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Friday, October 26, 2007
Chairman Supports All-Volunteer Force
(10.26.2007) The all-volunteer force has made the nation's defense the strongest it's ever been, the U.S. military's top officer said this week, adding that he would not want to return to a Vietnam-era military by implementin...
Story by Fred Baker
Gates: NATO Must Increase Assets, Cut Caveats i...
(10.26.2007) Defense Secretary Robert M Gates urged European military leaders meeting today to step up their countries' contributions in Afghanistan and eliminate restrictions on their forces that threaten the mission's succe...
Story by Donna Miles
CNO, MCPON Visit NSA Bahrain
(10.26.2007) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead visited Bahrain Oct. 26 for the first time since Roughead assumed office as the 29th CNO Oct. 11. Bahrain was the initial stop on Roughead’s trip.
Unyielding Dedication: Soldier Is Making Defens...
(10.26.2007) It didn’t matter that he already had a good job that paid well, and his convictions weren’t shaken after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. He wanted to join the Army full time. He wanted to become a full-t...
Story by Spc. Nathan Hoskins
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Why We Serve: Patriotism Prompts Nurse to Rejoi...
(10.26.2007) A sense of duty and patriotism caused a specialist in women's health care to rejoin the Air Force at age 42.
Story by Gerry Gilmore
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Chairman Identifies 'Tough Questions' Facing U.S.
(10.26.2007) In his first public speech as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen identified pressing questions the United States faces as it attempts to counter emerging threats while maintaining...
Story by John Kruzel
Supply Airmen Help Take Fight to Enemy
(10.26.2007) Keeping aircraft flying and warfighters supplied in Afghanistan is a challenging job, but one done gladly by members of the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Supply Flight.
Story by Staff Sgt. Mike Andriacco
Guardsman Goes Full-Time to Answer Nation's Call
(10.26.2007) It did not matter that he already had a good job that paid well, and his convictions were not shaken after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. Tom Jessee wanted to join the Army full time. He wanted to become a fu...
Story by Cpl. Nathan Hoskins
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3RD HBCT Gospel Choir Performs for Soldiers
(10.26.2007) Soldiers of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division’s gospel choir performed a concert for Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment Sept. 25 at Combat Outpost Cleary.
Story by Sgt. Natalie Rostek
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Scotts, Mich., Native Surprised by Ramadi
(10.26.2007) At a time when deployments to Iraq seem to be a regular occurrence for Marines, one Scotts, Mich., native is eager and amazed at what a trip to Ramadi actually reveals about how far the United States has come dur...
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CNG Soldiers Activate to Support Local Authorit...
(10.26.2007) A patchwork of approximately 1,500 California National Guard soldiers were alerted to Southern California early Monday morning to support local authorities with the wildfires that have blazed across the county t...
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Mullen Pledges Best Effort 'To Prevent Forces F...
(10.26.2007) U.S. ground forces are not broken, but they are capable of breaking, the military's highest-ranking officer said Oct. 25, while vowing to make relieving strains on troops a top priority.
Story by John Kruzel
Soldiers Express Gratitude for Overwhelming Sup...
(10.26.2007) Soldiers of the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) who do not receive mail on a regular basis have something to look forward to weekly. The chaplain’s office of the 1st TSC, in collaboration with Any Soldier Inc.,...
Story by Staff Sgt. Anishka Fulton
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(10.26.2007) The all-volunteer force has made the nation's defense the strongest it's ever been, the U.S. military's top officer said this week, adding that he would not want to return to a Vietnam-era military by implementin...
Story by Fred Baker
Gates: NATO Must Increase Assets, Cut Caveats i...
(10.26.2007) Defense Secretary Robert M Gates urged European military leaders meeting today to step up their countries' contributions in Afghanistan and eliminate restrictions on their forces that threaten the mission's succe...
Story by Donna Miles
CNO, MCPON Visit NSA Bahrain
(10.26.2007) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead visited Bahrain Oct. 26 for the first time since Roughead assumed office as the 29th CNO Oct. 11. Bahrain was the initial stop on Roughead’s trip.
Unyielding Dedication: Soldier Is Making Defens...
(10.26.2007) It didn’t matter that he already had a good job that paid well, and his convictions weren’t shaken after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. He wanted to join the Army full time. He wanted to become a full-t...
Story by Spc. Nathan Hoskins
3 images
Why We Serve: Patriotism Prompts Nurse to Rejoi...
(10.26.2007) A sense of duty and patriotism caused a specialist in women's health care to rejoin the Air Force at age 42.
Story by Gerry Gilmore
1 images
Chairman Identifies 'Tough Questions' Facing U.S.
(10.26.2007) In his first public speech as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen identified pressing questions the United States faces as it attempts to counter emerging threats while maintaining...
Story by John Kruzel
Supply Airmen Help Take Fight to Enemy
(10.26.2007) Keeping aircraft flying and warfighters supplied in Afghanistan is a challenging job, but one done gladly by members of the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Supply Flight.
Story by Staff Sgt. Mike Andriacco
Guardsman Goes Full-Time to Answer Nation's Call
(10.26.2007) It did not matter that he already had a good job that paid well, and his convictions were not shaken after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. Tom Jessee wanted to join the Army full time. He wanted to become a fu...
Story by Cpl. Nathan Hoskins
3 images
3RD HBCT Gospel Choir Performs for Soldiers
(10.26.2007) Soldiers of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division’s gospel choir performed a concert for Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment Sept. 25 at Combat Outpost Cleary.
Story by Sgt. Natalie Rostek
3 images
Scotts, Mich., Native Surprised by Ramadi
(10.26.2007) At a time when deployments to Iraq seem to be a regular occurrence for Marines, one Scotts, Mich., native is eager and amazed at what a trip to Ramadi actually reveals about how far the United States has come dur...
1 images
CNG Soldiers Activate to Support Local Authorit...
(10.26.2007) A patchwork of approximately 1,500 California National Guard soldiers were alerted to Southern California early Monday morning to support local authorities with the wildfires that have blazed across the county t...
5 images
Mullen Pledges Best Effort 'To Prevent Forces F...
(10.26.2007) U.S. ground forces are not broken, but they are capable of breaking, the military's highest-ranking officer said Oct. 25, while vowing to make relieving strains on troops a top priority.
Story by John Kruzel
Soldiers Express Gratitude for Overwhelming Sup...
(10.26.2007) Soldiers of the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) who do not receive mail on a regular basis have something to look forward to weekly. The chaplain’s office of the 1st TSC, in collaboration with Any Soldier Inc.,...
Story by Staff Sgt. Anishka Fulton
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