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The White House said President Barack Obama could use an unusual evening war council session Monday to lock in his long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs a copy her her autobiography, "Going Rogue", at the North Post Exchange at Fort Bragg, N.C., Monday, Nov.

The U.S. Army and the National Institute of Mental Health are working on the largest-ever study of suicide and mental health among the military, officials say.

A military C-130 transport plane crashed near Pisa airport killing all five personnel aboard Photograph: Pernici-Del-Macchia/EPA All five crew members aboard an Italian air force transport plane died today when it crashed on to rail tracks near a military airport in the Tuscan city of Pisa and burst into flames, according to Italian authorities.

One week after her book, "Going Rogue," went on sale, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will bring her book tour to Fort Bragg.

Eglin Air Force Base established its first test range in the Gulf of Mexico in 1958.

A soldier from St. Joseph, Mich., has died while serving in Afghanistan. Army Sgt.

Wanted to have sex "like a real man" Admitted his behaviour was "outrageous" Looking forward to going home A US sailor cleared of raping a prostitute in a Sydney brothel is "looking forward" to returning to California.

Does anyone read the newspapers in the U.S. government? How about checking out the dispatches coming from its generals in the field? Here's a news story which tells all.

On Sunday morning, 200 Marines with the Attack Squadron 214 and Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 arrived back at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma after seven months in Afghanistan.

THE lives of British soldiers were put at 'significant' risk by an 'appalling' lack of preparation in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, a leaked official report revealed yesterday.

Iran has reportedly launched air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities against attack.

The company that owns the Maersk Alabama, a freighter targeted by pirates twice in seven months, did not heed a request to rename, repaint or reroute the ship after the first attack off the coast of Africa in the spring, former crew members say.

When Henry Spelman found out he'd won a Rhodes Scholarship, his first call was to his girlfriend.

The Vermont National Guard wants hunters and other civilians to stay off its firing range.

Every afternoon, seven days a week, Ed Epley has a 5 p.m. appointment with the war.

INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was due on Sunday to start the first US state visit under President Barack Obama, who hopes to show his dedication to the emerging power even as his attention lies elsewhere.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he meets with members of the Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House on September 10, 2009 in Washington, DC.