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McChrystal inspects tanker airstrike site

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — The top NATO commander in Afghanistan said Saturday that local villagers were among those wounded at the site of an airstrike on hijacked fuel tankers, declaring his resolve to limit civilian casualties that threaten to undermine the … Continue reading

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Faster troop withdrawal may save $1 trillion

A speedier withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan would shave $1.1 trillion off the budget in the next decade, a new congressional budget projection says.That would be a sizeable cut in defense-related spending from 2010 through 2019, which … Continue reading

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Wayne E. Meyer, father of Aegis, dies at 83

Retired Rear Adm. Wayne E. Meyer, a technical innovator whose contributions to the air defense systems on today’s Navy surface combatants earned him the nickname “the father of Aegis,” died Tuesday at Washington Hospital Center, the Pentagon announced. He was … Continue reading

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Gates may make October visit to Japan

WASHINGTON — The United States has started arranging a meeting in Tokyo in mid-October between Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the defense minister to be named under the incoming Japanese government, a source close to Japan-U.S. relations said Monday.Gates, who … Continue reading

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Report: Change strategy for fighting Taliban

KABUL — The top commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan said Monday the situation in the country is “serious” and a new strategy is needed to defeat the Taliban.Gen. Stanley McChrystal sent his strategic review of the Afghan … Continue reading

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Report: Change strategy for fighting Taliban

KABUL — The top commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan said Monday the situation in the country is “serious” and a new strategy is needed to defeat the Taliban.Gen. Stanley McChrystal sent his strategic review of the Afghan … Continue reading

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39 years after jungle battle, unit awarded

The news filtered down to Capt. John Poindexter and his troops around noon.Four kilometers away from their position, an infantry company was surrounded by a battalion’s worth of North Vietnamese fighters. The Americans were running low on ammunition, and casualties … Continue reading

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New vice chief of staff takes office

<img border="0" style="margin-right:15px" src="http://www.militarylearningcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/8c594_090828-f-1001C-001.jpg" Gen. Carrol H. “Howie” Chandler is the new vice chief of staff of the Air Force, succeeding Gen. William M. Fraser III who held the position since October 2008.  General Chandler comes to the Pentagon after two … Continue reading

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No joke: Petraeus apologizes to Schwartz

Apology accepted — by the chief, if not by you.Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, has offered a mea culpa for telling a joke to a Marine Corps audience that used the Air Force as the punch … Continue reading

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No joke: Petraeus apologizes to Schwartz

Apology accepted — by the chief, if not by you.Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, has offered a mea culpa for telling a joke to a Marine Corps audience that used the Air Force as the punch … Continue reading

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