Maj. of the A...
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Army Band bugler selected to model for Arlington statue
JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. –– Staff Sgt. Jesse Tubb's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall roles are numerous. He's a Soldier. He's a member of The U.S. Army Band, Pershing's Own. Off base, he...
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First Lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters, and Jill Biden, Ph.D., wife of Vice President Joe Biden, and her grandchildren, were greeted upon their arrival at the "Kids' Inaugural: Our Children. Our Future" concert, Jan. 19 in Washington, D.C. The children's event was in advance of the second inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Concert for military kids kicks off Obama’s inaugural weekend
WASHINGTON — Thousands of kids from around the country gathered at the convention center in Washington to take in the musical performances of Usher, Katy Perry and Mindless Behavior as guests of ...
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NCOs crucial to suicide prevention, Battaglia says
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — The senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here Jan. 16 that he can’t succeed at his job without the help of enlisted service m...
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Months-long wait ends for wounded warrior reunited with comrades
SEATTLE — On June 12, while conducting a dismounted patrol in Maiwand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device detonated near the men of 1st Platoon, Company B, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry ...
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By scanning a person's iris and taking fingerprints, deployed Soldiers are able to identify whether or not an individual is recorded as having participated in insurgent activities.
Intelligence center develops Biometrically Enabled Intelligence to support warfighter
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — It has been said that eyes are the windows to a person's soul. Additionally though, they are also the gateway to a person's identity. Many Soldiers who have deployed to Iraq ...
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Sgt. Lizeth Wakasa (right), a food service specialist assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands proudly by her husband Spc. David Wakasa, also a food service specialist with Headquarters, 3-187, at Combat Outpost Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, Dec. 1. The Wakasas have taken every step of their military career together and have recently been selected to become part of the Pentagon's special food staff.
I Do, Hooah! Military couple takes journey through life side by side
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Once David and Lizeth Wakasa exchanged their vows they would set into motion an inseparable journey that would lead them to Afghanistan and eventually the Pentagon. A...
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Santa visits Bagram wounded warriors
BAGRAM, Afghanistan — For many service members deployed to Afghanistan, Christmas can be a very emotional and depressing time of year, as they are separated from their friends and family back home....
Dec 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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