U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commanding general, U.S. Posts Tagged ‘Chief Of Staff’
Iraq War By The Numbers: Slide Show
Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 26th, 2010
U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commanding general, U.S. 
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Comments OffSri Lanka’s War Hero And Former Army Chief Is Stripped Of Rank And Pension
Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 15th, 2010
Former army chief and parliamentarian General Sarath Fonseka waves as he leaves after a media conference at the parliament in Colombo July 8. Posted in World News Tags: Al Jazeera, Army Chief Of Staff, Chief Of Staff, Christian Science Monitor, Colombo, Conviction, Dishonorable Discharge, General Douglas Macarthur, Generals, Military Court, Parliamentarian, Prestige, Retired General, Reuters, Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lankan President, Tamil Tigers, War Crimes, War Hero Comments OffWith U.S. Forces Leaving Iraq, Security Contractors Fill The Void
Posted by Bookyards on August 12th, 2010
Tough guys: Iraqi and foreign members of a private security firm stand on a rooftop in Baghdad. Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images/NEWSCOM
Mercenaries To Fill Void Left By U.S.
Posted in Iraq Tags: Afp, American Troops, Armed Response, Baghdad, Boon, Chief Of Staff, Explosives, Getty Images, Industry Insider, Mercenaries, Military Functions, Newsweek, Number Crunchers, Patrick Baz, Private Security Industry, Response Teams, Security Contractors, Security Firm, Tough Guys, U S Army Comments OffThe Growing Problem Of Military Suicides In The Reserves
Posted by Bookyards on June 23rd, 2010
Military Suicides Remain High, Especially Among Reservists — McClatchy NewsWASHINGTON — Although the suicide rate has climbed measurably across all sectors of the military over the past few years, top Army and Marine Corps officials on Tuesday proposed several solutions to erase the social stigma associated with mental health illnesses and to combat the less visible wounds of war.
Responding to a congressional committee’s concerns about an NPR report, which identified various deficiencies in the Army’s mental health program, Peter W. Chiarelli, the Army vice chief of staff, defended the Army’s current policies and promised to engage the military’s vulnerable youth.
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My Comment: I suspect that this is problem will only get worse with time.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Army And Marine, Chiarelli, Chief Of Staff, Congressional Committee, Corps Officials, Current, Deficiencies, Marine Corps, Mcclatchy News, Mental Health Illnesses, Mental Health Program, Military Suicides, Npr Report, Sectors, Social Stigma, Suicide Rate, vet suicides, Vice Chief, Visible Wounds, Vulnerable Youth Comments OffCoup D’Eat Attempt Underway In Guinea-Bissau
Posted by Bookyards on April 1st, 2010
Military Briefly Detains, Threatens Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister — Voice of AmericaSoldiers in Guinea-Bissau briefly detained the country’s prime minister and arrested the army chief of staff Thursday in what appeared to be a coup attempt.
Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior and Army Chief Zamora Induta were both seized and taken to a military base in the capital, Bissau.
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More News On The Coup D’Etat Attempt In Guinea Bissau
Guinea-Bissau prime minister freed after abortive coup — The Guardian
Situation in Guinea-Bissau under control-president — Reuters
Guinea-Bissau soldiers arrest PM in coup bid — Yahoo News/AFP
Military threatens to kill Guinea-Bissau PM — AFP
Guinea-Bissau leaders held in apparent coup — BBC
Soldiers detain head of Guinea-Bissau’s army — AP
TIMELINE – Bissau PM detained — Reuters
FACTBOX-Facts about Guinea-Bissau – Reuters
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