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Iranian plane buzzes carrier in Middle East

An Iranian maritime patrol aircraft buzzed the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower at sea in the Middle East last week, passing within 1,000 yards of the ship, but American defense officials sought to downplay the encounter as relatively common.

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U.S. confirms video of Baghdad firefight

WASHINGTON — A gritty war video circulating on the Internet that shows U.S. troops firing repeatedly on a group of men — some of whom were unarmed — walking down a Baghdad street is authentic, a senior U.S. military official … Continue reading

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AFCent sets airdrop, ISR records

A surge in troops sent to Afghanistan accounts for the increase in airdrops and combat and reconnaissance sorties reported by Air Forces Central Command for 2009, according to one of the command’s top leaders.The number of bombs dropped, however, decreased … Continue reading

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AFCent sets airdrop, ISR records

A surge in troops sent to Afghanistan accounts for the increase in airdrops and combat and reconnaissance sorties reported by Air Forces Central Command for 2009, according to one of the command’s top leaders.The number of bombs dropped, however, decreased … Continue reading

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Monitors: Jihadist threats to Navy increasing

Jihadist threats online against U.S. warships in the Middle East have spiked since just before the New Year, according to a monitoring group in Washington, including some of the most ambitious calls yet for terror attacks specifically on the Navy … Continue reading

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AFCent commander: Short tours best

The commander overseeing the Air Force’s role in Iraq and Afghanistan favors short tours in the war zones, despite a call by the Pentagon for yearlong deployments for instructors, and envisions airmen someday being stationed in the Persian Gulf with … Continue reading

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Fixes on the way for nonsecure UAV links

The Air Force has known for more than a decade that the live video feeds from its unmanned aerial vehicles can be intercepted by the enemy but opted not to do anything about it until this year. An official document … Continue reading

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Fixes on the way for nonsecure UAV links

The Air Force has known for more than a decade that the live video feeds from its unmanned aerial vehicles can be intercepted by the enemy but opted not to do anything about it until this year. An official document … Continue reading

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Petraeus treated for prostate cancer

WASHINGTON — Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February and has since undergone two months of radiation treatment.Petraeus, 56, was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, which … Continue reading

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2012 targeted for new CentCom HQ at MacDill

Central Command officials said they expect to move into a new headquarters building at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., by March 2012.The four-story command center will cover 257,000 square feet and provide “a state-of-the-art planning and command and control facility … Continue reading

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