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Tuesday | Kypost.Com

Marine From Hamilton Died From Blows To The Head

A Marine from Hamilton whose body was found near his barracks at Camp Lejeune died from blows to the head.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

Mon Nov 09, 2009

CBS2

Obama To Send 40,000 More Troops To Afghanistan

Share + Nov 9, 2009 7:05 pm US/Central Facebook YouTube WASHINGTON 1 of 1 Marines in the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, prepare to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Nov.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Marine Corps, US News, US Army, Hamid Karzai

The Sydney Morning Herald

Hope for answers as US Army shooter awakes from coma

The suspected shooter accused of killing 13 people at a US military base has regained consciousness and can talk, raising hopes he may soon reveal the motive behind the attack.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Michelle Obama

Air Force Link

Simulator helps attack controllers train

5. The JTAC Virtual Trainer is a system of training applications and simulators providing joint terminal attack controllers with an opportunity to hone their aircraft-control skills in a field environment with pilots in aircraft simulators that could be located anywhere in the world, said Phil Shevis, who works in the operations office of Joint ...

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, US Air Force

Sun Nov 08, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Camp Lejeune Homicide; Suspected Marine Murders Marine - Body Found

No sooner after the Fort Hood Army shooting by insane gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan did a killing occur around Camp Lejeune.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Jacksonville, NC

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Sun Journal

What to do with threats from within?

Following a deadly shooting attack at a Texas Army post and a homicide Friday morning aboard Camp Lejeune, officials on base say they will monitor the incidents and assess what they mean for security procedures.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, US Marine Corps, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX

Fri Nov 06, 2009

WWAY-TV Wilmington

Lejeune Marine accused of killing fellow Marine

Submitted by WWAY on 6 November 2009 - 12:53pm. The Marine Corps says a Camp Lejeune Marine is in custody for the alleged murder of another Marine early this morning.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, US Military, US Marine Corps, US News, US Army, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Thu Nov 05, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

Twelve dead, 31 wounded in Fort Hood shooting; gunman survives

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 3:33 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:04 p.m. FORT HOOD, Texas An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the ...

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, John Carter, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Jacksonville Daily News

Cobb graduates training

Moira Cobb, daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth Cobb of Camp Lejeune, has graduated from the Army ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as "Operation Warrior Forge," at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Lewis, Seattle Metro, Tacoma Metro

Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Daily Times

Obama earns nation's thanks through 'Dover test'

Former U.S. Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, who as a Marine pilot had flown 59 combat missions during World War II and an additional 90 missions in Korea -- where in air-to-air combat during that war's last nine days, alone, he had shot down three Soviet MiG fighter planes -- knew firsthand the suffering of war.

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Related Topix: Dover, DE, Dover Metro, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Military, US Marine Corps, US Army

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Department of Defense News

Exercise Seeks to Reduce Friendly Fire Incidents

Modern technology makes warfare more fast-paced, efficient and deadly, but the ever-present confusion or a oefoga of battle still causes inadvertent deaths of friendly forces and civilians.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Cherry-Point, NC

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Jacksonville Daily News

Joint training brings nations together

Eleven nations are training in Eastern Carolina to improve the way they accomplish missions together.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Cherry-Point, NC

This Week Community News

Military families benefit from company's donation

A couple of central Ohio military families will be getting some much-needed financial help this holiday season, thanks to a Hilliard business.

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Related Topix: Hilliard, OH, US Military, US Marine Corps, US News, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, US Army

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Detroit Free Press

List of 2009 Michigan casualties in Afghanistan

Members of the U.S. armed forces with known Michigan ties who died in 2009 supporting military operations in Afghanistan: - Army Cpl.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Hunter Army Airfield, Middleville, MI, World News, Afghanistan, US Navy, Kincheloe, MI

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Government Executive

Forward Observer: Atonement

A conscience-stricken member of the House Armed Services Committee is writing a book called "My Daddy's Not Dead Yet" in hopes it will atone for what he now considers his sinful vote to empower former President George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Walter Jones, Republican, US House of Representatives, George Bush, W., US Military, US Army, US Marine Corps, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Marine Corps Times

Corps wants better biometric ID device

U.S. forces have fielded more than 4,000 Polaroid camera-sized biometric detection devices that scan, track and identify potential terrorists, but Marine officials say they're not happy with the system and are seeking a next-generation solution.

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Related Topix: Cameras, US Army

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Missileer

Association officials name military families of year

"They're really all great," said Bailey Toombs, a National Military Family Association spokeswoman.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, US News, US Army

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Guerrilla News Network

War's Next Steps Will Hit Home in North Carolina

As the debate continues on how to handle the situation in Afghanistan, the state of North Carolina braces itself for whatever decision the Obama Administration makes.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US Military, Fort Bragg, US Army, Fort Bragg, NC, Barack Obama

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Department of Defense News

Ballistic Missile Defense Review Fact Sheet Available

CBS Evening News Anchor Katie Couric greets U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife Deborah at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, Oct.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US Army, US National Guard

Fri Oct 16, 2009

The Tennessean

Mark Cook: Soldier's bones bring several lessons home

I was impressed with the ceremonies for the reburial of the 'unknown soldier' this past weekend.

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