09/30/2013
Carter Says Shutdown Would Be ‘Disruptive, Stupid’
WASHINGTON - The shutdown that looms if the government isn’t funded beyond the end of the fiscal year at midnight Sept. 30 would be “disruptive and stupid,” Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said.
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09/30/2013
Afghanistan Drawdown Proceeds on Schedule, Austin Reports
WASHINGTON - Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, and his staff are working to meet President Barack Obama’s directive to reduce the U.S. force in Afghanistan to 34,000 by February and to complete the drawdown by the end of 2014.
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09/30/2013
Hagel Watches Training, Tours DMZ During Korea Visit
SEOUL, South Korea - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel traveled north from Seoul, the South Korean capital, visiting U.S. and South Korean soldiers, observing training, then continuing on to Panmunjom, site of the Demilitarized Zone separating democratic South Korea from its communist northern neighbor.
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09/30/2013
Hagel Praises 60-year-old U.S.-South Korean Alliance
SEOUL, South Korea - The U.S.-South Korean alliance that began 60 years ago was based on mutual defense, but has grown into a force for global peace and stability, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in Seoul, South Korea.
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09/27/2013
Officials Discuss Intelligence Programs at Senate Hearing
WASHINGTON - Both the head of the National Security Agency and the Director of National Intelligence have again testified to Congress that a secret NSA surveillance program leaked to the press has prevented numerous terrorist attacks.
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09/27/2013
DOD Honors Top Employers of Guard, Reserve Members
WASHINGTON - Fifteen companies and organizations have been honored for their outstanding support of employees serving in the National Guard or reserve which is critical to the nation’s security, said Jessica L. Wright, the acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, who attended the award ceremony.
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09/26/2013
Hagel Meets with Lebanese President, Gulf Leaders in New York
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met in New York with Lebanon's president and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, where he reiterated the United States' commitment to the region and underscored how collaborative approaches toward regional defense made the Middle East more secure and stable.
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09/26/2013
Hagel Plans Trip to South Korea, Japan
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will leave Sept. 28 for a weeklong trip to South Korea and Japan, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
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09/25/2013
Negotiations Continue to Chart Future U.S.-Afghan Partnership
WASHINGTON - The commander of U.S. Central Command expressed confidence that the bilateral security agreement being negotiated between the United States and Afghanistan will ensure the strong partnership forged over the past 12 years continues.
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09/24/2013
DOD Schools Take National Honors
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Three Department of Defense Education Activity schools have been recognized by the Secretary of Education as 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools.
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09/23/2013
Austin: Centcom Remains Central to U.S. Security Interests
WASHINGTON - Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, who assumed command of U.S. Central Command in March, said what happens in the 20-nation Centcom area of responsibility will remain at the forefront of U.S. national security interests long after the Afghanistan transition is completed and crises dominating today’s headlines are resolved.
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09/23/2013
New Book Provides Resilience, Mental Health Resources
BETHESDA, Md. - The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences here has published a new book titled, “Disaster, Disease and Distress: Resources to Promote Psychological Health and Resilience in Military and Civilian Communities.”
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09/22/2013
Memorial Service Honors Washington Navy Yard Victims
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel were among the national leaders who gathered for a memorial service honoring those killed in the Sept. 16 shootings at the Washington Navy Yard.
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09/20/2013
Officials: Fort Hood Lessons May Have Saved Lives at Navy Yard
WASHINGTON - Of 89 recommendations that came from two reviews of the 2009 shooting that killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas, 52 are fully implemented, and some may have helped to save lives during the Sept. 16 Navy Yard shooting, senior defense officials said.
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09/20/2013
Military Well Positioned a Year After Benghazi, Official Says
WASHINGTON - The U.S. response to the deadly attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, a year ago would have been faster if military assets now in place to deal with such a crisis had been forward postured and placed on alert status at that time, a senior Defense Department official with responsibility for special operations told Congress.
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09/20/2013
Face of Defense: Airman Describes Military Journey
SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. - Senior Airman Yesenia Camacho-Arce, a native of Puerto Rico, had a limited English vocabulary that made it difficult to understand and communicate with her instructors at basic training. She relied on the strength she acquired through her strong ties to her family to succeed.
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09/20/2013
Leaders Honor Missing, Captured Service Members, Families
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department will never stop working to bring captured and missing service members home, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pledged at a Pentagon ceremony.
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09/20/2013
Military Flood Support Mission Shifts in Colorado
CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Members of the Colorado National Guard, the Army's 4th Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Carson, Colo., and the Wyoming National Guard are shifting their support of civil authorities in Colorado flood evacuation operations.
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09/20/2013
ISAF Air Training Commander Describes ‘Delicate Balance’
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - The commander of NATO’s Air Training Command Afghanistan admits that he has a public perception problem: while polls show Americans have largely dismissed the war in Afghanistan as an effort that’s winding down, his mission is ramping up in size and complexity and in the number of obstacles encountered.
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09/19/2013
Obama Declares Sept. 20 National POW/MIA Recognition Day
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has declared Sept. 20th National POW/MIA Recognition Day, saying our work is not finished until our heroes are returned safely to our shores or a full accounting is provided to their loved ones.
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09/19/2013
Afghan Air Force Flourishing, ISAF Official Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - The commander leading the mission to build a self-sustaining Afghan air force calls the task the most complex undertaking NATO and the U.S. Air Force have ever tackled.
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09/19/2013
Service Chiefs Detail 2014 Sequestration Effects
WASHINGTON - The nation's service chiefs have told Congress if budget sequestration extends into fiscal year 2014, forces, capabilities and readiness will all be slashed, reducing the security of Americans.
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09/19/2013
Hagel Reaffirms Department’s Commitment to Personnel Security
WASHINGTON - In an interview with Judy Woodruff on “PBS Newshour,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the highest responsibility of leaders is to protect their people, acknowledging “something broke down” in the case of a former Navy reservist who killed 12 people Sept. 16 at the Washington Navy Yard.
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09/19/2013
Official Describes Evolution of Space Deterrence
WASHINGTON - Space is a battleground without terrain, where invisible enemies could mount undetectable attacks to devastating effect if the right deterrent and defensive plans aren’t pursued now, a senior Defense Department official said.
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09/18/2013
U.S., India to Be Partners on World Stage, Carter Says
WASHINGTON - Because they share common values and outlooks on a wide range of issues, the United States and India are destined to be partners on the world stage, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter told Indian officials during a visit there this week, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
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09/18/2013
U.S. Foreign Military Sales Promote Security Cooperation
WASHINGTON - The U.S. foreign military sales program racked up $69.1 billion in fiscal year 2012, yet that program and others like it are not in the business of selling equipment, but rather are promoting military-to-military relationships with international partners, a Defense Security Cooperation Agency official said
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09/18/2013
Success of India, Pakistan Critical to Region, Carter Says
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT - Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter wrapped up a weeklong overseas trip that included stops in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Carter said in Islamabad, he and senior defense and government officials discussed the importance of Pakistan’s continued economic development to the security of the region.
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09/18/2013
Carter to Lead Panels on Base Security, Personnel Clearance
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department will close security procedure gaps, address inadequacies and correct failures in the wake of the Sept. 16 Washington Navy Yard shootings that claimed the lives of 12 employees, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters at a Pentagon news briefing.
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09/18/2013
Face of Defense: Airman Makes Splash Giving Back to Community
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - Air Force Airman 1st Class Lance Thornton, a former Buffalo State College student-athlete, hung up his goggles and swimwear to join the Air Force, and he now shares his aquatic skills with the YMCA Barracudas swim team in Montgomery, Ala.
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09/18/2013
Strategy, Threats, Resources Must Balance, Winnefeld Says
WASHINGTON - The tough fiscal environment means the Air Force must make investment choices that protect America and its interests today, but also in the future, Navy Adm. James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld Jr., the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at the Air Force Association’s annual Air and Space Conference.
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09/17/2013
Pacom Forum Promotes Regional Disaster Preparedness
WASHINGTON - The top U.S. officer who oversees the Defense Department’s vast transportat ion and logistics network shared insights in how closer cooperation can help Asia-Pacific nations to respond faster and more effectively in the event of a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis.
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09/17/2013
Face of Defense: Soldier Shaves Head to Support Comrade
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. - Army Staff Sgt. Erin Emminger, who shaved her head for cancer awareness to help a fellow soldier, said she cut her hair as a way to raise money because it was considered “extreme” for a female soldier.
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09/17/2013
Hagel, Dempsey Honor 12 Killed at Washington Navy Yard
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined other defense leaders to place a wreath at the Navy Memorial in honor of the 12 employees killed in the Sept. 16 Washington Navy Yard shooting rampage.
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09/17/2013
Budget-minded Travelers Take Flight With ‘Space-A’
WASHINGTON - Fantasizing about an exotic getaway but finding yourself strapped for cash? A “Space-A” seat aboard a military aircraft might be just your ticket to that vacation of your dreams.
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09/17/2013
Guardsmen Stranded by Rising Waters Resume Their Mission
CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Sixteen Colorado National Guard members and first responders who were unable to evacuate themselves after they were stopped by rising flood waters Sept. 15 have resumed their regularly scheduled mission.
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09/16/2013
Rising Thunder Promotes U.S.-Japan Partnership, Capability
WASHINGTON - The first combined aviation live-fire exercise with U.S. and Japanese army forces firing AGM-114 Hellfire missiles proved to be a highlight of the ongoing Rising Thunder 13 exercise underway at Yakima Training Center, Wash.
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09/16/2013
Intelligence Agency Director Discusses Roadmap for Future
WASHINGTON - In a global environment where crises such as the one occurring in Syria become sudden priorities and where fiscal, cyber and geopolitical disasters simmer on the world’s back burners, intelligence is a critical guarantor of U.S. national security, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency said.
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09/16/2013
Fort Meade Joins Healthy Base Initiative Demonstration
FORT MEADE, Md. - As one of 14 pilot installations in the Defense Department’s Healthy Base Initiative, Fort Meade, Md., will share its best practices and lessons learned to promote healthier and more resilient service members, families, retirees and civilian employees, a senior defense official said.
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09/16/2013
Army Vice Chief, Wounded Warriors Share Their Inspirations
WASHINGTON - Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John F. Campbell came out to show his support for wounded warriors across all branches of service during the third annual Wounded Warriors Celebrity Softball Classic at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
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09/16/2013
Face of Defense: Corpsman Leads With Emphasis on Family, Unit
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Bundeson is no stranger to war. During his deployment in Fallujah, Iraq, a truck in his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device, tearing the vehicle apart and flipping it over, killing the vehicle commander and the gunner.
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09/16/2013
Pentagon Offers Resources as Navy Shooting Response Continues
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is making Defense Department resources available to Navy officials as they deal with a still-unfolding shooting incident at the Washington Navy Yard that reportedly has left some people dead and several others injured, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
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09/16/2013
Vice Chairman Joins Wounded Warriors for Softball Classic
WASHINGTON - Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined wounded warriors, the Washington Nationals organization and celebrities from across the country for the third annual Wounded Warriors Celebrity Softball Classic in Washington, D.C.
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09/16/2013
Fanning: Air Force Must Innovate to Prosper
WASHINGTON - Acting Air Force Secretary Eric K. Fanning set the tone for the Air Force Association’s 2013 Air and Space Conference by stressing the need for innovation and agility as the service looks to the future.
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09/16/2013
Hispanic Heritage Month an Opportunity to Explore Contributions
WASHINGTON - Hispanic Heritage Month, which began Sept. 15, marks a time to showcase the many contributions Hispanic Americans have made to the Defense Department, the deputy director of DOD’s Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity said.
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09/16/2013
IG Finds Pharmacy Home Delivery Cost-Efficient, Safe
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Following an almost year-long study of the TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery program requested by members of Congress, the Defense Department inspector general’s office has determined it is a cost-efficient way for beneficiaries to get their prescription medications, TRICARE Management Activity officials reported.
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09/16/2013
Official: DOD Readiness Depends on Workforce Diversity
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department’s commitment to equity and inclusion is rooted in the belief that diversity is a readiness imperative that gives a strategic advantage, a senior DOD official said recently during the 10th annual National Latina Style symposium.
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09/16/2013
Carter Meets With Afghan Officials, Notes Progress
WASHINGTON - Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter has wrapped up a three-day visit to Afghanistan, where he met with senior International Security Assistance Force, coalition and Afghan officials and U.S. troops.
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09/16/2013
Press Secretary Details Military Aid to Colorado Flood Effort
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has been monitoring the events in northern Colorado and commends the efforts of the active duty and National Guard personnel who have been tasked with supporting FEMA and Colorado's emergency management officials as the state copes with heavy flooding, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
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09/14/2013
Obama: Geneva Progress Represents ‘Important, Concrete Step’
WASHINGTON - A framework agreement reached between the United States and Russia during talks in Geneva “represents an important, concrete step toward the goal of moving Syria's chemical weapons under international control so that they may ultimately be destroyed,” President Barack Obama said.
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09/13/2013
Bold Quest Promotes Coalition Interoperability
WASHINGTON - Representatives from the U.S. military branches and 11 nations are taking part in a demonstration intended to increase combat effectiveness and interoperability, while minimizing the risk of fratricide.
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09/12/2013
Medical Headquarters Joins Healthy Base Initiative
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - With obesity rates on the rise, a Pentagon initiative known as Operation Live Well is encouraging members of the military to make healthy choices, and Dr. Jonathan Woodson, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, laid out the grand scheme behind the initiative.
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09/12/2013
Deputy Secretary, Joint Chiefs Chairman Begin Overseas Trips
WASHINGTON - Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter begins a seven-day trip to Central and Southwest Asia, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said, while Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, prepares to attend the NATO Military Committee Conference in Budapest, Hungary.
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09/12/2013
Winnefeld: New DOD IT Enterprise Will Bring Transformation
TYSONS CORNER, Va. - The information technology sector may be the only winner in a defense funding climate that views “flat as the new up” -- but maintaining cyber domain dominance will take more and faster innovation, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
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09/12/2013
Face of Defense: Amputee Earns Expert Infantry Badge
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Army 1st Lt. Joshua Pitcher was conducting a routine combat patrol in southern Afghanistan last year when he was injured by an improvised explosive device that took his right leg.
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09/11/2013
First Lady Visits USO Center at Fort Belvoir
FORT BELVOIR, Va. - First Lady Michelle Obama and actor Gary Sinise visited with families and toured a new USO facility at Virginia's Fort Belvoir to mark Patriot Day and National Service Day of Remembrance.
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09/11/2013
DOD Leaders: Pentagon Personnel Transcend 9/11 Tragedy
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel led a Pentagon ceremony to remember those who died in the building during the 9/11 attacks twelve years ago, noting that though time continually moves the world further away from Sept. 11, 2001, “we will never forget the men and women that our Pentagon community lost that day.”
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09/11/2013
Obama, Hagel, Dempsey Commemorate 9/11 Anniversary
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, marked the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at a ceremony at the Pentagon.
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09/11/2013
Face of Defense: Marine Shares Deployment With Daughter
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - The thought of being absent for yet another milestone in his daughter’s life led Marine Corps Sgt. Anthony Ortiz, a California native, to track down a teddy bear and make a little extra space in his pack.
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09/10/2013
Obama: Syria Strikes Justified, But Diplomacy May Work
WASHINGTON - The credible threat of U.S. military force in Syria is critical to showing the world that chemical weapons use is unacceptable, President Barack Obama said in a speech to the nation, but he added that he has asked Congress to postpone a vote authorizing such action.
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09/10/2013
President Reviews Interagency Counterterrorism Plans
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama met with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other officials to review interagency counterterrorism planning on the eve of the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
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09/10/2013
Vice Chairman Lauds ‘Newman’s Own Award’ Winners
WASHINGTON - The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has recognized eight organizations whose sense of community, creativity and innovation has improved the quality of life for military families.
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09/10/2013
Leaders Ask House Panel to Vote for Syria Strike
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama believes the threat of a U.S. attack was the driving force behind a possible diplomatic solution to controlling Syria’s stockpiles of chemical weapons, Secretary of State John F. Kerry told Congress.
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09/10/2013
Acquisition Chief Discusses ‘Better Buying Power 2.0’
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon’s chief of acquisition, technology and logistics said he expects sequestration to continue into the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, but added that the acquisition workforce’s mission remains to “get as much as we can for the resources we’re given.”
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09/10/2013
Forces Ready for Syria Contingencies, Dempsey Says
WASHINGTON - Plans are in place for a range of military options against Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria, America’s top general told the House Armed Services Committee during a hearing on authorization to use military force in Syria, which President Barack Obama has asked Congress to grant.
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09/10/2013
U.S., Chinese Reps Stress Progress in Consultative Talks
WASHINGTON - Defense officials from the United States and China met in Beijing and discussed how to continue the progress that has taken place in the military relationship between their countries, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
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09/09/2013
National Security Advisor Makes Case for Action in Syria
WASHINGTON - National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice today explained the objectives of punitive military strikes under consideration in response to the use of chemical weapons by the Bashar Assad regime against Syrian civilians.
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09/09/2013
Responder Demystifies Calling Military Crisis Line for Help
WASHINGTON - Veterans and military members in crisis who reach out for help have the best chance of recovery, and can feel safe discussing their problem anonymously wtih trained professionals by dialing 1-800-273-8255 and pressing No. 1, a Military Crisis Line responder said.
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09/09/2013
Unitas Maritime Exercise Promotes Unity, Interoperability
WASHINGTON - Ships, aircraft and personnel from 15 nations launched the most enduring maritime exercise within U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, with scenarios designed to increase their ability to work together to address regional challenges and threats.
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09/09/2013
Face of Defense: Afghans Learn From Seabee Mentor’s Experience
CAMP KRUTKE, Afghanistan - Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Johnny Wilder carefully observes his students as they train each day and offers guidance where he can. But when one student approaches to ask a question, Wilder cannot give him the answer he needs since he cannot understand Pashto. All of Wilder’s students are Afghans.
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09/09/2013
Centcom Program Bridges Scientific, Technological Gaps
WASHINGTON - Step onto an elevator beside Martin Drake, U.S. Central Command’s chief science and technology advisor, and one might be surprised to hear him deliver to perfect strangers an unclassified tutorial he calls “Science and Technology 101.”
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09/07/2013
President Explains Syria Decision in Weekly Address
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama used his weekly address to explain his decisions to take military action against Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria and to seek congressional approval for that action.
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09/06/2013
CFC Adds Online Option for Donors at ‘MyPay’
WASHINGTON - The annual Combined Federal Campaign adds a new feature for donors this year: an online pledge option available through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s MyPay website.
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09/06/2013
Obama: Syrian Chemical Attacks Threaten Region, Globe
WASHINGTON - Chemical weapons attacks in Syria pose a threat to regional as well as global peace and stability, President Barack Obama said at the conclusion of the G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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09/06/2013
Hagel Discusses Security With Egypt’s Defense Minister
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to discuss the U.S.-Egyptian security relationship, the current security situation in Egypt and progress on the political roadmap.
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09/05/2013
DOD Focuses on Ending Assad Regime’s Chemical Weapons Use
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is focused on what President Barack Obama has defined as the objective of a proposed military operation in Syria: ending Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
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09/05/2013
Official Predicts Bleak Budget Picture for Fiscal 2014
WASHINGTON - Budget pressures mean defense acquisition workers’ lives “are going to stay difficult for a while,” but they have a critical mission for the country, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics said.
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09/05/2013
Carter Rallies Support for Combined Federal Campaign
WASHINGTON - Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced contribution goals for the Combined Federal Campaign charity drive and expressed confidence that Defense Department employees will find it in their hearts to contribute.
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09/05/2013
Breedlove Urges NATO to Tap NCO Corps Capabilities
WASHINGTON - As new challenges and budget realities loom, the officer who serves as NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe and commander of U.S. European Command has challenged those in his charge to tap the “vast reservoir of untapped potential” within the noncommissioned officer corps.
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09/05/2013
Libraries Remain Centerpieces of Morale, Welfare Programs
WASHINGTON - The American Library Association has been working to deliver books and magazines for troops overseas since World War I, and laid the foundation for the Defense Department’s first and longest-running morale, welfare and recreation program.
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09/05/2013
Greenert Details Navy’s Fiscal 2014 Budget Realities
WASHINGTON - Even without the uncertainty caused by budget negotiations, it will take years for the Navy to recover from the effects of sequestration, the chief of naval operations told an audience at the American Enterprise Institute.
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09/05/2013
U.S., Russia Can Make Bilateral Progress, DOD Official Says
WASHINGTON - The United States and Russia disagree on some aspects of their bilateral relations, but there are many areas where the countries can and do cooperate, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia told the Heritage Foundation.
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09/04/2013
Kerry, Hagel Urge House Panel to Support Syria Strikes
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urged the House Foreign Affairs Committee to support President Barack Obama’s plan to respond to the Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons against its own people.
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09/04/2013
Official Warns of Continued Spending Cuts in Next Fiscal Year
WASHINGTON - With the new fiscal year less than a month away, a senior Defense Department official warned during a defense cooperation conference that spending cuts triggered by sequestration are likely to be part of the budget landscape for the foreseeable future.
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09/04/2013
Face of Defense: Transit Center Airman Strengthens Russian Ties
TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Not many American airmen can say they are originally from Russia. Even fewer can say their military deployment has strengthened their family. For Air Force 2nd Lt. Liya Smolina, that's exactly the case.
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09/03/2013
Hagel Urges Congress to Support Military Action Against Syria
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee lawmakers need to consider the consequences of U.S. inaction in the face of the Syrian government's use of chemical weapons against its own people.
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