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Uniform inspires act of honoring Airmen |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 09 August 2008 |
8/5/2008 - LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFPN) -- On a recent trip to a bookstore, I was approached by a man in his late 30s to early 40s.
He seemed nervous and upset; avoiding eye contact and shifting his
weight from one foot to the other. My guard went up immediately. In 22
years of military service, I've heard some negative things said about
the military, my branch of service, my choice of occupation given my
gender, and the general displeasure with government policy at large.
The challenge has always been not to take these statements personally.
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Senate confirms General Schwartz as next chief of staff |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 02 August 2008 |
8/1/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Gen.
Norton A. Schwartz, a 35-year veteran in special operations, will be
the 19th Air Force chief of staff, according to a Senate confirmation
vote which occurred Aug. 1.
General Schwartz provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services
Committee on July 22, before the full Senate voted on his confirmation.
Now the president must appoint the general before he can assume his new
position.
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New tool may enhance the way Soldiers communicate with locals in theater |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 02 August 2008 |
FORT HOOD, Texas - Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division could soon have
a new tool for their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom that enhances the way they communicate with the people living
in Iraq.
A few First Team troopers, along with senior leaders, got their first
glimpse of the Vcommunicator Mobile, a light-weight, compact, hand-held
translation device and cultural awareness aid, during a demonstration
of the capability at the 1st Cav. Div. headquarters here July 21-22.
Currently in use by approximately 700 military service members in Iraq
and Afghanistan, the one-way translation device offers hundreds of
phrases in five different languages to include Iraqi Arabic, Kurdish,
Dari, Pashto and Modern Standard Arabic. It also offers, via video
cues, cultural gestures in the form of hand signals that may be common
to a specific region, allowing for cultural awareness.
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Dunwoody confirmed as first female four-star |
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Written by davidtkl
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Friday, 25 July 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 24, 2008) -- The U.S. Senate
confirmed Wednesday the appointment of Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody to the
grade of four-star general.
Dunwoody, who will be the first woman to serve as a four-star general
in the U.S. military, was also confirmed for assignment as commanding
general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Va.
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Guard units receive more high-tech Lakota helicopters |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 19 July 2008 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 10, 2008) - Louisiana's Aviation
Command last week became the latest National Guard unit to receive the
new light utility UH-72A Lakota helicopter.
C- Company, 1-114th Aviation Security and Support Battalion received
two Lakota's July 2 and is slated to receive two more of the
state-of-the-art helicopters later this month. They will be used for
command and control missions such as aerial reconnaissance,
counter-drug operations, weapons of mass destruction, and hurricane
emergencies.
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