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12/06/2012
Panetta Discusses Syria Situation, Sequestration
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta repeated the U.S. government’s growing concern that Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad may be preparing to use chemical weapons on their own people.
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12/06/2012
President Proclaims National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
WASHINGTON - In declaring Dec. 7, 2012, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, President Barack Obama called on Americans to pay tribute to those who died in the attack, remember the loved ones they left behind and show gratitude "to a generation of service members who carried our nation through some of the 20th century's darkest moments."
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12/06/2012
Secretaries Seek Integrated Military, Veteran Support System
WASHINGTON - The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments are partnering to build an integrated military and veteran support system, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said during a joint press conference in Washington, D.C.
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12/06/2012
DOD Clarifies Post-secondary Education Expectations
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department has issued new policy guidelines intended to provide better protection for members of the military and veterans who seek tuition assistance for post-secondary degrees.
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12/06/2012
U.S. Monitors Possible North Korean Rocket Launch
WASHINGTON - U.S. Pacific Command has moved ships into place to monitor a possible North Korean rocket launch, Pacom commander Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III told Pentagon reporters.
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12/06/2012
Obama Intends to Nominate Austin as Centcom Chief
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama intends to nominate Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, currently the vice chief of staff of the Army, to succeed Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis as the next commander of U.S. Central Command, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced.
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12/06/2012
Revamped Program Aids Separating Service Members
WASHINGTON - Major changes to the Transition Assistance Program will revolutionize the way the military prepares people to leave the services, with mandatory programs throughout their careers to set them up for a successful transition, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced.
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12/06/2012
Pacific Command Seeks Collaboration, Not Confrontation
WASHINGTON - The United States would like China to be a constructive influence on the world stage, and the U.S. Pacific Command is stressing cooperation and collaboration in the region, Pacom's commander said.
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12/06/2012
Face of Defense: Marine Guitarist Enjoys Military Service
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - An accomplished guitarist who also enjoys serving in the military, Marine Corps Cpl. Mark A. Boughton said he gets amped up playing with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina.
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12/06/2012
Combined Force Arrests Taliban Leader
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader who was responsible for acquiring and distributing weapons and explosives to insurgents during an operation in the Dahanah-ye Ghori district of Baghlan province.
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12/05/2012
Guardsmen Continue U.S.-Mexico Border Security Duties
WASHINGTON - As many as 300 National Guardsmen will remain deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border for another year as part of a border security partnership between the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.
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12/05/2012
Cyber Pro Discusses Mobile Network Security Challenges
WASHINGTON - With more than 680,000 mobile devices in use across the Defense Department, they are quickly emerging as a critical component of military communications -- bringing a plethora of new security risks, a defense official said.
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12/05/2012
Dory: Northern Mali a Terrorist Safe Haven
WASHINGTON - Northern Mali has become a terrorist haven, and DOD will continue to work with African nations and regional organizations to isolate and degrade the threat emanating from the area, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs told a Senate panel.
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12/05/2012
Military History Professor Provides Korean War Perspectives
WASHINGTON - “The basic problem with Korean War history, as it’s understood in the United States, is that it’s full of Americans, but you don’t find much about the Koreans on either side, and you don’t find out much about the Chinese or the Russians,” historian Allan R. Millett said during a DOD-sponsored History Speaker Series lecture at the Pentagon.
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12/05/2012
Combined Force Kills Insurgent Leader
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force killed insurgent leader Mohammed Yar Gul and two other insurgents during an operation in the Watahpur district of Kunar province.
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12/05/2012
Face of Defense: Guardsman Selected for West Point
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - Army Spc. Erin Colburn, an intelligence analyst with the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, has been selected for admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
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12/05/2012
DOD Holds Annual Disability Awards Ceremony
WASHINGTON - The 32nd Annual Department of Defense Disability Awards Ceremony was hosted by Frederick E. Vollrath, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for readiness and force management, in the Pentagon Auditorium.
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12/04/2012
Defense Intelligence Office Marks 10 Years of Progress
WASHINGTON - Ten years ago this month, an entry in the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2003 created a position in the Defense Department that for the first time harnessed and focused the department’s diverse intelligence assets.
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12/04/2012
Leader Engagement Key to ‘Bridging Basics,’ Battaglia Says
WASHINGTON - Service members of all ranks and experience should know that they are the ones with the institutional knowledge needed to build a bridge between generations and develop the force of the future, said Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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12/04/2012
Officials Praise Nunn-Lugar Threat Reduction Program
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta joined other senior defense officials at National Defense University in Washington, D.C., to honor former U.S. legislators Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar, who in 1991 established a program that has become a critical part of the U.S. approach to reducing the worldwide proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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12/04/2012
Panetta Praises 'Outstanding' Walter Reed Employees
BETHESDA, Md. - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta honored more than 300 health care professionals at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., for their outstanding performance, calling them "miracle workers."
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12/04/2012
Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Honors ‘True Heroes’
WASHINGTON - Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented six service members from each of the five branches of the armed forces and U.S. Special Operations Command with the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs’ Grateful Nation Award.
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12/04/2012
Face of Defense: Afghanistan-deployed Soldier Drives On
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Afghaninstan-deployed Army Pfc. Brennon Van Luven has been shot at by insurgents yet remains undeterred as he serves with his military comrades. He also learned a new skill in Afghanistan -- how to drive a vehicle.
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12/04/2012
Military Judge Removed From Hasan Court-martial
FORT HOOD, Texas - Citing the appearance of bias, the highest military appellate court ordered the removal of Army Col. Gregory Gross as trial judge in the court-martial of Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist accused in a November 2009 shooting spree at a deployment center on Fort Hood, Texas.
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12/03/2012
Official Explores Cost-saving Logistics Initiatives
WASHINGTON - A senior Defense Department official underscored the importance of contractors, industry partnerships and allies at a time of fewer federal dollars and amid a transition to a post-war era.
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12/03/2012
Partnerships to Remain Keystone of Transcom’s Success
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - The partnerships that have enabled U.S. Transportation Command to support wartime operations and other contingencies around the world will remain vital in the post-conflict era, its commander says.
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12/03/2012
NORAD Provides Website, Apps to Track Santa
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Children of all ages will be able to track Santa Claus on his annual journey, thanks to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
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