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Greenert takes over for retiring CNO Roughead

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Adm. Jon Greenert assumed the helm of the Navy in a ceremony before hundreds at the Naval Academy on Friday, becoming the 30th chief of naval operations.

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Mullen: Pakistan, corruption mar Afghan gains

WASHINGTON — The top U.S. military officer on Thursday accused Pakistan’s intelligence agency of supporting Haqqani fighters in planning and conducting last week’s attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

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Mullen: Pakistan, corruption mar Afghan gains

WASHINGTON — The top U.S. military officer on Thursday accused Pakistan’s intelligence agency of supporting Haqqani fighters in planning and conducting last week’s attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

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Groin-injury threat worries frontline Marines

FORWARD OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Afghanistan — It is a conversation, the military surgeon said, that every Marine has with his corpsman, the buddy who is first to treat him if he is wounded by an insurgent’s bomb.

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Report: Academy probe focuses on accreditation

DENVER — The military is investigating allegations that two senior officials at the Air Force Academy provided misleading information about faculty credentials to an organization that accredits colleges and universities, The Associated Press has learned.

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As DADT ends, gay airmen face new decisions

Today marks the end of gay and lesbian military personnel being told they must hide their sexual orientation to keep their jobs.

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The end of ‘don’t ask’

Military culture will undergo a quiet transformation today, as some of the estimated 49,000 gay troops on active duty will be allowed to come forward publicly when the 18-year-old law barring gays from serving openly goes away.

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Retiring CNO Roughead discusses today’s Navy

Adm. Gary Roughead’s four-year term as the Navy’s 29th chief of naval operations ends Sept. 23, when he will turn over his duties to Adm. Jonathan Greenert. Roughead leaves a Navy whose acquisition programs are in more stable shape than … Continue reading

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Air Force puts more bite in pet regulations

Brace the kids: The tarantula might have to go the next time you PCS. Maybe the chow, too.

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Combat controller up for an Air Force Cross

Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez felt the pressure building in his chest. He couldn’t breathe. When he tried to talk, blood gushed from his mouth and nose. Gunfire popped and rocket-propelled grenades exploded nearby.

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