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  • Patients at Walter Reed testing next-generation prosthesis

    Several wounded warriors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are testing a new microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee.The X2 microprocessor knee, the result of a medical research project, is being used by some amputees at Walter Reed's Military Advanced Training Center.With the older C-Leg, many

  • Public flocks to joint base job fair

    More than 2,000 job seekers participated in Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's community job fair Dec. 8 at the McGuire Community Center. The fair was sponsored by the 87th Force Support Squadron and lasted from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Participants had the chance to meet and offer resumes to 21 defense and

  • Navy establishes GI Bill transferability for limited-duty Sailors

    The Navy established formal policy for transferability of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for limited-duty Sailors in a message released Dec. 10.NAVADMIN 354/09 states that Sailors in a LIMDU status who require an additional service obligation for transferability must wait for a final determination of

  • Eikenberry stresses civilian component in Afghanistan

    While the increase of 30,000 American troops in Afghanistan has garnered most of the headlines, a concurrent increase on the civilian side also is occurring, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan told Congress today.Karl W. Eikenberry, who once commanded troops in Afghanistan, said he is marching in