Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Oct. 5, 2013, he is recalling most of the Defense Department civilians who were placed on furlough as a result of the government shutdown, which began Oct. 1.

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Aviators and medics with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation), practiced medical evacuation hoist training with UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, Oct. 4, 2013, at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan.

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A terminally ill Soldier and his family received a lot more help than they could have imagined on moving day, after a large response to a post on a well-known social media networking site.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount $1,172,000 to Inland Construction & Engineering Inc., to install impressed current cathodic protection systems at the Colorado River Locks in Matagorda, Texas.

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Funding of temporary duty has been cancelled during the government shutdown for Soldiers and Army civilians scheduled for professional military education or leader-development courses.

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The Army and the nation are mourning the passing of World War II Army veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Nicholas Oresko, who died Oct. 4, 2013. He was 96 years old.

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Sequestration cost the Army $1.7 billion needed to reset and repair equipment returning from Afghanistan, which equates to about 800 vehicles, 2,000 weapons, 10,000 pieces of communication gear and 32 helicopters.

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Army Emergency Relief announced that assistance will remain available for Soldiers and families in need while AER conducts a major systems upgrade scheduled to occur between 1 p.m. (EDT), Oct. 10, through 8 a.m. (EDT), Oct. 15, 2013.

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A Soldier from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., surprised her dog after a year-long deployment, on "The Queen Latifah Show."

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In a joint statement released Oct. 3, 2013, U.S. and Japanese diplomatic and military leaders agreed to revise the 1997 Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation, increase security and defense collaboration in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, and advance the realignment of American troops in Japan.

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