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Episode #134: Weekly News Roundup for May 4, 2012

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for May 4: President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan, where he signed a ten-year defense agreement between the U.S. and Afghan governments, outlining the two countries’ relationship after the combat misison ends …
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Episode #131: Weekly News Roundup for April 13, 2012

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for April 13: This week marked the one-year anniversary of the Joining Forces campaign, a program focused on military families led by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President …
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Posted in Bloggers Roundtable, DoD News, Emerging Media, Podcast | Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force Cross, April 17, Capt. Barry Crawford, crash, Distinguished Service Cross, F/A-18, First Lady, income tax, IRS, Joining Forces, Marines, Michelle Obama, military families, mishap, Month of the Military Child, Morocco, MV-22 Osprey, podcast, Sgt. Felipe Pereira, tax day, The Colbert Report, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF, USMC, Virginia Beach | Leave a comment

Episode #129: Weekly News Roundup for March 30, 2012

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for March 30: President Barack Obama visited troops in the Republic of Korea while in the country for an international nuclear summit. At the summit, he re-affirmed the United States’ commitment to security in …
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Posted in DoD News, Emerging Media | Tagged Afghanistan, Around the Air Force, Canada, charges, Department of Defense, DMZ, DoD, DoDLive, General Janet Wolfenbarger, General John Allen, History, ISAF, Library of Congress, Major General Jeanne Holm, Mexico, military, NATO, North Korea, nuclear, President Barack Obama, Republic of Korea, ROK, shooting, South Korea, Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, strategy, U.S. Air Force, United States, Veterans History Project, Women's History Month | Leave a comment

Episode #127: Weekly News Roundup for March 16, 2012

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for March 16: The Military Health System may be undergoing some significant changes, including the creation of a new agency to absorb the TRICARE Management Activity, under the DoD budget request for fiscal 2013. …
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Posted in DoD News, Emerging Media | Tagged Afghanistan, brain injury awareness, budget, Camp Leatherneck, Capt. John Kirby, civilians, Department of Defense, DoD, Dr. Jonathan Woodson, Fox News, health care, International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, killed, Leon Panetta, MHS, Military Health System, NATO, PTSD, Secretary of Defense, Shepard Smith, shooter, suspect, TBI, TRICARE, U.S. Navy | Leave a comment

Episode #123: Weekly News Roundup for February 17, 2012

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for Feb. 17: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey have been on Capitol Hill this week, explaining the Defense Department’s new strategy and budget …
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Posted in DoD News, Emerging Media, Podcast | Tagged Air Force, Army, budget, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, China, Congress, debt, diplomacy, DoD, DoDLive, employment, Europe, finance, First Lady, FLOTUS, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Germany, HASC, hearings, House Armed Services Committee, Iran, Italy, jobs, Joining Forces, Leon Panetta, licenses, Michelle Obama, military families, Military Saves, Navy, nuclear, podcast, professional, SASC, Secretary of Defense, Senate Armed Services Committee, Spain, strait of hormuz, Vice President, Xi Jinping | Leave a comment