European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse July 2007 stars and stripes Page 5 report bus with Glo tape sold in error stars and stripes Newsweek will report in its july 16 editions that used combat uniforms Bear ing Glo tape patches infrared identification patches attached to combat fatigues that can be detected at night were inadvertently sold to 23 and Canadian clients of an Arizo abased company in late despite a determination by a defense department office in july of that year that the patches had to be removed and destroyed before the uniforms could be when the oversight was discovered in the Pentagon stopped providing uniforms with those patches to the Compa government and ordered the firm to return garments contain ing the patches that were still in its posses Newsweek the Magazine reports that the patches themselves can still be easily As their reporters Learned last month when they purchased several patches at military Supply stores in North Carolina and califor the army began issuing combat fatigues bearing the Glo tape patches after a Friendly fire incident on the fourth Day of the Iraq invasion that May have contributed to the deaths of 10 marines in March according to the but no Law at present forbids civilian sur plus stores in the from stocking and Selling the a loophole that one Marine Corporal finds i dont see Why a civilian should need infrared says Jeremy a 26yearold infantry Rifleman from who has served three Tours of com Bat duty in Iraq and one in told they came Down As a Quick fix for Friendly and you Only need them if youre going to Simonella Wii Observance Friday naval air station holds its Annu Al Observance of the american Soldier Landing in Gela on Friday with a ceremony at Ponte near the historic invasion on july started with soldiers under George patrons command Landing on the Southern italian Island to Lead a 38day Campaign to liberate the ceremony honors the 39 soldiers who died in fierce fighting with the Livorno tank Divi the Allied invasion was considered at that time to be the largest amphibious assault of world War the ceremony begins at 10 the Signel abased naval computer and telecommunications station has arranged for a Van that will leave from Nasik at 7 for the drive to Nisce with time built in for any heavy those interested in taking the Van should Contact chief Petty officer David Kader at Dan 6241052 or or via email at a reception will be held following the Bridge Cere Mony at the naval radio transmitter facility in Nis Schweinfurt service july 19 for 2 gis a memorial ceremony for two 2nd brigade com Bat 1st infantry soldiers killed in Iraq will be at 10 july 19 at the Ledward Chapel in 1st class Raymond company 1st 18th infantry and staff Michael Ruoff Headquarters and Headquarters 1st 77th Armor were both killed by Small arms fire june 21 in a District of limited child care is Call 09721966974 to Reserve child care for children entering grades two through care for younger Chil Dren will be provided at the priority for child care goes to family members associated with the two soldiers according to an army news hold missile defense Drill Tokyo Japan and the United states held a joint missile defense exercise off the japanese coast on july bringing together Aegis radar equipped destroyers and Early warning or a said a japanese defense ministry official who spoke on condition of anonymity according to she refused to disclose the location except that it was held at sea and in air around the 7th Fleet said in a statement issued Mon Day that the forces involved in the exercise calculated and shared the information needed to track a hos tile missile from its launch along its intended the statement the next regional missile defense exercise is scheduled for november As part of their annual exer the Navy from staff and wire reports strict manager at Large note 13 nf1101 annual limited tenure note 13 months full time Germany expeditionary stars and stripes 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fell Short by about sol Well shy of its goal of for because recruiters consistently exceeded their targets throughout the first half of fiscal the army still remains above its year Odate goal by about 700 the summer months of August and september Are traditionally the Best months for Mili tary and this year the army Hopes to take in More than a third of its expected new recruits in that Peri according to army recruiting the service Aims for new soldiers Between now and the end of the fiscal year in september an aver age of More than each to were still ahead for the said Dan an army spokesman at the pen were con but were not we Are ahead for the and were just going to have to work hard to make our the army has met its recruit ing numbers the past two years by mobilizing a larger Force of offering higher incan the mystery is not Why they Are falling Short to its How they have succeeded As Edwin Dorn a former undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness who is now with the University of Texas Tives to join and broadening its potential Pool by offering waivers for physical conditions and violating the Law to peo ple who normally would not mirroring concerns in when the army fell thousands Short of its monthly goals during much of the defense officials said that a Good Economy and Lack of encouragement for military service from coaches and other influence ers have caused the recruiting the Iraq wars Sharp decline in popularity also has made recruit ing far More diff As Many recruits almost certainly will deploy to the Pentagon officials acknowledge that the coming months will be challenging because the potential recruit Market is difficult and they did not anticipate the army total slipping As much As it did in service Are encouraged by steady retention rates in the Active duty army and the army and Point to successes earlier in the year As evidence that the num Bers can recover this the army recruited new soldiers in nearly More than its Edwin a former undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness who is now with the University of said the army has always had More Trou ble recruiting than other and he noted that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan make it far hard to the big Surprise is that army recruiting has remained As healthy As it has Given the growing unpopularity of the Iraq Dorn the mystery is not Why they Are falling Short to its How they have succeeded As
