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No. 036-00 February 24, 2000
Announcement of Embargoed Release and Article for Feb. 25

The Department of Defense will issue a release and article today at 2:30 p.m. EST, embargoed for Feb. 25 dailies and broadcast.

The article, to be published in an aerospace medical journal addresses the issue of force protection, illustrated by the current DoD anthrax vaccination program.

Copies of the embargoed release and article will be available from Mr. James Turner or Lt Col. Mike Milord in the Pentagon, Room 2E765.