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FY 2013 Defense Budget Request Force Structure Changes A first look at cuts in force structure and personnel numbers

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For those wondering what the administration’s Strategic Guidance document meant when it discussed a smaller and leaner force structure, the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request Overview released today added some …

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Automobile Factories Switched to War Production As America Entered World War II No more cars as civilian car and truck production was banned for the duration

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“The most important single task before the nation is the rapid conversion of the automobile industry to war production.”

—R. J. Thomas, president United Automobile Workers

American consumers, who had …

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Imminent Danger Pay Now Prorated by DoD

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This month, the Department of Defense (DoD) changed the way imminent danger pay (IDP) is determined.

In the past, service members would receive $225.00 per month IDP if they spent …

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Osprey Ops

Hog Smoke, Osprey Ops, and Dog Tired Marines | Military Photos

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Periodically we’ll be sharing favorite photos we’ve come across in putting together our various publications and the DMN website. These photos won’t necessarily be the newest or the most newsworthy, …

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The American Red Cross African American Blood Ban Scandal During World War II, Jim Crow trumped science in the military blood supply

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“At the beginning of the war the Red Cross would not accept blood donations from Negroes at all.”

 – The Core of America’s Race Problem

Slavery had been abolished in …

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26th Cavalry Regiment

“CHARGE!” Philippine Scouts and the Last Horse Cavalry Charge of the U.S. Army A World War II 70th anniversary web article

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“Lt. Ramsey in leading his platoon into the battle fought like a hungry tiger. . . .”

 – 2nd Lt. Eliseo Malari, Platoon Leader, 2nd Platoon, Troop E, 26th Cavalry …

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Panetta DoD Strategy

Panetta: Budget Shortfalls and Global Security Challenges Place Defense Department at a ‘Turning Point’ DoD releases new strategy: Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense

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While the U.S. is not abdicating global military leadership, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says “we are at a turning point.”

With the war in Iraq and the NATO Libyan operation …

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Civil War 150th Anniversary I Photos Civilian and military leaders

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2011 marked the beginning of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, a defining event in American and world history. The conflict still generates significant interest among Americans, which can …

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The Year’s Best Photos

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Throughout 2011 we posted weekly slide shows of favorite photos we’d come across in putting together our various publications and the DMN website. They are photos that sometimes depict important …

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Operation Pied Piper: The Evacuation of English Children During World War II A World War II 70th anniversary web article

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“I’ll take that one.”

— Evacuee host parent

 One of the most, if not the most, emotionally wrenching decisions made by the British government during World War II was its …

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