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Military Family Appreciation Week
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 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service) – Military Family Appreciation Week begins today, and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, issued a message today noting the observance. 
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Work Together to Deter Pirates
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Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell defended the military effort to deter piracy in the Gulf of Aden and called on commercial ships to do more. More than 20 nations are coordinating their efforts in the region.
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Best for Defense Acquisition
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When a shopper goes online to make a purchase, a click of the mouse will identify which retailers offer the product and at what price, and how much they’ll charge to deliver it to the buyer’s doorstep.
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Conference Focuses on Solutions
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WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service) – Representatives of the United States and its allies are meeting in Oslo, Norway, this week in an effort to develop joint solutions to common defense challenges.
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Soldier, Family Find Helpful ‘Source’
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 CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq (American Forces Press Service) – Being separated from family can trigger stress and anxiety for deployed servicemembers, especially when children are involved. But one military family has found a valuable source of help online.
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‘My Life’ Day of Recovery
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 Some people join the military for the educational opportunities, or for the travel benefits. Others join for the challenge. Seeking that challenge was the main motivator for one young Marine who joined the Corps in January 2002.
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Army News
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Battling Injuries to Return to Duty
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 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service) – Despite losing a leg in combat, Army Sgt. Chris Alvin Burrell is focusing on his rehabilitation to one day return to what he calls his “normal day of work.”
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Army Wife Enlists, Escapes Death
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 Many wounded warriors who have served in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom have paid the price for their participation in combat. Depending on that price, many view not only themselves as a hero, but those who were lost.
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Dedication to Veterans
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No one has to tell Dawn Halfaker the value of hiring veterans, especially those disabled in combat. She is one. Halfaker was serving in Iraq in 2004 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck her convoy.
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Terror Groups Feel Pressure
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With U.S., Afghan and Pakistani forces applying pressure on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the enemy “is running out of options for places to go,” a senior U.S. officer in the region said today.
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