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National Defense January 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	In the Army, Why Can't Soldiers Be Customers? Nowhere do companies find it more difficult to concentrate on true customer needs than in the Army procurement system.
American Family Physician January 15, 2006 Meredith Desmond	Quantum Sufficit - Just Enough There might be a miniature ecosystem living in your pillows... Could working with your boss be killing you?... Playing video games may be a new way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in soldiers... etc.
Reason January 2006 Julian Sanchez	Don't Ask, Yet The imperative to keep American troops ready for deployment shows up in historically low levels of expulsion of homosexual soldiers from the military during wartime.
InternetNews February 2, 2006 Paul Shread	Virtual Replication Made Easy Virtual server replication may soon get easier, thanks to NSI Software's Double-Take for Virtual Systems.
National Defense December 2007 Breanne Wagner	Simulations Promise Better Training for Combat Medics As improvised explosive devices continue to claim lives and maim troops, a new market has emerged for medical simulations to train combat medics.
Parameters Autumn 2004 Sergio Catignani	Motivating Soldiers: The Example of the Israeli Defense Forces Combat motivation is a key factor in enabling conventional armies to win conflicts; in Israel's case, it has been referred to as the `secret weapon' of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
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National Defense December 2011 Eric Beidel	Battle-Scarred Troops Have Message for Army Training: Get Real A decade at war has presented officials with a dilemma: The training environment now must be made even more authentic to hold the attention of soldiers who already have experienced the real deal.
InsideFlyer December 2003	Operation Hero Miles Large numbers of Americans have donated their unused frequent flyer miles to the Department of Defense to help troops travel home and spend quality time with their loved ones, without worrying about how much it will cost.
Inc. September 2006 Stephanie Clifford	Brave New Policy: Extensive Benefits For Military Reservists Should you cover dependent health care for deployed troops?
National Defense October 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Former War Commander Fighting For Funds to Combat Brain Injuries Peter Chiarelli is now the CEO of a nonprofit organization, One Mind for Research, that is hoping to accomplish what the entire civilian and military medical communities have not: Find effective treatments and cures for traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress.
National Defense December 2012 Dan Parsons	Soldiers Test Impact of Virtual Training on Live-Fire Performance During a recent exercise called Bold Quest, held at Ft. Benning, Ga., soldiers and Marines tried their hands at the latest virtual training technology. The event was aimed at studying whether and how such training can augment live exercises at the small-unit level.
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U.S. Banker August 2004 Matthew de Paula	Military Banking: Financially Distressed GIs Look to Banks for Help Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq are hitting customers harder than banks realize, and the ripple effect is likely to be felt by the families of U.S. soldiers around the globe.
Popular Mechanics December 2008 Joe Pappalardo	Crunching the Numbers on Mercenaries vs Soldiers The U.S. military has always gone to war with civilian contractors in tow.
National Defense April 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Researchers Tackle Troops' Physical, Cognitive Challenges In order for troops to fight to the best of their ability, experts say the military must lighten their backpacks, reduce "information overload" and improve their physical fitness.
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National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Fine-tunes Training, Tactics for Urban Combat The U.S. Army, grappling with the intense stress of urban operations in Iraq, requires more training facilities to better prepare troops for this treacherous combat, officials and war veterans said.
National Defense December 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Demand for Non-Combat Skills Fuels Interest in Games The success of tactical shooting games as military training tools has bolstered the case for expanding the use of this technology into non-combat areas.
National Defense February 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Training to Shift Emphasis to Dismounted Soldier The Army's training programs have been too vehicle-centric and have not focused enough on the dismounted soldier, particularly in urban combat. That will change in the future, said Brig. Gen. Stephen Seay, Army program executive officer for simulation, training and instrumentation.
Reason September 2005 Satel & Sommers	The Mental Health Crisis That Wasn't How the trauma industry exploited 9/11.
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Entrepreneur July 2008 Nichole L. Torres	Earn Your Stripes Feeling patriotic this Fourth of July? Follow the lead of these four entrepreneurs who've built businesses that help soldiers overseas and let the troops know how much they're appreciated.
Macworld March 10, 2005 Peter Cohen	Close Combat: First to Fight MacSoft's Close Combat: First to Fight lets players focus on smart, realistic combat action rather than complex menus. Even if this genre hasn't appealed to you before, it is worth a look. Simultaneously released for the Mac, PC, and Xbox.
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Parameters Autumn 2004 Michael O'Hanlon	The Need to Increase the Size of the Deployable Army The possibility exists that large numbers of active-duty troops and reservists may soon leave the service rather than subjecting themselves to a life continually on the road. The seriousness of the worry cannot be easily established.
National Defense October 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Security Policies Deny Soldiers Access To Critical Information, Army Contends The Army's latest advances in networking technology are being slowed by security policies that restrict soldiers' access to information.
Reason December 2004 Jeff A. Taylor	Rant: War of Addition Tearing thousands of men and women out of civilian life and sending them to battle signals more than a nation at war. It reveals a nation at a crossroads.
National Defense May 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Guard and Reserve Wounded Left Behind An Army Guard and Reserve program designed to support wounded soldiers is so overwhelmed by the pace of deployments that injured personnel lost medical care because of their change in status, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report.
National Defense July 2007 Robert H. Williams	Humvee Gunners Garner More Potent Shield An improved humvee gun turret is offering combat soldiers greater protection from improvised explosive devices and small arms fire, while offering enhanced situational awareness.
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National Defense October 2004 Harold Kennedy	Army Undergoing Biggest Makeover Since World War II The U.S. Army has embarked upon what is described as its most important and controversial reorganization in decades in an effort to improve its ability to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while defending the home front.
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Downplaying Concerns About Overstressed Force Seeking to slow down momentum on Capitol Hill to increase the size of the Army by at least 20,000 troops, top service officials recently offered a surprisingly upbeat outlook on troop retention and recruiting.
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National Defense December 2007 Grace Jean	More Realism Sought In Urban Combat Training After complaints of inadequacy in previous programs, companies are modifying training simulations to be more relevant to the troops needs.
National Defense December 2009 Austin Wright	Army Leaders Prepare for War, Peace and Everything In Between The military is transitioning from a group of one-track warriors to a force of multitaskers who can advise, assist and attack.
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National Defense December 2006 Harold Kennedy	State Units Test Portable Combat Training Program The National Guard -- under pressure to keep supplying thousands of troops for Iraq and Afghanistan -- is pioneering what it says is a more efficient, less expensive way to train those soldiers for combat.