WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2010 - Standing in front of rows of sharply dressed troops today, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates underscored the Defense Department's commitment to bringing every missing servicemember home.

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Six U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command laboratories and 111 employees have been named 2009 Research and Development Achievement Award winners.

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In a further sign of progress, when the Afghan parliamentary elections get underway tomorrow it will be the Afghan National Police (ANP) who have the primary responsibility for security around the polling stations country-wide.

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Major General Nick Carter, the Commander of Regional Command (South) in Afghanistan, has given an update on the progress of operations in Kandahar - the strategically important Afghan province adjacent to Helmand where the majority of British forces are based.

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British soldiers have played a key role in a large-scale, multinational military exercise in Kazakhstan this August helping the Kazakh Ministry of Defence to develop a NATO interoperable brigade.

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Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox announced today that the Rt Hon Lord Philip will chair the independent review of the evidence into the Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash.

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While the MOD recognises the desire of the general public to support our personnel on operations it is urging people not to send unsolicited gifts and packages in the pre-Christmas period as it increases pressure on the in-theatre postal system and can delay mail from family and friends.

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ZAGREB, Croatia - Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and International Sava River Basin Commission hosted a three-day workshop here Sept. 6, aimed at presenting attendees information collected for the Sava River Hydraulic Model project and garnering feedback from participating countries.

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SCHWEINFURT, Germany - Six months of underwater scuba training culminated in diver certification for five Soldiers from Charlie Company, Warrior Transition Battalion-Europe at a ceremony held here on Ledward Barracks.

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FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- New Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment spend more than two months in Basic Combat Training learning to be warriors. A little more than 40 years ago, however, Soldiers in the battalion were in the thick of combat.

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