Tag Archives: Congress

DoD Leaders Testify on Use of Military Force

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Josiah Wilson

Top Defense leaders testified before Congress that combatant commanders have great confidence in the current authorization for use of military force.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged combatant commanders, Congress, defense leaders, Department of Defense, DoD, force authorization, military force, use of force | Leave a comment

Women in Combat: Education, Leadership Keys to Success

Posted on March 28, 2013 by glenn.selby

While women have served in austere environments alongside their male counterparts for years, they do face unique medical and environmental challenges.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Women's History Month | Tagged Afghanistan, Col. Anne Naclerio, Col. Linda Sheimo, Congress, Deployment Health Clinical Center, Direct Ground Combat Exclusion Rule, Dr. Kate McGraw, ealth Services Support Assessment Team, Gen. Patricia Horoho, Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense, Specialty Care, Theater of Operations, WHTF, Women’s Health Task Force | 2 Comments

Episode #137: Weekly News Roundup for May 25, 2012

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Bradley Cantor

In “This Week in the DoD” for May 25: The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are merging their health records into what will be the world’s largest electronic health system. The new system, which will be fully operational by 2017, will …
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Posted in DoD News, Emerging Media | Tagged Afghanistan, ANSF, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chicago, Congress, Department of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, General John Allen, General Martin Dempsey, health, healthcare, hillary clinton, International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, Law of the Sea, Leon Panetta, Marine, maritime, medical records, medicine, NATO, ocean, Pakistan, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, treaty, VA | Leave a comment

Army Reserve Chief Visits Soldiers in Afghanistan

Posted on April 23, 2012 by jtozer

How about a visit from your commanding general to make the day more interesting? Lt. General Jack C. Stultz, chief of the Army Reserve, speaks to troops during a town hall meeting at Kandahar’s fest tent. He’s there to hear what’s on …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Afghanistan, Army, Army Reserve, Army Reserve birthday, chairmen of the joint chiefs, Chief of Staff of the Army, commanding general, Congress, deployed, information, Kandahar, knowledge, Lt. Gen. Stultz, Lt. General Jack C. Stultz, overseas, soldiers, talking with the general, USAR, video | Leave a comment

Episode #132: Weekly News Roundup for April 20, 2012

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for April 20: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the Department of Defense is highlighting its campaign to end sexual assault in the military. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta traveled to Brussels, Belgium, …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Afghanistan, aid, Barack Obama, Brussels, Cambodia, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chicago, children, Congress, Department of Defense, DoD, families, family, General Martin Dempsey, hillary clinton, House Armed Services Committee, humanitarian, Indonesia, ISAF, JCS, kids, Leon Panetta, Leslie H. Sabo Jr., Medal of Honor, medical, military, MOH, NATO, Pacific Partnership, PP12, PP2102, president, Ring of Fire, SAAM, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Sesame Street, Sesame Workshop, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Syria, the Philippines, U.S. Navy, U.S.. Army, USNS Mercy, Vietnam | Leave a comment