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Partners of gay troops to get benefits, too?

WASHINGTON — If gay service members are allowed to serve openly, the military will face another tough question: Should gay partners be entitled to military benefits?Momentum appears to be building for ending the ban on gays in the military. New … Continue reading

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Partners of gay troops to get benefits, too?

WASHINGTON — If gay service members are allowed to serve openly, the military will face another tough question: Should gay partners be entitled to military benefits?Momentum appears to be building for ending the ban on gays in the military. New … Continue reading

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Gates: DoD examining F/A-18 multiyear plans

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that Pentagon officials are reviewing proposals from Boeing under which DoD would buy new F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters with multiyear contracts, plans the prime contractor says would save the military up to 10 percent. … Continue reading

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Combat troops now get extra time off

A new nonchargeable rest and recuperation leave policy for troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan announced by the Pentagon on Monday gives those deployed for 270 days or more 15 days of administrative absence on top of their regular annual … Continue reading

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Rebuilding Iraq: Slow but steady progress

WASHINGTON — Seven years after the invasion, the reconstruction of Iraq has taken longer and cost more than initial estimates, but U.S. officials say money spent training Iraqi security forces has started to show results and has helped protect American … Continue reading

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Combat troops get 15 extra days of leave

A new nonchargeable rest and recuperation leave policy for troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan announced by the Pentagon on Monday gives those deployed for 270 days or more 15 days of administrative absence on top of their regular annual … Continue reading

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Combat troops get 15 extra days of leave

A new nonchargeable rest and recuperation leave policy for troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan announced by the Pentagon on Monday gives those deployed for 270 days or more 15 days of administrative absence on top of their regular annual … Continue reading

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Sikh graduates from Army officer basic

SAN ANTONIO — Amid lines of soldiers, one after the other in standard-issue fatigues and combat boots, was one in a turban and full beard on Monday — the first Sikh in a generation allowed to complete U.S. Army officer … Continue reading

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Zabul residents report more Taliban activities

FORWARD OPERATING BASE MIZAN, Afghanistan — Despite a smaller U.S. presence in Zabul province, insurgent attacks are down because villagers are coming forward in record numbers to report Taliban hideouts. The number of tips to Afghan National Army and Afghan … Continue reading

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Zabul residents report more Taliban activities

FORWARD OPERATING BASE MIZAN, Afghanistan — Despite a smaller U.S. presence in Zabul province, insurgent attacks are down because villagers are coming forward in record numbers to report Taliban hideouts. The number of tips to Afghan National Army and Afghan … Continue reading

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