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On 14 January, I had the privilege to meet with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Hon. Dennis McCarthy. Let me share with you some of his themes that he expressed for 2010.

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Going forward, AUSN will focus and act on the greater national security and maritime security need of the U.S. Navy along with the needs of the Navy Reserve. We have built our 2010 legislative agenda and government relations goals around our new focus.

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Projections indicate that minorities will make up more than one-third of the nation’s workforce by 2020 and one-half of the workforce by 2050.

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Service records destroyed in a St. Louis fire. Age 60 - 65 retirement timeline for reservists.

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The High Year Tenure (HYT) program is a vital and effective force-shaping tool to properly size and shape the Navy and is intended to ensure a dynamic force with appropriate advancement opportunities and quality personnel to the fleet.

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Students from Nutley High School in New Jersey write about Navy heros for Black History Month.

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On 11 November 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the “Military Spouses Residency Relief Act” (MSRRA).

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Getting the message out about AUSN through guerilla marketing--Friends of the Navy.

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Everyone who joins AUSN, everyone who renews their AUSN membership helps to advance the cause of representation for Navy-specific issues on Capitol Hill, sustain our Professional Development programs, and increase our on-line information center contents.

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We plan for vacations, celebrations, retirements, deployments, and other special occasions but often overlook one of the most important planning activities of our lives – our passing.

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The First District is undergoing many changes, along with AUSN, as an organization. However, we aren’t forgetting our roots and one of AUSN’s important missions – supporting members of the Active and Reserve Components.

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NSWG-11 was formed to organize, manage, train, equip, and deploy NSW Reserve Forces including SEAL Squads, SWCC Crews with craft, and ESEs on special operations activities/ operations in support of Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command’s (CNSWC) worldwide requirements.

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On 13 November, after over ten years and three name changes, Navy Operational Support Center Spokane conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the resurfacing of their drill deck which replaced the outdated Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center logo with the Seal of the United States Navy.

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An ONR S&T Unit 102 Reservist, Dr. Teng K. Ooi, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory, Kuchera Engineering (KE), and Jadoo Power (Jadoo) successfully flight tested a new lightweight fuel cell system (UAV-100).

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AUSN would like to welcome home AUSN member and Supply Corps officer, CDR Mario A. Campos, SC, USN(RC), from his 13-month deployment to Iraq (his second in four years).

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