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Service Secretaries Receive 'Don't Ask' Repeal Plan

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Feb. 11, 2011, Pentagon officials sent the Defense Department’s implementation plan for repeal of the law commonly known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to the service secretaries with a March 1 deadline for their first progress update.

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Service Secretaries Receive 'Don't Ask' Repeal Plan

Pentagon officials have sent the military service secretaries the Defense Department's action plan for implementing the repeal of the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law and given them until March 1 to provide their first progress reports. Full Story »

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  • A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier scans the horizon for enemy activity during a clearing operation with Afghan commandos in the Shah Wali Kot district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Feb. 8, 2011. The soldier is assigned to Special Operations Task Force South. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy D. Crisp
  • U.S. Army paratroopers sit in a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III before an airdrop during an operational exercise on Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 9, 2011. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. The joint Army and Air Force training exercise enables troops to practice large-scale personnel and equipment airdrop missions. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo
  • U.S. Army paratroopers plot waypoints on a map during the land-navigation portion of the Expert Infantryman Badge test at night on Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 31, 2011. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. The badge is designed to demonstrate proficiency in infantry skills. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. Army Sgt. Tracey Long grades a candidate during scenario-based testing for the Expert Infantry Badge on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 1, 2011. The badge was created in 1943 to recognize excellence among the infantry. Long is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. Army Sgt. Orlando Garcia swings a red chemical light to rally fellow artillerymen during training to prepare for a large airborne exercise at night on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb, 10, 2011. Garcia is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shawn Cecere grabs a rope on Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa, Hawaii, Feb. 1, 2011. Cecere, assigned to the 647th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is vying for twelve available slots in a two-week air assault course on May 5. Air Force noncommissioned officers will evaluate their performance. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carolyn Viss
  • A Royal Thai Marine sights in on his weapon during a simulated amphibious assault during Cobra Gold, an annual exercise with U.S. Marines, in Hat Yao, Thailand, Feb. 10, 2011. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the exercise, which focuses on basic military skills training, staff planning, and humanitarian and civic assistance projects. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Brennan O'Lowney
  • U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Drew Iverson directs an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter to takeoff during a vertical replenishment training mission at night from the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge, which is under way in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 9, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Oficer 3rd Class Fidel C. Hart
  • U.S. Navy sailors prepare an EA-6B Prowler for a mission at sunset aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, which is under way in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 8, 2011. The sailors are assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 134. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

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