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Subject: IAVA Daily News Brief- August 7, 2014
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 06:37:22 -0600
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IAVA Daily News Brief - Thursday August 7, 2014
Air Force 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III airdrops a pallet over a Hawaiian drop zone. The 535th provides airlift and airdrop capabilities to the Pacific theater. | Military Times >> |
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| AFGHANISTAN |
To Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, video games were simply another tool for soldiers headed to the battlefield, a way to rehearse for combat. General Greene, 55, was one of the Army's gadget gurus, an engineer by training whose missions usually did not involve guns and grenades. Instead, his goal was to integrate smartphones, video conferences and even virtual worlds into a military culture that often prized hardware rather than software. | New York Times >>When the United States stops funding power generation in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar next year, the lights are set to go out and factories will fall idle, playing into the hands of Taliban insurgents active in the area. | Reuters >>
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| IRAQ |
When radical Islamist fighters stormed the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar over the weekend, the Yazidi minority who call it home fled into the surrounding mountains in fear of their lives. Now, trapped without food, water or medical care in the summer heat, thousands of families are in desperate need of help. | CNN >> Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who is under mounting pressure to give up his bid for a third term in office, said on Wednesday that any unconstitutional attempt to form a new government would open "the gates of hell" in the country. | Reuters >>
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| MILITARY AFFAIRS |
More than two months after he was released in a prisoner swap with the Taliban, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl got an opportunity to tell his side of the story Wednesday during a meeting with an Army general assigned to investigate the mysterious circumstances of his capture five years ago. | USA Today >> In honor of their legendary World War II predecessors, Marine Corps special operators will now be referred to as "Marine Raiders" according to a proclamation issued Wednesday by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos. | Stars and Stripes >>
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Col. Viet Luong pinned on his first star during a ceremony Wednesday at Fort Hood, Texas, becoming the first Vietnamese-born general officer in the U.S. military. Luong, the 1st Cavalry Division's deputy commanding general for maneuver, and his family escaped Vietnam in 1975 as political refugees. The infantry officer and 1987 graduate of the University of Southern California has commanded a battalion of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers in Iraq and led the 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, the storied Rakkasans, into combat in Afghanistan. | Military Times >>
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| NEW GREATEST GENERATION |
An Army veteran who recently received this country's highest honor for valor on the battlefield is in Milwaukee Wednesday. Former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts was at the Milwaukee VA Wednesday morning to meet with veterans and the staff. It's the first time he's been to the Midwest or Milwaukee. | CBS 58 Milwaukee >> To someone like Ryan Walton, it is more than just a man and his dog. It is a moment that likely will change his life. And while at 8 1/2 weeks, Zyra the German shepherd had no idea of what is to lie ahead, she began her life as a service dog for the Army veteran and Fort Hood shooting hero from York, Pa., who desperately is in need of a trusted friend to help him get through the rigors of everyday life. | The Times >>
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The second annual Black Hills State University Jacket Ride helped raise money for scholarships directed for veterans. The event drew about 75 participants including a first-time motorcycle passenger. | Black Hills Pioneer >>
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| INSIDE WASHINGTON |
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says a bill passed by Congress to improve health care for veterans is the most significant piece of legislation affecting veterans in many years. | Washington Times >>
On Sunday morning, with haze from wildfires thick in the air, Sen. John Walsh addressed a graduation for officer candidates at the Fort Harrison Army post outside Helena, Mont. "As your senator and someone who sat in your seat approximately 30 years ago today, I will always be your partner," Walsh told the small crowd. For Walsh, this should have been a perfect event. He's the only Iraq War veteran serving in the U.S. Senate. And he had graduated from this same training here. | NPR >>
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) has introduced legislation that would offer disabled veterans who serve as federal employees with extra time off to seek medical care. The measure, which Lynch co-sponsored with Reps. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), would offer veterans with 13 days, or 104 hours, of "Wounded Warrior leave" during their first year as federal workers. | The Hill >> |
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