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Rio's Cloud Peak IPO edges down, 3 other IPOs up
Nov 20th, 2009 - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors bet on growth on Friday, bumping up shares in two newly listed companies with strong trajectories while remaining neutral or down on two others whose prospects are murkier.
Gates: We must identify potential military threats
Nov 20th, 2009 - Dallasnews
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates ordered all branches of the military Thursday to seek better ways of "identifying service members who could potentially pose credible threats to others.Guantanamo Detainee Ghailani Can't Keep Military Lawyers
Nov 18th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the removal of the military lawyers who had represented Ahmed Ghailani, the first detainee from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to face prosecution in the U.S....
Fort Hood slayings prompt full Pentagon review
Nov 17th, 2009 - USA Today
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will investigate its procedures in light of the Fort Hood shooting rampage, looking at how all the military services keep a watch on potential problems in their ranks...Military planning policy review after shooting
Nov 17th, 2009 - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon will investigate its procedures in light of the Fort Hood shooting rampage, looking at how all the military services keep a watch on potential problems in their ranks...
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7:49Roxie Merritt Director of New Media Operations, U.S. Department of Defense
David Meerman Scott interviews Roxie Merritt in her office in The Pentagon, Merritt is Director of New Media Operations at the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in the US Department of Defense ...
2:17Department of Defense - Stiletto High Tech Water Craft
The "Stiletto," a shallow-water craft made of a tough, lightweight carbon composite material, offers a safer, more comfortable ride and is easily reconfigured to accommodate technological advances and the military's needs, said Navy Cmdr ...
1:52Department of Defense Launches New Anti-Stigma Campaign Defe
Department of Defense Launches New Anti-Stigma Campaign Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Real Warriors Campaign Helps Members of the Military ...
9:40The Crucible - Part 1 - RECON - Military Videos
. The Pentagon Channel broadcasts military news and information for the 2.6 million members of the US Armed Forces through programming including: • Department of Defense news briefings • ...
Department Of Defense from WikiPedia:
The United States Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. The organization and functions of the DOD are set forth in Title 10 of the United States Code.
The DOD is the major tenant of The Pentagon building near Washington, D.C., and has three major components – the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. Among the many DOD agencies are the Missile Defense Agency, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and the National Security Agency (NSA). The department also operates several joint service schools, including the National War College.
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