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Washington, D.C. – January 20, 2010 – United States Public Health Service Captain Andy Stevermer, Commander of the Incident Response Coordination Team for the Department of Health and Human Services spoke at the White House Wednesday detailing the current U.S. role in assisting with the crisis in Haiti.
Stevermer said, “We are just a part of [...]
Essex, Vt. – January 8, 2010 – Another two hundred Vermont National Guard Troops from Rutland Armory’s (BSTB) Brigade Special Troops Battalion, departed today for Camp Atterbury for final theater-specific training before deploying in Afghanistan. The unit is comprised of medics, signal forces, military intelligence, and military police and combat engineers.
Vermont National Guard Sgt. Major [...]
West Point, N.Y. - President Obama addressed the country from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Tuesday evening, Dec. 1, saying he planned to deploy 30,000 additional troops during the first part of 2010.
Obama said, “They will increase our ability to train competent Afghan Security Forces, and to partner with them so that more Afghans can [...]
