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Tripler uses cutting-edge procedures to manage pain
Apr 26, 2012
Advancements in the use of spinal cord stimulators for the treatment of chronic pain have brought relief to patients at the Integrative Pain Management Clinic here.
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Senate asks hard questions on future of Army personnel
Apr 26, 2012
With the downsizing of the active force over the next few years, reliance will need to be placed on the reserve components to wage another long-term conflict, Army personnel leaders told lawmakers April 25, 2012.
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SecArmy announces new division headquarters coming to Lewis-McChord
Apr 26, 2012
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will soon be home to the headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division, Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced April 26, 2012.
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Army tests new medical air beam shelter
Apr 25, 2012
The 14th Combat Support Hospital and U.S. Army Medical Department board are wrapping up an assessment of a new air beam shelter that could lead to faster care of wounded troops on the battlefield.
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Foreign military sales make partnerships strong, keep production lines hot
Apr 25, 2012
The Saudi government has purchased $17 billion in military hardware from the United States through U.S. government intermediaries, like the Army's Security Assistance Management Directorate.
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Army Reserve Soldier competes in World Cavalry Championships
Apr 25, 2012
An Army Reserve Soldier won first place for the show jumping portion of the 2012 World Cavalry Championships held 200 miles west of Warsaw, Poland, April 18-22, 2012.
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Biden visits Corps of Engineers project in Everglades
Apr 24, 2012
Vice President Joe Biden discussed the administration's efforts to restore the Everglades at the S-356 pump station, a component of the Modified Water Deliveries to Everglades National Park project in Miami-Dade County, Fla., April 23, 2012.
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Secretary of Army recognizes innovation
Apr 24, 2012
Four Soldiers who built a training device to teach service members to safely exit an overturned Humvee were among 22 troops and civilians honored April 24, 2012, as part of the 2012 Secretary of the Army Awards.
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President designates Fort Ord as national monument
Apr 24, 2012
President Barack Obama signed a proclamation April 20, 2012, designating Fort Ord, Calif., as a national monument under the Department of the Interior.
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82nd Airborne team takes 'Best Sapper' trophy
Apr 23, 2012
For the 2012 winners of the Best Sapper competition, laying claim to the trophy was well worth the 53 hours of ticks, mosquitoes and misery they endured trudging through the woods and trails of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., April 19-21, 2012.
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DOD recognizes Sexual Assault Response Coordinator of Year
Apr 23, 2012
Master Sgt. William A. Downey was honored as the Army's Sexual Assault Response Coordinator of the Year in a DOD ceremony at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes April 18, 2012.
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Soldiers run to remember Tillman
Apr 23, 2012
A total of 28,000 registered runners and wheelchair competitors came to Tempe, Ariz., Apr. 21, 2012, to compete in the 8th Annual "Pat's Run."
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Three Soldiers make U.S. Olympic wrestling team
Apr 23, 2012
Three Greco-Roman wrestlers in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program earned Olympic berths at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Wrestling, April 21-22, 2012.
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Best Sapper slashes 36 from competition
Apr 21, 2012
Less than a third into the 50-mile, 50-hour 2012 Best Sapper competition, 18 of the two-Soldier teams were cut from enduring more misery and their bids for the top spot among peers.
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Army Engineer School launches ENFORCE 2012
Apr 20, 2012
The Army Engineer School Wednesday launched ENFORCE, its annual regimental conference, bringing together more than 300 military engineers to focus on future operations, capabilities, threats and how the regiment will engineer in future conflicts into 2020.
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'Best Sapper' serves as crucible for engineer regiment
Apr 20, 2012
The Best Sapper competition, a centerpiece of the Army Engineer School's annual regimental conference, kicked off in the dark, early morning hours April 19, 2012, with 38 two-person teams participating -- the largest field yet to compete.
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White House honors 'Champion of Change' for Afghanistan energy-saving
Apr 20, 2012
An Army Reserve officer who researched the effectiveness of energy-saving "micro-grid" technology in Afghanistan was among nine Americans honored as "Champions of Change" by the White House, April 19, 2012.
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Foal Eagle: 25th ID mortar men put rounds on target in Korea
Apr 19, 2012
Soldiers from 1-21 Infantry out of Schofield Barracks in Hawaii participated in mortar training at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea, April 13, as part of Foal Eagle 2012.
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Former Secretary of Army Resor dies at 94
Apr 19, 2012
Stanley Rogers Resor, who served six years as the secretary of the Army during the height of the Vietnam War, died at his Washington, D.C. home, April 17, 2012, at the age of 94.
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Army extends smart card pilot for spouses, retirees
Apr 19, 2012
The Army recently extended its smartcard pilot for Army spouses and retirees through September after what officials called a very positive response to the pilot program, which began in October 2011.
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'Beyond Horizon' kicks off in Honduras, Guatemala
Apr 19, 2012
The Missouri Army National Guard this week took part in the U.S. Army South and host nation opening ceremonies for Beyond the Horizon 2012. Festivities took place in both Honduras and Guatemala -- where Missouri Guardsmen are slated to conduct real-world missions and provide humanitarian services.
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Report shows slight increase in Army sexual assaults
Apr 18, 2012
In an annual Department of Defense report just released, the Army had a slight increase in reported sexual assaults.
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Army surgeon on track to head off cancer before it starts
Apr 18, 2012
An Army doctor has helped develop a vaccine that he believes will prevent cancer, or at least its recurrence.
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Soldiers set to wrestle for spots in London Olympic Games
Apr 18, 2012
Twenty-three Soldiers will compete for Olympic berths April 21-22, at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Vietnam hero to receive Medal of Honor posthumously
Apr 17, 2012
President Barack Obama has announced that Spc. 4 Leslie H. Sabo Jr., a rifleman with the 101st Airborne Division, will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor May 16, 2012, for his actions during the Vietnam War.
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Byers intends to make good on Olympic promise to grandfather
Apr 17, 2012
U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program wrestler Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers is more concerned about making good on a promise to his late grandfather than the return of Rulon Gardner, his former archrival on the mat.
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Afghanistan ambassador invites U.S. Soldier to embassy
Apr 17, 2012
An American Soldier's simple actions in Afghanistan last year gained the attention of that nation's ambassador to the United States, who spoke April 13, 2012, with the Soldier one-on-one at the embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Special Operations team takes 2012 Best Ranger Competition
Apr 16, 2012
A team from the United States Army Special Operations Command won the 29th Annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition, April 15, 2012, at Fort Benning, Ga.
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MRAP has future in Army with clearance, prepositioning
Apr 16, 2012
The mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle has a future in the Army, said service officials, though it won't be part of an "MRAP brigade."
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Army focusing on industrial base, international sales
Apr 16, 2012
As the Army works vigorously to pursue its key modernization priorities while simultaneously seeking to lower costs and adjust to a changing budget, international sales opportunities are figuring prominently in the Army's acquisition strategy, service officials said.
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Army investing more money, training into SHARP
Apr 16, 2012
Since 2007, the Army's budget to combat sexual assault has increased fivefold, said the director of Human Resources, Army G-1.
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Army looking at 'probable, possible, unthinkable'
Apr 13, 2012
The Army's general tasked with projecting the future operating environment said that cyber attacks, "Arab Spring" rebellions and the economy are issues that could affect the military beyond the next decade.
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Electronic Warfare gets new insignia
Apr 13, 2012
The Army's newest collar insignia and colors are now available to Electronic Warfare warrant officers and Electronic Warfare noncommissioned officers.
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Anniston Army Depot partners to rebuild Saudi tanks
Apr 12, 2012
Anniston Army Depot recently contracted to overhaul 143 M1 Abrams tanks for Saudi Arabia's Royal Saudi Land Forces at Lima Army Tank Plant in Ohio.
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Screaming Eagle Soldier receives Distinguished Service Cross
Apr 12, 2012
A humble 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Soldier received the nation's second-highest military honor in a ceremony, April 12, 2012, at Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Army leaders open new energy lab for business
Apr 12, 2012
More than 300 government, industry and academic leaders converged on the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Mich., for the grand opening of the Army's one-of-a-kind Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory, April 11, 2012.
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Fort Benning prepares for female trainees
Apr 11, 2012
Officials at the 194th Armored Brigade said they could begin training female Soldiers right now, if necessary. It's just a matter of when the Army decides to send them here.
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Phase 2 re-enlistment window open for Soldiers
Apr 11, 2012
The Army is now six weeks into Phase 2 of this fiscal year's re-enlistment window, open to Soldiers whose expiration of term of service falls between Oct. 1, 2011, and Sept. 30, 2012.
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Field set for 29th annual Best Ranger Competition
Apr 11, 2012
The 29th installment of the David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition begins April 13, 2012, at Fort Benning, Ga.
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New technology holds promise of greater lethality
Apr 11, 2012
The engineers working at the Picatinny Arsenal Advanced Materials Lab are working toward artillery warheads with fragments that flare and burn when the warhead detonates.
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New fixed-wing aircraft to replace C-12s
Apr 11, 2012
The Army is looking to replace its fleet of 117 C-12 aircraft with something called a "Future Fixed Wing Utility Aircraft."
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Soldier to be awarded Distinguished Service Cross for valor
Apr 11, 2012
Sgt. Felipe Pereira will be presented with the Distinguished Service Cross by Gen. Raymond Odierno, chief of staff of the Army, during a ceremony scheduled for April 12 at the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) headquarters.
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Future vertical lift aircraft to be faster, have smaller logistics footprint
Apr 10, 2012
The Army's aircraft of the future will be faster than what the service has now, it will carry more weight, it will require less of a logistical footprint, and officials said it will better do what Army aviation is meant to do: serve the ground commander.
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Army examining what capabilities 'make sense' for network of future
Apr 10, 2012
The U.S. Army will assess capabilities and emerging Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance technologies as part of its efforts to shape the future network when its annual integrated capabilities event begins at Fort Dix, N.J., April 16, 2012.
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Carlisle Barracks student named Army Military Child of Year for 2012
Apr 9, 2012
Amelia McConnell of Carlisle Barracks, Pa., was named Army Military Child of the Year for 2012, earning her a $5,000 tribute from Operation Homefront.
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Afghan firefighters, U.S. military police come together in Kandahar
Apr 9, 2012
The ongoing relationship between one Afghan fire department and the U.S. Army military police company deployed to their city may have been the result of happenstance, but has nevertheless proven successful.
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Soldiers bring 'Army Strong' to stage
Apr 6, 2012
Active-duty Soldiers bring the emotional, mental, physical, spiritual and family pillars of military life to the stage in "Army Strong," the 2012 U.S. Army Soldier Show.
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Army chief of staff concludes tour of European theater
Apr 6, 2012
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, and his wife, Linda, concluded their tour of the European theater here, April 6.
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Army acquiring 'brown-out' assistance for helos
Apr 5, 2012
The U.S. Army is in the early stages of responding to an Operational Needs Statement asking for high-tech assistance for pilots to better navigate "brown-out" conditions where terrain becomes obscured.
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Lakota fleet more than 200 strong approaching 100K flight hours
Apr 5, 2012
The Army's newest aircraft, the UH-72A Lakota, is approaching 100,000 flight hours, and maintains one of the highest mission-capable rates among Army aircraft.
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USACE helps solve power outages in southern Afghanistan
Apr 5, 2012
Helmand and Kandahar province residents, businesses and industry now have more consistent and reliable power thanks to the team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' electric experts and their Afghan counterparts from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat.
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Apache Block III helicopter performs well in tests
Apr 4, 2012
The U.S. Army's AH-64 Apache Block III next-generation attack helicopter is finishing up its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation at Fort Irwin, Calif., and should be ready to deploy with Soldiers sometime next year.
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Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team thumps D.C. celebrities
Apr 4, 2012
The loss of an arm or a leg from combat didn't seem to have an effect April 3, 2012, on the play of a band of Soldiers and Marines who make up the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team as they soundly thumped a Washington area celebrity team made up of sports legends, broadcasters and even the D.C. mayor.
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Army moves toward pure fleet of upgraded Chinooks
Apr 4, 2012
The U.S. Army continues to modernize the next-generation F-model CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter while simultaneously working to upgrade its entire fleet to F-model aircraft, service officials explained April 2, 2012, at the Army Aviation Association of America's 2012 Professional Forum and Exposition.
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Rhode Island Guardsman sacrifices life for Afghan child
Apr 4, 2012
A Rhode Island National Guard Soldier gave his life March 22 to save an Afghan child.
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Army upgrading Unmanned Aerial Systems
Apr 4, 2012
The Army is moving along with a series of upgrades and technological improvements to its Unmanned Aerial System platforms, UAS Program Office officials said April 3, 2012.
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Army Surgeon General defends PTSD diagnostic method
Apr 3, 2012
Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho testified March 28, 2012, at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, Defense subcommittee hearing on military health and said military hospitals use the same method as the civilian sector to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Chief asks for mentorship help from ROCKS
Apr 3, 2012
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno said he was concerned with a trend he noticed over the past months that fewer African-American officers are being selected for major in the maneuvers, fires and effects or combat arms categories.
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Tool ensures contracting dollars efficiently spent
Apr 3, 2012
The Senate wanted to hear how the Army maintains oversight over contractors vs. DOD civilian employees and an Army senior leader explained a tool that was developed seven years ago to monitor the contract workforce.
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Air Soldier System to improve upon Air Warrior, weigh less
Apr 3, 2012
The Army is working now to replace its current Air Warrior life-support and communications ensemble with the Air Soldier System -- a lighter-weight ensemble with reduced bulk and improved capabilities.
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Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 28
Apr 2, 2012
Army installations across the U.S. are supporting the Drug Enforcement Administration's next National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day which will take place Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Natick study looks at how Soldiers' bodies cool down
Apr 2, 2012
Seventeen years after four Soldiers died from hypothermia during the final phase of Ranger School, researchers at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Natick Soldier Systems Center continue to study how the human body cools down, in hopes of one day developing medical techniques to help prevent such tragedies.
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Army gears up for next Network Integration Evaluation
Apr 2, 2012
From training Soldiers to installing radios on vehicles, Army personnel are engaged in intense preparations for this spring's major field exercise for the tactical communications network.
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Guardsmen set to develop skills during mission to Guatemala
Apr 2, 2012
Missouri National Guardsmen from the 35th Engineer Brigade recently deployed to Coban, Guatemala, to coordinate a real-world mission that will develop Soldiers' skills.
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Vietnam veterans welcomed home -- finally
Apr 2, 2012
The Vietnam Veterans Homecoming Celebration drew more than 60,000 veterans, family members and friends to the Charlotte Motor Speedway, N.C., Saturday.
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Aviation conference opens with 'sunrise' on Army aviation
Apr 2, 2012
The military's budget may shrink, but the outlook on Army aviation is optimistic, said the commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence.
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Commander in Korea: Keep accompanied Korea tours at current level
Mar 30, 2012
Family-member-accompanied tours for U.S. service members in South Korea should not expand beyond the roughly 4,600 family members now authorized, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea told Congress March 28, 2012.
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Army aims to grow more resilience trainers on its own
Mar 30, 2012
About 8,000 Soldiers are now trained as "master resilience trainers," and the Army wants even more, but it hopes to train them in an Army school.
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Pakistan route critical to reset, retrograde in Afghanistan
Mar 30, 2012
The Army would like to see the route through Pakistan available again to get things out of Afghanistan when the time comes, said one Army senior leader.
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Afghan environment drives training adjustments in Europe
Mar 30, 2012
Troops from 10 nations have been participating in a unique mission rehearsal exercise this month for the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team to prep the unit and its multinational partners for deployment to Afghanistan.
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Army announces team for third annual Warrior Games
Mar 29, 2012
The Warrior Transition Command announced the Army team for the third annual Warrior Games, March 29, 2012.
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Senior enlisted leaders condemn hazing in military
Mar 29, 2012
Senior enlisted leaders from each service denounced hazing in the armed forces March 22 and delivered a message of unity while testifying before a congressional panel.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder, surgeries can't hold Soldier back from Warrior Games
Mar 29, 2012
Staff Sgt. Stefanie Mason, who is on the list released today of Army athletes who qualified for the Warrior Games, was riding in an up-armored SUV in Kabul, Afghanistan, when the driver decided to go faster.
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Strategic decisions sway Army to defer construction
Mar 28, 2012
The Army's military construction budget request for next year is 32 percent less than this year, Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, told senators.
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Vertical-lift aircraft design expected soon
Mar 28, 2012
The military services expect to unveil performance specifications this summer for a new joint vertical-lift aircraft, Maj. Gen. William T. Crosby told congressmen, March 27, 2012.
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Leadership experience is available in garrison too
Mar 28, 2012
With the withdrawal from Iraq and similar actions in Afghanistan on the horizon, Soldiers looking to be leaders need to know opportunities are available in garrison, senior leaders said.
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Army lab developing gas 'plume' detection system to protect Soldiers, first responders
Mar 27, 2012
A wind monitoring and modeling system being developed by the Army Research Laboratory' s White Sands Missile Range, N.M., division could one day protect Soldiers and civilians alike from weapons of mass destruction.
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President visits Soldiers on Demilitarized Zone
Mar 27, 2012
American Soldiers who guard the border here between South and North Korea were surprised, March 25, 2012, to get a visit from their commander in chief.
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McHugh: 'Good enough no longer good enough'
Mar 27, 2012
"Just being good enough is no longer going to be good enough," said John M. McHugh, secretary of the Army, as he spoke about the Army's new standard for retention during a visit to Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Army planning drawdown in Europe
Mar 26, 2012
As part of the Army's restructuring in Europe, V Corps will not return to Germany when its deployment to Afghanistan ends next year, the Army's chief of staff said.
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Sergeant Major of Army visits Chicago
Mar 26, 2012
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III arrived to Chicago, March 16, 2012, to engage with local business leaders and organizations in discussing the importance of hiring veterans.
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Afghan Air Force, Army combat aviation brigade brush up on sheet metal repair
Mar 26, 2012
At the Afghan maintenance hangar, airmen with the Afghan Air Force received some critical training in aircraft structural repair maintenance from their counterparts in the U.S. Army.
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Soldiers qualify Team USA for Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling
Mar 26, 2012
Two U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program wrestlers over the weekend qualified their Greco-Roman weight classes for Team USA to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games.
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G-8 debunks Army myths, lists top modernization priorities
Mar 26, 2012
The Army G-8 addressed the status of the service's top modernization portfolios, ground combat vehicle, aviation and the network and reiterated the number-one priority would remain Soldier protection.
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Army wants 2 additional base realignment and closure rounds
Mar 23, 2012
The Army wants another two rounds of base realignment and closure to optimize facility usage across the service.
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Medal of Honor Day
Mar 23, 2012
12 Medal of Honor recipients, escorted by members of their service's honor guard, participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Mar. 23, 2012. The wreath was laid to mark National Medal of Honor Day. National Medal of Honor Day is observed yearly on March 25.
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Army sees 10,000 CROWS manufactured
Mar 23, 2012
The Army is marking the manufacture of the 10,000th M153 Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station today.
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Hill staffers take to Benning skies
Mar 22, 2012
Congressional staffers spent the last of their three days at the Joint Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Ga., learning first-hand about Army training.
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Army focus on post-traumatic stress disorder shifts toward prevention
Mar 22, 2012
It's not enough to simply treat post-traumatic stress disorder any longer. The Army recognizes the importance of preventing it from happening in the first place.
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Hero 2 Hired website aims to transform heroes to hired civilians
Mar 22, 2012
A new website championed by the Army is aimed squarely at Soldiers ready to leave the service, to help them find jobs that best match their knowledge, skills, abilities and interests.
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Brain injuries don't end with Afghan drawdown
Mar 21, 2012
Even with the eventual drawdown in Afghanistan, traumatic brain injury will continue to be a problem for the Army.
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Resiliency app nears 20,000 downloads
Mar 21, 2012
The CSF Soldier Fitness Resiliency Goals Book has been download almost 20,000 times to either an iPhone, iPad, or Android device.
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Budget constraints to delay aircraft modernization
Mar 21, 2012
Some modernization programs may be delayed, but not reduced or cancelled due to a tightening of the budget, senior Army leaders told senators March 21, 2012.
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President nominates new chief of Army Reserve
Mar 21, 2012
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley has been nominated by President Barack Obama for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as chief, Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command.
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Soldier on road to Modern Pentathlon in London
Mar 20, 2012
U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program Spc. Dennis Bowsher sits in the proverbial driver's seat for Team USA's modern pentathletes on the road to London for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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Judge Advocate General training now centralized in Virginia
Mar 20, 2012
With the activation of Company J, 244th Quartermaster Battalion, 23rd QM Brigade, QM School, March 19, 2012, at Fort Lee, the consolidation of all legal training to central Virginia is complete.
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Army to partner with industry for up to $7 billion in renewable-energy projects
Mar 19, 2012
The Army will partner with industry for up to $7 billion in renewable-energy sources -- wind, solar, biomass and geothermal -- and has released a draft request for proposal that could allow multiple projects to begin nationwide.
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Rangers show Congressional staffers explosive action
Mar 19, 2012
Congressional staffers viewed explosions, Ranger infiltration techniques by boat, rappelling down a 60-foot tower, and dropping from a helicopter to extricate Soldiers from the ground.
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McHugh glimpses Army energy future
Mar 16, 2012
Secretary of the Army John McHugh glimpsed the Army's energy future, March 16, while attending the Army Power & Energy Initiatives Breakfast and visiting the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Congressional staffers take Army 'hill' at Fort Benning
Mar 15, 2012
Staff representatives of America's lawmakers are spending three days with Soldiers at the Joint Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Ga., to learn about the many aspects of infantry and armor training, March 14-16, 2012.