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Record 500 Recruits Enter Training in Southern Afghanistan
By Navy Seaman William Selby Special to American Forces Press Service Aug. 7, 2008 - In an effort to bolster the Afghan National Police, U.S. forces in southern Afghanistan recruited and sent a record 500 ...
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Navy maintains U.S.S. Houston leak poses no risk
The U.S. Navy continues to maintain that Radio-active material that leaked from the U.S.S. Houston into Apra Harbor posed no risk to the safety of the public, marine life of the environment.
Gitmo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years
A U.S. military jury gave Osama bin Laden's driver a surprisingly light sentence on Thursday, making him eligible for release in just five months despite the prosecutors' request for at least a 30-year sentence ...
Kuwaiti sources - 2 additional US aircraft carriers heading to Persian Gulf
Two additional United States naval aircraft carriers are heading to the Gulf and the Red Sea, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper Kuwait Times.
The first Ross County stop by a 2008 presidential candidate was a quick, but eventful, one Wednesday.
Navy says sub leaked radiation since 2006
A U.S. Navy submarine leaked trace amounts of radioactive water for two years as it made port calls in Japan and other Asian nations, the Navy said Thursday.
David Ignatius: McCain losing his voice in campaign
IN the dog days of summer, John McCain's political personality has become so fuzzy that even some Republicans are worrying about his viability.
Wyo. Republican House candidates all for change
It's time for change in Washington, say the four people seeking the Republican nomination for Wyoming's seat in the U.S. House.
Slater salutes Coast Guard on birthday
Semper Paratus, the Latin motto translated by at least one former U.S. Coast Guardsman to mean "always ready" is a call to duty that still holds true 218 years after that branch of the U.S. military was ...
"If printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed." -BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Naval History - Aug.
Hiroshima mayor, on atomic bomb anniversary, calls for new U.S. president to back nuke ban
At the ceremony, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba also announced the launch of a two-year study to gauge the psychological toll of the Aug.
DIA's new mission adds to intel arsenal
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 The Defense Intelligence Agency, long a home for intelligence analysis, is joining the spy vs.
Austin National Guardsman Killed in Afghanistan
" Sgt. Jaime Gonzalez, , from Austin, Texas, died Aug 3, 2008 while conducting duties as part of a security team.
Midshipman gets 5 years for possessing child porn
Aug 5, 2008 2:24 PM by Jason Flanagan , The Examiner A U.S. Naval Academy midshipman Tuesday pleaded guilty to and was sentenced to five years in a Navy brig in Norfolk for possessing over 1,000 images and ...
Official: Russian arms sales to set new record
MOSCOW : Russian arms sales are set to reach a new post-Soviet record this year, a top official said Tuesday.
McCain nuke visit shows pros, cons of technology
John McCain's visit to a nuclear power plant, the first in recent history by a presidential candidate, highlights the promise and peril of a technology that is a key component of his sweeping plan to help the ...
Flunky or war criminal? Jury deliberates
Flunky or war criminal? Jury deliberates GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- The war crimes case of Osama bin Laden's driver Monday went to a Pentagon jury of six U.S. military officers asked to choose between ...
Report: US may have taped Gitmo interviews - AP
The State Department advised representatives of foreign governments that their interviews with their citizens being held at Guantanamo Bay would be recorded, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Lawyers for Canadian Gitmo detainee Omar Khadr seek dismissal
A defence lawyer for a young Canadian terror suspect said Monday he has filed three motions to dismiss war-crimes charges against his client, arguing that "unlawful influence" by the government has tainted the ...
ID on Texas serviceman missing in Vietnam
Services will be Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery for a Texan missing since a 1963 helicopter crash during the Vietnam War.