Episode #120: Weekly News Roundup for January 27, 2012

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In “This Week in the DoD” for Jan. 27:

President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday. He highlighted plans to invest in alternative energy, including a U.S. Navy biofuel plan. He also appealed to Congress and the American people to follow the military’s example and work together to “accomplish the mission.”

Meanwhile, halfway around the globe, a special operations team working closely with the FBI successfully rescued two hostages from Somalian criminals. The two had been abducted while working with a Danish non-profit group to defuse mines and other ordnance. None of the rescuers or hostages were injured during the operation.

Thursday, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey briefed the Pentagon press corps on their budget proposal for fiscal 2013. The budget reflects changed strategy as well as implements hundreds of billions of dollars in savings required by Congress.

Earlier this week, Panetta visited sailors deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which is underway in the Atlantic Ocean. There he discussed how the Navy will work to face future threats.

Listen to the podcast here.

Episode #119: Weekly News Roundup for January 20, 2012

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In “This Week in the DoD” for Jan. 20:

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta laid out four proposals to end sexual assault between service members at a Pentagon press conference. He said sexual assault has no place in the Department of Defense.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno visited troops in Hawaii. While there, he also met with regional Army leadership and the press to discuss future military operations in the Pacific.

The Army is removing two brigade combat teams from Europe. The move comes as the Defense Department is working to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from its projected budgets. The Army will maintain its presence in Europe via rotational units.

On Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Joining Forces initiative collaborated to hold a job fair and career expo at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The expo brought hundreds of potential employers and job-seeking veterans together for career counseling, recruiting and job interviews.

As the 2012 national elections approach, service members should make sure they’re compliant with current absentee voting laws. The 2010 National Defense Authorization Act included changes to absentee voting; more information is available here.

Listen to the podcast here.

LIVE Stream: Secretary Panetta to Conduct Town Hall Meeting at 1:00 p.m. EST

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Watch live as Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks to military personnel and civilian workers about the Joint Strikefighter Program, during a town hall meeting at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Jan. 20, 2012.

Live Stream: Secretary of Defense Town Hall at Fort Bliss, Texas

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Join us as at 5:30 EST as Secretary Panetta conducts live a town hall from Fort Bliss in  Texas



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Episode #115: Weekly News Roundup for Dec. 16

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In “This Week in the DoD” for Dec. 16:

The war in Iraq has officially come to a close. Thursday, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced the completion of America’s military mission there and took part in a ceremony to case U.S. Forces-Iraq’s colors. President Barack Obama addressed troops at Fort Bragg, N.C.

The National Guard celebrated it’s 375th birthday on Tuesday. The organization we know as the National Guard began Dec. 13, 1636, when the Massachusetts General Court declared that all able-bodied men aged 16 to 60 were to join the militia.

Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy has resigned. She will remain in her position until February to ensure a smooth transition for her successor.

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has issued a holiday message for service members, DoD civilians and their families.

Listen to the podcast here.

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    Famed Yankees pitcher “Lefty Gomez” once remarked “I’d rather be lucky than good,” but for one Tuskegee Airman, luck and good combined to make him one of the most successful combat pilots of World War II.

    During the summer of 1944, 2nd Lt. Clarence D. “Lucky” Lester was flying the P-51 Mustang over the skies of Italy’s Po Valley providing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers with cover support on their way to attack airfields in southern Germany.

    Lester was assigned to the 100th Fighter Squadron, a part of the 332nd Fighter Group, and had earned the nickname “Lucky” “because of all the tight situations from which I had escaped without a scratch or even a bullet hole in my aircraft.”

    Read the story of a flight that helped Lester earn his nickname here.


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    The only African-American ace of World War II, and a former Tuskegee Airman, went on to have a career in the Air Force, as well as success in the business world.

    Lee A. Archer joined the Army in 1941 with high hopes of becoming a pilot, but was initially denied because of his race. When the Army’s policy changed about a year later, Archer was accepted to the training program for black aviators at the Tuskegee Army Airfield in Alabama.

    Archer is best known for a day in late 1944 when he was involved in a series of dogfights over German-occupied Hungary. Flying a P-51 Mustang fighter, Archer shot down three German fighters. He would go on to add two more German fighters to his credit to become the first and only African-American ace of the war.

    As a civilian, Archer enjoyed even greater success, serving as vice president for urban affairs with General Foods, as CEO of North Street Capital Corp. and chairman of Hudson Commercial Corp. He also served on the board of directors of Beatrice International Foods and the Institute for American Business.

    Read the rest of his story here.