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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  1. Retired APG general: The players change, the 'GAM' remains the same

    Sixteen years ago, Robert Shadley, then a major general in the Army, uncovered disturbing news from an important Army training facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
    Sixteen years ago, Robert Shadley, then a major general in the Army, uncovered disturbing news from an important Army training facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Drill sergeants and other instructors were regularly using their power to get sexual...

    Tags: Rentals, Aberdeen, The New York Times, Abusive Behavior, Assault

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  2. A day to thank those who serve [Editorial]

    Being next-door neighbors to a major military installation highlights the reality that living in a nation with a strong, civilian-controlled defense force has a lot of fringe benefits.
    Being next-door neighbors to a major military installation highlights the reality that living in a nation with a strong, civilian-controlled defense force has a lot of fringe benefits. Military posts are good for local economies, especially when those...

    Tags: Armed Forces, Harford County, U.S. Military

    3. May 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. 5 questions … for Tracy Balazs, president and CEO of Federal Staffing Resources LLC

    Tracy Balazs, the president and CEO of an Annapolis-based staffing firm, was named Entrepreneurial Success of the Year last month by the Baltimore district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
    Tracy Balazs, the president and CEO of an Annapolis-based staffing firm, was named Entrepreneurial Success of the Year last month by the Baltimore district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. She founded the company, Federal Staffing...

    Tags: Armed Forces, Nursing, Small Businesses, Corporate Officers, SUNY Nassau Community College

    4. May 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Bad faith and Benghazi

    "Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night and decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference -- at this point, what difference does it make?"
    "Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night and decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference -- at this point, what difference does it make?" That was how then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Christopher Stevens, Barack Obama, Benghazi, White House

    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. AP case fuels complaints on Obama whistle-blower policies

    The Justice Department's secret review of Associated Press telephone records gives advocates for federal employees one more reason to doubt the Obama administration's full commitment to protecting whistleblowers, particularly those in national security...

    Tags: Civil and Public Service, Labor Legislation, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, The Associated Press

    6. May 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. APG testing could cause noise, vibrations off-post

    The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground plans to conduct a firing program beginning on or about Monday, May 20, and ending on or about Friday, May 24. This firing program is likely to generate...

    Tags: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Physiology, U.S. Army

    7. May 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Veterans, advocates brace for cutbacks

    The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training's Baltimore complex is full of neatly made beds and shining-clean floors, a military-like environment for homeless former service members working to get their lives back on track. Its executive...

    Tags: Veterans Affairs, Rentals, Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

    8. May 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Md. National Guard preparing final Afghan deployment

    As the Maryland National Guard prepares for what could be its final deployment to Afghanistan, its commander sees a "pivotal point" in the nation's history.
    As the Maryland National Guard prepares for what could be its final deployment to Afghanistan, its commander sees a "pivotal point" in the nation's history. More than a decade of deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq and other battlegrounds since Sept. 11,...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Armed Forces, Iraq

    9. May 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Pentagon reports sharp rise in sex assaults in military

    The Pentagon estimated Tuesday that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted last year, 36 percent more than a year earlier, in a trend so severe that senior officials warned it could threaten recruiting and retention of military personnel.
    The Pentagon estimated Tuesday that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted last year, 36 percent more than a year earlier, in a trend so severe that senior officials warned it could threaten recruiting and retention of military personnel....

    Tags: Sexual Misconduct, Barack Obama, Armed Forces, Chuck Hagel, Military Justice

    10. May 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. F-35's manufacturers put civilians in 'cockpit'

    Rep. Donna F. Edwards slipped into the F-35 cockpit — a stationary demonstration model — and gave the jet a simulated spin, trying out the controls, shooting down enemy aircraft over the Chesapeake Bay and executing a celebratory roll.
    Rep. Donna F. Edwards slipped into the F-35 cockpit — a stationary demonstration model — and gave the jet a simulated spin, trying out the controls, shooting down enemy aircraft over the Chesapeake Bay and executing a celebratory roll. "This...

    Tags: Military Equipment, Budgets and Budgeting, Barack Obama, Public Officials, Linthicum

    11. May 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Anne Arundel County Digest

    Fort Meade spouse job fair The third annual Fort George G. Meade Military Spouse Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at McGill Training Center, 8452 Zimborski Ave. on the post. The event is open to all military spouses,...

    Tags: Salads, Foods and Beverages, Annapolis, Agricultural Research and Technology, Employment Opportunities

    12. May 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Military injustice

    The recent study estimating that there may have been 26,000 cases of sexual assault in the military last year stirred a lot of tough talk from the Pentagon and the White House over the past 24 hours. But the question is whether that outrage will translate into much-needed reforms within the armed forces. On that front, we have our doubts.
    The recent study estimating that there may have been 26,000 cases of sexual assault in the military last year stirred a lot of tough talk from the Pentagon and the White House over the past 24 hours. But the question is whether that outrage will translate...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Armed Forces, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senate, U.S. Military

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