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Blizzard delays South Pole support mission

It wasn’t a sunny welcome for the first flight of Operation Deep Freeze’s summer flying period — the first flight for the Air Force’s annual support mission to Antarctica had to be delayed one day because of a blizzard.

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Odierno backs expanding role of women in combat

Few details are known about a forthcoming Pentagon report that looks at whether women should be allowed to serve in combat roles, but this much is certain: The Army’s top officer is not happy.

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Smartphone controls minidrone from 3,000 miles

Want intelligence downrange using a small, lightweight drone? There’s an app for that.

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Wing commander decides to ground Langley F-22s

Air Force F-22 Raptors at the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., have once again been grounded, service officials confirmed Friday.

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Obama confirms move to pull forces from Iraq

WASHINGTON — America’s long and deeply unpopular war in Iraq will be over by year’s end and all U.S. troops “will definitely be home for the holidays,” President Obama declared Friday.

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Pulled from drainpipe, Gadhafi shown no mercy

SIRTE, Libya — Dragged from hiding in a drainage pipe, a wounded Moammar Gadhafi raised his hands and begged revolutionary fighters: “Don’t kill me, my sons.” Within an hour, he was dead, but not before jubilant Libyans had vented decades … Continue reading

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Pulled from drainpipe, Gadhafi shown no mercy

SIRTE, Libya — Dragged from hiding in a drainage pipe, a wounded Moammar Gadhafi raised his hands and begged revolutionary fighters: “Don’t kill me, my sons.” Within an hour, he was dead, but not before jubilant Libyans had vented decades … Continue reading

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Marine Corps demonstrates F-35B at sea

ABOARD THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP WASP — In an audacious display of confidence, the Marine Corps and the Joint Strike Fighter program office demonstrated short take-off and vertical landing tests of the F-35B Lightning II to reporters Tuesday onboard the … Continue reading

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Virus case sheds light on U.S. cyber defense

America’s cyber networks fend off hacking attempts almost every day, but U.S. officials worry about the potential for one crippling attack, the military’s top cyber official said Tuesday.

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Heroic combat controller: ‘I’m thankful’

Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez just wanted to save his friends and get out alive so he could meet his new baby. Since then, a whole lot more has happened.

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