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  • MCPON pushes social media to Sailors and Navy families

    One week after his Facebook page, www.facebook.com/mcpon surpassed ten thousand "fans", Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West used the Web site to announce his intent to further leverage social media as a significant communications device.West, in a note he posted to Facebook Dec. 7,

  • New Army.mil to deliver headlines readers want

    Beginning Friday, visitors to Army.mil will experience a new level of Web customization and personalization never seen before on a military Web site.The team behind the Army's Web presence has redesigned the service's premier Web site, www.Army.mil, with the end-user in mind. Visitors to the site

  • Afghanistan surge won't change plans to up dwell time

    A 30,000 boots-on-the-ground increase in Afghanistan will not change the Army's plans to cut Stop Loss, stabilize deployment lengths or increase dwell time for Soldiers.In a message to Army leaders, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. said the impact from the increase "will not be as

  • Deputy defense secretary outlines protections for information

    Although information technology enables the Defense Department to make gains in military capabilities, those gains come at a cost, the deputy defense secretary told industry executives in New York. "The Defense Department makes a tempting target," Mr. William J. Lynn III said. "We have 7 million

  • Base retiree activities offices worldwide need volunteers

    Retiree activities office members currently need volunteers at more than 150 offices at active-duty, Reserve and Guard bases around the world. "All of the retiree activities offices are suffering for a new group of people to volunteer because the core of (current volunteers) are getting sick,