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Anniversary honors achievements of women warriors |
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Saturday, 25 October 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 24, 2008) - Beginning this week and
through mid-November, the Army will honor the achievements of its women
warriors as part of a three-week "Celebration of Women in the Army."
The commemoration coincides with the anniversary of the full
integration of women into the Army 30 years ago with the
disestablishment of the Women's Army Corps by former President Jimmy
Carter Oct. 20.
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Secretary Geren awards 9 Soldiers at Walter Reed |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 25 October 2008 |
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WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 23, 2008) -- Nine Soldiers received
the Purple Heart and one of them the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device
during a ceremony Oct. 23 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Language company first in Army |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 25 October 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 22, 2008) -- The recently formed
51st Translator Interpreter Company at Fort Irwin, Calif., is the first
unit of its kind in the Army.
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Army unveils new Stability Operations manual |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 18 October 2008 |
WASHINGTON (TRADOC News Service, Oct. 6, 2008) - The commanding general
of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Gen. William
S. Wallace, unveiled new Army doctrine today at the annual meeting of
the Association of the United States Army in Washington.
The new Stability Operations field manual, FM 3-07, puts stability
operations into doctrine after it was recently introduced in FM 3-0,
Operations, where its importance was elevated to the same level as
offensive and defensive operations.
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New manual to cover training for full spectrum |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 11 October 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 9, 2008) - The Army has sent a new
manual for training to the printer and it should be released to the
field in about six weeks, members of the Association of the U.S. Army
were told Monday.
The new FM 7.0 "prescribes the fundamental changes in how we are
training our Army for full-spectrum operations," said Brig. Gen. Robert
Abrams, deputy commander for training at the Combined Arms Center, Fort
Leavenworth, Kan.
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Army operationalizing reserve component |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 11 October 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 10, 2008) - The Army is changing
how it generates forces and is overhauling the National Guard and
Reserve, said the commander of Forces Command Wednesday.
Gen. Charles C. Campbell told reporters during the Association of the
United States Army annual meeting that transitioning the reserve
component from a strategic reserve to an operational force is a crucial
part of modernizing the Army.
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Army Secretary announces 'Year of NCO' at AUSA meeting |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 11 October 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 6, 2008) -- During his keynote
address at the opening of the 2008 Association of the United States
Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, Secretary of the Army Pete Geren
announced that 2009 would be "the Year Of The Noncommissioned Officer."
"At the front of every Army mission in the United States or overseas,
you'll find a non-commissioned officer," he said. "They know their
mission, they know their equipment, but most importantly, they know
their Soldiers."
The secretary said that during the year, the Army will accelerate NCO
development of strategic initiatives, develop new initiatives that
enhance the training, education, capability, and utilization of the NCO
corps, showcase the NCO story to the Army and the American people, and
honor the sacrifices and celebrate contributions of the NCO Corps, past
and present.
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LandWarNet transforming to enable Warfighters |
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Saturday, 11 October 2008 |
WASHINGTON (October 7, 2008, Army News Service) - Army leadership
discussed the importance of transforming LandWarNet to an enterprise
structure in order to enable Warfighter capabilities Monday, at the
Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exhibition.
Lt. Gen. Jeffery A. Sorenson, chief information officer/G-6, led a
panel discussion, "Transforming LandWarNet for the Warfighter," to help
explain how LandWarNet is evolving to deliver needed capabilities to
the Solider more effectively and efficiently.
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Senate confirms Donley to be next secretary of Air Force |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 04 October 2008 |
10/3/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Michael B. Donley will be the next secretary of the Air Force based on an Oct. 2 Senate confirmation vote here.
Secretary Donley had been designated by the president to begin serving as acting secretary on June 21, 2008.
The former director of administration and management for the Defense
Department, he was nominated for the secretary of the Air Force
position and provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee
July 22. Senate confirmation now clears the way for Secretary Donley's
formal appointment by the president.
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Gen. McKinley approved to lead Guard Bureau |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 04 October 2008 |
10/3/2008 - ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Lt.
Gen. Craig R. McKinley was confirmed as the 26th chief of the National
Guard Bureau by the Senate Oct. 2 in Washington, D.C.
He will also become the first four-star general in the nearly 372-year history of the National Guard.
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