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Navy Medicine Keeps Marine One Fit to Fly

Posted on September 10, 2012 by glenn.selby

Whirring blades from a VH-3D helicopter cut through the D.C. skyline, flop-flop-flop, leaving the Washington Monument in its rear with the pristine South Lawn of the White House its destination. The image of a Marine saluting the President as he …
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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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Episode #138: Weekly News Roundup for June 1, 2012

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for June 1: Last weekend Americans across the country and around the world honored those who have died or gone missing while serving in the U.S. armed forces. President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense …
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2012 Armed Forces Day

Posted on May 19, 2012 by jtozer

President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country. On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson …
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Episode #136: Weekly News Roundup for May 18, 2012

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for May 18: After 42 years, Army Spc. Leslie Sabo Jr. was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. In a ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama lauded the soldier, who died destroying …
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