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Op For (Free subscription) | yesterday
One may find the following articles which appear in the Daily Telegraph of interest. There are several links to other articles on the British Military and the problems it faces contained therein and I commend those also....
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Op For (Free subscription) | yesterday
One may find the following articles which appear in the Daily Telegraph of interest. There are several links to other articles on the British Military and the problems it faces contained therein and I commend those also....
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Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The Pentagon is launching an urgent review of whether military procedures hinder the identification of service members who pose a threat to their fellow troops.
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Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Washington (CNN) – Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday announced a 45-day review of military policies in response to the Fort Hood killings, telling reporters the November 5 massacre raised questions that "demand complete but prompt answers." The review will examine whether Pentagon policies fall short in identifying service members who pose "credible threats to others,"...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. defense spending in coming years must rise roughly 6 percent on average from the record sum sought by President Barack Obama this year just to meet current plans, Congress's budget office said Wednesday.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced Thursday that he's appointed two former heads of the Army and the Navy to review the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, amid questions about whether political correctness and a shortage of mental health professionals drove the military to keep Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan in the Army longer than it should have.
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Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Congressional budget experts predict defense spending will decline steadily as a share of the U.S. gross domestic product, dipping below 3 percent by 2028. The projection comes as senior defense authorizers from both parties raise concerns about budget constraints shaping Pentagon spending in fiscal 2011 and several years beyond. “The picture is not a pretty one,” Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.),...
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Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced the Defense Department will conduct a broad review of the Nov. 5 Fort Hood, Texas, shooting that left 13 dead and dozens injured.
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CNN (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is expected to announce a sweeping review of military procedures and policies that could help avoid another Fort Hood-type incident, a senior Pentagon official has confirmed to CNN.
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
American soldiers are committing suicide in the greatest numbers since official records began in 1980, with the US Army at a loss to explain the phenomenon since a third of the dead have never been deployed in combat.
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Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recognized the Defense Department's top teachers at a Pentagon ceremony telling them, "there is probably no more important profession at this time than teaching."
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Truth Out (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
About 25,000 children in on-base Air Force daycare centers will be forced to receive the H1N1 vaccine or face being barred from school, Truthout has learned following reports from concerned parents. When a number of Air Force parents opened the November Child Development Center newsletter, they were outraged to learn that their children read more
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konaxis.net | 02/02/2009
The "Mengshi (Warriors)", an off-road military vehicle produced by Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor surpasses U.S. Humvee in 12 out of 15 major battlefield performance indices, according to chief designer Huang Song. The "Mengshi (Warriors)" exhibited superiority in loading capacity and oil consumption, and are well-matched with Humvee in three other indices, Huang was quoted as saying. During the...
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