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From: gretchen@mail.iava.org
To: booperser@live.com
Subject: IAVA Daily News Brief - September 18
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 07:15:35 -0600
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IAVA Daily News Brief - Thursday September 18, 2014
The Coast Guard barque Eagle departs Baltimore's Inner Harbor during the closing of Star-Spangled Spectacular activities. The Eagle was one of more than 30 naval vessels and tall ships that took part in the Star-Spangled Spectacular. | Military Times >> |
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| TODAY'S TOP STORIES |
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| AFGHANISTAN |
An Afghan woman has become the seventh journalist killed in Afghanistan so far this year, an Afghan media group said Wednesday, adding to a toll that has already made 2014 by far the deadliest year for the news media here since the fall of the Taliban. | New York Times >> As the Pentagon tries to figure out how it's going to pay for the new war in Iraq and mission to combat Ebola in West Africa, the Afghan government says it's broke -- so broke it's asking the U.S. for an immediate $537 million bailout. | Fox News >>
Afghanistan is teetering between a political implosion that could ignite civil war in Kabul and a power-sharing deal that could give the country another chance for stability. Election authorities will soon announce the results of a disputed presidential runoff, with former finance minister Ashraf Ghani almost certain to be declared the winner. | Washington Post >>
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| IRAQ |
President Obama doubled down Wednesday on an increasingly questioned pledge: There will be no U.S. ground combat troops back in Iraq. "I will not commit you, and the rest of our armed forces, to fighting another ground war in Iraq," Obama told troops at the U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fla. | USA Today >> Militia justice is simple, the fighters explained. "We break into an area and kill the ones who are threatening people," said one 18-year-old fighter with Asaib Ahl al-Haq, a Shiite militia that operates as a vigilante force around Baghdad. | New York Times >>
The House on Wednesday approved President Obama's plan to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels to counter the growing threat of the Islamic State terrorist organization even though lawmakers in both parties remain deeply skeptical about its chances for success. The vote placed Congress one step closer to authorizing the third significant U.S. military operation in Iraq in the last quarter century, and also put lawmakers on record approving U.S. engagement in the years-long Syrian civil war. | Washington Post >> |
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| MILITARY AFFAIRS |
The Army is pursuing a path to being more environmentally friendly, starting with its base at Fort Carson, Colorado, where the General Services Administration is lending a hand in the effort. | Federal Times >> Cooper Waldvogel loves his mom more than military protocol. And Facebook loves him for it. The 3-year-old boy could not wait for his mom to be dismissed after serving nine months in Afghanistan with the National Guard's 114th Transportation Company based in Chisholm. | WFAA ABC >>
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The Marine Corps is about to launch one of its most comprehensive experiments to test the mettle of women in combat, but an active-duty female officer has a message for the Corps: Don't bother. | Marine Corps Times >>
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| NEW GREATEST GENERATION |
A disabled Army combat officer will be walking 22 miles this weekend to raise veteran suicide awareness, officials said. | KOKO Oklahoma City >> Gander is a celebrity; everywhere he goes he's photographed, on Facebook he has over 250,000 Facebook likes. Gander is a service dog, one of several in America that help improve the quality of life for thousands of people with disabilities. Service dogs are used as guide dogs for the blind, for veterans suffering from PTSD, individuals in wheelchairs, and for several other conditions. | Huffington Post >>
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Veterans face many challenges readjusting to civilian life. One of the toughest is getting a good-paying job. The ride-sharing service Uber is putting up a nationwide Help Wanted sign. | CBS News >>
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| INSIDE WASHINGTON |
The troubled Veterans Affairs Department said Wednesday that it will boost the maximum salaries for incoming physicians and dentists as part of VA Secretary Robert McDonald's push to hire an estimated 28,000 health-care providers to handle the backlog of veterans who need care. Not to mention a flood of former troops from Iraq and Afghanistan and the aging Vietnam War veterans that are filling the waiting rooms. | Washington Post >>
A top Department of Veterans Affairs inspector said Wednesday that excessive wait times at a VA hospital didn't directly cause patient deaths but did contribute to them. | Wall Street Journal >>
Veterans Affairs doctors and dentists could earn $20,000 to $35,000 more a year as part of new VA Secretary Bob McDonald's plan to recruit and retain more providers for veterans, the VA announced Wednesday. | Stars and Stripes >>
The VA's internal auditor admitted Wednesday that it didn't review the cases of 5,600 veterans who were on waiting lists for appointments, so it's possible some of them could have died as a result of the botched care. | Washington Times >> |
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