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BRAC Mark Center

DoD Completes BRAC 2005

After six years and almost $18 billion, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 is finalized. The deadline for compliance was Sept. 15.

The Army was responsible for 47 percent of …

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Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle during World War II

Charles de Gaulle and the Free French The power of won't

“Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished.”

 – Gen. Charles de Gaulle, June 18, 1940

Of the many great and …

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Navy Medal of Honor

Service Members Say the Medal of Honor Is Too Hard to Get

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Throughout the U.S. armed forces today, many feel that too few service members are receiving the nation’s top award for valor.

The Medal of Honor, in past wars a symbol …

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Petite cyber drone packs a punch

Petite Cyber Drone Packs Punch

Two experienced network security experts are startling the U.S. cyberspace community. Functioning as airborne hackers, they are clearly demonstrating penetration of wireless lines of communication.

Operating a surplus Army target …

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Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.

Interview: Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.

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Congressman Duncan Hunter, a former U.S. Marine Corps captain, served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He is the first combat veteran of the Global War on Terrorism …

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SAIC GCV protest

SAIC Wins DoD Awards, But Delays Ground Combat Vehicle Program With Protest

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After recently reporting financial results its CEO called “disappointing,” SAIC Inc. quickly bounced back by winning several large defense-related contracts that focus on the company’s technology expertise.

In the largest …

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Niels Bohr, Copenhagen 1935

The Copenhagen Meeting of Heisenberg and Bohr '...representatives of two sides engaged in mortal combat.'

“It was from September 1941 that we saw an open road ahead of us, leading to the atomic bomb.”

– Werner Heisenberg

September 1941 was a high water mark for …

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Rainbow 5, the Philippines, 1941

Activating War Plans Rainbow 5 and Indigo 3 Men and materiel are dispatched for the defense of the Philippines and Iceland

“It is the policy of the United States to defend the Philippines.”

– Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall

September 1941 was a watershed month for neutral America’s …

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Argentia, Atlantic Charter, Dill and Marshall

Field Marshal Sir John Dill and Gen. George C. Marshall A 'beautiful friendship'

“. . . I propose writing to you personally and very frankly whenever any matters arise which I think merit such attention. I am depending on you to treat me …

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CrossFit Dips

CrossFit Training for Combat Fitness

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We’ve all seen the black-and-white, 8mm films of infantrymen performing various forms of calisthenics in formation. We’ve all heard tales about mandatory physical fitness tests and their requisite long-distance runs. …

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