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Local Marine prepares for 500 mile walk
Last Updated: 10:31 AM 04/18/12 - The United States has been at war for more than 10 years; in that time nearly 50,000 American troops have fought only to return wounded. But one retired marine is walking to remind people of wounded warriors.
Lawyer: Afghan suspect's friend had leg blown off
Last Updated: 1:53 AM 03/16/12 - A lawyer for the U.S. soldier accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan villagers last weekend says his client saw his friend's leg blown off the day before the rampage.
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Afghan delegation attacked at site of US killings
Last Updated: 2:22 AM 03/13/12 - Militants have attacked an Afghan government delegation visiting the site in one of the two villages in southern Afghanistan where a U.S. soldier is suspected of killing 16 civilians.
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US, Afghans reach deal on handover of prisons
Last Updated: 1:15 AM 03/09/12 - Afghan and Western officials say an agreement has been reached on the contentious issue of transferring control of U.S. detention facilities in the country to the Afghan government.
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U.S. general: Syria has "substantial" bioweapons
Last Updated: 10:24 AM 03/06/12 - Marine Gen. James Mattis, head of U.S. Central Command, also said Syria has a "substantial" chemical and biological weapons capability and thousands of shoulder-launched missiles.
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8 in military suit allege rape, harassment
Last Updated: 10:15 AM 03/06/12 - Eight current and former members of the U.S. military allege in a new federal lawsuit that they were raped, assaulted or harassed during their service and suffered retaliation when they reported it to their superiors.
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AP source: Holder will address targeted killings
Last Updated: 9:05 AM 03/05/12 - Five months after the CIA sought out and killed an American-born cleric and al-Qaida operative in Yemen, Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to explain how the U.S. can legally kill U.S. citizens on foreign soil.
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NKorea warns US to halt military drills in SKorea
Last Updated: 6:13 AM 03/03/12 - A senior North Korean military official is warning Washington that joint U.S.-South Korean war games threaten peace and stability on the Korean peninsula.
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Army IDs remains of last missing soldier in Iraq
Last Updated: 11:22 AM 02/26/12 - The U.S military says it has identified the remains of the last American service member unaccounted for in Iraq.
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Wounded Warrior Project helps troops coming home
Last Updated: 7:14 PM 02/23/12 - We are proud of our returning veterans, but many aren't equipped to return to society due to injuries sustained in battle. That's where the Wounded Warrior Project comes in.
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7 Marines killed in copter collision in Arizona
Last Updated: 8:29 AM 02/23/12 - The Marine Corps says seven Marines were killed in a collision of two helicopters north of Yuma, Ariz., during night training.
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Fort Campbell offering tax help to military
Last Updated: 8:02 AM 02/20/12 - Soldiers at Fort Campbell and their families can get free help filing tax returns on post.
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Tenn. bill would aid unemployed military spouses
Last Updated: 7:38 AM 02/19/12 - Military spouses who leave their jobs because of the frequent moves required in the military would be eligible for unemployment benefits under proposed bill in Tennessee that has the support of the governor.
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Dozens of local Marine Reserves coming home Friday
Last Updated: 7:39 AM 02/15/12 - Thirty-four Reserve Marines are coming home Friday after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Marine Reserves announced on Wednesday.
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US official,top general defend military budget
Last Updated: 8:35 AM 02/14/12 - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the top U.S. military leader defended the Pentagon's slimmed-down, $614 billion budget, telling lawmakers it is time to show Congress is serious about reducing the deficit
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Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan
Last Updated: 2:08 PM 02/09/12 - A Marine Corps scout sniper team in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS, a military official said Thursday.
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Uncle Sam, birthday balloons greet soldiers
Last Updated: 8:53 AM 02/09/12 - Another planeload of 101st Airborne Division soldiers have been welcomed back to Fort Campbell.
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Group wants Supreme Court to save war memorial
Last Updated: 6:51 AM 02/09/12 - Supporters of a war memorial cross deemed unconstitutional last year by a federal court plan to ask the Supreme Court to reverse the decision.
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Hold the mystery meat: Military food gets upgrade
Last Updated: 6:48 AM 02/09/12 - Hold the mystery meat: Military bases will soon be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services.
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Sen. Wyden seeks opinion used in al-Awlaki killing
Last Updated: 2:34 PM 02/08/12 - Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon says he's been trying for more than a year to get the legal analysis from the intelligence community without success.
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US, Japan closer to moving many Okinawa Marines
Last Updated: 8:57 AM 02/08/12 - Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to proceed with plans to transfer thousands of U.S. troops out of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.
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US searches for strategy to halt Syria violence
Last Updated: 7:56 AM 02/08/12 - The Obama administration says it is not considering invading Syria or arming its rebels to remove President Bashar Assad from power.
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Special ops teams first in, last out in Afghan war
Last Updated: 7:50 AM 02/08/12 - The top U.S. special operations commander said his troops could be tapped to lead the mission in Afghanistan, while also increasing their numbers in places like Africa and the Pacific.
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Last known WWI veteran dies at 110
Last Updated: 8:49 AM 02/07/12 - Florence Green, the world's last known veteran of World War I, has died at the age of 110, the care home where she lived said Tuesday.
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US admiral: Afghan special operations to expand
Last Updated: 8:32 AM 02/07/12 - A U.S. admiral said Tuesday that special operations forces in Afghanistan are preparing for a possible expanded role as American forces begin to withdraw after a decade of war.
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Afghan war vet fatally shot in Kentucky
Last Updated: 3:42 PM 02/06/12 - A soldier who was found shot to death outside Fort Campbell, Ky., had recently returned from his second tour to Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division.
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2 arrested in Fort Campbell soldier's death
Last Updated: 7:06 AM 02/06/12 - Two people have been arrested in connection to the slaying of a Fort Campbell, Ky., soldier.
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Iran vows to hit any country that stages attack
Last Updated: 6:43 AM 02/05/12 - A Republican Guard commander warns Iran will target any country where an attack against it is staged.
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1 dead, 2 injured in explosion near CA Marine base
Last Updated: 6:46 AM 02/04/12 - Authorities say one person is dead and two others are injured following a propane-related explosion in military housing in Coleville near the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center.
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Def Sec'y Panetta: Pressure must be kept on Iran
Last Updated: 8:55 AM 02/03/12 - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday the key to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is keeping global support for tough economic sanctions.
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Panetta: US combat in Afghanistan to end next year
Last Updated: 12:41 PM 02/01/12 - U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan aim to end their combat role next year and switch to training and advising Afghan forces through 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
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Attacks by Afghans on US troops often personal
Last Updated: 8:20 AM 02/01/12 - Supposedly friendly Afghan security forces have attacked U.S. and coalition troops 45 times since May 2007, U.S. officials say.
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Probe: Air Force punished Dover whistleblowers
Last Updated: 9:03 AM 01/31/12 - Federal investigators have concluded that Air Force officials at the military mortuary in Dover, Del., illegally punished four civilian workers for blowing the whistle on the mishandling of war remains.
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Al-Qaida in decline, but threats to US multiply
Last Updated: 8:57 AM 01/31/12 - Al-Qaida is in decline around the world but is still a leading threat to the United States, the top U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday in an annual report to Congress on threats facing the country.
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Marine gets jail time, reduced rank in hazing case
Last Updated: 8:27 AM 01/31/12 - A Hawaii-based Marine lance corporal will spend 30 days in jail and have his rank reduced to private first class for punching and kicking a fellow Marine who killed himself shortly afterward.
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Soldier back in court after conviction overturned
Last Updated: 7:23 AM 01/31/12 - An Army soldier whose conviction in the murder of three Iraqi detainees was overturned by an appeals court is headed back to a military court for a new sentencing hearing.
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Pentagon prepares for new military talks with Iraq
Last Updated: 9:33 AM 01/30/12 - The Obama administration is preparing to begin talks with Iraq on defining a long-term defense relationship that may include expanded U.S. training help.
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Plan would help military families take leave
Last Updated: 9:17 AM 01/30/12 - The Obama administration is proposing new rules to help military families care for service members when they are called to active duty or become injured.
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Navy diver's death off NC coast investigated
Last Updated: 8:47 AM 01/29/12 - The Navy is investigating the death of a diver participating in an amphibious training exercise in Atlantic waters off North Carolina.
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US special operations expanding as wars recede
Last Updated: 8:27 AM 01/27/12 - Big armies and the land invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan will be replaced by fast and light special operations raids that leave little trace, or better yet, raids by friendly local forces the U.S. has trained.
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Army chief sees greater role for reserves
Last Updated: 8:29 AM 01/27/12 - The Pentagon's decision to cut the size of the Army by 80,000 soldiers will force the military to rely more on the National Guard and reserves.
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US cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns
Last Updated: 8:30 AM 01/27/12 - The federal government's plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans' civil liberties.
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Panetta: US ground forces would be cut by 100,000
Last Updated: 12:26 PM 01/26/12 - Pentagon leaders outlined a plan Thursday for absorbing $487 billion in defense cuts over the coming decade by shrinking U.S. ground forces.
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Marine faces 3 months in brig for Iraqi deaths
Last Updated: 7:37 AM 01/24/12 - Military prosecutors worked for more than six years to bring Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich to trial on manslaughter charges that could have sent him away to prison for life.
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Veterans are focus of career expo in Knoxville
Last Updated: 7:31 AM 01/23/12 - Dozens of vendors are expected Monday and Tuesday in Knoxville at the second annual Business and Education Expo coordinated by the Tennessee Veterans Business Association.
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6 killed in Afghanistan were Hawaii-based Marines
Last Updated: 1:31 PM 01/20/12 - All six Marines killed in the crash of a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan were based in Hawaii, a Hawaii congresswoman said Friday.
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Marine's Iraq killings trial resumes in California
Last Updated: 1:28 PM 01/20/12 - The trial of a major Iraq war crimes case has resumed at the Marine Corp's Camp Pendleton in California after an unexplained interruption of nearly two days.
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Fort Campbell soldier convicted of torturing dog
Last Updated: 7:31 AM 01/20/12 - A Fort Campbell soldier has been convicted of torturing his wife's dog and a jury recommended he serve three years in prison.
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Army reports suicides down, but violent crimes up
Last Updated: 10:19 AM 01/19/12 - Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli said Thursday that violent sex crimes and domestic violence have increased more than 30 percent since 2006 and child abuse by 43 percent.
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US Army destroying last of its chemical weapons
Last Updated: 8:37 AM 01/19/12 - The U.S. Army has destroyed about 90 percent of its aging chemical weapons after it wraps up work this week in Utah, where it has kept its largest stockpile.
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