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June 1998

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  News Articles

  06/30/1998:  Strategic Command Chief Has Confidence in Russian Nuke Security  
  

  06/30/1998:  Anthrax Shots Needle Troops, Protection Is Upshot  
  

  06/30/1998:  8 Ways to Help Students Manage Their Time  
  

  06/30/1998:  Engaging, Working Around the Year 2000 Problem  
  

  06/30/1998:  Some Critical DoD Systems Won't Make Y2K Deadlines  
  

  06/30/1998:  DoD Focusing on Year 2000 Computer Fixes  
  

  06/30/1998:  Chairman's Independence Day Message  
  

  06/29/1998:  Moving This Summer? Don't Forget DEERS  
  

  06/29/1998:  DoD, Cancer Institute Continue Treatment Trials  
  

  06/29/1998:  Solana Says Time's Running Out  
  

  06/29/1998:  Don't "Tough Out" War Illnesses, Investigators Plead  
  

  06/29/1998:  Future Perils Call for Allied Effort  
  

  06/29/1998:  DoD Eliminating Paper Mileage Search  
  

  06/29/1998:  Success Means Going Out of Business, Houley Says  
  

  06/29/1998:  DoD's New Travel System Gears Up With First Contract  
  

  06/24/1998:  Balkan Ghosts Rise Again  
  

  06/24/1998:  SACEUR Outlines NATO Challenges  
  

  06/24/1998:  Do You Know -- Independence Day  
  

  06/24/1998:  Worth Repeating -- Independence Day  
  

  06/23/1998:  NATO Has Means, Will to React  
  

  06/23/1998:  Secretary of Defense Independence Day Message  
  

  06/23/1998:  First Reservists Get Green Total Force ID Cards  
  

  06/23/1998:  Force Protection Covers All Aspects of Troop Health  
  

  06/19/1998:  Meeting Airs Efforts, Gripes Over Illness Probe  
  

  06/19/1998:  Defense Agency Wins Top Fed Quality Award  
  

  06/19/1998:  SFOR Detains War Criminal  
  

  06/19/1998:  DoD Schools Increase Graduation Requirements  
  

  06/19/1998:  Civilian Service Medal Announced  
  

  06/19/1998:  DoD Advances Countermine Technology  
  

  06/19/1998:  Confronting the Land Mine Threat  
  

  06/19/1998:  Sports Minded -- Animal Crackers  
  

  06/18/1998:  Bates Returns to AAFES  
  

  06/18/1998:  DoD Eyeing New Personnel System  
  

  06/18/1998:  Do You Know  
  

  06/18/1998:  Worth Repeating  
  

  06/18/1998:  Belleau Wood: Marines' Mecca  
  

  06/18/1998:  Fifth-Graders Name New Navy Ship  
  

  06/18/1998:  Marines' First Crucible: Belleau Wood  
  

  06/18/1998:  TRICARE Managers Pledge Help for Confused Claimants  
  

  06/18/1998:  TRICARE Directory: Who to Contact for Health Care  
  

  06/17/1998:  Military Strength Figures Drop in April  
  

  06/17/1998:  Sports Minded  
  

  06/17/1998:  DoD Marks 50th Year of Military Women's Integration  
  

  06/17/1998:  DoD Draws Good DNA Sample From Vietnam Unknown  
  

  06/17/1998:  DoD Child Care Fees Increase Between Aug. 1 and Oct.  
  

  06/17/1998:  NATO Military Women Share Views  
  

  06/17/1998:  NATO Launches Rapid-Action Operation  
  

  06/16/1998:  DoD Develops Teen Web Site  
  

  06/16/1998:  DoD Awards Contract to Study Exchange Integration  
  

  06/16/1998:  DoD Receives Hammer Award  
  

  06/16/1998:  Civilian Retirement Open Season Slated  
  

  06/16/1998:  Rate Hike Set for Family Dental Care  
  

  06/16/1998:  Avoid an Extension Cord Fire With These 7 Tips  
  

  06/16/1998:  www.huh?/Vietnam Vets on the 'Net  
  

  06/15/1998:  New Mine Awareness Comic Book Released  
  

  06/15/1998:  Developing an Electronic Dog's Nose  
  

  06/15/1998:  Worth Repeating  
  

  06/15/1998:  Cohen Supports Services' Basic Training  
  

  06/15/1998:  First Lady Presents Leadership Awards to Perry, Holm  
  

  06/12/1998:  New Chief Named at POW/Missing Personnel Office  
  

  06/12/1998:  Personnel Most Exposed to Get Anthrax Vaccine First  
  

  06/12/1998:  Which TRICARE Option Is Right for You?  
  

  06/12/1998:  www.huh?: "Best" Sites Make Searches Easier  
  

  06/12/1998:  Navy Secretary Dalton Returning to Private Sector  
  

  06/11/1998:  DoD Opens Joint Electronic Commerce Office  
  

  06/11/1998:  Chamber Signs Employer Support Pledge  
  

  06/11/1998:  Cohen Orders Army, Air Force to Check Sarin Allegations  
  

  06/10/1998:  Protecting U.S. Critical Computer Infrastructure  
  

  06/10/1998:  Sports Minded  
  

  06/09/1998:  DoD Drill Tests Response to Terrorist Attack  
  

  06/09/1998:  U.S., U.K. Defense Chiefs Discuss Kosovo  
  

  06/09/1998:  Marine's Remains Identified After 30 Years  
  

  06/08/1998:  TRICARE Prime: How to Enroll  
  

  06/08/1998:  Reservists to Receive Green IDs  
  

  06/05/1998:  Cohen Tells Cadets to Expect Change  
  

  06/05/1998:  Armed Services YMCA Announces 1998 Essay Winners  
  

  06/05/1998:  Cohen Praises Brazil's Stance Against International  
  

  06/05/1998:  Do You Know?  
  

  06/04/1998:  Surgeons Bone Up -- in Stereo -- Before Cutting  
  

  06/04/1998:  NATO Considers Monitoring Mission  
  

  06/04/1998:  DoD Seeks Gulf War Vets' Firsthand Accounts  
  

  06/04/1998:  NATO and Russia -- A Lasting Marriage  
  

  06/04/1998:  Young Oregon Army Guardsman Buried With Military  
  

  06/04/1998:  Albright Looks to NATO's Future  
  

  06/04/1998:  NATO Opens Disaster Relief Coordination Center  
  

  06/04/1998:  Worth Repeating  
  

  06/02/1998:  An Affair to Remember  
  

  06/02/1998:  Exchanges Offer Best Prices  
  

  06/02/1998:  U.S. Decries South Asia Arms Race  
  

  06/01/1998:  Patrolling Iraq's Northern Skies  
  

  06/01/1998:  Leaders Link U.S., Argentina to Terrorism Battle  
  

  06/01/1998:  States Chosen for Rapid Assessment Teams  
  

  06/01/1998:  Caldera Nominated New Army Secretary  
  

  06/01/1998:  Funds Set for Reserve Mobilization Insurance Program  
  

  06/01/1998:  Sports Minded  
  

  06/01/1998:  Medics Gain Access to Land Mine Victims  
  

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  Older Press Advisories

  06/01/1998	Full Honors Arrival Ceremony For His Highness of the State of Bahrain
  06/01/1998	Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense to Open Joint Electronic Commerce Program Office
  06/02/1998	Full Honors Arrival Ceremony for Secretary of State for Defense of the United Kingdom
  06/03/1998	SecDef Travel Backgrounder, Thursday, June 4 at 3 p.m.
  06/03/1998	DoD Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948
  06/04/1998	Secretary of Defense Will Address the United States Chamber of Commerce
  06/04/1998	The regular Pentagon press briefing for today has been postponed from 1:30 p.m.
  06/05/1998	CORRECTED Sterling [Stirling] Solar Dish Inaugurated
  06/08/1998	Secretary of Defense Briefing on Gender-Integrated Training
  06/09/1998	Gen. Shelton's Trip to Belgium and Russia
  06/10/1998	Deputy Secretary of Defense Speaks at Women's Memorial
  06/10/1998	Deputy Secretary of Defense to Address the Defense Special Weapons Agency's Conference
  06/15/1998	U.S. Strategic Command Briefing
  06/17/1998	Full Honors Arrival Ceremony for the Crown Prince of Qatar
  06/18/1998	FIRST ISSUE OF NEW GREEN ID CARD FOR RESERVE FORCES
  06/18/1998	Time Change for Qatar Full Honor Arrival Ceremony
  06/18/1998	Honor Cordon for Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Tunisia
  06/19/1998	Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Will Travel to Bosnia, Slovenia, and Greece
  06/24/1998	Secretary of Defense Will Make Remarks to the Coalition to Advance Sustainable Technology
  06/24/1998	Secretary of Defense Will Speak to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council
  06/24/1998	Secretary of Defense Media Availability at the Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corp.
  06/24/1998	Small Business Partnering Meeting in Los Angeles
  06/29/1998	Full Honor Arrival Ceremony for Minister of Defense of Portugal
  06/29/1998	Honor Cordon for Prime Minister of Macedonia
  06/29/1998	Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will address the Transatlantic Forum of
  06/30/1998	Press Briefing by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen on Vietnam Unknown
  06/30/1998	Honor Cordon for Minister of Defense of Norway
  06/30/1998	Full Honor Arrival Ceremony for MoD of Australia

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  Older Contracts

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  Older News Releases

  06/02/1998	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ISSUES NEW IDENTIFICATION CARDS
  06/02/1998	MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR MARCH 31, 1998 SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
  06/02/1998	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEAM TO RECEIVE HAMMER AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WELFARE TO WORK PROGRAM
  06/03/1998	GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT - GEN RICHARD B. MYERS, USAF
  06/03/1998	GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT - LT GENERAL PATRICK K. GAMBLE, USAF
  06/03/1998	GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT - MAJ GEN MARVIN R. ESMOND, USAF
  06/04/1998	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ESTABLISHES WORLD WIDE WEB SITE FOR MILITARY TEENS
  06/04/1998	STUDENTS COMPETE TO NAME A NEW NAVY SHIP
  06/05/1998	JOINT ELECTRONIC COMMERCE PROGRAM OFFICE OPENS
  06/08/1998	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ANNOUNCES SECRETARY DALTON'S DEPARTURE
  06/08/1998	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE APPROVES PLANS TO IMPROVE INITIAL ENTRY TRAINING
  06/09/1998	Rear Admiral James F. Amerault for promotion and assignment.
  06/10/1998	DOD TO PARTICIPATE IN U.N. CEREMONY FOR SPANISH-LANGUAGE MINE AWARENESS COMIC BOOK
  06/10/1998	FLAG OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT - REAR ADM. DANIEL J. MURPHY JR.
  06/10/1998	FLAG OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT - VICE ADM. JAMES O. ELLIS JR.
  06/12/1998	EXERCISE RIM OF THE PACIFIC (RIMPAC) 1998
  06/15/1998	MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR APRIL 30, 1998 SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
  06/17/1998	DOD VALUE ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FOR 1998 PRESENTED
  06/17/1998	RESERVE COMPONENT EMPLOYMENT STUDY
  06/17/1998	DEFENSE AGENCY WINS TOP PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR QUALITY
  06/18/1998	OPERATION JOINT FORGE COMMENCES
  06/18/1998	DR. SUE BAILEY SWORN IN AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS
  06/18/1998	GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT -- Lt. Gen. Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.
  06/18/1998	GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT -- Lt. Gen. Roger G. DeKok
  06/18/1998	GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT -- Lt. Gen. Eugene D. Santarelli
  06/19/1998	SEAY (T-AKR 302) NAMED AFTER U.S. ARMY MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT
  06/22/1998	RESERVE COMPONENTS ISSUED FIRST TOTAL FORCE "GREEN" ID CARDS
  06/22/1998	TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NAMED
  06/23/1998	ENCRYPTION FORMULAS DECLASSIFIED
  06/23/1998	FLAG OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT -- VADM DENNIS A. JONES
  06/23/1998	DEFENSE DEPARTMENT EXPANDED HEALTH CARE INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED AT "FAMILY RE-UNION 7 CONFERENCE"
  06/24/1998	INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES PLANS CONFERENCE ON LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
  06/25/1998	DEFENSE SECRETARY WILLIAM S. COHEN ISSUES ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROCLAMATION
  06/25/1998	DESTRUCTION OF LAST NON-SELF-DESTRUCTING ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINES IN U.S.-BASED STOCKPILE
  06/26/1998	ACTIVE, GUARD, RESERVE FORCES JOIN BULGARIAN ARMED FORCES FOR EXERCISE CORNERSTONE '98
  06/29/1998	SECOND DARKSTAR UAV COMPLETES TEST FLIGHT
  06/29/1998	ROGER W. KALLOCK APPOINTED DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR LOGISTICS
  06/29/1998	FLAG OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT - REAR ADM. JOSEPH S. MOBLEY
  06/29/1998	FLAG OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT - REAR ADM. EDWARD MOORE JR.
  06/30/1998	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WILLIAM S. COHEN'S STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE VIETNAM UNKNOWN
  06/30/1998	U.S. AND 11 EUROPEAN ARMED FORCES TRAIN FOR PEACE SUPPORT IN BALTIC CHALLENGE 98
  06/30/1998	GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT - LT. GEN. JOHN N. ABRAMS
  06/30/1998	GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT - LT. GEN. NICHOLAS B. KEHOE III
  06/30/1998	GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT - LT. GEN. JOHN W. HANDY
  06/30/1998	GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT - LT. GEN. WILLIAM P. HALLIN
  06/30/1998	GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT - MAJ. GEN. MAXWELL C. BAILEY

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  Briefing Slides

  There have been no Briefing Slides posted for this period.

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  Memoranda for Correspondents

  06/01/1998	Remains Identified
  06/01/1998	Foreign Military Sale to TECRO in the United States - Navigation and Targeting Pods
  06/02/1998	Navy to Demonstrate TARPS
  06/02/1998	Col. Richard S. Colt for promotion to the grade of brigadier general.
  06/04/1998	Secretary of Defense to Attend the North Atlantic Council Defense Ministerial in Belgium and Visit Italy, Denmark and Poland
  06/05/1998	Flag and General Officer Assignments
  06/05/1998	Air Force General Officer Promotions
  06/09/1998	Col. Robert T. Dail for promotion to brigadier general.
  06/09/1998	Col. Robert A. Cocroft for promotion to brigadier general.
  06/09/1998	Reserve officer promotions to BG and MG
  06/11/1998	Clarification of Two Similar Events
  06/12/1998	FMS - Israel - PATRIOT Missile System Equipment
  06/12/1998	Army General Officer Assignments
  06/15/1998	First Joint Strike Fighter Engines Tested
  06/18/1998	FLAG OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT -- REAR ADM. MICHAEL L. COWAN
  06/19/1998	Naval Reserve Officers For Promotion To Rear Admiral Lower Half
  06/23/1998	Second Joint Strike Fighter Engine Begins Testing
  06/23/1998	Foreign Military Sale to Singapore - AH-64D APACHE Attack Helicopters
  06/23/1998	Foreign Military Sale to Israel - HARPOON Missiles
  06/26/1998	General Officer Assignments
  06/26/1998	National Guard Technology Project Receives Award for Network Technologies Implementation
  06/26/1998	Global PATRIOT '98
  06/30/1998	Remains of Two American Servicemen Identified

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  06/22/1998	DAILY ACTIVITIES SUMMARY FOR 22 JUNE 1998
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  Older News Transcripts

  06/02/1998	DoD News Briefing, Tuesday, June 2, 1998
  06/03/1998	Media Availability with Secretary Cohen and Secretary Robertson, UK
  06/04/1998	DoD News Briefing, Thursday, June 4, 1998
  06/04/1998	Secretary Cohen's Remarks - US Military Academy Graduation Ceremony, West Point
  06/05/1998	Dr. Hamre's Statement on Info Sys Before the Senate Armed Services Committee
  06/08/1998	SECRETARY COHEN'S MEDIA ENCOUNTER WITH CNN OUTSIDE OF THE US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
  06/09/1998	Secretary Cohen's Gender-Integrated Training Briefing, Monday, June 8, 1998
  06/09/1998	DoD News Briefing, June 9, 1998 at 1:30 p.m.
  06/10/1998	Secretary Cohen's Remarks at Armed Forces Day
  06/10/1998	Background Briefing on Secretary Cohen's trip to Europe
  06/10/1998	Secretary Cohen's Press Briefing Enroute to Rome, Italy, Tuesday, June 9, 1998
  06/11/1998	DoD News Briefing, Thursday, June 11, 1998
  06/11/1998	Joint Press Conference with Secretary Cohen and Minister Andreatta, 10 Jun 98
  06/11/1998	Secretary Cohen's Remarks at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, June 11, 1998
  06/12/1998	Gen. Shelton's Statement on Kosovo at NATO Press Conf., Brussels, June 12, 1998
  06/15/1998	Remarks by Secretary Cohen and GEN. Shelton at NATO HQ, Brussels, June 12, 1998
  06/15/1998	Media Encounter with Secretary Cohen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Copenhagen
  06/15/1998	Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, Pakhus (Readout of the Multilateral Ministerial), Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, June 13, 1998
  06/16/1998	DoD News Briefing, Tuesday, June 16, 1998
  06/16/1998	Dr. Hamre's Remarks at 50th Anniversary of the Women's Armed Svs Integration Act
  06/16/1998	Press Conference with Secretary Cohen and Minister of Nat'l Defense Onyszkiewicz
  06/16/1998	Press Conference with Secretary Cohen and Prime Minister Buzek of Poland
  06/17/1998	Secretary Cohen's Press Briefing Enroute to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., June 16, 1998
  06/18/1998	Dr. Hamre's Speech to the Council on Foreign Relations
  06/18/1998	DoD News Briefing, Thursday, June 18, 1998
  06/18/1998	Secretary Cohen's Press Conference with President Kwasniewski, Poland, 15 Jun 98
  06/23/1998	DoD News Briefing, Tuesday, June 23, 1998
  06/23/1998	Gen. Habiger's Briefing on his recent trip to Russia
  06/25/1998	DoD News Briefing, Thursday, June 25, 1998
  06/29/1998	Dr. Hamre's Remarks at the Allied Museum Opening, Berlin-Zehlendorf, Germany
  06/30/1998	Secretary Cohen Remarks at the World Affairs Council, Monday, June 29, 1998
  06/30/1998	Secretary Cohen's Remarks -- Transatlantic Forum of the Western European Union
  06/30/1998	Secretary Cohen's Remarks to the Coalition to Advance Sustainable Technology

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  Background Briefings Transcripts

  06/12/1998	Background Briefing by a Senior Defense Official at NATO HQ, June 11, 1998
  06/15/1998	Background Briefing at NATO HQ, Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, June 11, 1998

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