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A crew’s mistakes lead to a sailor’s death
A crew’s mistakes lead to a sailor’s death
Not long after morning colors, Personnel Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Regan Young ventured onto the aft missile deck to make some phone calls before the amphibious assault ship Essex weighed anchor after a three-day port visit to Bali, Indonesia. The aft missile deck was a...
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  • Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistments
    WASHINGTON — Uncle Sam may not want you after all.
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 16:11:12 EDT
  • Jury sees video of GI buying bomb-making items
    WACO, Texas — A Muslim soldier on the run for three weeks after going AWOL from a Kentucky Army post found no help from friends in his Dallas-area hometown, where he hatched a plan and bought...
    Posted Wednesday May 23, 2012 10:22:55 EDT
  • Russia test-fires new ballistic missile
    MOSCOW — The Russian military said it has successfully test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile with an enhanced capability to penetrate missile defenses.
    Posted Wednesday May 23, 2012 10:10:05 EDT
  • New York City readies for Fleet Week
    NEW YORK — Naval vessels ranging from a U.S. amphibious assault ship to a Finnish minelayer are participating in New York City's Fleet Week, which runs Wednesday through May 30.
    Posted Wednesday May 23, 2012 10:10:04 EDT
  • Lawyer blasts military justice, leaves practice
    A well-known military defense attorney who has represented troops in some of the most high-profile military cases in recent memory is planning to leave his criminal defense practice, saying he...
    Posted Wednesday May 23, 2012 9:53:39 EDT
  • Coast Guard cutter heading to Philippines
    NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — In a ceremony of maritime pomp, the 45-year-old decommissioned Coast Guard cutter Dallas was transferred to the Philippine Navy on Tuesday.
    Posted Wednesday May 23, 2012 9:19:02 EDT
  • Taliban, Afghanistan neighbors may hamper exit
    KABUL, Afghanistan — The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President Obama and his fellow world leaders.
    Posted Wednesday May 23, 2012 10:17:17 EDT
  • Panel votes to cut aid for Pakistan, Egypt
    WASHINGTON — In a fresh warning to Pakistan, a Senate panel on Tuesday approved a foreign aid budget for next year that slashes U.S. assistance to Islamabad by more than half and threatens...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 17:59:48 EDT
  • Air Force One airfare: $179,750 per hour
    The next time airfare seems too expensive, consider the cost of Air Force One.
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 16:53:55 EDT
  • GAO auditing Pentagon propaganda campaigns
    WASHINGTON — The top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee have called for a federal audit of the Pentagon's "military information support operations" in light of concerns about their...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 14:52:39 EDT
  • F-15s scrambled to escort diverted flight
    BANGOR, Maine — A US Airways jet traveling from Paris to North Carolina was diverted to Maine on Tuesday after a French passenger handed a note to a flight attendant mentioning that she had a...
    Posted Wednesday May 23, 2012 10:13:24 EDT
  • 6th grader’s USMC shirt too much for school
    A Mississippi sixth-grader whose grunt brother is deployed to Afghanistan was told by his school's administrators to turn his shirt inside-out because they were offended by its depiction of an...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 12:24:51 EDT
  • U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan to step down
    WASHINGTON — Ryan Crocker, the unflappable diplomat who became the civilian face of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over two administrations, is stepping down as ambassador to...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 15:27:25 EDT
  • 1,600 museums offer troops free tickets
    WASHINGTON — More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 18:25:49 EDT
  • New Zealand to pull troops from Afghanistan
    WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand says it will withdraw its small contingent of troops from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned.
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 8:49:27 EDT
  • China: Pentagon hypes Chinese military threat
    BEIJING — China's Defense Ministry has accused the Pentagon of hyping Chinese military power and its threat to Taiwan in a depiction that will ultimately undermine ties between the two...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 9:23:21 EDT
  • New Fisher House to be dedicated at Belvoir
    FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Military and civilian leaders are dedicating a new home on Fort Belvoir that will provide free housing to families of military members receiving medical care at the base's...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 11:53:20 EDT
  • NATO: Chicago summit successful on some goals
    CHICAGO — With the conclusion of its carefully orchestrated summit in Chicago, NATO declared success in areas where it had planned to announce progress and dialed back the media's expectations...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 9:02:31 EDT
  • Obama snubs Pakistan leader over supply routes
    CHICAGO — In an unmistakable snub, President Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan.
    Posted Monday May 21, 2012 19:37:31 EDT
  • DoD role minimized in deciding drone targets
    WASHINGTON — White House counterterror chief John Brennan has seized the lead in guiding the debate on which terror leaders will be targeted for drone attacks or raids, establishing a new...
    Posted Tuesday May 22, 2012 9:08:58 EDT
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2 Illinois guardsmen awarded Silver Star
CHICAGO — Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey has honored two Illinois National guardsmen with Silver Stars for valor.Dempsey joined Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Illinois National Guard Maj. Gen. William...
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