In the “This Week in the DoD” podcast for June 3:
An outbreak of E. Coli in Germany has prompted Public Health Command Region–Europe and Europe Regional Medical Command health officials to encourage everyone to practice safe food preparation practices. Read more here.
President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry in a White House ceremony next month. Petry is the second living recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan, after Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta.
The president also announced who he’s chosen to replace Adm. Mike Mullen and Marine Gen. James Cartwright as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff when they step down this September. Pending Congressional approval, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey will be the next chairman and Adm. James Winnefeld will be the next vice chairman.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour touched down this week at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., after flying its final mission. The Endeavour and its crew delivered spare parts and imaging equipment to the International Space Station.
DoDLive is featuring stories about Department of Defense Community Partnerships. Groups around the world are teaming up with our allies’ military units to train together and learn from each other. These relationships are the foundation to strengthen ties with our neighbors at home and partners abroad. This week, we focused on a story about trilateral training with American, German and Greek forces on the island of Crete.
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