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    Fort Hood suspect wants to represent himself

    The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood attack wants to represent himself at his upcoming murder trial, which means he could question the nearly three dozen soldiers he's accused of wounding in the shooting rampage.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Biden: Coast Guard faces growing demands

    Vice President Biden told graduating cadets Wednesday at the U.S.Coast Guard Academy that the nation will increasingly rely on the service for missions including more remote Arctic operations and fighting maritime crime alongside the U.S. Navy.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    WikiLeaks case file fight moves to federal court

    The WikiLeaks organization and a handful of journalists are asking a federal judge in Baltimore to order greater transparency in the court-martial of an Army private who has acknowledged sending reams of classified documents to the WikiLeaks website.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Navy's ocean recon UAV makes 1st flight

    An unmanned jet built for Navy high-altitude maritime surveillance missions has made its first flight.

    • May. 22, 2013
  1. Army Reserve Capt. Ryan Hanna demonstrates leg exercises for a Bob Thomas Military Muscle workout at Gannett Government Media in Springfield, Va., on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (Mike Morones/Military Times) Military Times

    4 leg exercises with little or no equipment

    You really can do leg exercises without the isolation-style or massive leg press machines found in most gyms. No more leg extension or leg curl machines. No need to find a leg abductor/adductor combo or hoist a 45-pound Olympic bar.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    DoDEA schools will soon decide furlough schedules

    Defense Department schools are deciding which days their schools will be closed for the required furloughs this fall and should start posting the information on their websites next week, said Marilee Fitzgerald, director of the Department of Defense Educa

    • May. 22, 2013
  2. VA clears 34,000 old claims under new initiative

    A Veterans Affairs Department effort to spend six months concentrating on its oldest benefits claims is having some success, but lawmakers are concerned that the improvements might be temporary.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    DoD's request for 1% military pay raise, Tricare fee hikes rejected by House panel

    A key House panel rejected the idea that budget cuts must mean pain for service members, retirees and their families.

    • May. 22, 2013
  3. House panel approves changes to military's sexual assault laws

    A House panel passed sweeping changes in sexual assault prevention programs on Wednesday, with less command flexibility in reducing or dismissing rape and assault charges and wider support for victims.

    • May. 22, 2013
  4. GAO: VA should warn vets that GI Bill benefits may be delayed

    Student veterans applying to use GI Bill benefits would be better served by the Veterans Affairs Department if they were warned of how long it might take to receive those benefits, according to a new congressional report.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Pentagon to seek new vets record system

    A U.S. official says the Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system that will allow the department to better share and merge its data with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Sexual assault prevention workers will not be furloughed

    Hundreds of civilians who provide sexual assault prevention and counseling services will be exempted from the 11-day furloughs that most Defense Department employees will face later this year, a Pentagon official said.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, center, is escorted into a courthouse May 21 in Fort Meade, Md., before a pretrial military hearing. Manning, who is scheduled to face a court-martial beginning June 3, is accused of sending hundreds of thousands of classified records to WikiLeaks while working as an intelligence analyst in Baghdad. Patrick Semansky / AP

    Should you feel sorry for Bradley Manning? New film thinks so

    Julian Assange's reign as the star of the WikiLeaks story could be coming to an end.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Judge OKs Bahamas cruise for man charged with theft from Navy range

    A federal judge is allowing a former manager at a Navy bombing range in North Carolina to take a Bahamas cruise, overruling prosecutors who warned he may never return to face charges of stealing more than $6 million worth of scrap metal.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Change of command at Maine shipyard Friday

    The next commander of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is about to take charge.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Navy strike fighter wing to undergo command change

    The Navy's Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic is undergoing a change of command.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (AW/NAC) Mike Stevens Navy

    MCPON calls on chiefs in fight against sexual assaults

    With reports of sexual harassment and assault on the rise in the military, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (AW/NAC) Mike Stevens is calling on all chiefs to take action.

    • May. 21, 2013
  5. Chance to advance drops; names due this week

    More than 80,000 active-duty and full-time support sailors who passed their Cycle 219 advancement exams in March will find out whether they've advanced later this week, though their chance to move up has decreased from last year.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    Northwestern Health Sciences University chiropractor Zachary Zachman examines Patrick Nelson, a former Army paratrooper, May 6 in Bloomington, Minn. Thousands of Minnesota soldiers are returning from war with chronic pain from injuries that leave many of them impaired and even disabled. Jessica Mador / Minnesota Public Radio via AP

    Analysis: Chronic pain affects growing number of vets

    Thousands of Minnesota soldiers are returning from war with chronic pain from injuries that leave many of them impaired and even disabled, and there's been a steep increase in such injuries over the past decade.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance

    Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.

    • May. 21, 2013
  6. Coast Guardsman who deserted gets confinement

    A Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose disappearance led to a massive search in Hawaii pleaded guilty to desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

    The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Obama wants to close.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    GOP lawmakers seek limits on missile defense cooperation with Russia

    Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    House passes bill giving disabled vets expedited airport screenings

    The House has passed a bill that would require the Transportation Security Administration to expedite security screenings for severely injured or disabled veterans and any family members or caregivers traveling with them.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    U.S. lawmakers seek Asia missile defense safeguard

    Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the U.S. from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, even if the threat posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea is eliminated.

    • May. 21, 2013

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