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Saturday, 29 March 2008 |
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (Army News Service, March 27, 2008) -- “One shot,
one kill” may be the motto of the Army sniper, but for Soldiers
qualifying in Basic Rifle Marksmanship, the traditional one shot per
target on the range could soon come to an end.
The Basic Combat Training Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry
Brigade, are testing a new BRM qualification, which combines elements
they will experience on the battlefield -- movement, concealment,
presence of civilians and using multiple rounds on an enemy.
“This is to give Soldiers a qualification standard that is more combat
focused,” said Capt. Sammie Burkes, Company C commander. “It requires
them to use those marksmanship skills they will encounter in a
modern-day battlefield environment.”
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'Dagger' Brigade Switches Patch in Activation Ceremony |
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Friday, 21 March 2008 |
SCHWEINFURT, Germany (Army News Service, March 19, 2008) -- The 2nd
"Dagger" Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Infantry Division officially
became the 172nd Infantry Brigade (Separate) "Blackhawks" during an
activation ceremony here March 17.
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Chaplain Assistant Jumps into Women's History |
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Saturday, 15 March 2008 |
BAGHDAD (Army News Service, March 11, 2008) - Sgt. Maj. Monica J.
Dixon, the Multi-National Corps-Iraq chaplain sergeant major, is the
first female chaplain assistant to achieve jumpmaster status.
"I joined the Army because I wanted to be independent," Dixon said. "I
came from a well-balanced home, but I just wanted to get out from under
my mother's rules. Some people want to be independent and others do
not."
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Excalibur Round Debuts in Afghanistan |
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Saturday, 15 March 2008 |
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Army News Service, March 10, 2008)
-Soldiers fired the first 155mm GPS-guided Excalibur artillery round in
Afghanistan Feb. 25.
The GPS-guided Excalibur round was given the proper grid coordinate to
seek out and destroy a target using the Enhanced Portable Inductive
Artillery Fuse Setter by placing the system on the tip of the round and
sending a digital message containing the coordinate for the round to
find.
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Global Hawk marks 10-year anniversary |
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Saturday, 08 March 2008 |
3/5/2008 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- A Global
Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle landed after an eight-hour mission Feb. 28
that marked 10 years since base officials witnessed its first flight at
Edwards Air Force Base.
On that first flight, the aircraft flew for one hour at an altitude of
32,000 feet, and today the Global Hawk has logged more than 20,000
flight hours including 15,000 hours flown in support of the war on
terrorism.
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Replace aging aircraft or risk irrelevancy, general says |
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Saturday, 08 March 2008 |
3/5/2008 - MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFPN) -- The
commander of Air Force Materiel Command, which is responsible for
delivering war-winning capabilities to the rest of the Air Force, said
during a visit to Air University here that Air Force officials must
develop and buy new aircraft or risk the service becoming irrelevant.
The Air Force must be careful not to be outclassed in the next war,
said Gen. Bruce Carlson shortly after speaking with Air War College and
Squadron Officer School students Feb. 27 about the importance of
recapitalizing the Air Force's aging fleet to maintain air dominance.
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Medal of Honor Recipient Inducted Into Pentagon's Hall of Heroes |
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Saturday, 08 March 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 4, 2008) – Calling him a “mentor,
teacher and legend,” President George W. Bush awarded the Medal of
Honor posthumously March 3 to Master Sgt. Woodrow “Woody” Wilson Keeble.
Keeble is the first full-blooded Sioux Indian to be awarded the Medal
of Honor and the 121st member of the National Guard to be awarded the
nation’s highest military award for valor, according to National Guard
Educational Foundation records.
It was President Bush’s ninth Medal of Honor ceremony – but he said this one was different.
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Air Force leaders announce incoming AETC commander |
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Saturday, 01 March 2008 |
2/28/2008 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Air Force leaders named the commander of Air University as the future leader of Air Education and Training Command Feb. 28.
President George W. Bush has nominated Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz for
appointment to the grade of general and assignment as commander of
AETC, which is responsible for the free world's largest training
system.
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Army Unveils New Field Manual for Operations |
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Saturday, 01 March 2008 |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Army News Service, Feb. 28, 2008) -- The Army's
new field manual for operations, FM 3-0, brings the first major update
of Army capstone doctrine since the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
"This change in operational doctrine is designed to ensure that our
Soldiers have the very best tools, training and leadership they need to
succeed," said Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, the commanding general
of the United States Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
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Army Forms Contracting Command, Campaign Plan |
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Saturday, 01 March 2008 |
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WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 29, 2008) - The acting under
secretary of the Army told Pentagon reporters today that the Army has
begun steps to establish both an Army Contracting Command and an Army
Contracting Campaign Plan to help improve Army contracting.
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