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An Inside Look At Fort Hood Suspect's Apartment

Share + Nov 13, 2009 9:33 am US/Eastern Reporting Don Dahler FORT HOOD, Texas Click to enlarge 1 of 12 An interior view is seen of Major Nidal Malik Hasan's apartment in the Casa Del Norte apartment complex November 11, 2009 in Killeen, Texas.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Killeen, TX, Killeen Metro

Thu Nov 12, 2009

FOX News

Hasan Charged With 13 Counts Premeditated Murder

Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan was charged Thursday with 13 counts of premeditated murder in last week's Fort Hood mass shootings.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Killeen Metro, Killeen, TX

Wed Nov 11, 2009

SavannahNow

3rd ID single soldiers retreat to Hilton Head, prepare for love's battlefield

Capt. Graham Glover, chaplain for the 1st Battalion, 41th Field Artillery, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, shares some thoughts with a group of single soldiers about ways to stregthen their relationships during a single soldier retreat on Hilton Head Island this past week.

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Related Topix: Hilton Head Island, SC, Cell Phones, Electronics, US Military, Fort Stewart, US Army

Mon Nov 09, 2009

StartupJournal

Muslim Population in the Military Raises Difficult Issues

Close U.S. NEWS NOVEMBER 9, 2009 By YOCHI J. DREAZEN The deadly rampage at Fort Hood is forcing Pentagon officials to confront difficult questions about the military's growing Muslim population.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, New York

Sat Nov 07, 2009

New River Valley Current

Fort Hood shooting suspect left few impressions in schools he attended

Soldiers hold a candlelight vigil Friday at Fort Hood, Texas, to remember the victims of the shooting, which included 13 people killed.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Vinton, VA, Roanoke, VA, Restaurant Management

Fri Nov 06, 2009

San Bernardino County Sun

Accused Army killer attended Barstow College, records show

The soldier accused of killing 13 people and wounding 30 others at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday attended Barstow Community College from spring 1989 to spring 1990, college records show.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Violent Crime, Barstow, CA, Fort Irwin, CA

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Daily Bulletin

Fort Hood shooting touches Inland Empire

Security was tightened Thursday at the Marine Corps Air Combat Center in Twentynine Palms after the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, where 12 soldiers were killed and 31 wounded by a fellow soldier.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Marine Corps, March Air Reserve Base, US Air Force

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Cincypost.Com

Enlisting The Sun

By David Danelski The Press-Enterprise The U.S. Army, joining the push to turn Mojave Desert sunshine into electricity, plans to blanket as much as 21 square miles at Fort Irwin with solar mirrors and panels.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Irwin, CA, Barstow, CA, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Desert Dispatch

Fort BBQ shows appreciation to soldiers

FORT IRWIN Most soldiers at Fort Irwin have tried or at least heard of regional barbecue styles like Texas or Memphis barbecue - but California barbecue? On Tuesday, hundreds of fort soldiers got their first taste of what David Biber, owner of Two Guys Grilling, has officially dubbed "California Q." Biber's team and volunteer soldier cooks fired up ...

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Related Topix: US Military, Life, Food, US Army, Bar-B-Q, Fort Irwin, CA

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Las Vegas Sun

A pilot's commanding role in preparing U.S. forces

Lt. Col. John "Red" Walker, the 549th Combat Training Squadron's commander, poses in an F-16 fighter jet at Nellis Air Force Base.

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Related Topix: Nellis Air Force Base, US Military, US Air Force, US News, US Army, Fort Irwin, CA

Fri Oct 23, 2009

CSP

DePinto's 'Fascinating Journey'

Career Blog . The experience was an opportunity to see the company from the inside out, the blog said.

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Related Topix: Lewisville, TX, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Environmental Leader

Largest Defense Solar Facility May Get Bigger

Previously announced as having 500 megawatts in capacity, the Fort Irwin solar facility may end up double that size.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Irwin, CA, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Mon Oct 19, 2009

The United States Army

Agreement signed at Fort Irwin to create solar power

The Army signed a memorandum of agreement Oct. 15, for an enhanced-use lease to begin development of a 500-megawatt solar power plant at Fort Irwin, Calif.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Irwin, CA, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Corporate Social Responsibility News

U.S. Army to build 500 MW solar power plant

The U.S. military is tackling a new mission in the field of alternative energy, moving to power up a 500-megawatt solar facility at Fort Irwin's sprawling desert complex in California.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

The Coastal Courier

Even a taste of soldiering is sobering

I want to thank my hosts, the 1st Brigade, for inviting me to experience the National Training Center for three full and busy days last week.

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

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Ecofriend

Eco Tech: Largest solar plant for U.S. Army may produce a gigawatt of power

Eco Factor: Largest defense solar facility aims to double its output. Initially planned as a 500MW solar thermal plant , the U.S. Armya TMs Fort Irwin power plant might end up double that size, generating an output of about 1GW.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Sailors, Mariners & Warriors League

Counter-IED Teams Deploy To Afghanistan

The Tidal Sun pilot program trained servicemembers to work as part of counter-IED teams to gather information and evidence from improvised explosive device event sites -- locations where IEDs have exploded or were discovered -- and then send that information to higher headquarters for further analysis.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Irwin, CA, Explosion, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

CBS News

More Troops To Afghanistan Not In Doubt

Bruce Henderson writes for And Still I Persist and is a former Marine who focuses custom data mining and visualization technologies on the economy and other disasters.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Camp Pendleton, US Military, US Army, US Marine Corps, US News, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Schofield Stryker brigade will return to Iraq

Schofield Barracks 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat team is returning to Iraq next summer, about 16 months after its last deployment.

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Related Topix: US Military, Schofield Barracks, US Army, Schofield Barracks, HI, Pohakuloa Training Area, World News, India,

Fri Oct 09, 2009

NewsBlaze

Full Battle Rattle DVD Review

The final stop American soldiers make before being deployed to the Middle East is a top-secret, billion-dollar, 1,000 square-mile facility in the Mojave Desert.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Irwin, CA

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