In This Week in the DoD for Sept. 2:
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, who commanded NATO forces in Afghanistan, Multinational Forces-Iraq, U.S. Central Command, the 101st Airborne and more throughout his nearly 40-year career in uniform, has retired from the Army to assume leadership of the CIA.
President Barack Obama spoke to the American Legion National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn. There, he vowed to stand behind and support service members, veterans, retirees and military families as Congress debates the national budget in Washington, D.C.
Hurricane Irene passed over the United States’ Eastern seaboard, leaving behind it heavy flooding, damaged buildings and massive power outages. In Vermont, where floods have reached historic levels, the National Guard is assisting in the recovery effort.
The Real Warriors Campaign has unveiled and launched its mobile web site. The new site gives mobile web users, whether they’re service members, veterans, family members or medical professionals, access to the campaign’s resources, including videos, articles, brochures and access to the Defense Centers of Excellence Outreach Center.
The Navy is showing off its new biofuels capabilities by having the Blue Angels fly demonstrations this weekend at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., powered entirely by a 50/50 blend of traditional JP-5 jet fuel and a camelina-based biofuel.
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