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Monthly Archives: March 2010
1 still missing in Arabian Sea Hawkeye crash
One crew member remains missing nearly seven hours after an E-2C Hawkeye crashed into the North Arabian Sea, a Navy official said. A mechanical failure forced the crew of four to bail out of the plane; a search-and-rescue team retrieved … Continue reading
Pentagon eyeing drone shift to aid Somalia
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is considering dispatching surveillance drones and other limited military support for a Somali government offensive against al-Qaida-linked insurgents, U.S. officials said, part of a cautious move to increase U.S. assistance to the anarchic African nation. U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aden, Afghanistan, Africa, Ali Saleh, american diplomats, Burundi, Djibouti, government, Iraq, Kenya, NAIROBI, Pakistan, Secretary of State Johnnie Carson, Seychelles, Somalia, the Gulf, U.S., U.S. Embassy, U.S. The, Uganda, United States, Washington, western Indian Ocean, Yemen
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Expanded Tricare for children would carry fee
Tricare health benefits for older children would not be free to their parents under a bill introduced in the House to ensure military parents are not left out of a key early benefit of the national health care reform bill.The … Continue reading
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Tagged defense authorization bill, health, Heinrich, N.M., Rep. Martin Heinrich
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Expanded Tricare for children would carry fee
Tricare health benefits for older children would not be free to their parents under a bill introduced in the House to ensure military parents are not left out of a key early benefit of the national health care reform bill.The … Continue reading
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Tagged defense authorization bill, health, Heinrich, N.M., Rep. Martin Heinrich
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DoD: Bomber substitute may be family of systems
The Defense Department is examining how to fit “complementary” tools on the “family of systems” that would replace a long-range bomber concept terminated last year, Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter said Monday. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in April 2009 canceled … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashton Carter, Carter, Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley, family, national aeronautics association, Robert Gates, U.S., Va.
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U.S. ships respond to Korea sinking
Three U.S. warships and one Military Sealift Command salvage ship are on station off the Korean peninsula helping with search and rescue efforts after a South Korean patrol ship sank on Friday. The Japan-based cruiser Shiloh, destroyers Curtis Wilbur and … Continue reading
PJs wearing versatile MultiCam in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Staff Sgt. Ian Jamieson and his fellow pararescuemen get plenty of looks when they walk into the dining hall here wearing the MultiCam uniform — and they know why. Their fellow troops can’t figure out exactly … Continue reading
Logisticians reshuffle troops’ equipment
As combat forces prepare for the end of the war in Iraq, the Army’s top logisticians have quietly but furiously ramped up for the monumental task of removing from that country millions of pieces of war-fighting equipment. Complicating the task … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, army materiel command, Brig. Gen. Jack O, Central Support, Connor, equipment, Iraq, Kuwait, O, President Obama, Southwest Asia, U.S.
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Logisticians reshuffle soldiers’ equipment
As combat forces prepare for the end of the war in Iraq, the Army’s top logisticians have quietly but furiously ramped up for the monumental task of removing from that country millions of pieces of war-fighting equipment. Complicating the task … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, army materiel command, Brig. Gen. Jack O, Central Support, Connor, equipment, Iraq, Kuwait, O, President Obama, Southwest Asia, U.S.
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