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Army (brat) strong: Heisman winner Robert Griffin III learned ethic of hard work from soldier parents

It was a miserably cold fall Friday night in central Texas when Staff Sgt. Robert Griffin Jr. looked down into the eyes of his 11-year-old son and knew something special was going on.

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Express Scripts fight hurting Walgreens chain

NEW YORK — Walgreens first-quarter earnings fell more than 4 percent due in part to a slow flu season and its split with the Express Scripts pharmacy network.

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Dental, medical corps promotions announced

The Air Force announced on Wednesday that a board selected 549 officers for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major in the dental corps and medical corps. Of 521 lieutenant colonels up for promotion, 87 were selected. The board selected … Continue reading

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Enlisteds affected by high-year tenure rules

Making E-5 won’t be a ticket to retirement starting in 2013. That’s the word from Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy, who revealed tough, new high-year tenure rules for E-4s, E-5s and E-6s in an interview with … Continue reading

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Enlisteds affected by high-year tenure rules

Making E-5 won’t be a ticket to retirement starting in 2013. That’s the word from Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy, who revealed tough, new high-year tenure rules for E-4s, E-5s and E-6s in an interview with … Continue reading

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Congressmen want military foreclosures probe

RALEIGH, N.C. — Two North Carolina congressmen are calling on the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute any violations of a law designed to protect service members from losing their homes while overseas. Reps. Brad Miller and Walter Jones sent … Continue reading

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Manning defense calls 2 witnesses, rests case

FORT MEADE, Md. — Only two soldiers, including a witness to a December 2009 outburst, testified Wednesday before the defense rested its case in Army Pfc. Bradley Manning’s Article 32 hearing. The hearing was recessed until Thursday, when closing arguments … Continue reading

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Last airmen in Iraq returning to U.S.

BALTIMORE — More than 200 airmen landed here early Tuesday on one of two final flights of Air Force personnel from Iraq.

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Witness says Manning assaulted him in Iraq

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning’s former supervisor testified Tuesday that Manning “punched me in the face, unprovoked” during his Iraq deployment in 2010.

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Agents say Manning didn’t fully cover tracks

FORT MEADE, Md. — Army cyber detectives on Monday offered damning evidence a computer belonging to Pfc. Bradley Manning was used to contact WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, send sensitive documents and make flawed attempts to hide his tracks.

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