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Gen. Hoffman assumes leadership of AF Materiel Command
Gen. Donald J. Hoffman assumed command of the organization responsible for the technology, acquisition, test and sustainment of the service's current and future weapon systems during a ceremony here Nov. 21.
CSA outlines topics to discuss with incoming administration
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. recently outlined three topics he believes are important for the Army to address with the incoming administration...
Leavenworth releases Leadership Transitions Handbook
The Combined Arms Center and Center for Army Leadership at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., has released a new handbook aimed at formalizing procedures for one of the most difficult periods any leader might encounter - transitioning into a new position of leadership....
Gates Optimistic Troop Surge Will Ensure Smooth Afghan Election
CORNWALLIS, Canada, Nov. 21, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates expressed confidence today that more troops being sent to Afghanistan’s Regional Command South will be sufficient to shore up security for Afghanistan’s elections in late September. ...
Iraq-bound Marines feel the HEAT
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Every day at carnivals and amusement parks throughout the United States, Americans lay down good money to get thrown, dipped and tossed around on amusement rides. ...
Former Marine brings new take to family readiness
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — First Sgt. Jose L. Padilla Jr., never expected that April 2008 would his final month of service in the U.S. Marine Corps. He had reached his limit of service, but not the rank of sergeant major as required by the Corps, which left him unable to continue his then 25 years of honorable service. ...
Coalition force Reaper unit deploys to Joint Base Balad
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFNS) -- A coalition force comprising experts from the U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force deployed here recently to sustain operations for the world's most lethal unmanned aircraft system. ...
Soldiers Build New Aid Station in Afghanistan
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Nov. 21, 2008 – Soldiers with a battalion of the 101st Airborne Division have rebuilt an aid station allowing them to improve care in a critical part of Afghanistan. ...
DoD Takes Steps to Defend Cyberspace Warfighting Domain
Cyberspace is a warfighting domain, and the Defense Department is taking steps to defend this crucial capability, a Pentagon spokesman said today. ...
Army astronaut completes space walk
On the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station Thursday, Army Lt. Col. Shane Kimbrough donned his space suit to service equipment on the exterior of the station....Author info
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