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Lt. Col. Mark Vande Hei was accepted into NASA's 2009 astronaut candidate class. The former Minneapolis resident discussed his career in the U.S. Army detachment at NASA and how he looks forward to future missions to space.

For 40 years, Col. Tim Kopra has worked and waited for his childhood dream to come true. Now the McCallum High School graduate gets to live it for three months this summer. Kopra, 46, will be on the space shuttle Endeavour on June 13 when it launches on a mission to the international space station. Once he arrives, he will spend the next three months with six other team members helping with repai

Tony Schumacher and the U.S. Army team won 15 of 24 national event titles in 2008 while winning a record-breaking fifth consecutive series championship. The pressure will be on in 2009 to duplicate this success without longtime crew chief Alan Johnson.

Staff Sergeant Michael Bogle can cook, partly thanks to the Army. Staff Sergeant Bogle won two silver medals and one bronze for pastries and ice carving at the 34th Annual U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition. After a dream to attend culinary schools seemed out of reach, he joined the Army where he got the opportunity to travel and experiment with cooking.

The Southern California U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion has put together a grassroots board of local leaders to help boost the Army’s reputation among young men and women in the area.

The Shreveport Times shadow Specialist Jeffrey Matthews in the kitchen as part of coverage from the 34th Annual U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition at Fort Lee, Va. At the competition, Specialist Matthews won a silver medal for cold hors d’ oeuvres preparation and two bronze medals for student skills and nutritional hot food.

The Army Reserve signed an agreement with 11 Denver and Colorado state employers to help increase job opportunities for Army Soldiers and veterans.

Tony Stewart and Tony Schumacher test out a tank simulator at the Army’s Fort Knox base and compare the experience to NASCAR driving.

Next year’s Army All-American Bowl is planned for Jan 9 at the Alodome in San Antonio. Village Oaks Christian running back Malcolm Jones has committed to play.

CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier recounts her tandem jump with the U.S. Army’s Golden Knights parachute team to help commemorate the team’s 50th anniversary. The team has jumped with personalities including actor Bill Murray, golf professional Tiger Woods and former president George Bush, Sr., who plans on jumping again for his 85th birthday.

Vanguard High School students attended the U.S. Army and NHRA Youth and Education Services program at the Gainesville, FL racetrack on March 13th. Vanguard High School was among 40 other North-Florida schools and education institutions that received career and goal-setting advice from U.S. Army Top Fuel Driver Tony Schumacher and other crew members.

The Washington Post featured a story on the 34th Annual Culinary Arts Competition at Fort Lee that focused on the interesting career of Army food service specialists. The article provides details on the two-week competition and the different culinary events that took place. Several competing Soldiers discussed the training and dedication it takes to be a food service specialist and how

Staff Sergeant LaQuan Daniel, a canine security officer, is profiled for his work training fellow Soldiers and dogs at the 2009 presidential inauguration.

A local Miami appraiser has decided to join the Army at age 40 because of the stability it will provide his family.

U.S. Army Top-Fuel driver Tony Schumacher recaps his record-breaking 2008 championship season and plans for 2009. A new crew chief brings forth new challenges and opportunities as the Sarge continues to race and win for the Soldiers.

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Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley was interviewed for an article about current Army career opportunities and the recruiting climate.

Video of Army dog handlers featuring interviews with Staff Sgt. Ryan Bellerby and Staff Sgt. Daniel Konrardy discussing their training in preparation for the inauguration security mission as well as the preference of the Secret Service for using Army canines.

Lieutenant Colonel Karrie Fristoe, Commander of the 1st Medical Recruiting Battalion, wrote an editorial piece to the Washington Times, sharing insights about her rewarding and challenging job in Army Medicine. She also shared information about the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), which is available to medical, dental and veterinary students. The scholarship provides ful

Army NASCAR driver, Ryan Newman and his crew participated in a ‘greening’ at Fort Bragg in which driver and crew had the opportunity to experience first-hand what it means to be an Army Strong Soldier.

Howard University College of Dentistry Dean Leo Rouse and DC Dental Society executive director C. Jay Brown attended the first Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Advisory Board meeting. The mission of the advisory board is to unite the U.S. Army Dental Corps and the U.S. Army Medical Corps with the dental and medical college communities inorder to inform them of opportunities within Army Medicine.

U.S. Army surgeons went on a "Sight, Sound and Smile" humanitarian mission to Borga, Bangladesh where they performed operations 50 adults and children, correcting cleft lip and palate deformities, ear diseases and cataracts.

With the help of two other surgeons, Drs. Chris Klem and Ben Cable will be traveling to Bangladesh to repair cataracts, restore hearing and fix cleft lips and palates. The U.S. Army humanitarian mission is called "Sight, Sound and Smile.” "This is really one of the most gratifying things that I do as a physician, helping people that otherwise wouldn't get helped," said Dr. Kle

Look into the life of Captain Pauline Potter, BSN, RN, and you will see she has had quite the experience with Army Medicine. Captain Potter had an important role on the Deployed Combat Casualty Research Team working in the emergency dept. "We had people looking at things like fatigue, sleep hygiene, infection rates and burn management," Potter said. "We also looked at soldier wellne

The Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) now comes with a new $20,000 signing bonus. The HPSP program pays for tuition, books and other school fees, and includes a monthly stipend for living expenses for medical and dental students who enlist in the military. In exchange, students will complete a military residency and serve four years in their chosen branch of the military.

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