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KHOWST Province, Afghanistan - Among the new construction surrounding the Bak District Center, local elders, mullahs and government officials met three times in the last week to discuss the future of the district.
The Army is closing in on a 1-million user milestone for those who have taken the "Global Assessment Tool" survey -- the results of which serve as a starting point for an individual Soldier's journey though the Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program.
While Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta visits Army units and everyday Americans around the nation telling his story from Afghanistan, his closest companion, wife Jen, works nearby to draw attention to issues important to all Soldiers and families.
The leaders of Task Force Falcon returned from Afghanistan in November and told a packed house Jan. 15, how they succeeded there without losing a single Soldier.
Release Time: For Immediate Release Location: The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. 7:10 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much, everybody. Thank you. Thank you. To Caroline and the Kennedy family, to all the members of Congress and distinguished guests here tonight, it is…
Release Time: For Immediate Release Location: James S. Brady Press Briefing Room See below for answers to questions (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. * The President raised Liu Xiaobo in Tuesday evening’s small dinner and the expanded…
As winter weather blankets the United States, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and USFA are urging consumers to guard against home heating fires and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Release Time: For Immediate Release THEARC Washington, D.C. 9:58 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thank you so much. Look, I am so excited to be here today because I am thrilled about Walmart’s new Nutrition Charter. So I want to start off by…
Release Time: For Immediate Release First Lady Michelle Obama joined Walmart executives today to help launch the company’s Nutrition Charter, a groundbreaking new initiative that has the potential to have a transformative impact on the market place and help families across America put…
Release Time: For Immediate Release Welcoming Visitors to the People’s House on the Two Year Anniversary of the Inauguration On January 21, 2009, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama entered the White House and signaled their commitment to creating a more open and accessible White…
The Army vice chief of staff reported a slight reduction this past year in suicides committed by Soldiers on active duty, from 162 in 2009 to 156 in 2010.
The launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle "Kounotori2" (HTV2) planned for Thursday, Jan. 20, was rescheduled due to a forecast for weather conditions that would exceed launch restrictions.
The next three crew members to live and work aboard the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. CST on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
NASA postponed the Jan. 21 unveiling of the new rocket integration facility at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia due to expected inclement weather.
NASA's newest Earth-observing research mission is nearing launch. The Glory mission will improve our understanding of how the sun and tiny atmospheric particles called aerosols affect Earth's climate.
Release Time: For Immediate Release Location: State Dining Room 7:51 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good evening, everybody. Please have a seat. On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. And thank you for joining us as we host President Hu and the…
Release Time: For Immediate Release The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the signing of a government-to-government agreement with the People’s Republic of China to establish a Center of Excellence in China to promote effective nuclear security and safeguards. U.S. Secretary of…
Release Time: For Immediate Release New Agreement Will Support the Establishment of a First-of-its-Kind Training Center in Asia The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China that…
Release Time: For Immediate Release Today, President Obama and President Hu agreed to enhanced cooperation on climate change, clean energy, and the environment. Toward this end, the leaders welcomed new public-private partnerships and collaboration on the development and deployment of clean…
Release Time: For Immediate Release During the state visit of President Hu Jintao to Washington, D.C., President Obama and President Hu highlighted specific means to cooperate on a variety of global and bilateral challenges, including the following: Center of Excellence on Nuclear Security…