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Subject: IAVA Daily News Brief- July 15, 2014
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 07:44:57 -0600
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IAVA Daily News Brief - Tuesday July 15, 2014
A child plays with his radio-controlled ship at Dog Beach on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as the guided-missile destroyer Halsey departs Pearl Harbor for a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. | Military Times >>
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| AFGHANISTAN |
The Czech Defense Ministry says a soldier who was seriously injured in a blast that killed four other Czech servicemen in Afghanistan last week has died. The soldiers were among the 16 people killed on Tuesday after a suicide bomber struck Afghan and foreign forces in the eastern province of Parwan. | Associated Press >> Secretary of State John Kerry may finally have accomplished a major diplomatic breakthrough: saving the Afghanistan project from the jaws of defeat. This is big news at a time when the Obama administration-and the world in general-needs a boost. | Wall Street Journal >>
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| IRAQ |
US advisers in Iraq risk assassination by troops they are trying to train, according to a classified report. Americans who are assigned to advise Baghdad's forces could be at risk because so many units are deeply infiltrated by either Sunni extremist informants or Shiite personnel backed by Iran, the report by United States detailed. | Daily Mail >> In recent weeks, the Iraqi Kurds have made bold strides toward their long-held goal of independence. Kurdish officials have called for a referendum on converting their semi-autonomous region into a separate country. Meanwhile, their pesh merga fighters reinforce their hold along the new 620-mile fault line, with special care to secure oil resources for a future state. | Washington Post >>
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) has now controlled much of Iraq for over a month. The group has been prolific in its abuses even during this brief reign of cruelty: In recent weeks it's crucified its opponents in Syria, executed scores of of police officers in northern Iraq, threatened archaeological sites, and even destroyed hookah tobacco. | Business Insider >> |
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| MILITARY AFFAIRS |
When Deborah Lee James became top boss of the Air Force seven months ago she had no inkling a nuclear crisis was brewing. But once it erupted in the form of exam-cheating by dozens of missile launch officers, she quickly announced conclusions that no Air Force leader before her had dared state publicly. | Associated Press >> Defense Department officials are holding out hope that the F-35 can participate in the world's most important air show this week, but no final decisions have been made, according to officials. | Stars and Stripes >>
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Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was a Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan for five years, will reportedly return to duty as early as Monday. Bergdahl, 28, who was freed in May in exchange for five hardened Taliban prisoners, will resume his military career at the Army North headquarters at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, The New York Times reported. | NY Daily News >>
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| NEW GREATEST GENERATION |
Six U.S. combat veterans who are "hiking off the war" stopped in this Dutchess County town Sunday on their way from Georgia to Maine. | Daily Freeman >> Specially trained canines are also assisting veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. PTSD is a condition which affects an estimated 30% of our country's war veterans. A Maine based organization which supports veterans with PTSD is helping train these four-legged friends to help veterans overcome one of their toughest battles - readjusting to civilian life. | WCSH Portland >>
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One step at a time, Army veteran Eric Peters is taking a stand for those who have protected and served our country and now need help return. Peters, 23, is now on a cross-country mission to raise awareness and donations for soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. | WKYC NBC >>
It has been one year since we launched Defense One, Atlantic Media's newest brand providing daily news, analysis and bold ideas on the future of national security. What does the future hold for so many of those who already have served in uniform is a lifetime as an American veteran - and all the blessings and complications that come with that honor? We're excited to team up with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the nation's largest organization serving veterans of those wars, to discuss today's issues challenging the nation's newest "Greatest Generation." | Defense One >>
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| INSIDE WASHINGTON |
The scandal that erupted over allegations of data manipulation at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Phoenix has now spread to the department's disability claims. At a hearing Monday, House lawmakers questioned whether the laserlike focus by the Veterans Benefits Administration on ending the pension and compensation claims in 2015 has caused the rest of its workload to suffer. | National Journal >> The new VA Secretary has an opportunity not only fix the VA, but to innovate and lead in delivering healthcare in the U.S. Here are some places to start: | Huffington Post >>
The ship's bow sank in a few minutes. The battle to add its deceased crew members' names to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has lasted more than a decade. But it could soon be coming to an end. A House-approved bill could clear the way for the names of 74 sailors to be added to the memorial more than four decades after their Long Beach-based ship was cut in half in a collision with an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. | LA Times >>
Lawmakers will have a busy week with the August recess fast approaching as they review reform efforts at the Veterans Affairs Department and move a 2015 Defense spending bill. Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson will testify Wednesday before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, his first appearance on Capitol Hill since scandals over falsified patient wait times forced former Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign in May. | The Hill >> |
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