10/05/2012
Panetta Hails New Era for Security in the Americas
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT - A transformation has taken place over the past decade in the Western Hemisphere, where countries are doing more than they ever have to advance peace and security within and beyond their borders, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said aboard a military aircraft en route to Peru.
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10/05/2012
DOD Clarifies Civilian Overseas Assignment Policy
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department wants to clarify a personnel policy -- generally known as the “five-year rule” -- that establishes time limits for civilian overseas assignments, an official said.
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10/05/2012
Face of Defense: Army Acquisition Officer Works With Google
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - Army Maj. Matthew Bisswurm, an acquistion officer with the 903rd Contingency Contracting Battalion in Kaiserslautern, Germany, is the first in his branch selected to work with Google Inc. as part of the Army's Training with Industry Program.
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10/05/2012
Panetta to Meet With Top Officials in Peru, Uruguay
WASHINGTON - During a trip to meet with leaders of Peru and Uruguay and his counterparts at a conference of defense ministers of the Americas, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta will implement elements of the 2012 DOD Strategic Guidance related to the Western Hemisphere, a senior defense official said.
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10/04/2012
U.S. Should Lead Cybersecurity Efforts, NSA Director Says
WASHINGTON - Army Gen. Keith Alexander, National Security Agency director and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, discussed the costs and consequences of cybersecurity issues on commerce during his keynote address at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cybersecurity Summit.
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10/04/2012
TRICARE Advises Patients About German Ban on Mailed Medicine
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - TRICARE officials are working with beneficiaries located in Germany as they prepare for changes to their mail-order pharmacy service to accomodate a German law that prohibits importing medications into the country.
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10/04/2012
Pentagon Dedicated to Bergdahl’s Return, Spokesman Says
WASHINGTON - The safe return of Army Sgt. Bowe R. Bergdahl, the only U.S. service member known to be in Taliban captivity, remains a top Defense Department priority, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
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10/04/2012
U.S. Military Supports FBI Mission to Benghazi, Libya
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military provided logistics and security support to an FBI team investigating the attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
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10/04/2012
Press Secretary Calls Syria’s Actions ‘Wrong, Deplorable’
WASHINGTON - The United States supports Turkey's response to a Syrian cross-border mortar attack that killed five Turkish civilians yesterday, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said while also emphasizing that it is time for Bashar Assad and his regime to step down.
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10/04/2012
Panetta to Visit South America, Brussels
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta will travel to South America and Europe to strengthen partnerships around the world, the Pentagon press secretary said.
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10/04/2012
Six-day Combined Operation Concludes in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - Dozens of Afghan soldiers and police, supported by coalition special operations forces, concluded a six-day operation against insurgent networks in the Chak district of Wardak province.
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10/03/2012
Biden, Odierno Announce Education Milestone for Military Kids
FAIRFAX, Va. - More than 100 colleges and universities have signed on to a White House initiative to prepare educators for the unique needs of their military-connected students, said Dr. Jill Biden, wife of the vice president, during a "Joining Forces" event in Fairfax, Va.
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10/03/2012
‘Tonight’ Episodes Believed Lost Turn Up at DOD Facility
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Once thought to be lost, a film reel containing clips of “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” was recently discovered in a military visual information storage facility in Riverside, Calif., and returned to Jeff Sotzing, nephew of Johnny Carson.
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10/03/2012
ISAF Troops Step Back as Afghans Become Face of Security
WASHINGTON - The competence and capabilities of Afghan security forces continues to grow as troops of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force step back from key roles, British Lt. Gen. Adrian J. Bradshaw, ISAF deputy commander, said.
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10/03/2012
Grants Expand Military Children’s Educational Opportunities
BETHESDA, Md. - Department of Defense Education Activity Director Marilee Fitzgerald urged recipients of the 2012 educational grant program to push the envelope in developing programs that ultimately will benefit all military schoolchildren.
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10/03/2012
ISAF Adds Precautions to Counter Insider Attack Risks
WASHINGTON - International Security Assistance Force leadership continues to take steps to protect its forces as they advise Afghan security forces, said British Lt. Gen. Adrian J. Bradshaw, ISAF’s deputy commander.
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10/03/2012
Carter: Regional Prosperity at Heart of Asia-Pacific Strategy
WASHINGTON - The rebalance of U.S. military focus toward the Asia-Pacific region has regional prosperity as its objective, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter told an audience at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
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10/03/2012
Walter Reed Joins National Kidney Exchange Pool
BETHESDA, Md. - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., is the first military hospital to join and participate in a national network of civilian centers for a kidney transplant exchange, said Army Col. (Dr.) Edward Falta, chief of the center’s Army-Navy Transplant Program.
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10/03/2012
Combined Force Kills Taliban IED Cell Leader
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force killed the leader of a Taliban improvised explosive device cell in the Alisheng district of Laghman province. The leader was linked to multiple attacks against Afghan and coalition forces using IEDs, rocket-propelled grenades, rockets and mortars.
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10/03/2012
Official Describes Joint Information Environment
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is working to improve its ability to share information, not just between the services, but also with industry partners and government agencies, said Dave DeVries, the Pentagon’s deputy chief information officer for information enterprise.
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10/02/2012
Military Stands Ready to Help African Partners, Little Says
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department continues to assess the security needs of its African partners, some of which face a growing terrorist presence, but is not planning for unilateral military intervention, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
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10/02/2012
Time Remains for Absentee Voting, Official Says
WASHINGTON - Absentee Voting Week is a reminder that it’s still possible for eligible U.S. voters overseas to register and to vote, said Pamela S. Mitchell, the acting director of the defense department’s Federal Voting Assistance Program.
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10/02/2012
Iraqi Training to Continue Uninterrupted, Press Secretary Says
WASHINGTON - U.S. military training for Iraq’s security forces will continue uninterrupted despite Congress’s failure to approve money for it in a temporary spending bill now funding government operations, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
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10/02/2012
Data Center Improves Self-service for ID Cards
WASHINGTON - The Defense Manpower Data Center recently launched a new system that is making it easier for service members and their families to get and maintain identification cards, said Mary Dixon, director of the Defense Manpower Data Center.
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10/02/2012
Program Empowers Absentee, Overseas Citizen Voters
WASHINGTON - As Election Day nears, the Federal Voting Assistance Program has taken a global, innovative and user-friendly approach, including measures mandated by Congress to assist voters, said Pentagon Press Secretary George Little.
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10/02/2012
Combined Force Arrests Taliban Leader
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan-led, coalition-supported force arrested a Taliban leader in the Maiwand district of Kandahar province. The security force also detained multiple suspected insurgents and seized an IED firing device and IED-making materials, officials said.
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10/02/2012
Mobile Devices Offer Fast Decisions, Productivity, Official Says
WASHINGTON - Mobile devices are becoming the way we communicate, and the Defense Department views that change as an opportunity, said Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert E. Wheeler, the department’s deputy chief information officer for command, control, communications and computers and information infrastructure.
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10/02/2012
U.S. Leaders Cite Partnership as Key to Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON - As the cyber threat intensifies over time from exploitation to disruption to destruction, responsible U.S. agencies and industries can fight back using cooperation and transparency, said Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency.
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10/01/2012
Dempsey: Americans Will Shape Image of Modern Vet
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Each generation of Americans has formed an image of its veterans, and today's veterans' courage, resilience, resolve and adaptability must be taken into account in forming that image, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a speech at Kansas State University.
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10/01/2012
Biden, Carter Applaud ‘Team MRAP’ as Production Ends
WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden and Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter hosted a ceremony at the Pentagon to mark the end of production of the mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle, credited with saving thousands of lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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10/01/2012
Face of Defense: Marine, Seabee Reunite After Decade
FORWARD OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Afghanistan - More than a decade after their paths first crossed in Operation Iraqi Freedom, a former Marine and a former Seabee are united as corpsmen with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment in Afghanistan.
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10/01/2012
Allen Discusses Insider Attacks in ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
WASHINGTON - The commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan told CBS's "60 Minutes" he takes his mission personally and is angered by insider attacks by Afghan security forces and militants wearing Afghan uniforms.
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10/01/2012
Attack May Have Included Insurgent Fire, Officials Say
WASHINGTON - A Sept. 29 exchange of gunfire in Wardak province that left an International Security Assistance Force service member and an ISAF-contracted civilian employee dead may have involved insurgent fire, ISAF officials reported.
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