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AF, firms seek UAV flights in civil air space

A few U.S. companies are developing optionally piloted aircraft in the realization that it could be many years before unmanned planes are smart enough to replicate the ability of a human pilot to sense other air traffic and avoid it, … Continue reading

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AF, firms seek UAV flights in civil air space

A few U.S. companies are developing optionally piloted aircraft in the realization that it could be many years before unmanned planes are smart enough to replicate the ability of a human pilot to sense other air traffic and avoid it, … Continue reading

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Post-9/11 veterans unemployment drops in Jan.

Amid a host of new and planned programs to help veterans find jobs, the government reported Friday that the unemployment rate for Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans fell significantly in January to 9.1 percent.

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DOD begins prorating imminent danger pay

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Donley: Guard, Reserve source of most cuts

The Air Force plans to cut about 6,000 reservists and guardsmen on top of 3,900 active-duty airmen in fiscal 2013 as part of force-reduction measures, the service’s top civilian said Thursday.

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Official outlines absentee voting options

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Panetta: Afghanistan combat ends next year

BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta laid out the administration’s most explicit portrayal of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan, saying Wednesday that U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan expect to end their combat role in 2013 and continue a … Continue reading

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Panetta: Afghanistan combat ends next year

BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta laid out the administration’s most explicit portrayal of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan, saying Wednesday that U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan expect to end their combat role in 2013 and continue a … Continue reading

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Budget cuts may slash additional Marine units

Massive budget cuts announced by the Pentagon last week will likely force the Marine Corps to slash an additional infantry battalion and some light armored reconnaissance elements while scaling back planned expansion of its special operations command, a Marine general … Continue reading

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Probe finds Dover supervisors targeted whistleblowers

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