Dept. of Defense – News

• •  DOD Funds Study of Omega 3 Benefit in Reducing Suicides: Oct. 26, 2012, The Defense Department is funding a new study to determine if something as simple as drinking smoothies with high concentrations of the fatty acids found in fish oils can help to reduce suicides among veterans...


• •  DOD Develops Energy Strategy for Future Force: Oct. 17, 2012, The Defense Department is developing an energy strategy that will carry it forward for decades, Sharon E. Burke, assistant secretary of defense for operational energy plans and programs said today at the Naval Energy Forum. The challenge is to build a force that will serve the U.S. well into the 21st century – a future that isn’t easy to foresee, Burke said...


• •  Ham Closes Southern Accord Praising U.S.-Botswana Partnership: Aug. 16, 2012, The commander of U.S. Africa Command closed one of the largest joint exercises ever conducted on the African continent here today, praising the Botswanan military as a capable partner and an important and positive influence throughout...


• •  Pentagon Reaches Out to Food Services to Promote Nutrition: July 17, 2012, Military food and beverage workers who gathered in San Antonio today for an annual training workshop were met with an appeal from a senior Defense Department official: help promote healthier living.


• •  New Malaria Task Forces Will Address Top Africa Killer: June 13, 2012, Two new task forces being stood up by U.S. Africa Command have set their sights on one of the biggest killers on the continent: the mosquito. Malaria – that same affliction that decimated Roman legions, Revolutionary War and Civil War soldiers and was a...


• •  C-130s Aid Wildfire Suppression Efforts: Sept. 14, 2011, Six Department of Defense C-130 Hercules aircraft under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command continue to aid efforts to control wildfires in Texas, Oregon and Idaho at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, officials reported. The aircraft are equipped with...


• •  DOD Announces Renewable Energy Project Review Results: July 14, 2011, The Department of Defense announced today that a comprehensive review of 249 renewable energy projects proposed in 35 states and Puerto Rico found that 229 have little or no impact on military missions, thus clearing the way for the future production of more than 10 gigawatts of renewable energy generation capacity...


• •  Department Recognizes Environmental Stewards: June 8, 2011, The Defense Department today recognized its best stewards of the nation’s natural and cultural resources at a Pentagon ceremony marking the 2011 Secretary of Defense...


• •  DOD Teachers Take on Mission in Afghanistan: Jan. 13, 2011, Judy Ryan has taught English as a second language in five countries over the past 15 years, but this is her first year teaching in a war zone. Ryan, a Department of Defense Education Activity teacher, is on a one-year deployment to Afghanistan to teach English to Afghans. She’s stationed on Camp Morehead in eastern Afghanistan...