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Department of State Washington File: Fact Sheet: State Dept. Adds Nine to Terrorist Exclusion List
-- Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) -- AKA: Continuity Army Council ... -- Army for the Liberation of Rwanda (ALIR) -- AKA: Interahamwe, Former Armed Forces (EX-FAR) ... -- New People s Army (NPA) ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Byliner: Coalition Official Explains Why Iraq Needs a New Army
All this does not mean we should spurn the many individual Iraqi veterans willing to serve the new Iraq. On the contrary, they have been welcomed and even actively recruited. About 60 percent of the privates in the New Iraqi Army, and virtually all the officers and NCOs, have military experience. Other new security forces, such as the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and the Facilities Protection Service, have taken in many thousands of former soldiers. Only those who served in Hussein's inner circles of security and control forces, or who reached the top four ranks of the Baath Party (about 8,000 out of nearly a quarter-million officers and NCOs in the old army) are ineligible to join the New Iraqi Army and other security forces. Although we have not so far recruited officers whose former rank was above lieutenant colonel, that is because we have not yet needed more senior ranks. As the army (and other security forces) grow, higher-ranking officers with clean records will be considered ... [Read More]
Frequently Asked Questions - General Information
Sources on U.S. naval history in the U.S. U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency U.S. Army Center of Military History ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: U.S. Army Details Abuse Investigations Findings
In accordance with Army policy, all allegations involving general officers are investigated by the Army Inspector General. In the case of Colonel Warren, allegations were investigated by the Army's Judge Advocate General. All senior officers mentioned derogatorily, in any of the previous reports, were formally investigated. Each allegation considered by Army investigators was evaluated against an established standard in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) or in Army Regulation. The Army Inspector General is the Army's independent investigative authority and reports directly to the Secretary of the Army. The Judge Advocate General is the Army's top uniformed lawyer and reports directly the Chief of Staff of the Army. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Defense Department Report, May 21: Afghanistan Operations
Asked whether it would be possible to forge a national army out of the current situation of many different ethnic militias, Franks said he would not be falsely optimistic. The aim will be to have representation from a great many of the ethnic forces, he said. It will not be an easy task, he said, and he doesn't know how well it will work, though he is optimistic. As for how to create a sense of trust among the soldiers of the new army, Franks said it must be done with honesty, balance, by paying them on time and by having them led by competent civilian leadership. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Congressional Report, May 11: Army Investigator Testifies
The investigation conducted by Taguba was ordered by General John Abizaid, the commander of the U.S. Central Command, which has authority for all military operations in Iraq. The investigation was designed to bring to light the allegations first reported to the Army's Criminal Investigation Division (CID) by a U.S. soldier assigned to Abu Ghraib. The report has not been made public because it is an internal legal document that has become the basis for charges being brought against seven U.S. soldiers involved in the alleged abuse case. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Army Completes Destruction of VX Landmines on Johnston Atoll
"Completion of the VX land mine campaign, the last of the Johnston Island chemical weapons stockpile, paves the way for the Army to close its doors at JACADS," said James Bacon, the Army's program manager for Chemical Demilitarization (PMCD). "JACADS is a model of safe and successful operations for the Army's eight other disposal sites, as well as for other countries that are looking to safely destroy their stockpiles of chemical weapons." ... During the JACADS disposal campaigns, the Army tracked the process to continuously improve and enhance safety for workers, the community, and the environment. This knowledge and experience is being applied to the Army's other disposal facilities to ensure that safe destruction of chemical weapons continues. The Army also will share information with other countries that are researching technologies to destroy their chemical weapons stockpiles. ... [Read More]
Army Awards
Website: http://www-perscom.army.mil/Attn: Casualty & Memorial Affairs Ops Cntr(TAPC-PEC) Location details for Army members buried in overseas U.S. Military cemeteries (post 1941) U.S. Total Army Personnel Command(PERSCOM) ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Army to Sponsor Worldwide Environment Conference
This is the Army's first worldwide conference and is a follow-on to the Army Senior Environmental Leadership Conference (SELC) 2000 held in March. The AWEEC will bring together Army leaders, installation managers and civilian agency officials to discuss the challenges associated with Army Transformation and to present the outcomes from the SELC. ... AWEEC is the Army's first worldwide conference, and will aim to meet complex environmentally-related security challenges, ensure the safety of Army members, and demonstrate that the Army is a good steward of the environment. ... [Read More]
Australia (12/04)
After a review in 2000 of Australia's future defense needs, the government made a commitment to increase defense spending by an average of 3% a year for the next 10 years. The Australian Defense Force numbers about 52,000 active duty personnel. The Royal Australian Navy's front-line fleet currently includes 12 frigates, including 6 of the Perry class and 6 Australian-built ANZAC class, with 2 more to be delivered by 2006. The last of six submarines of the new, indigenous Collins class was commissioned in March 2003. In August 2004, Australia selected the Aegis Combat Control System for its three air warfare destroyers, which will start coming into service in 2013. The F/A-18 fighter, built in Australia under license from the U.S. manufacturer, is the principal combat aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force, backed by the U.S.-built F-111 strike aircraft. In October 2002, Australia became a Level III partner in the U.S.-led Joint Strike Fighter progra ... [Read More]
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