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Odierno selected to lead U.S. Joint Forces Command

President Barack Obama has nominated Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, the present commander of U.S. Forces Iraq, to head U.S. Joint Forces Command, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced May 24. General Odierno, nominated for reappointment to the rank … Continue reading

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Guardsmen running for resiliency

Two Maine National Guard officers who plan to run a marathon a day say they will run 550 miles for soldiers’ lives. Col. Jack Mosher and Maj. Herbert “Jay” Brock plan to start running May 8 from Kittery, Maine, and … Continue reading

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Lying charges dropped against 2 SEALs

NORFOLK, Va. — The government has dropped false statement charges against two Navy SEALs accused of mistreating an Iraqi detainee. Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Jonathan Keefe of Yorktown, Va., and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Julio Huertas of Blue … Continue reading

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1 still missing in Arabian Sea Hawkeye crash

One crew member remains missing nearly seven hours after an E-2C Hawkeye crashed into the North Arabian Sea, a Navy official said. A mechanical failure forced the crew of four to bail out of the plane; a search-and-rescue team retrieved … Continue reading

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DoD: Bomber substitute may be family of systems

The Defense Department is examining how to fit “complementary” tools on the “family of systems” that would replace a long-range bomber concept terminated last year, Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter said Monday. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in April 2009 canceled … Continue reading

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Airmen to chief: Fix evals now

No one should have been surprised when the Air Force announced that the 1,269 master sergeants selected for promotion this year all aced their enlisted performance reports. They’re expected to be “truly among the best,” what the perfect score calls … Continue reading

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W.Va. Guard chief: We can’t lose 2 C-130s

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Adjutant General Allen Tackett is sounding the alarm that an Air Force proposal could cost the state’s Air National Guard two C-130 cargo planes.“It’s a plane grab, that’s all it is,” Tackett said. “The Air … Continue reading

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Navy’s Haiti duties winding down

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Even though the Navy and the Marine Corps were all but finished with their missions here in early March, local officials said the real work in Haiti is only just beginning. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship … Continue reading

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Va. senators continue to fight Mayport plan

The battle of Mayport continues. Although the Navy and the Defense Department have decided to base a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the north Florida port, Virginia politicians are challenging the decision — as they have for at least a decade. … Continue reading

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DoD: Expect fewer F-35s if costs keep rising

The Pentagon will buy fewer F-35s than planned if program costs keep rising, says a senior U.S. defense official. “If there is [additional] cost growth, then we will have to reduce the buy,” Robert Hale, Pentagon comptroller, said Wednesday during … Continue reading

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