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  2. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

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    On May 22, the House Armed Services Committee approved its version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, by a 57–1 vote. [6] As passed by the Committee, the bill included the Pentagon's controversial "Legislative Proposal 480", transferring Air National Guard space units to the Space Force; however, the Committee accepted an amendment proposed by Joe Wilson (R‑SC), watering down ...

  3. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve ...

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    DoD Directive 5120.27 (31 January 1961) redesignated the position as Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower), but after a few years, the Reserve Forces Bill of Rights and Vitalization Act (P.L. 90-168, signed 1 December 1967), changed the title to Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs). [6]

  4. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low ...

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    Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict) Charles S. Whitehouse: July 13, 1988 – July 12, 1989: Frank C. Carlucci III William H. Taft IV (Acting) Richard B. Cheney: Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush: Seth Cropsey (Acting) July 13, 1989 – October 18, 1989: Richard B. Cheney: George H. W. Bush: James R. Locher

  5. Defense Criminal Investigative Service - Wikipedia

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    The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) is the criminal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General.DCIS protects military personnel by investigating cases of fraud, bribery, and corruption; preventing the illegal transfer of sensitive defense technologies to proscribed nations and criminal elements; investigating companies that use defective ...

  6. DoD NDSEG Fellowship - Wikipedia

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    The DoD NDSEG Fellowship is often compared to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP). [14] The NDSEG Fellowship is unlike the GRFP in that it cannot be deferred, [ 15 ] and that NDSEG Fellows are paid through a contracting agency of the DoD rather than through the university in which the fellow is enrolled.

  7. United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence - Wikipedia

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    In the same year during the month of October, the post was given permanent status and changed their name from Camp Rucker to Fort Rucker. Before the mid-1950s, the Air Force had provided primary training for Army Aviation pilots and mechanics. In 1956, the U.S. Department of Defense gave the Army control over its preparation.

  8. Higher education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Wren Building, built at the College of William & Mary in 1695, is the oldest academic building in the United States. The school held African slaves and their descendants for 170 years.

  9. Mil Mi-6 - Wikipedia

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    The R-7 gearbox and rotor head developed for the project have a combined weight of 3200 kg, which is greater than the two turboshaft engines. [2] Variable-incidence winglets were first mounted on the craft's sides in 1960 to the 30 pre-series units. These wings provide approximately 20% of the lift required during cruise flight. [2]