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News Archives For August 2007
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Surgeon General Named Woman of the Year
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 30, 2007) - The acting surgeon general of the Army was named the American Legion Auxiliary's Woman of the Year at the organization's national conference in Reno, Nev., Aug. 28. 
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Army Extends Support to Soldiers' Families
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 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, Aug. 29, 2007) - Families of deceased active-duty Soldiers can receive an extended level of support from a long-term care program the Army launched 18 months ago, the program's chief said.
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Mount Rainier Rescues a Reserve Specialty
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 MOUNT RAINER, Wash. (Army News Service, Aug. 29, 2007) - Most of the 6,000 to 8,000 climbers who each year attempt to scale this long-dormant volcano walk off the mountain under their own power. For the unfortunate few who can't - either because of injury or incapacitation - the trip down is often courtesy of an Army Reserve CH-47 Chinook.
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Aric Almirola Fights Through Adversity at Bristol
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 BRISTOL, Tenn. (Army News Service, Aug. 27, 2007) - Starting at the rear of the field plus a lack of early cautions handicapped Aric Almirola in Saturday night's Nextel Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The end result was a 36th-place finish for the 23-year-old driver, who was making his second career Cup start and his first with the U.S. Army race team.
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MNC-I Exceeds Retention Goal
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Multi-National Corps-Iraq retention goals for fiscal year 2007 were met Aug. 15, more than six weeks ahead of schedule. Weve actually exceeded the goals, said Army Master Sgt. Connie Davis, MNC-I command career counselor. It was met today and we exceeded it already in our traditional categories.
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$1.6 Million in Grants Awarded to Soldiers
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DALLAS (Army News Service, Aug. 27, 2007) The Texas Resources for Iraq-Afghanistan Deployment Fund of the Dallas Foundation has awarded more than $1.6 million in grants to assist Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their Families through seven non-profit organizations.
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Iraqi Forces Becoming More Capable
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 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, Aug. 24, 2007) - Due to the sustained presence of coalition forces in former insurgent safe havens and increased capability of Iraqi security forces, levels of violence in Iraq are the lowest they've been since June 2006, an operational leader on the Joint Staff said today.
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Senior Enlisted Advisor Passes on Lessons Learned
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 FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Army News Service, Aug. 24, 2007) - The Army Medical Command Noncommissioned Officer Academy's newest graduates were given a few words of wisdom by someone with more than his share of experience leading troops.
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Become a Special Agent, Get $20K
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 FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Army News Service, Aug. 23, 2007) - A $20,000 lump-sum Critical Skills Accession Bonus is being offered to active-duty enlisted Soldiers who complete the Criminal Investigation Command Special Agent Warrant Officer Basic Course by Sept. 30, 2008. The CSAB targets the 31 series Military Occupational Specialty for military police NCOs selected for appointment to warrant officer positions in the 311A MOS.
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West Point Center of Excellence for Ethics
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 WEST POINT, N.Y. (Army News Service, Aug. 22, 2007) - Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Richard Cody expanded West Point's role as the America's premier leader-development institution Friday by designating the U.S. Military Academy the Army Center of Excellence for the Professional Military Ethic.
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Texas National Guard Ahead of Hurricane Dean
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 McALLEN, Texas (Army News Service, Aug. 21, 2007) - Strings of military vehicles and commercial buses snaked their way from all points of Texas toward the Rio Grande Valley today in preparation for the possible evacuation of residents along the south Texas and Mexico coastlines that may be affected by Hurricane Dean.
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Gen. Cody Praises All-Volunteer Force
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 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, Aug. 20, 2007) - Calling today's Army the best that's ever been, a top leader said Aug. 18 that he doesn't want to return to a draft-filled force. "None of us who joined the Army during Vietnam want to go back to a draft Army," said Army Vice Chief Gen. Richard A. Cody in an appearance on Fox News Channel's "Fox Online" program with Jamie Colby.
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Security Efforts Spur Economic Growth
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 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, Aug. 16, 2007) - Recent surge operations and a continued commitment to ownership by the Iraqi government are contributing to increased economic progress in Iraq, a senior officer responsible for economic development there said Aug. 14.
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Operations in Iraq Build on Security Progress
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 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, Aug. 16, 2007) - Operations Phantom Strike, Lightning Hammer and Marne Husky, combined operations launched this week by coalition and Iraqi forces, are using the information and intelligence gained through operations over the summer to more effectively target insurgents throughout Iraq, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman said yesterday.
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JPAC Recovers Possible Remains
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 HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (Army News Service, Aug. 15, 2007) - Four recovery teams from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command recently completed JPAC's 100th recovery mission in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, recovering possible human remains and personal effects.
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'Black Jack' Soldier Signs Record Deal
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 FORWARD OPERATING BASE PROSPERITY, Iraq (Army News Service, Aug. 15, 2007) - Growing up in the Mission District of San Francisco, Calif., Pfc. Marco Sanchez always dreamed of a music career.
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America's Army to Launch New Game
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 Washington (Army News Service, Aug. 14, 2007) America's Army will declare war on the fictional country of Ganzia Sept. 27 when it launches "True Soldiers" for X-Box 360, the latest evolution of the popular Army-sponsored computer game.
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Army Couple Helps Injured at Bridge
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 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Army News Service, Aug. 13, 2007) - Disasters often result in pain, crippling injuries and death. But they can also bring out the best in people. Second Lt. Nathan Lund, an Army Reservist attending the University of Minnesota Dental School, and his wife, Christine, a registered nurse, rushed to help the injured Aug. 1 when the I-35 bridge across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minn., collapsed.
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Secretary of the Army Shares Perspective
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 10, 2007) - Secretary of the Army Pete Geren spoke one-on-one about his present and future priorities for the Army this week with Soldiers Media Center reporter Jini Ryan.
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Army Puts 'Temporary' Back in TCS Orders
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 9, 2007) - The Army is putting the "temporary" back into temporary change of station orders that authorize and fund assignments for Soldiers in contingency support positions that are not in a combat zone.
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Tennessee's Helping Hearts 2nd Annual Event
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 GATLINBURG, TN - Tennessee's Helping Hearts 2nd Annual Military Event will be held August 11th, 2007 At the Park Vista in Gatlinburg,TN. The event honors all branches of the military as a way of thanking our troops for all they do. There will be a sit down dinner, door prizes, raffles, speakers from the Department Of Military out of Nashville and live entertainment. This is free to all military and their spouses.
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Artificial Spike Leads to Highest Troop Level
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 WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2007 - An "artificial spike" in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq has led to the largest number of American servicemembers in the country ever, Pentagon officials said yesterday.
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Thinking of Home, Unit Maintains Focus
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 BAGHDAD (Army News Service, Aug. 7, 2007) - Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment have found themselves in some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the Iraqi capital.
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Army Chief of Staff Talks Family Readiness
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 FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (Army News Service, Aug. 6, 2007) - Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and his wife, Sheila, witnessed the immediate impact of new Family support initiatives here Friday.
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Soldiers Learn Methods to Save Troops
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 The personal security detachment for the Multi-National Corps-Iraq command sergeant major conducted rescue training for casualties trapped in battle-damaged humvees July 26 at Victory Base Complex.
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Operation Gratitude Mails 250,000th Package
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 Operation Gratitude celebrated its 250,000th care package in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with a surprise 2007 Jeep Patriot Limited giveaway for one recipient of the 16th Military Police Brigade during a ceremony at Al Faw Palace July 24.
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Army Boosts Enlistment Bonuses
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 2, 2007) - To bolster the growth of the Army by more than 34,000 Soldiers, Army officials are implementing a new bonus for recruits who sign up by the end of this fiscal year.
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Army's Medical Hotline Continues to Help
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 3, 2007) - The Army's four-month-old "Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline" continues to find answers to Soldiers' and Families' medical questions, a senior U.S. military officer said.
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Daughter Accepts Silver Star Mother Earned
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 2, 2007) - While Army nurse Linnie Leckrone was patching up wounded Soldiers in France on the front lines of World War I, she most likely wasn't thinking that her actions one day would merit the military's third-highest award for valor in the face of the enemy.
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Iraq Withdrawal Should be 'Methodical,' General Says
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 KUWAIT CITY (American Forces Press Service, Aug. 2, 2007) - The way the United States ultimately leaves Iraq will send a strong message to America's friends and enemies alike, the general who would oversee the logistical exodus told reporters traveling here with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates.
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Working to Keep Iraq Assessment Apolitical
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 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, August 1, 2007) - The top U.S. commander in Iraq yesterday acknowledged high expectations for a September assessment of the situation in Iraq and said he would work to keep politics out of the process.
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