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May 29, 2012
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Army photograph by Sgt. Mark B. Matthews

The first shipment of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles arrived at Camp Liberty in western Baghdad in 2007. With all of the MRAPs in Iraq now retrograded, G-8 officials are refining long-range plans for the Army’s fleet of 20,000.



 

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Space

NASA announces asteroid grand challenge

NASA announced June 18 a Grand Challenge focused on finding all asteroid threats to human populations and knowing what to do about them. The challenge, which was announced at an asteroid initiative industry and partner day at NASA Headquarters in Washington, is a large-scale effort that will use multi-disciplinary collaborations and a variety of partnerships...
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Defense

Afghan forces take security lead for entire nation

Afghans now are in the lead for security throughout their country, and this inflection point points the way toward a stable nation, the commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan said June 18. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. told Pentagon reporters via a phone hook-up from the Afghan capital of Kabul that...
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Tech
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College students study Earth from NASA’s DC-8 flying lab

Photograph courtesy of James Mumaw Bristling with numerous experiment probes projecting from its fuselage and wingtips, NASA’s DC-8 flying science laboratory descends for landing in this 2008 photo. The modified jetliner ...
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Business

AAR to extend airlift support for U.S. Military

AAR announced June 18 that the United States Transportation Command has exercised a renewal option for AAR to provide airlift support in Afghanistan through May 31, 2014. The option has a value of approximately $98 million and is part of a contract awarded to AAR in June 2010. The company’s AAR Airlift business will continue...
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Fighter squadron inactivation signals end of A-10s in Europe

The Air Force inactivated the 81st Fighter Squadron June 18, at Spandgahlem Air Base, Germany, in support of force-shaping procedures across the service. The squadron employed the A-10 Thunderbolt II, and the closure signals th...
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Veterans

Reunions

July 2013 Veterans & Friends of Spain Sevilla, Spain July 1-7 For more information, call Eddie Macklin at (917) 963-2136 or email emacklin@comcast.net. Army Sec Agency (ASA) Korea 351st Comm Recon Co (1952-1953) Great Barrington, Mass. July 15-18 For more information, call George Fleck at (413) 528-9233 or email pennies11@verizon.net. 96th Inf OCS Co Class...
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