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Strykers share combat perspectives with scientists

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Strykers share combat perspectives with scientists

Fifteen I Corps soldiers fresh from combat tours in Afghanistan collaborated with Army scientists during a two-week tour of U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command facilities Nov. 8-19. The soldiers and scientists said the combination of battlefield lessons and research advancements will help American warfighters defeat their enemies now and

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Technology drives new education

WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Cell phones could soon be the ticket to keeping up with professional development requirements. That's just one concept being explored by officials at Air Education and Training Command, the Air Force's training and education component. Like their counterparts in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, AETC officials hope

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Want to win $40,000?

(American Forces Press Service) — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will take the Internet technology it helped create 40 years ago a step farther this weekend with a contest aimed at bringing people together to solve tough problems. And the agency has sweetened the "DARPA Network Challenge" with a $40,000

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Is stigma of getting help diminishing?

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2011 - Efforts to take the stigma out of seeking help when it's needed and build resiliency within the force appear to be paying off, the commander of a brigade that's seen heavy action in Afghanistan told American Forces Press Service. Army Chaplain (Maj.) Randall H. Robison, Task

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TRICARE improves online communication, access

WASHINGTON - Additions to the TRICARE military health plan's website are giving beneficiaries easier access to their personal health data, more convenient appointment scheduling and better communication with their health care providers, the top TRICARE official reported. TRICARE Online, the military health system's patient portal, already enables users who get care

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Commission to recommend lifting ban on women in combat

WASHINGTON - A commission of current and retired officers, senior noncommissioned officers and civilians charged with evaluating Defense Department policies to ensure they promote equal opportunity plans to recommend lifting the ban on women in combat. The nonpartisan Military Leadership Diversity Commission will make 20 recommendations to President Barack Obama

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