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Early lessons shaped Air Force chief of staff's perspective |
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 |
8/21/2008 - BELLEVUE, Neb. (AFPN) -- The
Air Force chief of staff recently shared some insight on the
experiences that shaped his career and perspective he carries with him
in his new position.
The general spoke as part of Air Force Week in the Heartland Aug. 15 at the Criss Auditorium of the Bellevue University here.
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz spoke to 300 community leaders from greater
Omaha and members from nearby Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., and then led
an Executive Leadership Forum comprised of local business and Air Force
leaders. The events were part of Air Force Week in the Heartland which
wrapped up Aug. 17.
In his speech to the packed auditorium, the general first thanked the
Bellevue and Omaha community for their support of Offutt AFB and all
servicemembers.
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Long Knife troops receive combat patches |
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Friday, 22 August 2008 |
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq (Army News Service, Aug. 19,
2008) - Most generations in American history experienced a major war;
one which produced combat veterans. Operation Iraqi Freedom is
producing the next generation and some of the best combat veterans
America has ever seen.
The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Long Knife Brigade,
deployed in support of OIF a little over two months ago, and their
brigade's 4th Special Troop Battalion, Spartan, officially received
their combat patches during a ceremony at Contingency Operating Base
Adder Aug. 13.
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Army displays 100 technologies at end of 4-month test |
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Saturday, 16 August 2008 |
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Cutting-edge
technologies for both land and air missions were viewed at Fort Dix
Tuesday at the C4ISR On-the-Move Event 08, culminating four months of
high-tech testing.
C4ISR stands for Command, Control, Communication, Computers,
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, and that organization
began the testing in April in collaboration with industry partners and
the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering
Center , or CERDEC, headquartered at Fort Monmouth, N.J. Technicians
from the labs rolled onto Range 1 at Dix this week to demonstrate
technologies supporting future force capabilities.
The systems displayed are still under assessment, C4ISR officials said,
adding that initial results of the four-month test will be published in
November.
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1st Air Cav receives new heavy-lift helos |
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Saturday, 16 August 2008 |
FORT HOOD, Texas - From the outside, the CH-47F Chinooks don't look
much different from their predecessors, aside from the new paint job,
but making that observation is like judging a book by its cover.
This new model is the latest chapter in a long history dating all the way back to the Vietnam War.
Now these new, technologically advanced, twin-rotor, heavy-lift
helicopters are in the able hands of pilots and flight engineers from
Company B, 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry
Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, who are only the third unit in the Army
to field them, said Capt. Kevin Consedine, a Chinook pilot and the
Commander of Co. B.
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General McNabb confirmed by Senate |
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Saturday, 09 August 2008 |
8/2/2008 - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFPN) -- Gen.
Duncan McNabb soon will assume command of the United States
Transportation Command. With the Senate confirmation vote Aug. 1, the
34-year Air Force veteran will become the ninth USTRANSCOM commander.
General McNabb provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services
Committee on July 22 prior to the full Senate voting on his
confirmation. The president must offer the official appointment to the
general before he can assume his new position.
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Uniform inspires act of honoring Airmen |
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Saturday, 09 August 2008 |
8/5/2008 - LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFPN) -- On a recent trip to a bookstore, I was approached by a man in his late 30s to early 40s.
He seemed nervous and upset; avoiding eye contact and shifting his
weight from one foot to the other. My guard went up immediately. In 22
years of military service, I've heard some negative things said about
the military, my branch of service, my choice of occupation given my
gender, and the general displeasure with government policy at large.
The challenge has always been not to take these statements personally.
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Senate confirms General Schwartz as next chief of staff |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 02 August 2008 |
8/1/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Gen.
Norton A. Schwartz, a 35-year veteran in special operations, will be
the 19th Air Force chief of staff, according to a Senate confirmation
vote which occurred Aug. 1.
General Schwartz provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services
Committee on July 22, before the full Senate voted on his confirmation.
Now the president must appoint the general before he can assume his new
position.
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New tool may enhance the way Soldiers communicate with locals in theater |
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Saturday, 02 August 2008 |
FORT HOOD, Texas - Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division could soon have
a new tool for their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom that enhances the way they communicate with the people living
in Iraq.
A few First Team troopers, along with senior leaders, got their first
glimpse of the Vcommunicator Mobile, a light-weight, compact, hand-held
translation device and cultural awareness aid, during a demonstration
of the capability at the 1st Cav. Div. headquarters here July 21-22.
Currently in use by approximately 700 military service members in Iraq
and Afghanistan, the one-way translation device offers hundreds of
phrases in five different languages to include Iraqi Arabic, Kurdish,
Dari, Pashto and Modern Standard Arabic. It also offers, via video
cues, cultural gestures in the form of hand signals that may be common
to a specific region, allowing for cultural awareness.
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Dunwoody confirmed as first female four-star |
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Friday, 25 July 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 24, 2008) -- The U.S. Senate
confirmed Wednesday the appointment of Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody to the
grade of four-star general.
Dunwoody, who will be the first woman to serve as a four-star general
in the U.S. military, was also confirmed for assignment as commanding
general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Va.
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Guard units receive more high-tech Lakota helicopters |
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Saturday, 19 July 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 10, 2008) - Louisiana's Aviation
Command last week became the latest National Guard unit to receive the
new light utility UH-72A Lakota helicopter.
C- Company, 1-114th Aviation Security and Support Battalion received
two Lakota's July 2 and is slated to receive two more of the
state-of-the-art helicopters later this month. They will be used for
command and control missions such as aerial reconnaissance,
counter-drug operations, weapons of mass destruction, and hurricane
emergencies.
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