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Gates details role for additional Afghan forces (www.armytimes.com)
With the United States reevaluating strategy in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is telling allies that additional U.S. forces planned for the war must be shared across the region taking... More
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Defense Secretary Meets With Obama Transition Team (www.defenselink.mil)
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates wrapped up his first session today with President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team leaders, sharing insights about the initial challenges the new defense team... More
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Gates seen more likely to stay Pentagon chief (www.armytimes.com)
What Robert Gates once called “inconceivable to me” — his remaining as defense secretary beyond Inauguration Day — is looking a bit more conceivable to the rest of Washington. The... More
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Online town hall to discuss wounded care (www.marinecorpstimes.com)
Defense health care officials began accepting advance questions on Friday for an online town hall meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 19, to talk about medical programs and services for wounded... More
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MILITARY UPDATE: More rigorous screening for personality disorder (www.gazette.com)
Under pressure from Congress and following the Army's lead, the Department of Defense has imposed a more rigorous screening process on the services for separating troubled members due to "personality... More
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Sources: SecDef race focuses on Danzig (www.militarytimes.com)
President-elect Barack Obama is leaning toward making Richard Danzig, a former Navy secretary and one of his top defense advisers, the next U.S. defense secretary, according to sources. “The Bush... More
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DoD outlines transition preparations (www.militarytimes.com)
As Pentagon officials late last week made final arrangements to begin working with President-elect Barack Obama’s defense transition team, defense insiders in Washington said the list of individuals... More
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Penn State Program To Help Wounded Warriors (sev.prnewswire.com)
More than 65,000 military personnel have been wounded by hostile and nonhostile acts in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. In addition to advances in medical care, recreation programming is playing an... More
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DoD to hold family support summit today (www.airforcetimes.com)
Troops and family members are invited to join a live Oct. 20 Pentagon Webcast of a summit meeting that will explore the best ways to support families of service members who are killed, seriously... More
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DoD offers new benefits guide for injured (www.militarytimes.com)
Troops and their families face a bewildering array of options when serious injury or illness forces retirement or separation from the service. A new Pentagon handbook aims to serve as a one-stop,... More
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