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18 min ago | CBS Local

Ventura Wants Chris Kyle Lawsuit To Proceed

Attorneys for former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura asked a federal judge Monday to allow his defamation lawsuit against slain "American Sniper" author and former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle to go forward with Kyle's widow as the defendant.

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18 min ago | MilitaryCity.com

Ventura wants 'American Sniper' lawsuit to proceed

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, right, has asked a judge to allow his defamation to go forward against the wife of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, left.

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Related Topix: US Navy, Texas, Life, Veteran Affairs

4 hrs ago | Stars and Stripes

WikiLeaks trial focuses on Army's global email list

A huge database of troop names and email addresses an Army private allegedly downloaded to a personal computer could be used by foreign adversaries to launch cyberattacks on service members, a government witness said Monday as the trial of Pfc.

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Related Topix: Fort Meade, US Army, PC, Prison, Fort Meade, MD

6 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Public access fight over Manning docs in Md. court

A dispute over public access to court records in the case of Pfc. Bradley Manning has moved to a civilian court.

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Related Topix: Center for Constitutional Rights, Charitable Organizations, Fort Meade, US Army

6 hrs ago | Stuff.co.nz

9/11 accused in Guantanamo court but trial distant

IN COURT: A sketch of self-proclaimed terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, wearing a camouflage jacket and white turban, made during a break in the pretrial hearings at the Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base in Cuba.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Cuba, World News, US Navy

8 hrs ago | Star Tribune

Military has schedule for women to move into combat jobs, including SEALS, other commandos

Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special operations forces.

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Related Topix: US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Air Force

10 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Joint Chiefs chairman visits embattled nuke base

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday was slated to visit a North Dakota Air Force base that has been plagued for years by missteps involving nuclear weapons.

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Related Topix: Barksdale Air Force Base, Minot Air Force Base, US Air Force, North Dakota

13 hrs ago | The Hartford Courant

Boeing executive sees 100-200 international tanker sales

Chris Chadwick, president of Boeing 's military aircraft division, said the company could sell 100 to 200 of its KC-46 refueling tankers to international customers in coming years.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 767, US Air Force, Ansonia, CT

18 hrs ago | Newkerala.com

Israel launches nationwide military exercise

The Israeli military said the Air Force will deploy the Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and other aerial defence systems in various locales, reported Xinhua.

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22 hrs ago | Patch.com

Top Maryland Headlines: Duck, Duck Tornado, Frantic 911 Calls, Snowden's Past

By Patch Staff Montgomery County got the brunt of the storm last week, party lines were crossed in state politics and more in a week of Maryland news across Patch.

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Related Topix: Maryland, Tornado, Natural Disasters, Montgomery County, MD, Weather, Fort Meade, US Army, Fort Meade, MD

Sun Jun 16, 2013

KCRG

Anti-Drone Activists Marching Across Eastern Iowa

Peace activists are marching across eastern Iowa to protest a plan to fly unmanned aircraft from an air base in Des Moines.

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Related Topix: Iowa, US Air Force, US News

Canada.com

Army restricts sale of anniversary booze; polices product endorsement perception

The Canadian Army is all for its soldiers raising a glass to toast upcoming milestones, as long as nobody thinks there's a product endorsement going on.

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Related Topix: Hastings, US Army,

Army Times

Leaders renew resolve to stop sex assault

Army football fans won't have to wait until fall to see if they can break their long dry spell in... Army Chief of Staff Gen.

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Related Topix: US Army, Fort Jackson, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Jackson, SC

KMIZ

Sex assault scandals affect enlistment

Shabren Kurtz-Russ wanted to join the military to start a family tradition. Her mother and father served in the Army.

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Related Topix: US National Guard, US Politics, John McCain, Republican

WLS-AM Chicago

Leaders Debate Effectiveness of No-Fly Zone in Syria

The announcement that President Obama is planning to step up aid to the Syrian rebels, including sending small weapons and ammunition, is a significant change in the administration's policy on Syria.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), US Air Force

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Morning Journal

Southwest Ohio bikeway set for opening

Completion of the 3.6-mile Mad River Bikeway extension will link with 330 miles of regional bikeway paths while connecting Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, US Air Force

KFVS12

Scott AFB gets new wing commander

Air Force Col. Kyle J. Kremer took the post for the 375th Air Mobility Wing during a ceremony at the base on Friday.

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Related Topix: Andrews Air Force Base, McConnell Air Force Base, US Air Force, Scott AFB, IL

KRMG-AM Tulsa

Judge seals jury's penalty decision for ex-Marines

Riverside County jurors have reached a decision on whether one of three Camp Pendleton Marines should get the death penalty for murdering a fellow serviceman and his wife.

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Related Topix: US Marine Corps, US News, Death Penalty

El Paso Times

Flag-bearing skydivers swoop into Philadelphia

Dozens of children at the National Constitution Center craned their necks in unison Friday and began cheering as five skydivers bearing enormous American flags leaped from a small plane high overhead.

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Related Topix: US News, US Army, Los Angeles, CA, West Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA), Life, Veteran Affairs

WKXW-FM Trenton

Plan For Gas Terminal Off NJ, NY Shores Is Revived

A company that withdrew its plan to build a liquefied natural gas terminal off the New Jersey and New York shorelines has revived the project.

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Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US News, Chris Christie, US Governors