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No Central Pentagon IED Database, Bomb Chief Says

If you’re looking for a database that collects and tracks all of the Pentagon’s counter-IED programs, don’t look to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) to provide it. Full Article at Aviation Week

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  5. US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) greets the People's Republic of China Central Military Commission Vice Chairman General Xu Caihou (2nd L) at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, October 27, 2009.
  6. ARLINGTON, VA - OCTOBER 01: Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Multi-National Force-Iraq commanding general, briefs reporters at the Pentagon October 1, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Odierno briefed reporters on the current state of military affairs in Iraq.
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 14: U.S. President George W. Bush (C) signs S. 3001, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 as he flanked by (L-R) Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), Sen. John Warner (R-VA), Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Chairman of...
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