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]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116467</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116467</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Combined Force Detains Taliban Leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Afghan-led, coalition-supported security force detained a Taliban leader during an operation in the Dasht-e Qal'ah district of Takhar province.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116459</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116459</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army, Air Force Mount Renewable Energy Push]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army and Air Force are committed to developing one billion watts of renewable energy on their installations by 2025, senior leaders from both services announced.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116458</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116458</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panetta Meets with Acting Iraqi Minister of Defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta met for the first time with his Iraqi counterpart, acting Iraqi Defense Minister Dr. Sadun al-Dulaymi, marking a new phase in the military-to-military relationship between the two countries, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116457</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116457</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOD Combats Counterfeit Parts Threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Department is resolute in its fight against counterfeit parts and has implemented steps to stop them from entering the supply chain and eliminating those already in, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116456</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116456</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Medical Museum Reopens on 150th Anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Featuring artifacts from President Abraham Lincoln's assassination including the bullet that killed him, and information on the progress of treating traumatic brain injuries, the National Museum of Health and Medicine officially reopened to the public on its 150th anniversary.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116455</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116455</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panetta to Travel to Singapore, Vietnam, India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta will leave May 30 to participate in the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore and will then travel to Vietnam and India, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little announced. ]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116454</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116454</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign Language Capabilities Remain a Priority ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A senior U.S. defense official told Congress a lack of foreign language capabilities in the federal government could potentially pose a national security risk.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116453</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116453</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panetta Believes Dover Punishment Appropriate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta believes the punishment by the Air Force of supervisors accused of retaliating against whistleblowers at the Port Mortuary at Dover Air Force Base was appropriate, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116452</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116452</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S.-Yemen Relationship 'Unshakeable' Despite Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[A suicide bombing in Yemen's capital of Sana that killed or injured more than 100 Yemeni soldiers bears all the hallmarks of having been planned and carried out by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116451</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116451</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S.-Pakistan Agreement 'Critical to Both,' Official Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari didn't meet formally but did have a brief conversation during the Chicago NATO summit, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116450</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116450</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Activities Call for Precautions, Official Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[As summer approaches, Defense Department officials want military members and civilian employees to think about safety during their recreational pursuits, Joseph J. Angello Jr., the department's director of operational readiness and safety, said.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116449</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116449</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOD Selects Finalists for Freedom Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense Department has named 30 employers as finalists for the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Awards, DOD's highest honor for employers who support of Guard and Reserve employees.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116448</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116448</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Combined Force Detains Haqqani Facilitator]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Haqqani facilitator and several additional insurgents during an operation in the Bak district of Afghanistan's Khost province, military officials reported.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116447</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116447</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recruiting Stays Strong in April, Officials Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[All of the active components and five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their fiscal 2012 recruiting goals through April, Pentagon officials announced.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116446</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116446</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face of Defense: Retired Airman Excels as TV Weatherman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington state-based meteorologist Dave Law, a retired Air Force master sergeant, said he owes a great deal of his success as a television weatherman to his 23 years of military service.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116439</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116439</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panetta: U.S., Pakistan Progressing in Supply-line Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States continues to negotiate with Pakistan toward a resolution that will lead to the reopening of transport routes that have been closed since November to supplies bound for troops in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116438</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116438</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOD, VA Announce Joint Health Record Milestone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments announced a milestone in their effort to combine their health records in what will become the world's largest electronic system by 2017, the secretaries of both departments announced.

]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116437</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116437</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO Secretary General Terms Summit a Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heads of state and government, their foreign and defense ministers and others who gathered in Chicago have accomplished what they set out to do, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.  ]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116436</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116436</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summit Charts NATO Course in Afghanistan, for Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[NATO hasn't just endured, it has thrived, President Barack Obama said at the conclusion of the alliance's summit in Chicago.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116435</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116435</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panetta Thanks Central Asian Nations for Distribution Network ]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta expressed his appreciation to several Central Asian nations for allowing the transit of troops and goods through their territory to supply the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116434</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116434</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinton Affirms NATO Open-door Membership Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said NATO member nations are committed to the organization's open-door membership policy, which she called a "powerful motivation" for countries wishing to join the alliance.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116433</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116433</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Matters Blog: Spouses Seeing More Choices in Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employment hurdles for military spouses are getting lower as Defense Department, White House and nonprofit entities rally state legislators and the corporate and business communities to make things easier.]]></description><link>http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116432</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116432</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>

