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Army breast cancer vaccine research achieves multiple milestones
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — If Col. George Peoples has anything to say about it, pink ribbons will one day be obsolete and breast cancer will be a preventable disease. Peoples, chief of surgical oncology ...
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A team of U.S. Army engineers are developing new battery chargers for smartphones, tablet computers and laptops for deployed Soldiers without access to a traditional electrical grid. The 150-watt USB/AC adaptor enables charging for a laptop and two smartphones.
Engineers develop chargers for phones, laptops in combat
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Soldiers deployed to remote locations around the world need a lightweight charger for electronic devices that are critical to successful missions in the 21st century....
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San Antonio World War II paratrooper gets special birthday
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Military leaders "dropped in" Oct. 15 to celebrate a birthday for a San Antonio World War II paratrooper and author. Darrell G. Harris celebrated his 91st birthday with me...
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Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal shakes the hand of a Soldier who's conducting combat training at the Joint Readiness Training Center Oct. 19 at Fort Polk.
JRTC rotation demonstrates force of future
FORT POLK, La. –– Training bases like the Joint Readiness Training Center will be central to preparing America's Army for future conflicts that could come up at a moment's notice, said Under Secret...
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Patriot Guard Riders line the perimeter just prior to the start of the bridge naming ceremony, Oct. 14 in Nassau, N.Y., where a bridge was named after Staff. Sgt. Derek Farley, an explosive ordnance disposal technician who was killed in Afghanistan.
N.Y. bridge dedicated to fallen EOD hero
WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. — In the Town of Nassau, N.Y., on Oct. 14, Staff Sgt. Derek Farley began greeting each visitor as they entered and left this small town. Farley was an Army explosives or...
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Combat effectiveness focus of Energy Awareness Month
WASHINGTON — Improved energy efficiency ties directly to mission success, said Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment. Hammack said the focus ...
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Second Lt. Stacey Sadowski, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, inspects Soldiers' chemical protective gear before a chemical, biological and radiation training lane at Fort Carson, Colo.
Women excel in new jobs traditionally held by men only
A Soldier is a Soldier," he said. "Everyone joins to serve their country.
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Afghan soldiers from 4th Toli, 2nd Kandak of the Afghan National Army, overwatch the Kona Kumar valley in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Oct. 4. The Afghan soldiers were providing security in assistance of an operation to clear the valley of suspected insurgents.
Patrols increasing confidence of Afghan Army
COMBAT OUTPOST GARDA, Afghanistan — As task forces across Afghanistan continue to adjust to their role as trainers, mentors and enablers, the members of the Afghan National Security Forces, or A...
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All-Army infielder Staff Sgt. Maikeld Quarles of Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., displays softball in glove after applying a tag to All-Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Aldape of Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., during the 2012 Armed Forces Softball Championships at the Cannoneer Complex on Fort Sill, Okla.
All-Army men win 2012 Armed Forces Softball Championship
FORT SILL, Okla. — A new pitcher and a rookie slugger helped the All-Army men end All-Air Force’s mini-dynasty at the 2012 Armed Forces Softball Championships played Sept. 16-20 at the Cannoneer ...
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Time remains for absentee voting, official says
WASHINGTON, –– It’s still possible for eligible U.S. voters overseas to register and to vote, the acting director of the department’s Federal Voting Assistance Program said Oct. 2. “It’s not too la...
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