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3 hrs ago | Stars and Stripes

NY senator: Assaults let military culture continue

Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Fort Drum, US Army, United States Military Academy

7 hrs ago | WAND-TV Decatur

Military calls UK attack victim a model soldier

A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate.

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Related Topix: US Navy, Moore, OK

12 hrs ago | KEPR CBS 19

Review: 'We Steal Secrets' juicy look at WikiLeaks

Prolific documentary-maker Alex Gibney delivers a gripping account of the wins and losses of hard-charging idealism on the front lines of the information wars in "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks." Exhaustively researched and balanced in its view of the controversial key player, the film slips in ahead of DreamWorks' dramatic take on the ... (more)

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Related Topix: WikiLeaks, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, Fort Leavenworth, US Army, Entertainment

12 hrs ago | WINK-TV Fort Myers

Coast Guard repatriates 7 Cuban migrants

Seven Cuban migrants found off the Florida Keys were returned to their Caribbean homeland, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US News

12 hrs ago | KLKN

Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle

Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Oklahoma City, OK, Family, Kids, US Air Force, Tinker Air Force Base

16 hrs ago | Las Cruces Sun-News

NM museums offer free admission for military

New Mexico's 15 state-run museums and historic sites will be free this summer for active duty members of the military and their families.

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Related Topix: New Mexico, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, Reserve, NM, Santa Fe, NM

20 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone

Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail.

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Related Topix: US Marine Corps, US News

23 hrs ago | CBS Atlanta

Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated victims' relatives and drew quick criticism from Republicans... Democratic Gov.

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Related Topix: US Governors, John Hickenlooper, Healthcare Law, Law, US Navy

23 hrs ago | WMDT

Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs

14, 1973 file photo, released prisoner of war John McCain is greeted by President Richard Nixon, left, in Washington.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, US Navy, Yorba Linda, CA, Linda, CA

Wed May 22, 2013

CNN

Fort Hood shooting suspect asks to fire his lawyer

Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, has told the judge in his case that he wants to represent himself at his upcoming trial, the Army base said in a media release Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US Army, Fort Hood, US Politics, US News

Seattle Times

Intercontinental missile test-launched in Calif.

The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base on Wednesday, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea.

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Related Topix: Vandenberg Air Force Base, US Air Force, California Government, California

KSNT-TV Topeka

McConnell selected for new Air Force tanker base

Wichita's McConnell Air Force Base has been selected to be the main operating base for the Air Force's new KC-46A air refueling tanker.

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Related Topix: US Air Force, Forbes Field, McConnell Air Force Base, US News, Wichita, KS

Cedartown Standard Plus

US test-launches intercontinental missile

The U.S. Air Force has launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea.

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Related Topix: Vandenberg Air Force Base, US Air Force

News Observer

4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes

The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama in which he plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counterterrorism policy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Patrick Leahy, US Senate, Democrat, US Marine Corps, Guantanamo Bay

SavannahNow

WikiLeaks case file fight moves to federal court

The WikiLeaks organization and a handful of journalists asked a federal judge Wednesday to order greater transparency in the court-martial of an Army private who has acknowledged sending reams of classified document to the WikiLeaks website.

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Related Topix: WikiLeaks, Journalism, Fort Meade, US Army, Center for Constitutional Rights, Charitable Organizations, Julian Assange

WAVE-TV Louisville

Soldier charged with videotaping women

An Army sergeant has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping at least a dozen women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom.

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Related Topix: Fort Drum, US Army, United States Military Academy, Fort Drum, NY

MyEyeWitnessNews.com

Israeli air force chief warns of Syrian attacks

Israel's air force chief said Wednesday that his troops need to be ready to act quickly in case of an attack from Syria.

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Related Topix: Israel, Middle East, World News, US Air Force

Lincoln Daily News

House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults

Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law.

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, US News, US Politics, Michael Turner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Niki Tsongas, Democrat, US Air Force, US Army, Aviano Air Base

Seattle Times

2 FBI agents who died remembered for valor

FBI Director Robert Mueller on Tuesday praised two agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast last weekend for their "true and unerring valor." Special Agents Christopher W. Lorek and Stephen P. Shaw were remembered Tuesday at a private memorial ceremony at the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial Chapel at Quantico , the agency reported on ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Robert Mueller, US Marine Corps

Tue May 21, 2013

KRCR

Oklahoma tornado death toll expected to rise

A massive, howling tornado pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, chewing up homes and businesses, and severely damaging a hospital and two elementary schools.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, US National Guard, Moore, OK, Weather