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Obama visits Alaska, pledges commitments
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told service members in Alaska
Nov. 12 he will not risk their lives without a clear mission, the equipment
they need and the strategy required to succeed.
Obama stopped at Elmendorf Air Force Base on his way to
meetings in Asia. The president told the crowd that he has no greater honor
than serving as commander-in-chief.
He told the service members he will never hesitate to use
force to protect the American people or the nation’s vital interests.
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Today's military - The new century’s
greatest generation
In his 1998 book “The Greatest Generation,” television journalist Tom Brokaw
single-handedly granted a new and apt term for a generation of Americans who
endured the hardships of the Great Depression only to fight fascism in three
continental campaigns during World War II.
They were normal men and women who weathered the greatest
economic disaster the industrialized world has ever seen, turning around to
fight a determined enemy for as long as it took, not knowing they would be
away from home for nearly four years.
Today, we are seeing a similar phenomenon. Following the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, United States’ military troops were called to
fight the specter of extremism in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Republic of the
Philippines and the Horn of Africa with little indication of how long it
will take for the combined campaigns to come to a satisfactory resolution.
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Year of the Noncommissioned Officer
Spotlight NCO
As a noncommissioned officer, Bob Becker took pride in serving and
supporting his Soldiers. Becker’s career as a Soldier spanned from June 1977
to November 1991.
Today, as a civilian employee, he continues to serve
Soldiers and support their missions as the U.S. Army Alaska property book
manager.
Becker considers his support of Soldiers to be his most
important job, then and now. His priorities are reflected in his choices of
Army career milestones.
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Soldiers learn skills critical to sustaining Army health in coming years
FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- About 30 Fort Jackson
Soldiers and civilians participated this week in a course at the
University of Pennsylvania designed to help Soldiers and their families
develop resilience. But they did it from more than 600 miles away. The
group joined via video teleconference 200 Soldiers and civilians
studying to be master resilience trainers. The class was addressed by
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. Pictured:
Richard Keller, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, speaks to a
group of students attending a 10-day Master Resilience Trainer Course at
the Recruiting and Retention School on Fort Jackson, S.C. Photo credit
Mike A. Glasch.
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Pentagon launches review of Fort Hood shooting
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(Nov. 19, 2009) -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced the
Defense Department will conduct a broad review of the Nov. 5 Fort Hood,
Texas, shooting that left 13 dead and dozens injured. Former Army
Secretary Togo West and retired Navy Adm. Vernon Clark, former chief of
naval operations, will head the initial 45-day review, which will inform
a follow-on investigation expected to last four to six months. "The
shootings at Fort Hood raise a number of troubling questions that demand
complete but prompt answers," Gates said during a Pentagon briefing.
Photo credit Courtesy graphic.
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Mental fitness focus for Vicenza comprehensive working group
 VICENZA,
Italy - Sitting in front of a computer and filling out a
questionnaire sounds like a strange way to test fitness, but that's
exactly how the Army will measure the fitness of the force as part of
the new Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program. The CSF program is
focused on building personally resilient troops by ensuring they're
healthy in their physical, emotional, social, family and spiritual
lives, said Megan Hallam, USAG Vicenza's Health Promotion Officer.
Pictured: Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team bow
their heads during the invocation at a colors casing ceremony Nov. 10,
at Vicenza, Italy. Photo credit Laura Kreider (USAG Vicenza).
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Island Paradise at the Forefront of Missile Defense
TUMON BAY, Guam -- "Guam: Where America\'s Day Begins."
This slogan is plastered on bumper stickers, t-shirts and signs
in the tourist filled enclave here. The 32nd largest island in
the U.S., this tropical territory currently finds its self the
primary focus of world-wide missile defense.
Pictured: Mr. James Cruz (far right) of
Joint Task Force - Homeland Defense (JTF-HD) answers questions
from members of the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC)
regarding the standing up of the Missile Defense Task Force on
Guam. Photo Credit: Capt. David W. Eastburn, 94th AAMDC PAO.
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PACOM hosts furlough discussion
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SMITH, Hawaii - The furlough of public school teachers has the
potential to displace as many as 14,000 military students
attending Hawaii public schools for 17 or 21 furlough days for
the 10- or 12-month school year. To help mitigate the impact on
these students of military families, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM)
sponsored a working session for its service components and the
Coast Guard, Oct. 7, to address the issue. Services organized
teams from their respective Child and Youth organizations,
Morale Recreation and Welfare administrators, and other members
of their choosing.
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