From: Wayne Gatewood, Jr
Subject: Veterans News for Wednesday , June 27, 2012
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NATO Stands with Turkey: NATO on June 26 condemned Syria's shootdown of a Turkish RF-4 reconnaissance aircraft several days prior and stressed its solidarity with Turkey, one of the alliance's 28 members. But the alliance stopped short of threatening Syria with military action, with members declaring instead that they would "follow the situation closely and with great concern," according to a NATO release. "We consider this act to be unacceptable and condemn it in the strongest terms," stated NATO General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen, following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the alliance's ambassadors, to discuss the shootdown at Turkey's request. Rassmussen added, "Let me make this clear. The security of the alliance is indivisible. We stand together with Turkey in the spirit of strong solidarity." State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on June 26 the United States would "continue to stay in close touch with Turkey about its security concerns." Turkey claims that Syrian air defenses, in a deliberate and hostile act, downed the RF-4 in international waters on June 22 after the aircraft had inadvertently entered Syrian airspace for a brief time, reported Associated Press on June 26 (via The Oklahoman). Turkey has threatened to respond to further Syrian provocations. (Rassmussen transcript) (Nuland transcript)
Africom Commander Details Current, Emerging Threats
06/25/2012 02:04 PM CDT
Chairman's Corner: Civil-Military Relations and the Profession of Arms
06/25/2012 02:20 PM CDT
Signs of Military Professionalism, Cooperation On the Rise in Africa
06/26/2012 01:29 PM CDT
Special Report: U.S. Southern Command
06/26/2012 02:18 PM CDT
Senior leaders: Now is the time for Law of the Sea treaty ratification.
The military's senior leaders are ramping up efforts to convince the senators to ratify the Law of the Sea Convention. With a defense strategy that emphasizes the Asia-Pacific region and the increasing importance of the Arctic, they argue the time is right to join the United Nations treaty that regulates the resources of the sea and uses of the ocean.
Marines release new plan to prevent sexual assault.
The Marine Corps on Monday released a plan aimed at preventing sexual assault and holding offenders and commanders accountable, noting that “despite our efforts, we have been ineffective at addressing and eliminating sexual assault.”
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF CANADA HONORS RETIRED ARMY GEN. RAYMOND CARPENTER WITH CANADIAN MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
ARLINGTON, Va. (6/22/12) – Retired Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the former acting director of the Army National Guard, was invited by the governor general and commander-in-chief of Canada to an award ceremony at Rideau Hall June 22 in Ottawa, Ont., where Carpenter was awarded the Canadian Meritorious Service Medal.
http://www.nationalguard.mil/news/archives/2012/06/062212-Carpenter.aspx
INDIANA NATIONAL GUARD TAKES PART BOLD QUEST 12-1, TESTS DIGITAL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE FRATRICIDE INCIDENTS AND ENHANCE COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS
EDINBURGH, Ind. (6/18/12) - Indiana Army and Air National Guard members have been taking part in Bold Quest 12-1, a two-week air combat assessment exercise that focuses on testing digitally aided close air support technologies to reduce friendly fire incidents, enhance combat effectiveness, and increase situational awareness on the battlefield.
http://www.nationalguard.mil/news/archives/2012/06/061812-Indiana.aspx
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National Guard Joins 36 Nations in Africa's Largest Military ...
AllAfrica.com
Douala, Cameroon — Four National Guardsmen from two states and the District of Columbia are participating in Africa Endeavor, a joint training exercise ...
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Report: Va. National Guard Head Took $5K Per Hour Chopper Trips
NBC4 Washington
The former leader of the Virginia National Guard and his assistant misused government aircraft, according to a Pentagon investigation.
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Fifth defendant pleads guilty in National Guard thefts
Staunton News Leader
CHARLOTTESVILLE — A Gladstone man who stole military equipment became the fifth suspect convicted Monday in a scheme that ensnared a group of ...
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Employer support crucial to those in National Guard and Reserve
NewsOK.com
For the past 40 years, the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) has ... the military service of their employees in the National Guard and Reserve.
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National Guard Breaks Ground on GI Readiness Center
1011now
It's a few shovelfuls of dirt now, but by spring of 2014 Nebraska National Guard officials say they'll have a $22 million readiness center up and running in Grand ...
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Reserve, Guard units join to battle Colo. fires
The total Air Force is getting in on the fight against what is being billed as the worst wildfire season in a decade.
The Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing out of Peterson Air Force base, Colo., and the Wyoming National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing out of Cheyenne have both been tapped to help fight the fires, which have been burning for about two weeks and destroyed 248 homes to date. [ Read More ]
2 unhurt as training plane lands without gear
The Air Force said no one was hurt Monday when the landing gear of a training jet malfunctioned, causing the aircraft to land on its belly with its wheels retracted.
An instructor pilot and student pilot were on board the T-6 Texan ll during the landing at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss [ Read More ]
Ramstein to host college basketball game
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State and Connecticut are planning to play a men’s basketball game on a U.S. Air Force base in Germany next season.
The game will take place Nov. 9 at Ramstein Air Base, pending final approval by the Defense Department, according to Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis. The Spartans and North Carolina played last season on an aircraft carrier, and the game drew ESPN’s highest-ever rating for a game played in November. [ Read More ]
Deadline looms for Tricare West contract
A public and sometimes ugly dispute between two health care giants should end in the coming days as the Government Accountability Office faces a July 5 deadline to decide the Tricare West region contract.
At stake is a $20.5 billion contract to manage Tricare in 21 Western states over the next five years. [ Read More ]
States to make announcement on school marketing
Attorneys general from several states are expected to make an announcement tomorrow regarding their investigation of QuinStreet, an online marketing company that works for some for-profit colleges. [ Read More ]
VA may help more wounded veterans get insurance
The Veterans Affairs Department is proposing a rule change that may make it easier for more disabled veterans to get life insurance.
Authorities seek body of drowned Creech airman
Nevada authorities said they were performing search-and-recovery operations for a Creech Air Force Base airman presumed drowned who disappeared after leaving his rental boat on Saturday at Lake Mead near Las Vegas. [ Read More ]
· Learning to hate U.S. starts early in N. Korea
· Ham: U.S. expanding military efforts in Africa
· WWII Army AF crewman’s remains to be buried
· Report: Ex-Va. Guard chief misused aircraft
· Leaked memo: Biden thought war plan flawed
· Downing of jet unlikely to pull NATO into Syria
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