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Episode #147: News Roundup for Sept. 7, 2012

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Ian Graham

In our news roundup for Friday, September 7: President Barack Obama visited troops at Fort Bliss, Texas. There he thanked troops for their work in Iraq and Afghanistan and explained the military’s role in Afghanistan moving forward. Following Hurricane Isaac, units …
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Posted in 2012 Paralympics, DoD News, Emerging Media, Podcast, Suicide Prevention | Tagged Afghanistan, Army Reserve, awareness, Barack Obama, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CJCS, Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Schultz, Flood, Fort Bliss, General Martin Dempsey, hurricane, Isaac, London 2012, Louisiana, Lt. Bradley Snyder, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Talley, Mississippi, National Guard, New Orleans, paralympics, president, Prevention, recovery, relief, rescue, suicide, tropical storm, wounded warriors | Leave a comment

Our Flag Was Still There

Posted on April 19, 2012 by jtozer

Beginning in April 2012 and continuing through 2015, the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and other government and non-profit partners will commemorate the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and The Star Spangled Banner. New Orleans was chosen as …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged American Forces, battle, Battle of New Orleans, Bicentennial of the War of 1812, British, Coast Guard, commemoration, fight the British, gun boats, History, Marine Corps, Marines, maritime history, New Orleans, sailors, schooner Carolina, service members, sloop Louisiana, The Star Spangled Banner, U.S. Navy, War of 1812 | Leave a comment

Episode #86: Weekly News Roundup for May 13

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Ian Graham

In the “This Week in the DoD” podcast for May 13: Flooding and tornadoes across the southern United States have caused massive damage. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and state National Guards are working to clean up wreckage and …
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Posted in DoD News, Emerging Media, Warrior Games | Tagged Afghanistan, Alabama, Arkansas, athletes, Colorado Springs, Corps of Engineers, destroyer, F-22, Flood, Illinois, Louisiana, Lt. Michael Murphy, malfunction, Mississippi River, Missouri, National Guard, natural disaster, Navy SEALs, New Orleans, oxygen, Raptor, Taliban, Tennessee, tornado, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S.. Army, warrior games | Leave a comment

Site Names Top Ten Retirement Towns

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Ian Graham

Website Military.com and USAA have teamed up to determine the best towns for retirement. But this isn’t a list of places to move when all you need for a good day is a book, hammock and a margarita — this …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Louisiana, military, Military.com, New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, pension, retirement, servicemembers, Texas, Top Ten, USAA, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Oil Spill Update: Burns Today, Landfall Late Friday

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Ian Graham

By Ian Graham UPDATE — April 29: This morning, BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said on the Today show that as much as 5,000 barrels of oil are leaking into the Gulf of Mexico each day (not the previously …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Alabama, BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Orleans, oil spill, response, TransOcean | 6 Comments