- Poor maintenance likely led to fatal T-38 crash
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An Air Force accident investigation board has determined that a failure in the rudder operating mechanism — most likely due to maintenance issue ... [Read]
- Proposal could ease way for disability payments
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WASHINGTON — Female soldiers and others serving in dangerous roles behind the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan have long complained it was ha ... [Read]
- Italy denies it made secret payoff to Taliban
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ROME — The Italian government denied a newspaper report Thursday that its secret services paid the Taliban thousands of dollars to keep an area ... [Read]
- Lawmakers hear U.S. options in Afghanistan
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The witnesses testifying before the House Armed Services Committee crossed the broad range of strategy options in Afghanistan now likely being conside ... [Read]
- SecNav: Cut half of oil use by 2020
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Navy Department leaders issued a set of ambitious new plans to boost the Navy and Marine Corps’ energy efficiency Wednesday, including the goal ... [Read]
- KDH gets contract for armor plate carriers
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Army equipment officials awarded a contract Oct. 9 for 58,000 armor plate carriers in an effort to lighten heavy loads soldiers carry in Afghanistan.K ... [Read]
- Pilot program trains veterans for farm jobs
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ROSS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A dozen jobless military veterans have gone through a four-week course that could move them into the farm labor force.The ... [Read]
- Sailors take aim at new recruiting slogan
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The Navy’s new recruiting slogan, “America’s Navy: A global force for good,” was designed from the outset to motivate existing ... [Read]
- Labs report progress in regrowing bones
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ATLANTA — As military doctors in Iraq and Afghanistan have seen more horrific injuries involving skin, nerve, vascular and bone losses from expl ... [Read]
- Donley admonishes former Chief of Staff Moseley
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Air Force Secretary Michael Donley has issued a letter of admonishment to former Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley for receiving gifts and social ... [Read]
- Navy to name supply ship for civil rights hero
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WASHINGTON — Slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers will be honored Friday with a Navy supply ship named for him.Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, a for ... [Read]
- Navy arrives in Indonesian quake zone
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PADANG, Indonesia — The massive relief effort following Indonesia’s deadly earthquake received a boost Friday when Navy ships and helicopt ... [Read]
- Pirate attacks off of Somalia drop
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The number of ships captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia has dropped dramatically in the past two months because of the presence of an interna ... [Read]
- Legion slams Congress on concurrent receipt
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The nation’s largest veterans organization is “furious” over the omission from the final 2010 defense authorization bill of promised ... [Read]
- New options displayed for Humvee cockpit
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Sitting in a cramped Humvee commanding hundreds of combat missions in Baghdad two years ago, Capt. Steve Rooney never thought he’d one day help ... [Read]
- Source: Obama leans toward limited troop boost
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan’s political future and appears inclined ... [Read]

