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Love-triangle astronauts to wed
The couple thrust into the spotlight by former astronaut Lisa Nowak plan to marry next year.
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Tributes paid to soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Private John Brackpool and Rifleman Daniel Hume were both killed in Afghanistan on Thursday.
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Soldiers dead in Afghanistan named
Two of eight British soldiers killed in one of the bloodiest day's fighting in Afghanistan have been named after Gordon Brown insisted Britain's strategy was succeeding.
New Air Force sexual assault prevention, response Web site announced
"Sexual assault is absolutely inconsistent with our core values and it has no place in our Air Force; in a deployed context, at or anywhere in between," said Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley.
Mountain Home AFB prays for airman's family hurt in crash with deputy
As family and friends prepare to lay an Adams County Sheriff's deputy to rest, three members of the family he hit while driving home Monday afternoon on Highway 95 are still at St.
www.bellinghamherald.com | lois sprague
House military construction bill contains $416 million for Washington
The House approved a military construction bill Friday that would provide nearly $416 million for Washington state's military bases, including money to continue the expansion of Fort Lewis for a third Stryker brigade.
Police: Couple charged with having sex in drug car
The car was a-rockin', so the law went a-knockin'. Bexar County sheriff's deputies drawn by the actions of an amorous couple in a parked car allegedly found more than amour.
Ships end search for Air France boxes
Two ships using U.S. listening devices to search for the black boxes of Air France Flight 447 were ending their hunt Friday, an American commander said.
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North nominated to lead Air Force in the Pacific
The Pentagon says President Barack Obama has nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Gary L. North to lead the Air Force in the Pacific.
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Remains of 7 service members returned to U.S.
The remains of seven service members killed supporting Operation Enduring Freedom have been returned to the United States.
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Pakistani Fight Against Militants Continues, Concern Grows Over Safety of Displaced People
As Pakistani Army continues its crackdown on the Taliban in South Waziristan near the Afghan border, thousands of people displaced by the earlier offensive in the Swat Valley have begun to return home.
Pierce Township Soldier Dies In Afghanistan
According to WKRC, a soldier from Pierce Township died in an attack in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
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Marines: More Afghan soldiers needed in Helmand
More Afghan soldiers with better training are needed to help clear the Taliban from a key poppy-growing province in southern Afghanistan, a top U.S. Marine commander said Wednesday.
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Troops in Afghanistan could defeat themselves, says new commander
As their new overall commander, General Stanley McChrystal is careful to praise the dedication and performance of the British Forces in Helmand, but he does not shy away from pointing out Britain's strategic failures.
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Airmen train with Army to become JTACs
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii: Rain and mud may not have been forecasted for radio operators, maintainers and drivers' training in the wilderness, but Airmen geared up anyway to practice combat lifesaver skills, convoys, air-assault egression, and improvised explosive device reaction with one goal in mind: to become combat mission-ready joint ...
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Pay freeze affects nearly one-third of White House staff
According to salary data released by the White House, 30 percent of President Obama's employees will be paid $100,000 or more in 2009.
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Pay freeze affects nearly one-third of White House staff
According to salary data released by the White House, 30 percent of President Obama's employees will be paid $100,000 or more in 2009.
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Air Force plans to hire more than 5,000 people
The Air Force Materiel Command's plan to hire more than 5,000 people across its 10 bases through the end of September 2011 goes well beyond filling jobs that retirements leave vacant.
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Optisolar is marketing its 650,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in McClellan, CA for sublease.
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Military Transport Plane Should Be Dumped
That's one way of looking at the Airbus A400M military transport plane, which a group of mostly European nations has been trying to get off the ground since 2003.