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Former Fresno Recruiting Company Commander Capt. Jeff T. Jones was drinking to suppress issues resulting from post-traumatic stress disorder and feelings of being overloaded, and of not being competent.
The pilot course for the Army's new Master Fitness Training Program will hold its graduation ceremony, Sept. 21, 2012, at Fort Jackson, S.C.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour, the fifth and final space-worthy NASA shuttle to be built, stopped to refuel at the Departure/Arrival Airfield Control Group at Biggs Army Airfield, Texas, Sept. 20, 2012.
Private Residence Tampa, Florida 6:16 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) It is so good to see all of you, and I'm going to have a chance to, I know, take some pictures and spend a little time with you. But let me begin by thanking Eddie Vedder for that unbelievable…
NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY, 2012 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For more than two centuries, Americans have bravely served our Nation as members of our Armed Forces. Many have made profound sacrifices to uphold the ideals we cherish, carrying wounds that…
University of Miami Miami, Florida 2:15 P.M. EDT Q Please welcome the President of the United States. (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Q Welcome. Thank you for being here with us. THE PRESIDENT: Muchas gracias. Q Before we start, before talking about education and its…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Henry Harold Kennedy, retired. Robert D. Okun, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: • Sylvia M. Becker – Member, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States • Bibiana Boerio – Director of the Mint, Department of the…
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, President Obama nominated Robert Okun to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. “Throughout his career, Robert Okun has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to justice,” said President Obama. “I am proud to nominate him to the Superior Court of the…
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, President Obama nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson and Judge Nelson Stephen Román for District Court judgeships. “I am pleased to nominate these distinguished individuals to serve on the United States District Court bench,” said President Obama. “I am confident they…
Aboard Air Force One En Route Miami, Florida 12:00 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning, everyone. Good day -- it's 12 o'clock noon. Thank you for joining us as we make our way south to the great state of Florida. I think you know what the President is doing there today, so no need…
The long standing tradition of the President and First Lady to host the Olympic teams to the White House is still alive. This collection of photographs from the Presidential Libraries of the National Archives offers a special look at Olympic moments with former Presidents and First Ladies at the…
A year ago today, we upheld the fundamental American values of fairness and equality by finally and formally repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ Gay and lesbian Americans now no longer need to hide who they love in order to serve the country they love. It is a testament to the…
On Thursday, September 20, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 6336, which directs the congressional Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue of Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia for placement in Emancipation Hall in the United States Capitol Visitor Center.
There is growing evidence that a pesticide made by Bayer is causing bee colony collapse ["colony collapse disorder" (CCD)]. Neonicotinoids: A relatively new class of systemic insecticides (neonicotinoids) covers at least 142 million acres of countryside, much of it corn – on which…
Fall begins this Saturday, and with it comes cooler temperatures and the resulting seasonal increase in the number of home heating fires. To help Americans understand the nature of the heating fire problem, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) today issued a special report: Heating Fires in…
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed the giant asteroid Vesta has its own version of ring around the collar.
NASA's first mobile application and software that models the behavior of earthquake faults to improve earthquake forecasting and our understanding of earthquake processes are co-winners of NASA's 2012 Software of the Year Award.
The space shuttle Endeavour atop its 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) is scheduled to depart Houston's Ellington Field at about 7 a.m. CDT on Thursday for California.
NASA invites Californians to participate in space shuttle Endeavour's historic flyover of the state Friday, Sept. 21.