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Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
Dec. 12 marks the 25th anniversary of the day President George H. W. Bush signed the Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991 into law. Senators Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar saw the need to help secure, account for, and destroy WMD built up during the Cold War by the Soviet Union.
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Ambassador Kelly greets newest fellows of DTRA's Georgia Biosciences Fellowship Program
Ian Kelly, U.S. Ambassador to Georgia, met with DTRA personnel & civil servants from various ministries & agencies in Georgia to welcome them into the DTRA-sponsored Georgia Biosciences Fellowship Program. The fellows will travel to the U.S. to work with scientists & researchers to strengthen Georgia's ability to deal with biothreats.
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DTRA, PACOM & U.S. Embassy partner with Vietnam Coast Guard on maritime security
Sr. Col. Dao Hong Nghiep & Maj. Gen. Bui Trung Dung of Vietnam's Coast Guard were joined by PACOM Commander Adm. Harry Harris, U.S. Consul General Mary Tarnowka & DTRA's Gary Blore to cut the ribbon on a Coast Guard facility developed with U.S. support to help Vietnam deter and respond to maritime security threats.
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U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jay M. Chu
DTRA welcomes new Command Senior Enlisted Leader
Acting Director Shari Durand (l) and Deputy Director Rear Adm. Scott Jerabek, USN, (r) pose with outgoing CSEL Sgt. Maj. Howard Long, USMC, and incoming CSEL Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Horn, USAF, after a change of responsibility ceremony Sept. 26 on Fort Belovir.
15th Global Synch Conference brings CWMD experts, military and government leaders together
Combatant commanders, senior DoD and USG officials, and WMD experts and senior leaders from partner nations gathered to discuss the latest challenges and opportunities to reduce or eliminate WMD around the world, and provide updates on current CWMD efforts.
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DTRA thanks STRATCOM for support of the CWMD Global Synchronization Conferences
Acting Dir. Shari Durand and Dep. Dir. Rear Adm. Scott Jerabek present Adm. Cecil Haney with the Pinnacle Award for his support of the GSC and combating weapons of mass destruction efforts during his time as commander of U.S. Strategic Command.
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Shari Durand assumes role of Acting Director of DTRA
DTRA's Executive Director Shari Durand accepts the DTRA guidon from departing Acting Director Maj. Gen. John Horner on June 30, 2016, and assumes the role of Acting Director for the Agency.
SecDef Carter recognizes Senators Nunn and Lugar on 25th anniversary of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes remarks and presents the inaugural Department of Defense Nunn-Lugar Trailblazer awards at a Pentagon ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, May 9, 2016.
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"With Courage and Persistence" tells history of Nunn-Lugar CTR Program over the past 25 years and what it is doing today to eliminate WMD
The Cooperative Threat Reduction Program has been safeguarding, dismantling and destroying weapons of mass destruction for a quarter century - this book provides a comprehensive look at CTR's past, present and future.
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USD Kendall tours DTRA-developed TIS at USA Science & Engineering Festival
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Frank Kendall tours the Transport Isolation System on display at DTRA's booth at the 4th Annual USA Science & Engineering Festival. DTRA developed the TIS in just a few months to help the Air Force carry troops exposed to or infected with highly contagious diseases like Ebola.
The TIS: Transport Isolation System
Members of the local area media and Scott AFB medical personnel tour the Transport Isolation System Jan. 23, during a rollout ceremony for the system on Scott AFB, Illinois. DTRA worked extremely fast to bring the TIS from concept to production model in just a few months. Photo by Bob Fehringer, USTRANSCOM/PA
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A trailer operator for Medcenter Container Terminal transfers a container from the M/V Ark Futura, a Danish cargo ship, along the dock to the loading deck of M/V Cape Ray during operations at the Italian port of Gioia Tauro, July 2, 2014. The Cape Ray is tasked with the neutralization of specific chemical materials from Syria in accordance with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons guidelines while operating in international waters. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Desmond Parks
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Feb 10
Nanotube growth moving in right direction -- DTRA may use for WMD detection, protection
Feb 9
US's Defense Threat Reduction Agency will help Georgia modernize border
Feb 9
Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs hosted delegation from Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Feb 8
DOS, DTRA Lead Efforts Supporting Training for Emergency Response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Incidents
Feb 8
U.S. Helps Improve CBRN Response Capabilities in Kenya
Feb 7
Getting Smarter for New Warfighter Countermeasures
Feb 7
Diagnoskeeter: Diagnosing Mosquito-Borne Viruses 'On the Fly'
Feb 3
JIDO, SOCOM Organizing Contests to Counter Enemy Drones -- Challenges Are Focused on Smaller UAS Purchased Online or in Stores
Feb 1
DTRA working with Sandia Labs in developing new medical field lab designs
Feb 1
DTRA Helps Kenya Build CBRN Response Capability
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Shifting Winds Steer Government's Approach to the Cloud -- JIDO addresses many of the concerns facing government as a whole
Jan 31
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, DTRA, NSRDEC, NC State teaming up to develop contaminant-destroying material for use in military uniforms
Jan 31
Afghan Insurgents Use Drones in Fight Against U.S.
Jan 31
Papers Offer a Peek at ISIS' Drones, Lethal and Largely Off-the-Shelf
Jan 30
DTRA's 'Organ-on-a-Chip' Innovation Wins Big: R&D Mag says Top 100 products of 2016
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