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Marines to reduce by half in Afghanistan this year
arines will lead the U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan this year, reducing by about half their numbers in the key province of Helmand as Afghans move fully into the combat lead there, a top U.S. general said Wednesday.
Tags: DoD , Afghanistan , John Toolan , Charles Gurganus
DoD initiative will save fuel, improve security
Sharon Burke, the assistant secretary of defense for operational energy plans and programs, says saving energy takes risks out of the battlefield.
Tags: DoD , Sharon Burke , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell , Army , green government , Energy savings
Marine dies after training in California desert
Officials say a Marine has collapsed and died after a day of training in the California desert in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan.
Tags: DoD , Camp Lejeune , Afghanistan
Veteran strives to be 'part of something' in federal workforce
Andrew Goodrich, a ranger with the National Park Service, shares his story of being an injured Iraq War veteran finding a new home as a federal employee. He describes some of the challenges he faced and the accommodations his employers provided to to help him achieve success in the workplace.
Tags: Andrew Goodrich , NPS , Wounded Warrior Project , DoD , Operation: Warfighter , Veteran Affairs , workforce , hiring , Iraq , PTSD , Michael OConnell
Marine found not guilty in Hawaii hazing trial
Tags: DoD , Afghanistan , hazing
DARPA aims to cut time to develop weapons by 80 percent
DoD researchers are trying to figure out a way to build big weapons systems in two years instead of 10, by following the lead of the IT industry. DARPA plans to test the concept with the Marine Corps, fulfilling their need for an amphibious combat vehicle.
Tags: DoD , DARPA , acquisition , Paul Eremenko , Nathan Wiedenman , rapid acquisition process , expeditionary combat vehicle , technology , Jared Serbu
Postwar Marines: smaller, less focused on land war
Congress ponders the question: Does a nation drowning in debt really need two armies?
Tags: DoD , James Amos , Mike Mullen , Joint Chiefs of Staff , Congress
Opponent to gay ban repeal changes opinion
Marine Gen. James Amos now calls the repeal of "don't ask don't tell" a non-event and says it does not undermine the war effort.
Tags: James Amos , DoD , gay rights , Barack Obama ,
Cyberspace links traditional military domains
Col. Steve Zotti, the chief of staff for Marine Forces Cyber Command, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris that cyberspace links together nearly all the other domains.
Tags: DoD , cybersecurity , Steve Zotti , Marine Forces Cyber Command , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris
DoD almost ready to hand out $30M in clean energy grants
The Pentagon will soon announce winners of its latest round of grant funding to try out new energy technologies at its U.S. bases. The response from industry and other government agencies has been overwhelming, officials said.
Tags: DoD , green government , Dorothy Robyn , Energy , Martin Dempsey , Peter Newell , Army , Navy , Jared Serbu
