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AFPS  

A weekly audio podcast featuring the latest defense news from the American Forces Press Service. Podcasts are updated every Thursday.

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A weekly audio podcast featuring the latest defense news from the American Forces Press Service. Podcasts are updated every Thursday.
  • On Demand Episodes

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    Episode #15: Weekly AFPS News Roundup for Dec 10

    This week the AFPS news podcast highlights coverage on Afghanistan. Stories include the announcement of deployments, plus Defense Secretary Robert Gates visits Afghanistan; Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander, NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, testifies on Capitol Hill; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen speaks with foreign journalists, and Michelle Flournoy, policy director for the Defense Department, discusses counter-insurgency strategy. Also, the role aerospace technology plays in the region, why some Air Force researchers are studying how bats fly; the results of a task force on sexual assault in the military and news you can use before making charitable donations.

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    Episode #14: Weekly AFPS News Roundup for Dec 3

    This week’s AFPS podcast features several stories related to President Obama’s decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. Plus, get details on how to enter the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s Grand Challenge contest that kicks off Dec. 5, learn about the new super-compact First Strike Meal (FSR) meals developed by Defense department nutritionists, get a review of World AIDS Day and take away some news you can use while shopping for the holidays.

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    Episode #13: Weekly AFPS News Roundup for Nov. 25

    In AFPS news this week, Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, one of the 13 victims of the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5., was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery; the Defense department launches its own 45 day investigation into those shootings; Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates attends international security and bi-lateral meetings in Canada; and, at another meeting, he explains his decision to authorize pre-deployment contiguous mobilization training for National Guardsmen and Reservists. Plus - Thanksgiving holiday greetings and a new segment filled with practical, “news you can use.” This week we offer holiday shopping tips related to the purchase of gift cards.

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    Episode #12: Weekly AFPS News Roundup for Nov. 19

    On this week’s AFPS podcast, U.S. and China leaders meet and discuss military cooperation, charges are filed against the suspect in the Ft. Hood shooting, 10 Guantanamo detainees will face trials, a new task force hones strategies to deflect roadside bombs, Iraq police force grows as first policewomen join the force and a Veterans employment program will open offices in most federal agencies. Plus, the Army institutes changes to health and wellness programs, with some aimed to reduce the risks of suicide. And, a reminder that November 19th marks this year’s Great American Smokeout campaign; the Defense department encourages servicemembers to quit smoking and to visit the website ucanquit2.org for more information.

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    Episode #11: Weekly AFPS News Roundup for Nov. 12

    In this week's AFPS podcast, President Obama and top defense officials attend a memorial service at Fort Hood and grief counsels from TAPS stand ready to help. Meanwhile, Veterans Day events included the launch of a new service organization and honors for Alma Powell, the wife of Former Secretary of State General Colin Powell. In other news, Iraq's parliament wins praise for passing a crucial election law, TARDEC research labs develop high-tech sensors for armored vehicles, large amounts of space debris trouble military scientists, a medical symposium aims to speed delivery of medical advances and the USS New York, made partly with steel from the World Trade Center is commissioned.

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    Episode #10: Weekly AFPS News Roundup for Nov. 5

    This week’s AFPS podcast stories include President Obama’s signing of the 2010 Defense budget and an update on the distribution of H1N1 vaccine. Also in the news, more assets are on their way to Afghanistan to give troops more protection, innovations yield gear that’s better and lighter in weight, new health related programs expand psychological health care and aim to end homelessness among veterans. Plus - the deadlines for overseas holiday mail are announced and this week marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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    Episode #9: Weekly AFPS News Roundup for Oct. 29

    In this week’s AFPS news podcast, stories include recaps of a truck bombing in Iraq, President Obama’s visit to the Jacksonville Naval Air Station and Defense Secretary Gates' attendance at a NATO meeting. Also, Secretary Gates meets with his Chinese counterpart, Xu Caihou, at the Pentagon. The Defense Department starts making "stop loss" payments for involuntary extensions of service since 9/11. In health news: President Obama declares H1N1 flu a national emergency; he signs the Veterans Healthcare Reform and Transparency Act; October is Breast Cancer Awareness month; and Red Ribbon week focuses on stopping prescription drug abuse. You’ll also hear how social media communications played a role in a recent Navy-led rescue mission to earthquake stricken Indonesia.

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