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DoD to recommend new combat roles for women
WASHINGTON — For the past decade women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sarkozy advises against military strike on Iran
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy put his reputation as a stalwart friend of Israel on the line Wednesday, warning that military action was no way to deal with nuclear-minded Iran at a... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:49:44 EST
Ala. panel: Military ID can prove citizenship
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A House committee took the first step toward making changes to Alabama's tough new immigration law. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 18:38:16 EST
Zombie film twist: Osama as flesh-eating ghoul
Just when you thought you had seen every possible variation of zombie flick, you're reminded that this genre, like its protagonists, keeps coming back from the dead. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 17:20:03 EST
General: Advisory teams heading to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The No. 2 U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that U.S. military advisory teams will start deploying to Afghanistan this year to help Afghan combat forces as they take a... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 15:39:58 EST
Owner of troubled uniform store arrested
The operator of a private-sector business that sold uniform items to service members has been arrested in New Jersey on fugitive warrants from Florida, federal officials said. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 13:38:20 EST
New sub’s commissioning moved to Pascagoula
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says the commissioning for the submarine Mississippi will be in Pascagoula rather than Gulfport. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 10:41:24 EST
Dempsey to visit Egypt amid U.S.-Cairo tensions
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's top general will visit Egypt for security talks amid tensions over Cairo's move to bring criminal charges against 19 American pro-democracy workers. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 10:11:03 EST
India upgrades its military with China in mind
NEW DELHI — In recent weeks, India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier —... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 9:42:51 EST
Pakistan, NATO hold border talks after strikes
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani army was meeting with NATO and Afghan forces on Wednesday in an effort to improve coordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, a sign of thawing relations after... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 9:31:05 EST
Spec ops to grow as Pentagon budget shrinks
The number of U.S. special operations forces will increase over the next five years even as the Pentagon prepares to cut personnel and $259 billion in planned spending over that same period. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:48:03 EST
Military ties mark Kim Jong Un’s inner circle
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Wherever North Korea's young new leader goes, they're there: a group of graying military and political officials who shadow Kim Jong Un as he visits army bases, attends... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 21:09:10 EST
Nimitz sailor from Texas killed in Seattle
SEATTLE — A man fatally shot in Seattle early Sunday was a Texas man serving in the Navy and assigned to the aircraft carrier Nimitz, which is being overhauled in Bremerton. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 9:36:55 EST
P-8A makes debut in Bold Alligator exercise
Swooping low over the aircraft carrier Enterprise, the Navy's newest jet looks every bit a war craft, with little to belie its commercial airliner lineage or current test missions. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:39:50 EST
Official: U.S. misjudged al-Qaida capabilities
With the benefit of more than a decade of hindsight, America may have misjudged the true threat posed by al-Qaeda in the immediate aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks, a top Pentagon official... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 18:26:15 EST
U.S. not considering arming Syrian opposition
WASHINGTON — The White House said on Tuesday that the U.S. is not considering arming opposition groups in Syria, deflecting calls from some lawmakers to explore such a possibility as one way to... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 17:45:07 EST
Bataan ARG back from 322-day deployment
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK — It was a little girl's handmade sign that underlined the social impact of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group's 322-day deployment that ended here Tuesday. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:15:26 EST
DoD launches pay calculator for wounded troops
The Defense Department has launched a new website for wounded service members and families to calculate their Special Compensation for Assistance with Activities of Daily Living, or SCAADL, pay. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 13:33:57 EST
McRaven: Spec ops prepping for drawdown role
WASHINGTON — First in and last out — that's the current plan for elite U.S. forces in Afghanistan, according to Adm. Bill McRaven. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 8:24:44 EST
Last known WWI veteran dies at 110
LONDON — Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 13:54:30 EST
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