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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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House passes automatic COLA for veterans

Annual cost-of-living adjustments in veterans' disability and survivor benefits would become automatic — just like Social Security — beginning in 2014 under a bill passed by the House on Tuesday.
- May. 21, 2013
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Missileers face extra work, no room for error

Not only have Minuteman III missile launch officers had to withstand the media fury over 'rot' from within its ranks and being in a 'crisis' mode after a subpar inspection, now the remaining launch officers have to pick up an extra 24-hour shift per month
- May. 21, 2013
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VA closing in on mental health hiring goal

The Veterans Affairs Department is 240 people shy of meeting a goal to hire 1,600 new mental health professionals by June 30, VA officials said Tuesday.
- May. 21, 2013
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WikiLeaks prosecutor accepts plea to 1 count

The government will accept an Army private's guilty plea to a lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces for sending more than 700,000 classified U.S.
- May. 21, 2013
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Mothers in uniform get room on base to nurse young

Army civilian personnel specialist Tracey Leven recalls the time she tried to use a breast pump to express milk in a military office years ago. Instead of 'breast pump in use,' she was required to put a sign on the door reading, '
- May. 21, 2013
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Welsh explains 'hookup' comment

Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh wants to make it very clear that he was not blaming victims of sexual assault when he mentioned the 'hookup mentality' during a recent hearing.
- May. 21, 2013
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Court: U.S. can keep bin Laden photos under wraps

A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos.
- May. 21, 2013
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Commentary: Telling truths about sexual assault is risky

During his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh made a statement that elicited a visceral response from some in Congress and in the media.
- May. 21, 2013
- PAY & BENEFITS /
- Veterans Benefits
VA partners with DAV, American Legion on faster claims

The Veterans Affairs Department's latest initiative to try to reduce the backlog of compensation claims is a partnership with the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans to help veterans make sure their file has all the essential information.
- May. 21, 2013
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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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Kyrgyzstan bent on evicting U.S. air base in 2014

Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan.
- May. 21, 2013
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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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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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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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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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Airman: Save money by cutting in-residence PME

When Air Force leaders put out an all-call to airmen for ideas on how to save money, one senior master sergeant had an idea.
- 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
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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