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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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Episode #126: Weekly News Roundup for March 9, 2012

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for March 9: Army Sgt. Maj. William O. Wooldridge, the first Sergeant Major of the Army, has passed away. Wooldridge, who served in the Army for more than 30 years, received two Silver Stars …
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Financial Official Says Strategy Drove Budget Request

Posted on February 17, 2012 by glenn.selby

By William Selby Emerging Media, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2012 – The fiscal 2013 defense budget request sent to Congress Feb. 13 is a product of the defense strategic guidance President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Leon E. …
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Posted in Bloggers Roundtable, DoD News | Tagged Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Defense Strategic Guidance, Mike McCord, Pentagon Comptroller Robert F. Hale, President Barack Obama | Leave a comment

Episode #112: Weekly News Roundup for Nov. 25

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for Nov. 25: Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for 30 wounded warriors and their families at their home in Washington, D.C. Their son, Delaware Army …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Afghanistan, bill, budget, business, Congress, Dr. Jill Biden, gifts, jobs, Joe Biden, law, legislation, Leon Panetta, mail, military families, packages, President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense, sequestration, Super Committee, taxes, Thanksgiving, Vice President, wounded warriors | 2 Comments

Obama: All U.S. Troops Out of Iraq by Year’s End

Posted on October 21, 2011 by jtozer

By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service From: www.defense.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. – All U.S. service members will leave Iraq by the end of the year, President Barack Obama announced today. About 40,000 U.S. service members are in the country, and all …
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