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Aviation Modernization Program to Field Lakota, Modify Current Helos |
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Saturday, 26 January 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 18, 2008) - The Army's
$14.6-billion aviation modernization program includes fielding the
Lakota UH-72A, along with a number of modifications to existing
helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Army leaders from Program Executive Office Aviation and Training and
Doctrine Command offered their latest updates on the Army's fleet of
helicopters as well as its unmanned aircraft systems program at the
Association of the United States Army's aviation symposium and
exposition here last week.
Panel discussions focused on modifications to the UH-60M Black Hawk,
UH-72A Lakota, CH-47F Chinook, AH-64D Apache Longbow, UH-58D Kiowa
Warrior and the Shadow UAV under a modernization program that began in
2004 and continues through 2011.
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Air Force receives 4 Presidential Rank Awards for intelligence |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
1/15/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- White
House officials here recently chose four career intelligence senior
executives for 2007 Presidential Rank Awards for their exceptional
long-term accomplishments.
Winners of this prestigious award are strong leaders and professionals
who achieve results and consistently demonstrate strength, integrity,
industry, and a relentless commitment to excellence in public service.
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Army Destroys Half of Chemical Stockpile |
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Written by davidtkl
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Friday, 11 January 2008 |
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Army News Service, Jan. 9, 2008) - As of
Dec. 10, the Army has safely destroyed 50 percent of the United States'
chemical-agent stockpile since beginning to comply with the Chemical
Weapons Convention April 29, 1997.
Officially the "Convention on the Prohibition of the Development,
Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their
Destruction," the CWC is a treaty among more than 170 nations to ban
the development and use of chemical weapons and to destroy existing
stockpiles and production facilities in countries that have ratified
it.
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F-15 Eagle accident report released |
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Written by davidtkl
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Friday, 11 January 2008 |
1/10/2008 - LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- A
failure of the upper right longeron, a critical support structure in
the F-15C Eagle, caused the crash of a Missouri Air National Guard
F-15C, four miles south-southeast of Boss, Missouri, Nov 2.
According to the Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report
released Jan. 10, a technical analysis of the recovered F-15C wreckage
determined that the longeron didn't meet blueprint specifications. This
defect led to a series of fatigue cracks in the right upper longeron.
These cracks expanded under life cycle stress, causing the longeron to
fail, which initiated a catastrophic failure of the remaining support
structures and led to the aircraft breaking apart in flight.
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Air strikes hit more than 40 targets in Iraq |
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Written by davidtkl
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Friday, 11 January 2008 |
1/10/2008 - FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq (AFPN) -- More
than 40 targets were hit after precision air strikes destroyed reported
al-Qaida safe havens Jan. 10 in Arab Jabour, Iraq.
The precision air strikes supported Operation Phantom Phoenix, the
overarching operation that includes Operation Marne Thunderbolt.
Thirty-eight bombs were dropped within the first 10 minutes, with a total tonnage of 40,000 pounds.
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Operation Patriot Strike Nets AQI Suspects |
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Friday, 04 January 2008 |
UBAYDI, Iraq (Army News Service, Jan. 2, 2008) -- Going after al-Qaeda
cell leaders in the Ubaydi farmland 20 miles south of Baghdad, U.S. and
Iraqi troops launched a three-pronged assault on the area which netted
dozens of detainees, Dec. 29.
Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, and
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor, along with about
200 Iraqi troops, raided houses and searched fields near the Tigris
River.
The operation was planned by Task Force 1-76 Field Artillery, part of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
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Ironhorse Brigade Reflects on Progress in Iraq |
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Friday, 04 January 2008 |
CAMP TAJI, Iraq (Army News Service, Jan. 2, 2008) - When the
"Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division first arrived in
Iraq nearly 15 months ago, the security situation was quite different
from the one they now experience as they patrol the streets throughout
their area of operations.
The brigade has seen a "phenomenal change" from having 150 enemy
attacks per week for the first seven to 10 weeks in theater to having
only about 10 significant events per week, now mostly involving the
finding of weapons caches and improvised explosive devices with only
isolated incidents of coordinated enemy attacks, according to Maj.
Patrick Michaelis, the Ironhorse brigade's operations officer.
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Mesa Verde Commissioned Newest Navy Ship |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 29 December 2007 |
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (NNS) -- More than 300 Sailors and a platoon of
Marines manned the rails of USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), the newest San
Antonio class ship, bringing her to life during the commissioning
ceremony held at Port Panama City, Fla., Dec. 15.
The ship is named in honor of the Mesa Verde National Park in
southwestern Colorado. In 1906, Congress established Mesa Verde as the
first cultural park in the National Parks System. This is the first
U.S. Navy ship to be named Mesa Verde.
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M-4 Carbine Has High Soldier Confidence Despite Test |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 22 December 2007 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 18, 2007) - In a test conducted
last month under extreme conditions, the M-4 carbine had just over 1 of
every 100 rounds jam in the weapon or magazine. A recent survey,
though, indicated that an overwhelming majority of Soldiers who have
used the M-4 in combat have high confidence in the weapon.
At a Pentagon media roundtable Dec. 17, the Army addressed the results
of the M-4 carbine Extreme Dust Test III conducted in November. The
test had been scrutinized by Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma after the
M-4 finished last of four weapons in the
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Army Announces Stationing Decisions for New Troops |
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Saturday, 22 December 2007 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 19, 2007) - Secretary of the Army
Pete Geren and Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody today
announced plans to activate three new units in 2008, and other
unit-stationing decisions to support the Army's growth by up to 74,200
Soldiers, including 65,000 active-duty Soldiers, by 2010.
The stationing plans announced during a Pentagon press conference this
afternoon include six infantry brigade combat teams, eight
active-component support brigades and various-sized combat-support and
combat-service-support units.
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