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Helicopter battalion to relocate from Korea to U.S. |
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Saturday, 22 November 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 17, 2008) -- The 1-2 Attack
Reconnaissance Battalion in Korea will relocate to Fort Carson, Colo.,
in March and then train for deployment to Iraq in the fall of 2009,
Army officials announced Monday morning.
The battalion includes 24 Apache helicopters and about 500 Soldiers.
The battalion's associated Aviation Intermediate Maintenance, or AVIM
structure, will also move from Korea to Fort Carson, officials said.
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FCS Active Protection System in 'Top 50' inventions |
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Saturday, 22 November 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 17, 2008) -- The Army's new Active
Protection System, which is designed to safeguard Soldiers and vehicles
from incoming fire, has been named one of the best inventions of 2008
by Time magazine.
"Think of [it] as Star Wars for Soldiers," said Time magazine in its
Nov. 10 edition. The APS "will automatically detect an incoming round
and then launch a missile to destroy it, all within a split second."
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First female four-star general promoted |
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Saturday, 22 November 2008 |
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody became the first female
four-star general in U.S. military history in a Pentagon ceremony and
later assumed command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command from outgoing
commander, Gen. Benjamin S. Griffin at Fort Belvoir Friday.
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Wounded Airman: 'Absolute privilege to defend America' |
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Friday, 14 November 2008 |
11/13/2008 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- A
wounded NCO spoke to 300 Airmen, retirees, Greater San Antonio Chamber
of Commerce officials and members of the Alamo Chapter of the Air Force
Association Nov. 3 at the Randolph Air Force Base Enlisted Club.
The AFA-sponsored "Combat Breakfast" hosted Staff Sgt. Christopher
Slaydon and 21 other wounded warriors recovering from injuries at the
Brooke Army Medical Center's Center for the Intrepid at Fort Sam
Houston in San Antonio.
The gathering was part of the national "Celebrate America's Military Week'' that led into Veterans Day.
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Army looking at new carbines as follow-on to M-4 |
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Friday, 14 November 2008 |
ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service, Nov. 13, 2008) -- Army and industry
leaders gathered Thursday to exchange information about the latest
advances in small-arms technology.
The Army released a Request for Information Aug. 22 asking the weapons
industry to see the latest, state-of-the-art, small-arms technology.
Industry representatives brought examples of that technology to an
invitation-only industry day here to show Secretary of the Army Pete
Geren and representatives of the Army's Program Executive
Office-Soldier.
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Happy birthday, U.S. Marine Corps |
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Saturday, 08 November 2008 |
11/6/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Air Force salutes the Marine Corps on its 233nd birthday Nov. 10.
Originally founded on Nov. 10, 1775, the Marine Corps was composed
mainly of infantrymen serving aboard Navy ships. They were primarily
responsible for the security of the ship, offensive and defensive
boarding parties. They also helped protect the ship's officers from
mutiny.
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Army's chief of staff visits Fort Monmouth and discusses Army Imperatives |
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Saturday, 08 November 2008 |
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In a visit by Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and
his wife, Sheila, to Fort Monmouth Wednesday, the Army's senior-ranking
general officer talked to Fort Monmouth leaders, its workforce and
future officers about the Army's four imperatives to "restore balance"
now and for the future: Sustain, Prepare, Reset and Transform.
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Army awards development contracts for JLTV |
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Saturday, 01 November 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 29, 2008) -- The Army announced
today the awarding of three contracts for technology development on the
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.
Together, the three contracts are worth a combined total of
approximately $166 million. They have been awarded to: BAE Systems Land
& Armament Systems – Ground Systems Division, Santa Clara, Calif.;
General Tactical Vehicles (A Joint Venture of General Dynamics Land
Systems, Inc. and AM General, LLC), Sterling Heights, Mich.; and
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration – Owego; Owego, N.Y.
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Two U.S. officers receive British honors |
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Saturday, 01 November 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 29, 2008) -- The award "Officer of
the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire" was bestowed on two
U.S. Army lieutenant colonels during a ceremony at the British Embassy
Oct. 29.
Lt. Col. Jordan Chroman, who currently serves with the Army's Chief of
Legislative Liaison, and Lt. Col. Sven C. Erichsen of the G-3/5/7 Force
Management Office became honorary OBEs when British ambassador Sir
Nigel Sheinwald presented the awards. Both U.S. officers had served as
exchange officers in the United Kingdom, and the awards were presented
for their contributions to the British military.
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New law allows salutes in civvies during anthem |
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Saturday, 01 November 2008 |
10/31/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Veterans
and servicemembers not in uniform can now render the military-style
hand salute during the playing of the national anthem, thanks to
changes in federal law that took effect in October.
"The military salute is a unique gesture of respect that marks those
who have served in our nation's armed forces," said Dr. James B. Peake,
secretary of Veterans Affairs. "This provision allows the application
of that honor in all events involving our nation's flag."
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