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11 min ago | Daily News

Pressure increases on Conservatives to stay or leave F-35 program

The Harper government may have "hit the reset button" on the purchase of F-35s, but planning for the stealth fighter continues - and Canada is facing a series of deadlines that will increase pressure to stick with the program.

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Related Topix: US Military, Edwards Air Force Base

Wed May 22, 2013

Reuters

China's Li offers to help end Pakistan energy crisis

China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a near standstill.

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Related Topix: World News, Pakistan, Asia, China, Canada, Li Keqiang, US Military

News Herald

West Pointer busted for taking nude photos of cadets

A sergeant at West Point, whose cadets are shown here at football game with Air Force, was charged with spying on female cadets while they were in the shower.

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Related Topix: US Military, United States Military Academy, Fort Jackson, US Army, Sex Scandal

The Gillette News-Record

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: US Military, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Government, California

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: US Military, Vandenberg Air Force Base

KHOU-TV Houston

Photos: Virginia driver rescued from river

The scene in the Riverdale neighborhood closed LaSalle Ave. southbound lanes from Tide Mill Road to Mercury Blvd.

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Related Topix: US Military, Langley Air Force Base

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 Military

KHQ-TV Spokane

Idaho Woman Arrested, Refused To Return Lost Dog

Police in Boise have arrested a 49-year-old woman after officers say she refused several requests to return a lost dog to its owner.

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Related Topix: Idaho, US Military, McConnell Air Force Base, US News, US Air Force

KHQ-TV Spokane

McConnell Air Force Base Selected For New KC-46A Air Refueling Tankers

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 Military, McConnell Air Force Base, Forbes Field, Wichita, KS, US News, US Air Force, Kansas

Missileer

Arizona base houses Oklahoma aircraft during tornado

Five E-3 Sentry aircraft await preflight procedures to return to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

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Related Topix: US Military, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tinker Air Force Base, US Navy, Weather, Moore, OK

The Miami Herald

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 Military, US Army, Aviano Air Base

IBerkshires

Wahconah High Graduate Killed in Afghanistan

Update : The Defense Department on Friday afternoon confirmed that Army Spec. Mitchell Daehling and two others died May 14 "of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device." Daehling and Spc.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, Dalton, MA, US News, Richard Neal, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Military, Dover Air Force Base

Tue May 21, 2013

CNN

The making of a nightmare tornado

Rescuers dig out a house in Moore, Oklahoma, on Tuesday, May 21, after a massive tornado ripped through the area on Monday, May 20.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Moore, OK, US Military, Newcastle, OK, Opinion

The Province

Thousands of military sex abuse victims seek disability, health care after leaving service

FEBRUARY 26: Female Marine recruits stand in line while they wait for a dental examination on their first full day of boot camp on February 26, 2013 at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina.

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Related Topix: Parris Island, SC, US Military, US Marine Corps, Life, Veteran Affairs, US Navy

Detroit News

Michigan Traveling Vietnam Wall on display in Royal Oak through Thursday

The Michigan Traveling Vietnam Wall arrived Tuesday morning at the Royal Oak Farmers Market, where it will be displayed through Friday.

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Related Topix: National Mall, US National Parks, US Military

The Kansas City Star

Searching through Oklahoma tornado rubble: a Find me babiesa

Sean Satterlee, of Moore, followed Proxy, a belgian malinois, through a debris field as worked they way toward a potential body while emergency crews continued searching for victims in the early morning hours on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma after an EF-4 tornado ripped through part of the town on Monday.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Oklahoma, Moore, OK, US Military, Tinker Air Force Base

KRCR

Military joins search for tornado victims

Military forces used thermal imaging technology and other specialized equipment to help search for victims buried in rubble from Monday's devastating tornado outside Oklahoma City.

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News, US Military

NewscastMedia.com

United States Air Force launches satellite into orbit

Newscast Media CAPE CANAVERAL-Just a few days ago, the United States Air Force launched a satellite into orbit via an Atlas V rocket.

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

Stars and Stripes

Analysis: Shadows of dishonor cast on the US military

A military judge last week found Army Sgt. John Russell guilty of gunning down five fellow soldiers at a base in Iraq.

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military

KOTA-TV Rapid City

Artists create armed forces mural in Rushmore Plaza Civic Center

The inside of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center will be a little more colorful, thanks to a new mural that's going up.

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