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Senate committee agrees to 1.4% pay raise

The Senate Armed Services Committee has sided with the Pentagon by providing a 1.4 percent military raise for 2011, committee chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., announced Friday.

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Senators seek funds for concurrent receipt

The Senate Armed Services Committee has given a sliver of hope to some disabled military retirees still waiting for the right to receive their full military retirement pay and veterans disability compensation.The committee is asking the Senate Budget Committee to … Continue reading

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Senators seek funds for concurrent receipt

The Senate Armed Services Committee has given a sliver of hope to some disabled military retirees still waiting for the right to receive their full military retirement pay and veterans disability compensation.The committee is asking the Senate Budget Committee to … Continue reading

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Female WWII pilots receive medals

Jean Springer was 22 when she joined a new corps of female pilots needed to help the country in World War II. Now 89, the Cincinnati woman is in Washington today with about 180 other former fliers finally to receive … Continue reading

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Air Force names top recruiters for 2009

The Air Force’s top 14 recruiters were recognized recently by their commander and treated to a five-day stay in San Antonio.Brig. Gen. A.J. Stewart, commander of Air Force Recruiting Service, met with the fiscal 2009 honorees during a ceremony Feb. … Continue reading

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Soldier sues, says Hurt Locker based on him

With the 82nd Academy Awards days away, a 38-year-old Army bomb expert said Tuesday that he’s hurt that Hollywood producers cut him out of a front-running best picture nominee — “The Hurt Locker” — that allegedly was based on his … Continue reading

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Gates, Mullen support overturning gay ban

Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Congress on Tuesday that he “fully supports” President Obama’s desire to repeal the law banning open military service by gays.Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen agreed, adding that he personally believes gays should be able … Continue reading

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Can deadly ‘Trust’ game be stopped?

It wasn’t so different from other nights. Outside it was cold and wet. Inside, quarters were close, but they were comfortable enough. The half dozen or so Marines sharing the small wooden hooch at Combat Outpost Viking in Saqlaweiyah, Iraq, … Continue reading

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