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American soldiers can now tweet, send friend requests and share photos and personal news just like the rest of the free world. The U.S. Army is reversing a years-long policy of blocking the Web hotspots on military networks, ordering its network managers to allow access to social media sites.

Danger Room just broke that the DoD will almost certainly block Twitter, Facebook, and all other social networking sites on its networks.

This article describes the military's healthcare outreach to its young (ages 18-24) demographic by using social networking tools such as FaceBook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.

The widespread use of social networking technologies by Iranians frustrated with election results shows "it is increasingly difficult for an authoritarian government to maintain control of all the means of communication that are available to its citizens," Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told reporters during a Pentagon news briefing on Thursday.

The Movement for Global Mental Health aims to improve services for people with mental disorders worldwide. In so doing, two principles are fundamental: first, the action should be informed by the best available scientific evidence; and, second, it should be in accordance with principles of human rights. The Movement is a global network of individuals and institutions who support this mission.

A public service campaign starting Tuesday _ Veterans Day _ encourages Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to log onto a new social networking site calledhttp://www.CommunityofVeterans.org. The site was developed by the nonprofit organizations Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and the Ad Council

Basebook, a Web-based application linked via the popular social networking site Facebook, lets members post when and where they've served, and search for others.

The Army has ordered its network managers to give soldiers access to social media sites like Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter, Danger Room has learned. That move

The Defense Department recently handed out contracts to three companies to design independent living systems for injured vets. They're supposed to help the wounded make the transition from hospitalization to home, and then provide long-term care. Two of the systems being developed, from Ingenium Care, LLC and Camris International, use a wireless network packed with touch screens, motion detectors and wearable, pre-programmed schedulers.

The Pharmacy Data Transaction Service reviews your new prescriptions against all previous prescriptions filled through the military treatment facility, network and mail order pharmacy options, reducing the likelihood of adverse drug to drug interactions.

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61% of American adults look online for health information