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2004 Archive

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• Carson first to up-armor vehicles at installation
• Medics train for Iraq at Fort Polk
• 4ID Soldiers help secure air base for homeland defense
• Hundreds reenlist to deploy with 3ACR to Iraq

November 2004

• Army updates sexual assault policy
• Army families not responsible for utility bills
• Postal Service offers free shipping materials for military families
• How to send support to "Any Service Member"
• Assistant Deputy retires from FORSCOM after 42 years of service to nation
• On-line resources provide support for families during deployment
• Happy memories revived at Baghdad Island
• General Burns retires after life of selfless service
• DoD stresses Troop Support Mail policy

October 2004

• DoD announces recommended holiday mail dates
• Corporations pledge Army spouse employment support
• 'Theater immersion training' new watchword for First Army
• Absentee ballot available online
• Disabled Soldier support system helping wounded Troops
• Army activates CBRNE command
• Absentee Voting Week kicks off Oct. 11
• Army One Source provides Soldiers, families services via phone, web
• Soldiers need not face 'invisible' combat injury alone
• Deployment Cycle Support program helps Soldiers, civilian employees, families adapt after deployment

September 2004

• DoD employees, service members need to heed Hatch Act rules
• DoD announces broader access to FVAP websites
• Soldiers' blogs become popular, cause concern for security

August 2004

• 4th ID to dedicate OIF memorial
• Officials committed to helping military members vote
• DoD approves Army plan to reach out to sailors, airmen

July 2004

• DoD approves Army plan to reach out to sailors, airmen
• Policy changes for Combat Medical Badge eligibility
• eCYBERMISSION completes second successful year
• New Family Readiness Group assistants receive training in Atlanta
• Simple errors delay military mail
• IRR Soldiers to be mobilized

June 2004

• Retroactive reimbursements for R&R leave participants approved
• Wounded Soldier recounts firefight
• Help on the way for family readiness groups
• FORSCOM CG pins on fourth star
• Army honors officials for work to expand Georgia in-state tuition benefits

May 2004

• Screening of obligated individual ready Reserve Soldiers for possible assignment to Army Reserve units
• McNeill takes command of Forces Command

April 2004

• Army captain motivates fellow Soldiers with prosthetics
• Cavalry pilot recounts days as POW
• Registry honors WWII veterans

March 2004

• Reserve civilian employment program announced
• Fort Stewart recognized for excellence by commander-in-chief
• Absentee ballots available for Soldiers, family members, civilians
• Safety center kicks off Operation Guardian Angel
• Bush Lauds Army's 'Screaming Eagles' in Visit to Kentucky Base
• 101st Commander Calls Adaptability Key to Success in Iraq
• Army announces Assignment Incentive Pay for assignment to Korea
• OPM student jobs website increases value to $1 billion
• 'Dependable trainers' prepare Army Reserve Soldiers for Iraq duty
• Convoy live fire: Combat support and service support troops send rounds downrange at Fort Dix
• Alert orders issued for National Guard rotations

February 2004

• Army issues dietary supplement safety message
• Army announces Forces Stabilization initiative
• MP unit earns Eagle
• Fisher House explains rules for free airline tickets
• R&R leave continues for FORSCOM Soldiers

January 2004

• Camp Victory serves as redeployment center
• DoD resumes anthrax vaccine immunization program
• Bragg culinary arts team takes first in Maryland competition
• 'Operation Hero Miles' expands to families of wounded soldiers