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    Wounded Iraq vet now says he will remain alive

    Tomas Young, the paralyzed Iraq war veteran who announced earlier this spring that he was ready to die, said that he has decided to live for now.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    Unclaimed veterans' remains buried

    The unclaimed remains of 35 military veterans, including some from World War I, and two military wives have been given formal military burials in Northern California.

    • 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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    Navy: Dolphin finds 130-year-old torpedo off San Diego

    The Navy says a trained dolphin has found a 130-year-old torpedo off the San Diego coast.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    Feds want to stop travel for man charged in Navy theft

    Federal prosecutors want to stop a former manager at a Navy bombing range in North Carolina from taking a cruise to the Bahamas, saying he may never return to face charges of stealing more than $6 million worth of scrap metal.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    SBA starting new lending program for veterans

    The Small Business Administration says it has lined up pledges from more than 120 banks to increase lending to veterans.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands May 6 with his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, unseen, during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Xi will confer with President Barack Obama in June in California. Jason Lee / AP

    China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected

    China's new leader, Xi Jinping, will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    Oiler Merrimack sailing to recycling bin

    The USS Merrimack will be recycled in the city where it was built.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    2 contractors sentenced in Navy bribery scheme

    A federal judge has given three-year prison sentences to two San Diego defense contractors convicted of fraud in a scheme to bribe Navy officials with more than $1 million in cash and gifts.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    Plebes attempt to climb Herndon Monument and retrieve a plebe's dixie cup hat and replace it with a midshipman's cover at the Naval Academy on May 20. Mike Morones/Staff

    Gallery: Plebes complete Herndon climb

    The Class of 2016 took 1 hour, 32 minutes and 43 seconds to remove a 'Dixie cup' cover from the top of the Herndon Monument, marking the end of their plebe year at the Naval Academy.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Governor deploys Okla. Guard to assist after tornado

    Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    The Navy has cut spending on command challenge coins. Alan Lessig/Staff

    Navy suspends spending on command coins

    First, massive budget cuts waylaid fleet weeks, Blue Angels shows and 4th Fleet deployments.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    The Navy's re-enlistment system is too bureaucratic, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert says. Pictured, sailors aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson re-up. MC2 James R. Evans / Navy

    PTS needs overhaul, CNO says

    If you've got problems with Perform to Serve, you're not alone. The Navy's top officer has his own issues with the re-enlistment system — and he wants them fixed.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    2 San Diego contractors sentenced in Navy bribery scheme

    A federal judge has given three-year prison sentences to two San Diego defense contractors convicted of fraud in a scheme to bribe Navy officials with more than $1 million in cash and gifts.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    New Stolen Valor Act passes House 390-3

    The Stolen Valor Act, a bill making it illegal to profit from falsely claiming to have received a military valor medal, has passed the House of Representatives again on a 390-3 vote.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Pentagon wants $79.4B for Afghanistan War in 2014

    The Pentagon has asked Congress to approve $79.4 billion for combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Injured veteran finds outlet at Warrior Games

    Sgt. Evan Davis could talk for hours about the intricacies and techniques behind competitive air-rifle shooting. But he can summarize it best as '90 percent mental and 10 percent fundamental.'

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Draft report touts Reserves as bargain

    The Defense Department is preparing to send a controversial report to Congress that explains in detail how Reserve-component troops are substantially cheaper than active-duty members — an official analysis that is likely to fuel a growing debate about the

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Wave of attacks kills at least 95 in Iraq

    A wave of attacks killed at least 95 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 240 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in

    • May. 20, 2013
  1. Tricare Prime West referral waivers extended

    Tricare Prime beneficiaries in the West region are still facing delays in obtaining specialty care, prompting Pentagon officials to extend the waiver period for getting treatment without a referral through June 18.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    U.S. says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers

    Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    In this July 2012 file photo, Ruth Moore of Milbridge, Maine, who was raped twice while serving in the Navy, testifies before the Veterans Affairs subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for mental health and substance abuse problems connected to military sexual trauma and another 4,000 sought disability compensation. Jacquelyn Martin / AP

    Military sex abuse victims seek help

    More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been conde

    • May. 20, 2013
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    An X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator prepares to execute a touch-and-go landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush on Friday in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed a touch-and-go landing at sea. MC2 Timothy Walter / Navy

    Touch-and-go tests aboard carrier for X-47B

    The Navy's unmanned carrier-based jet demonstrator continued racking up milestones late last week, beginning a series of touch-and-go landing operations Friday aboard the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic Ocean.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Decommissioned Coast Guard ship set for reopening

    A decommissioned Coast Guard ship that was sold to a private owner by the Port Huron Museum is being reopened to the public.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Obama to give counterterrorism speech Thursday

    President Obama will deliver a counterterrorism speech Thursday that may also be a defense of two much criticized programs: Drone strikes and the terrorism prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

    • May. 20, 2013

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