03/31/1997
U.S. Forces Evacuate Americans from Albania
WASHINGTON - U.S. forces evacuated nearly 900 people from Albania after civil unrest erupted following the collapse of a financial pyramid scheme. The fledgling democracy is the poorest nation in Europe, according to a DoD spokesman.
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03/31/1997
Clinton, Cohen Meet with Bosnian President
WASHINGTON - President Clinton reaffirmed his commitment to withdrawing U.S. troops from Bosnia by July 1998 -- just before he met with Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic on March 26.
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03/27/1997
Force XXI Commander Heads New Age Brigade
FORT IRWIN, Calif. - Changing the way the military thinks, trains and fights is a major undertaking. Ask Maj. Gen. Paul Kern. The Army's 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) commander will readily admit change is hard.
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03/27/1997
DeCA Builds Student Career Program
FORT LEE, Va. - The Defense Commissary Agency is embarking on a cooperative program that allows students to earn school credit while they learn the grocery business -- the DeCA way.
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03/26/1997
Cohen, Reimer Visit Force XXI Battlefield
FORT IRWIN, Calif. - Information, rather than military muscle, will dominate battlefields of the 21st century, William S. Cohen said after glimpsing the future at the Army's National Training Center here.
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03/26/1997
First Hawaii, Now All of Pacific Comes Under TRICARE
TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Hawaii - What began as TRICARE Hawaii, DoD's managed health plan for the 50th state, now delivers medical coverage to service members and their families throughout the Pacific theater.
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03/26/1997
Pacific Lifeline: Tripler Medics Treat Island Ills
TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Hawaii - From thousands of islands -- tiny specks in the vast Pacific Ocean -- they come seeking treatment for the rarest diseases. The United States pays their way to and from Oahu and pays, too, for the life-changing -- sometimes life-saving -- care they need. They are thankful, as the smiles on their faces reveal in the photos Army Dr. (Col.) Donald Person keeps of them.
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03/25/1997
Clinton, Yeltsin Confer on NATO, Security Issues
WASHINGTON - President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin agreed to disagree on NATO expansion, but not let their opposing views stand in the way of other measures to improve relations.
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03/24/1997
Red Cross Modernizes Armed Forces Emergency Services
WASHINGTON - Budget restraints and technology upgrades are changing the way the American Red Cross will support troops in the 21st century. However, Armed Forces Emergency Services officials are reassuring service members the planned upgrades will not affect their support to them.
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03/19/1997
DoDDS to Meet National Standards
WASHINGTON - DoD Dependents Schools students will be among the first to take nationally standardized exams as part of a campaign to make American education the world's best.
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03/19/1997
Civilian Personnel Builds STAIRS to Future
WASHINGTON - Sometimes finding a job in the federal government is like climbing an endless flight of stairs. Postings are limited and difficult to find, application forms are lengthy and confusing, and you may wait months for a response. You cross your fingers, hoping for an objective review of your qualifications.
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03/18/1997
Preparing for Closure: Seneca Depot Faces Huge Task
ROMULUS, N.Y. - Large flatbed trucks daily continue to enter and exit the Seneca Army Depot here. Drivers pass through security gates, then wend their way along the narrow, two-lane roads to either heavy equipment warehouses or ammunition storage areas.
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03/18/1997
DoD Launches Acquisition Reform Week
WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials launched Acquisition Reform Week March 17, vowing to enhance cooperation between the department and private industry and keep the momentum for reform going.
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03/18/1997
Shorts #6
WASHINGTON - The Armed Services YMCA has extended the deadline for its Young Readers Project contest to accommodate requests from local installation libraries. In addition, the U. S. Savings bond prizes for younger students has been increased to $500.
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03/13/1997
Military Launches New Anti-terrorism Training
WASHINGTON - The Joint Staff recently launched a four- tiered training initiative that mandates every DoD member receive force protection training prior to moving or serving overseas.
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03/12/1997
New Allegations Made In Aberdeen Sex Harassment Case
WASHINGTON - DoD will look at the latest allegations about the Army's handling of the sexual misconduct investigation at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., but it is the Army's responsibility to deal with it, said Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon.
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03/10/1997
Cohen: Military Succeeds in Bosnia, Civil Side Must Focus
CAMP DOBOL, Bosnia - As a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carries William S. Cohen above northern Bosnia, clouds of pale gray smoke slowly waft skyward. Farmers below burn their fields, clearing old growth and detonating land mines with the fires of spring.
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03/07/1997
U.S., British, Germans Commit to Bosnia Deadline
BONN, GERMANY - U.S., British and German defense officials are committed to pulling out of Bosnia at the end of NATO's 18-month stabilization force mission. "The president said the mission will end in June 1998, and I intend to see to it that directive is carried out," U.S. Defense Secretary Bill Cohen said.
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03/05/1997
Cohen's Journey from Capitol Hill to the Pentagon
WASHINGTON - Becoming defense secretary was the furthest thing from Bill Cohen's mind as he retired from the Senate. But when President Clinton called and offered him the job, he said, it was impossible to turn down.
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03/05/1997
Maxwell Civilian Employee Earns National Award
MAXWELL AFB, GUNTER ANNEX, Ala. - She didn't win an election. She's not a lobbyist or a diplomat. And though she may see a few of Washington's attractions while in the area, she isn't even going as a tourist. Alma J. Bowen of the Headquarters Standard Systems Group is venturing to the nation's capital to accept the Government Employees Insurance Company's annual Public Service Award.
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03/05/1997
DFAS Lane Provides Wealth of Information
WASHINGTON - Over 175,000 Defense Finance and Accounting Service customers a month are finding answers to their pay questions and other DFAS-related questions right at their fingertips.
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03/04/1997
Cohen Tells Trainees Teamwork is Key
LACKLAND AFB, Texas/FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Military recruits and the nation's 20th defense secretary have something in common: They are all "trainees."
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03/04/1997
Mixed Training Sites Impress Cohen
LACKLAND AFB, Texas/ FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Integrated training -- men and women training in the same units -- is working well at the two military training centers he visited Feb. 27 and 28, said Defense Secretary William Cohen.
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03/03/1997
DoD Airs Case Study on Gulf War Investigation
WASHINGTON - The first DoD case narrative on Gulf War illnesses, released Feb. 25, describes U.S. military destruction of Iraqi munitions after the war. It details subsequent U. N. Special Commission inspections of the weapons storage site at Khamisiyah, Iraq, which revealed the presence of chemical weapons, and the ongoing public inquiry.
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03/03/1997
Trades School Meets All Services' Training Needs
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - You graduate from Navy boot camp. You're assigned a specialty -- carpentry. You'll have to go to school to learn your new trade. What Navy installation will you go to? Surprise! You're going to the Air Force.
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03/03/1997
Buy Back Needed to Add Military Time for Retirement
WASHINGTON - Waiting until the last moment before thinking about retirement might end up costing some civilian federal employees more than stress. Civilian employees with prior military service may not have as many years of federal service for retirement as they thought.
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03/03/1997
Air Force Marathon Slated for Wright-Patterson
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The first U.S. Air Force marathon, in celebration of the Air Force's 50th anniversary, will be run here Sept. 20. All levels of marathoners, including those in wheelchairs, are invited to participate.
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03/03/1997
Community Support Update
WASHINGTON - The Defense Departments's campaign to improve service and family members' quality of life continues.
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03/03/1997
DoD Spotlights Quality of Life
WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials are putting more money into community support programs and studying ways to make military lifestyles more consistent across the services.
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