All posts tagged "pentagon"
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Moratorium Issued on DADT Discharges; No Decision on Appeal
The Pentagon has stopped all enforcement of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in a memorandum issued to military branch secretaries dated today, following a July 6...
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Air Force Spokesman: “The Airman 1st Class made a statement that he was a homosexual.”
An Air Force spokesman told reporters that the April 29 discharge of an Airman under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” — the first such discharge since...
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White House: DADT Repeal “Implementation Will Happen Whomever Serves as Secretary of Defense”
The White House responded this evening to questions about if and how the planned June 30 resignation date of Defense Secretary Robert Gates would impact...
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Obama to Nominate Panetta as Defense Secretary, Shakeup Could Impact DADT-Repeal Timeline
President Barack Obama plans to nominate Leon Panetta, currently serving as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a...
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House Subcommittee Talks DADT Repeal Implementation with Pentagon Officials
[Photo: House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee members listen to testimony about the implementation of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act. (Photo by Chris...
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Gates, Pentagon Officials Outline DADT Repeal Implementation
Calling the implementation of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal a “milestone event” for the Defense Department,...
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Prepping for Repeal Training [UPDATED]
Calling the implementation of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal a “milestone event” for the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced in a memorandum issued...
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Pentagon Plans Friday News Conference on DADT Repeal Implementation
In response to an inquiry, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to Metro Weekly that the Pentagon has a news conference planned for Friday, Jan. 28, to...
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Marine Chief’s Stated Concern that DADT Repeal Could Cost Lives Sparks Outrage
The Marine Corps commandant, Gen. James Amos, made it clear when testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Dec. 3 that he opposed the...
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Digging In to the DADT Report: Stats and Scribd!
Once I got home this evening, I began digging in to the nitty-gritty details of the 256-page Pentagon working group report on implementing a repeal...
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Obama Calls on Senate to Act to Repeal DADT “As Soon As Possible”
In a statement just released by the White House, President Barack Obama commented on today’s release of the Pentagon working group report regarding “Don’t Ask,...
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Senate Sets Pentagon DADT Report Hearings for Dec. 2 and 3
The Senate Armed Services Committee, as had been suggested in recent days, announced that it would be holding hearings in the follow-up to the Nov....
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The (Military) Brass Tacks of Lame-Duck DADT Repeal
Over the weekend, the military leadership began weighing in on the post-election landscape for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Although the decision to...
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DADT Roller Coaster
On Wednesday evening, Oct. 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit put a temporary hold on the injunction against enforcement of the...
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DADT Ruling Fallout
For further developments on this story, check Metro Weekly's Poliglot blog.As the breadth of U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips's Oct. 12 order halting all...
