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Odierno: Brigade cuts needed to reorganize

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The reduction of five more brigade combat teams is necessary to add a third maneuver battalion and an engineer battalion in each brigade, the Army’s top officer said Feb. 24 at the Association of the U.S. … Continue reading

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Ex-mortuary supervisor resigns from Dover AFB

An official at Dover Air Force Base, Del., has resigned several months after an independent review found retaliation, lying to investigators and mishandling of troops’ remains under his watch.

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Ex-mortuary supervisor resigns from Dover AFB

An official at Dover Air Force Base, Del., has resigned several months after an independent review found retaliation, lying to investigators and mishandling of troops’ remains under his watch.

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New details could reopen Peralta valor case

The controversial valor case of fallen Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta should be re-examined in the wake of new forensic research, according to Rep. Duncan D. Hunter, R-Calif., who has doggedly advocated for more equitable recognition of combat valor.

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Disposal of 9/11 remains based on ’02 DoD memo

The Air Force sought to explain on Wednesday how remains of victims killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon were lost by the Port Mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, Del., and ended up in a … Continue reading

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Disposal of 9/11 remains based on ’02 DoD memo

The Air Force sought to explain on Wednesday how remains of victims killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon were lost by the Port Mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, Del., and ended up in a … Continue reading

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3-star: ‘No smoking gun’ in F-22 problems

The Air Force has pinpointed several contributing factors that may be leading to oxygen problems in the F-22, but has yet to find a “smoking gun,” a three-star general said Tuesday.

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3-star: ‘No smoking gun’ in F-22 problems

The Air Force has pinpointed several contributing factors that may be leading to oxygen problems in the F-22, but has yet to find a “smoking gun,” a three-star general said Tuesday.

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Lockheed readies aggressive F-35 test schedule

ORLANDO, Fla. — Lockheed Martin is preparing to ramp up flight testing of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter over the next year, including the first release of live weapons.

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Army IDs remains of last missing GI in Iraq

BAGHDAD — The U.S military announced Sunday that it has recovered the remains of the last American service member who was unaccounted for in Iraq, an Army interpreter seized by gunmen after sneaking off base to visit his Iraqi wife … Continue reading

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