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Air expeditionary units inactivate after last Airmen leave Iraq

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Stewart sgt. due in court over travel request

FORT STEWART, Ga. — A Fort Stewart soldier charged with killing two members of his Army unit in 2008 is due back in court for a hearing on whether the military should pay for his defense team to travel to … Continue reading

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Medal of Honor nominee shares credit with squad

WASHINGTON — The first living service member from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to receive the Medal of Honor said Saturday the medal honors more than a dozen fellow soldiers who were part of a deadly ambush three years … Continue reading

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U.S. enters final phase of Iraq war

BAGHDAD — The United States has changed commanders in Iraq as the final phase of the American military involvement in the country begins.

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U.S. enters final phase of Iraq war

BAGHDAD — The United States has changed commanders in Iraq as the final phase of the American military involvement in the country begins.

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More unmanned flights expected in Iraq

The withdrawal of American combat troops from Iraq will not correlate to a reduction in flights of unmanned aircraft, and in fact the flight hours will rise, according to U.S. Army officials speaking at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems … Continue reading

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More unmanned flights expected in Iraq

The withdrawal of American combat troops from Iraq will not correlate to a reduction in flights of unmanned aircraft, and in fact the flight hours will rise, according to U.S. Army officials speaking at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems … Continue reading

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More than 5,000 airmen will remain in Iraq

More than 10 percent of U.S. forces left in Iraq when combat operations officially end Aug. 31 will be airmen conducting close-air support, airlift and intelligence-gathering missions, and working with Iraqi security forces.

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Combat brigades in Iraq under different name

As the final convoy of the Army’s 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Lewis, Wash., entered Kuwait early Thursday, a different Stryker brigade remained in Iraq.

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Last U.S. combat brigade leaves Iraq

KHABARI CROSSING, Kuwait — As their convoy reached the barbed wire at the border crossing out of Iraq on Wednesday, the soldiers whooped and cheered. Then they scrambled out of their stifling hot armored vehicles, unfurled an American flag and … Continue reading

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