June 28, 2014 at 7:12am
The 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Oregon Army National Guard, practices throwing coffee at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Ore., during pre-mobilization training in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan. Original photo by Spc. Marilyn Lowry, 115t
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Overcast with showers at times today at JBLM. Hi: 67. Clueless about tomorrow. News team made me wear rain hat, slicker again. Hate news team.
This Date in History: 1972
President Nixon announces that no more draftees will be sent to Vietnam unless they volunteer for such duty. He also announced that a force of 10,000 troops would be withdrawn by Sept. 1, which would leave a total of 39,000 in Vietnam.
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A scathing review of the Department of Veterans Affairs released Friday calls for a complete overhaul and warns a "corrosive culture" led veterans to have to wait longer for care.
The Iraqi military and witnesses say government helicopter gunships have conducted air strikes in the northern city of Tikrit.
Institute for the Study of War: Iraq Situation Report
Iraqi parties pursue talks that could oust Maliki over insurgency.
U.N. experts trace recent seized arms to Iran, violating embargo.
The European Union signed an historic free-trade pact with Ukraine.
Senior congressional Republicans are vowing to closely scrub President Barack Obama's new war-funding request, with one saying it "cries out for oversight."
The Air Force's removal of a squadron commander has ignited fierce debate over commander-subordinate relations.
The swift, quiet rise of Lt. Gen. Joseph Votel to SOCOM chief.
The Army, along with its sister services, allies and first responders from across the country tested lines of communications during a month-long Joint Users Interoperability Communications Exercise, or JUICE.
Army watercraft, divers, sustainment troops participating in RIMPAC 2014.
RIMPAC 2014: The ins and outs.
Transforming the B-52 into a maritime patrol plane.
Actress Amy Adams gave up her first-class seat on a flight from Detroit to Los Angeles to a soldier she saw onboard.
How the Fukushima disaster is changing the future of robotics.
What a lightning storm looks like from space.
Scientists blow up 100 tons of TNT in the middle of nowhere not just for the fun of it.
Beer may be as old as civilization itself, but modern molecular biology could teach craft brewers some new tricks.
Old Daily Show clips mocking camera phones and texting are hilarious.
Jerry Seinfeld's series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is back.
Check out new comedic Web series Thundershorts.
What happens when you mix William Shatner, a bottle of wine and a celebrity guest? Brown Bag Wine Tasting.
Finally: Ben & Jerry's new Saturday Night Live flavors.
Hope you have more fun today than this guy. ...
LINK: Original photo by Spc. Marilyn Lowry, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
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