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Commentary: Army Modernization Necessary, Successful, Long Overdue |
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In The News
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 17 May 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 14, 2008) -- If you owned a 1978
Chevy Impala, you'll remember that it was big, powered by a
12-mile-per-gallon V-8 engine. Its advanced safety features were lap
seatbelts and drum brakes. It had a push-button radio and - if you were
lucky - an 8-track player.
Three decades later, you may be driving a crossover sport utility
vehicle powered by a 35-mile-per-gallon hybrid engine and rolling on
20-inch run-flat tires. Its advanced safety features include
voice-activated controls, a crash avoidance system, side and rear video
cameras, heads-up night vision display, a full suite of airbags and an
onboard computer connected to a communications network with GPS
technology, satellite radio and OnStar.
Basically, you have a world of information at your fingertips.
Just as the commercial market is transforming to meet personal market
demands, the Army is transforming to meet Soldiers' needs in an era of
persistent conflict.
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Raven Launches New Battlefield Perspective |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 10 May 2008 |
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Army News Service, April 30, 2008) - Soldiers
assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne got a hands on
perspective on the Raven, an unmanned aerial vehicle, during a 10-day
Raven training course from April 22 to May 2 at the 3rd Brigade Combat
Team headquarters.
Once limited to brigade and higher level commanders, the hand-launched
aircraft is one of the latest technologies to enhance warfighting
capabilities, putting aerial reconnaissance tools in the hands of
Paratroopers on the ground.
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2007 Chaplain Service Award winners announced |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 10 May 2008 |
5/8/2008 - BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE, D.C. (AFPN) -- The
chief of Air Force chaplains has announced the winners of the annual
Air Force Chaplain Service Awards program for 2007. Winners were
recognized in individual categories for both active and Reserve
components, and Airmen at three chapels earned recognition as the
Chaplain Service's most outstanding chapel teams. Chaplain (Maj. Gen.)
Charles C. Baldwin hosted individual winners at an awards luncheon here
earlier this month.
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Special Forces Soldier Awarded Second Highest Medal For Combat |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 03 May 2008 |
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Army News Service, May 1, 2008) - A 7th Special
Forces Group (Airborne) Soldier was awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross during a ceremony here Wednesday for valorous actions during
Operation Enduring Freedom.
A 20-year veteran, Master Sgt. Brendan O'Connor, formerly a senior
medic on a 2nd Battalion, 7th SFG (A) Operational Detachment Alpha, was
presented the award while he stood before family, friends, and fellow
Soldiers.
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Petraeus-Odierno Team Nominated to Lead CENTCOM, Iraq |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 03 May 2008 |
WASHINGTON (AFPS, April 23, 2008) - The White House will nominate Army
Gen. David H. Petraeus, currently commander of Multinational Force
Iraq, to be the next U.S. Central Command commander, Defense Secretary
Robert M. Gates announced Wednesday.
"I recommended him to the president because I am absolutely confident
he is the best man for the job," Gates told reporters. He cited
Petraeus' in-depth understanding of the situation in Iraq as well as
counterinsurgency operations, and the successes seen in Iraq under his
leadership.
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Medals of Valor Awarded for Sadr City Operation |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 26 April 2008 |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (April 21, 2008) - Multiple improvised-explosive devices,
rocket-propelled grenades and a hail of gunfire greeted Silver Lions'
Soldiers as they conducted route clearance in the southern portion of
the Sadr City district of Baghdad April 11.
Abrams Tanks from Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor
Regiment, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, accompanying the
route-clearance vehicles rushed into action to suppress the swelling
attack that disabled a Coalition Forces' vehicle and injured a Soldier.
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12-Month Deployments to Reduce Stress, Build Depth |
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In The News
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 26 April 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 21, 2008) -- Soldiers can now look
forward to less time away from their families as the Army finalizes
plans for shortened deployment lengths in support of the war on terror.
With the decision by President George W. Bush April 12, the Army will
return to 12- month deployments after Aug. 1, said Lt. Gen. James D.
Thurman, deputy chief of staff of the Army for G-3 (Operations). He
said the shortened tour lengths would be good for both Soldiers and the
Army.
"It's going to help us begin to restore the balance that we need to do
in the Army," he said. "That will help us reduce that stress and strain
on our Soldiers and their families. It will also help us by continuing
to build that strategic depth back in the Army."
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Chief of Staff Recognizes Army's Best Rangers |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 26 April 2008 |
FORT BENNING, Ga. (Army News Service, April 22, 2008) --- A team
representing the 75th Ranger Regiment won the 2008 Best Ranger
Competition which ended Sunday at Fort Benning after 60 hours of
competition.
Staff Sgt. Shayne Cherry, of Monroe Neb., and Staff Sgt. Michael
Broussard, of Brentwood, Calif., bested a field of 29 teams which
started the competition Friday.
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Soldiers Win Shooting Medals at Beijing World Cup |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 19 April 2008 |
BEIJING, China - The U.S. Shooting Team earned two medals April 15 at
the "Good Luck Beijing" 2008 International Sport Shooting Federation
World Cup, which is the test event for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Spc. Walton Glenn Eller III of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit of
Fort Benning, Ga., captured the Silver Medal in Men's Double Trap,
while USAMU's Sgt. 1st Class Daryl L. Szarenski claimed the Bronze
Medal in the Men's 50-Meter Free Pistol event.
The Men's Double Trap final was conducted under a cascade of
catkins, brought by the slight wind blowing on the range, which gave
the unusual impression of snow fall. Two-time Olympian and last year's
World Cup Final Champion Eller did not seemed phased by the conditions,
shooting 48 targets in the final, for a total of 188 targets, earning
him the Silver Medal.
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Master Sergeant Awarded Soldier's Medal for Saving Lives |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 12 April 2008 |
LOS ANGELES (Army News Service, April 7, 2008) - A Reserve Officers
Training Corps instructor at the University of Southern California
received the Soldiers Medal April 2 for his actions more than four
years ago to save Soldiers trapped in a sinking Humvee.
When a vehicle accident along a scout route caused an armored Humvee to
flip over an embankment, leaving the vehicle submerged with Soldiers
trapped inside near the Diyala River in Iraq on Aug. 30, 2003, Master
Sgt. (then-Sgt. 1st Class) Curtis (Bobby) Elliott, sprang into action.
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