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Congressman presses Air Force for info on reprimanded Laughlin pilots
Congressman presses Air Force for info on reprimanded Laughlin pilotsRep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., wants to know why the Air Force has not taken any action regarding three reprimanded instructor pilots at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, following a review into how the pilots were investigated for text messages deemed to be...
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Congress buys more time to pass yearlong funding measure
Congress buys more time to pass yearlong funding measureThe US Congress passed legislation Friday that gives it until Dec. 16 to work out either a yearlong appropriations measure or extend the deadline again.
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Photos: Army-Navy game march on
Photos: Army-Navy game march onAn Army cadet signals cadets as they march onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Navy, Dec. 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
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Army wins Army-Navy Boxing Classic
Army wins Army-Navy Boxing ClassicArmy's William Estes lands a punch to the face of Navy's Reuben Druckrey during the Army-Navy Boxing Classic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Friday night, before the long-time rivalry football game on Saturday. The bouts featured boxers from both...
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Attack in western Iraq targets border security headquarters
Attack in western Iraq targets border security headquarters BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say a suicide car bomb targeting a border security post in the western province of Anbar has killed five and wounded 10. Officials say the commander of the base is among the dead.
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North, South Korea end talks without any breakthroughs
North, South Korea end talks without any breakthroughs Two days of high-level talks between North and South Korea ended Saturday with no breakthroughs, South Korean officials said, leaving mixed signals about reconciliation efforts the rivals have made since stepping away from a
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Shiite militias demand Turkish troops withdraw from Iraq
Shiite militias demand Turkish troops withdraw from Iraq Shiite militia members gathering in Baghdad's Tahrir Square are demanding the withdrawal of Turkish troops from northern Iraq.
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Video: Sniper survivor recalls the day he was shot in the head
Video: Sniper survivor recalls the day he was shot in the headCelebrating his ninth "Alive Day," retired Marine Lt. Col. Justin Constantine recalls the day he survived being shot in the head by an Iraqi sniper.
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Video: Talking to veterans and wounded warriors
Video: Talking to veterans and wounded warriorsRetired Marine Lt. Col. Justin Constantine, who survived being shot in the head by an Iraqi sniper in 2006, wants to get Americans thinking about how they talk to wounded warriors with physical and invisible wounds.
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Mission Family: TAPS founder saw a need and filled it
Mission Family: TAPS founder saw a need and filled itBonnie Carroll’s own loss led her to help others who experienced similar grief.
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Navy tries to keep lopsided streak alive against Army
Navy tries to keep lopsided streak alive against Army PHILADELPHIA — Navy had boarded the bus and headed for the exit of the Philadelphia Eagles practice facility when coach Ken Niumatalolo ordered it to stop.
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House sets up task force to investigate CENTCOM intelligence
House sets up task force to investigate CENTCOM intelligenceHouse Republicans announced Friday they were creating a special task force to investigate allegations that U.S. Central Command's top intelligence officials pressured analysts to discard parts of their reports that reflected poorly on the war effort in Iraq and...
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Kabul attack: The view from the ground, as told on social media
Kabul attack: The view from the ground, as told on social mediaIn the midst of a reported explosion and gunfire near the Spanish Embassy in Kabul on Friday, journalists in the country took to social media to document the situation on the ground.
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Kentucky National Guard tuition aid falls short
Kentucky National Guard tuition aid falls short The Kentucky National Guard says a financial shortfall is causing hundreds of the state's soldiers to lose college tuition funding.
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Veterans have 9/11-linked diseases, advocacy groups say
Veterans have 9/11-linked diseases, advocacy groups sayBurn Pits 360 says that chemicals released during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are the same as those as those encountered by troops exposed to burn pits and other environmental toxins in the Middle East.
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Putin: Russia provides air cover to Syrian opposition group
Putin: Russia provides air cover to Syrian opposition group Russia has provided air cover to a leading Western-backed opposition group in Syria, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, calling for closer coordination with the U.S.
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Obama's 'ISIL czar' has long history tackling Mideast crises
Obama's 'ISIL czar' has long history tackling Mideast crises President Obama's new "ISIL czar," Robert Malley, has a long and sometimes controversial history at the center of U.S. policymaking in the Middle East.
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Police: Former soldier stored anti-tank round on roof
Police: Former soldier stored anti-tank round on roofA 10-year Army veteran who left service as a private pleaded not guilty Thursday in a Washington-state courtroom to charges related to an anti-tank round he allegedly stored on his roof.
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Army-Navy 2015: An Army fan's survival guide
Army-Navy 2015: An Army fan's survival guideYou're sick of hearing about the ship helmets.
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Explosions, gunfire reported near Spanish Embassy in Kabul
Explosions, gunfire reported near Spanish Embassy in KabulAfghan Crisis Response Unit (CRU) personnel stand guard at the site of bomb attack on the Spanish embassy compound in Kabul on Dec. 11. Insurgents have launched an attack on a Spanish embassy compound in Kabul on Dec. 11, Afghan officials said, following reports of...
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Spencer Stone honored at USO gala
Spencer Stone honored at USO galaIt's been an up-and-down several months for Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone.
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Kerry to meet with Putin on Syria, Ukraine next week
Kerry to meet with Putin on Syria, Ukraine next weekU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syria and Ukraine.
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U.S. says airstrikes killed 350 in Ramadi, Iraq, in past week
U.S. says airstrikes killed 350 in Ramadi, Iraq, in past weekU.S. airstrikes in recent days killed an estimated 350 Islamic State fighters holed up in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, an American military spokesman said Thursday.
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Citadel investigates photos of cadets with pillowcases on heads
Citadel investigates photos of cadets with pillowcases on headsSouth Carolina's military college The Citadel announced Thursday it is opening an investigation after photos surfaced on social media of cadets dressed all in white with pillowcases over their heads, images that evoke the Ku Klux Klan.
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State Department gets undiplomatic with Russian TV reporter
State Department gets undiplomatic with Russian TV reporterU.S.-Russian tensions broke out in undiplomatic fashion in an unlikely place Thursday: the State Department briefing room.
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A painstaking replica of Charles Lindbergh's historic Spirit of St. Louis has been completed after years of work. The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, New York plans to debut the plane in vintage air shows next year. (Dec. 10)
The Zumwalt-class destroyer has been decades in the making, but its cutting-edge technology turned out to be very expensive.
Here's the latest news for Wednesday, Dec. 9th: FBI director says San Bernardino shooters radicalized as early as 2013; Protesters demand resignation of Chicago mayor; Senate passes major education bill; Honors for Angela Merkel.
Season two of the podcast digs into one of the biggest ongoing controversies in the U.S.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says his country has developed a hydrogen bomb, state media reported Thursday. Jong-un made the statement during an arms industry inspection on Wednesday.
Officials said on Wednesday at least 37 civilians and members of Afghan security forces have been killed and 35 wounded in Kandahar after an overnight attack by Taliban militants on the city airport.
Survivors of the USS Arizona took part in a reunion to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Two veterans rang the Arizona's bell in honor of the 1,177 sailors and Marines who died aboard the ship on December 7, 1941.
On December 7, 1941 the United States was changed forever as a massive attack was launched, it would become a prelude to our participation in World War II. Here is a breakdown of the losses we suffered that fateful day.
Speaking from the Oval Office, President Obama told the American people that "we will destroy ISIL." He then outlined the four steps that he believes will make that goal come to fruition.
According to Defense secretary Ash Carter, a US "expeditionary force" will target Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
President Barack Obama has jumpstarted the holiday season by lighting the National Christmas tree. He paused to remember the victims in the California mass shooting. (Dec. 3)
Police say the suspects in a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California were heavily armed when they stormed a holiday banquet Wednesday. (Dec. 3)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced Thursday that all military positions, including combat roles, will be open to women by 2016. Video provided by Newsy
Defections of Islamic State fighters — a closely watched measure by officials of U.S.-led coalition — have begun to thin the ranks of the militants in Iraq in the last month, intelligence reports and drone footage show.
Two weeks after the deadly terrorist attack in Paris, France held a somber remembrance service honouring the people killed in the terrible night on Nov. 13. France has read aloud the names of the people killed while President Francois Hollande
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