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US Drones Moving From Iraq to Turkey
American MQ-1 Predator drones will start flying patrols over southeast Turkey to help monitor Kurdish separatist guerrillas there after U.S. drones depart from their bases in Iraq next week, according to Turkish press reports.
Cole Case Arraignment a New Guantanamo Chapter
A Saudi considered among the most senior figures in al-Qaida emerged Wednesday from nine years of secret confinement to face charges of orchestrating the deadly attack on the USS Cole in the start of a new round of Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunals under a president who vowed to halt them.Air Force Morgue Lost Body Parts From War Dead
The Air Force is acknowledging that the mortuary that receives America's war dead and prepares them for burial lost portions of human remains. Two cases of missing remains from 2009 were among problems that led the Air Force to discipline three senior officials for "gross mismanagement."Vet Receives War Medals 66 Years Late
More than six decades after being freed from a Japanese prisoner of war camp, a Utah veteran was compelled to relive the horrors and triumphs of his World War II experience this month when he received a mysterious package containing seven military medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star.
Report Shows No Error in SEAL Crash
Military investigators found no wrongdoing in the Aug. 6 crash of a helicopter carrying dozens of elite Navy SEALs that became the deadliest single incident of the Afghan war, according to a report issued this week.
Black Marines Finally Honored for WWII Service
Roland Eubanks, Joseph Walker and the thousands of other African-American Marines who trained at Montford Point in eastern North Carolina did double duty during World War II.Strong Bonds Link Military Dogs, Handlers
He was a go-getter, an athletic, high-speed soldier with an incredible drive. Young, dark and handsome, he was often playful and humorous.US Sending Troops to Africa to Battle Insurgency
President Barack Obama said Friday he is dispatching roughly 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to help battle the Lord's Resistance Army, which the administration accuses of a campaign of murder, rape and kidnapping children that spans two decades.
Panetta: US 'Fighting A War' in Pakistan
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday the United States is waging "war" in Pakistan against militants, referring to a covert campaign the CIA steadfastly refuses to publicly confirm.
Reserve Training: It's Not Just for Summer Anymore
A change in how the Army Reserve supports the active duty means annual training will no longer be scheduled only in summer. Instead, it will be scheduled for different units throughout the year, Army Deputy Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Brian McKiernan said today.
High Court to Rule on Stolen Valor Act
The Supreme Court will consider the validity of the Stolen Valor Act, which passed Congress with overwhelming support in 2006. The federal appeals court in California struck down the law on free speech grounds and appeals courts in other states are considering similar cases.
Active-Duty Gays Say Coming Out Has Been Nonevent
Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan kept it simple and sweet. She was eight months into a nine-month assignment in Kuwait, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had just informed Congress that the U.S. armed forces were ready to integrate openly gay troops.
Air Force Mulls Change to Deployments
The Air Force is considering sending Airmen downrange with members of their home-based unit as part of a new deployment system that could be phased in starting October 2012.
US Surge Troops to Stay for Afghan Fighting Season
President Barack Obama ordered 33,000 additional troops to Afghanistan in late 2009, and his defense secretary Thursday seemed to endorse commanders' desire to keep them there as long as possible next year.Report: Night Raids a Losing Tactic in Afghanistan
Increased nighttime military raids by international military forces in Afghanistan have created a resentment that has undercut any battlefield gains from the tactic, according to a report released Monday by a U.S. think tank.
Marine Awarded For Combat Invention
The Dr. Christian J. Lambertsen Award, named for Army Medical Corps officer who invented the SCUBA diving apparatus during World War II, recognizes operational innovation among the forces. In May, Cooper became the first recipient of the award.NATO Airstrikes Hit Gadhafi's Hometown
NATO airstrikes pounded an area in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown Wednesday, fighters said, while revolutionary forces surrounding the city came under rocket fire.Amputations Up Sharply for Troops in Afghan War
The counterinsurgency tactic that is sending U.S. troops out on foot patrols among the Afghan people, rather than riding in armored vehicles, has contributed to a dramatic increase in arm and leg amputations, genital injuries and the loss of multiple limbs following blast injuries.Report: Secret Drone Bases Being Expanded
The United States is widening its series of drone bases in the Horn of Africa and Arabian Peninsula to target al-Qaida affiliates in those regions, U.S. officials said.
The Private Worry of Marines in Afghanistan
It is a conversation, the military surgeon says, that every U.S. Marine has with his corpsman, the buddy who is first to treat him if he is wounded by an insurgent's bomb. The Marine says, " 'If I lose my manhood, then I don't want to live through it.' "Most Popular
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