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Note said Hood-style shooting could happen
Note said Hood-style shooting could happen
A box of hollow-point bullets and an anonymous note threatening an incident like the one at Fort Hood, Texas, were discovered Thursday at Fort Benning, Ga., sparking a criminal investigation and greater police presence, a witness told Army Times.
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    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 18:56:32 EST
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    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 18:42:42 EST
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    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 19:03:08 EST
  • 8 Fort Hood wounded will still deploy
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    Posted Thursday Nov 19, 2009 22:38:49 EST
  • No Army early outs during holiday season
    The Army has continued a holiday tradition of the past five years by again not authorizing early outs during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 18:17:38 EST
  • Lawyer: Hasan hearing Saturday in hospital
    SAN ANTONIO — An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room Saturday.
    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 18:08:41 EST
  • House bill could expand Agent Orange claims
    Legislation granting Air Force and Navy veterans a better shot at receiving disability benefits for Agent Orange-related illness now has 204 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, 14 short of...
    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 17:47:20 EST
  • Radio devices may help injured, group says
    A nonprofit medical foundation is trying to convince the Defense Department to loosen restrictions on the radio spectrum to allow wide use of micro-stimulators to treat spinal cord injuries,...
    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 14:57:29 EST
  • Gates: U.S. to examine its role in Afghan graft
    HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan...
    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 14:19:34 EST
  • VA benefits chief to step down
    Patrick Dunne, undersecretary for benefits at the Veterans Affairs Department since October 2008, announced Friday that he will resign early next year.
    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 12:21:23 EST
  • Inquiry views using retired brass as mentors
    A Senate oversight panel launched an investigation Thursday into the Pentagon’s use of retired admirals and generals as paid advisers, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Defense...
    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 18:12:03 EST
  • Thieves steal ashes before Arlington burial
    Someone stole an urn containing the ashes of a deceased Satellite Beach, Fla., war hero a day before his burial at Arlington National Cemetery, leaving his relatives aghast.
    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 8:56:10 EST
  • GAO: Many health assessment forms go missing
    A congressional watchdog agency reported Thursday that the Defense Department cannot locate post-deployment health questionnaires for more than 72,000 people — about 23 percent of service...
    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 14:30:52 EST
  • Trials successful for 2nd LCS hull
    The Navy’s second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) successfully completed its acceptance trials Thursday, paving the way for the ship to be transferred from its shipbuilder and enter naval service.
    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 15:16:31 EST
  • Judge: Retrial possible for pardoned Va. sailor
    RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge says prosecutors can retry an ex-sailor who received a conditional pardon from Virginia’s governor after spending more than a decade in prison for rape and...
    Posted Thursday Nov 19, 2009 17:46:08 EST
  • Former Army secretary to aid Hood probe
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    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 17:19:24 EST
  • Army to bar media from Palin event at Bragg
    RALEIGH, N.C. — The Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin’s appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack...
    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 6:14:34 EST
  • Freed Maersk captain thanks Navy SEALs, crew
    NORFOLK, Va. — A merchant sea captain who was captured and held by Somali pirates in April reunited Thursday with the Navy crew and captain who were part of his daring rescue, thanking them for...
    Posted Thursday Nov 19, 2009 17:08:14 EST
  • McCain seeks review of work by retired brass
    The Pentagon should rewrite ethics rules for retired generals who work as advisers for the military while representing defense contractors, Arizona Sen. John McCain and other lawmakers said Wednesday.
    Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 16:18:21 EST
  • Karzai sworn in to second 5-year term
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