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Future Combat Systems Complete First Major Test |
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Written by davidtkl
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Friday, 13 June 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 11, 2008) -- In the high mountain
desert of Fort Bliss, Texas, Future Combat Systems successfully
completed a first Force Development Test and Experiment May 18.
Army Evaluation Task Force Soldiers tested FCS Spin Out 1 systems over
the course of several weeks within conditions representative of today's
operational environment in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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Digital Records Improve Soldiers' Medical Care |
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In The News
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Written by davidtkl
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Friday, 13 June 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 12, 2008) - Soldiers who need
medical care while deployed don't need to worry about paper records
getting lost thanks to the Medical Communications for Combat Casualty
Care system, which stores their records digitally.
MC4 is now used at all Army hospitals and aid stations in Iraq and
Afghanistan, in addition to South Korea, Germany, Italy, Egypt, and by
Army Special Forces and Air Force, Navy and Marine providers in
Southwest Asia.
More than 24,000 systems have been deployed and the program has
captured almost 5 million records so far, according to Lt. Col. Edward
Clayson, Ph.D., MC4's commander and product manager. He said more than
26,000 field medics, doctors, nurses and commanders have been trained
on its use since March 2003.
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Guard Soldiers Receive Battlefield Promotions |
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Written by davidtkl
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Friday, 13 June 2008 |
ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service, June 12, 2008) - Five Army National
Guard Soldiers have received battlefield promotions while serving in
Iraq.
They are the first Minutemen to benefit from a new Army experimental
program reintroducing battlefield promotions for the first time since
World War II.
"They were recognized on a level playing field alongside the other
components, the Active Army and the Reserve," said Sgt. Maj. Michael
Lawrence, senior enlisted advisor, National Guard affairs,
Multinational Corps-Iraq. "They are performing at the same standards as
all of their contemporaries."
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Sharp Takes Command in Korea |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 07 June 2008 |
YONGSAN GARRISON, Republic of Korea - Gen. Walter L. Sharp
assumed command today of United Nations Command, Combined Forces
Command and U.S. Forces Korea, saying the U.S.-Republic of Korea
Alliance will stay "flexible and powerful enough" to deal with any
potential threats in the region.
"The ROK-U.S. Alliance is one of the most enduring in the world and
remains the cornerstone of peace and stability in Northeast Asia,"
General Sharp said in his remarks after assuming command. "I look
forward to the next chapter of this Alliance as we continue to increase
our capabilities and strengthen our partnership."
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Medal of Honor Recipient Inducted into Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes |
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Articles -
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 07 June 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 4, 2008) -- Spc. Ross A. McGinnis,
the second Soldier to earn the Medal of Honor in Iraq, was inducted
into the Hall of Heroes during a Pentagon ceremony Tuesday.
His family, friends and fellow Soldiers were on hand to witness the
event. His parents, Tom and Romayne McGinnis, received a plaque and
Medal of Honor flag to honor their son’s sacrifice.
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