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Yesterday | Arkansas Online

Army to let media cover Palin's visit

The U.S. Army said Friday that it would open Sarah Palina s appearance at Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Fri Nov 20, 2009

KPAX

Former Missoula man finalist in Army's Operation Rising Star

A former Missoula man is a Top 3 finalist in "Operation Rising Star", what some call the military's version of American Idol.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Carson, Fort Hood, Missoula, MT, Missoula Metro

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Washington Times

Ex-Army chief: Fort Hood suspect not properly vetted

The Army has guidelines on how to deal with racist views and actions within the ranks, but none on how to deal with Islamist jihadist views, which fostered a "politically correct" reluctance to investigate the man accused in the Fort Hood shootings, a former Army vice chief of staff told Congress on Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, US News, US Politics, US Senate, John McCain, Republican

KEPR CBS 19

Army keeping media from Palin event

The U.S. Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, officials said Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, US Governors, Sarah Palin, Fort Bragg, NC, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Raleigh News & Observer

Fort Bragg crew shuttles people through Afghanistan

The morning air at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan was crisp and clear, with a chill to it, and Sgt.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Army, Fort Bragg, NC, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Examiner.com

Sarah Palin to visit Army bases

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will make appearances at a couple of Army bases in the next few weeks, the publisher of her new book says .

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, US Governors, Sarah Palin, Fort Hood, TX

Tue Nov 17, 2009

SavannahNow

Army suicides to top 2008, but progress reported

WASHINGTON a ' Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's grim totals, but a recent decline in the pace of such incidents could mean the Army is starting to make progress in stemming them, officials said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Campbell, Schofield Barracks, Fort Drum, Fort Stewart, Fort Hood

Mon Nov 16, 2009

The State

Taliban on motorcycles prove no match for U.S. Apache helicopters

The Taliban had set a trap for the tiny company of Afghan soldiers here, its handful of U.S. mentors and the American helicopters that they expected would rush in help.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Army, Fort Bragg, NC

Maple Heights Press

Fort Hood hitting home: Niece of Ohio representative from Hudson shot at the base

As a local couple watched live TV news coverage of the Nov. 5 shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas, they were still trying to process the news they received moments before in a telephone call.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Killeen Metro, Killeen, TX

Sun Nov 15, 2009

CNET News.com

U.S. Army orders bridges made of recycled plastic

An M1A1 70-ton tank crosses a bridge made from Axion's thermoplastic composite at Camp Mackall in North Carolina.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Eustis, US Army, Camp Mackall, Fort Bragg, NC, Science / Technology, Robots

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Blogs.newsobserver.com

UNC, Army team up

Campus Notes is your one-stop shop for news and notes related to Triangle universities and community colleges.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, US News

Fri Nov 13, 2009

McClatchy DC

How miracle Army evacuation came within inches of disaster

As Chief Warrant Officer 3 James Woolley eased the giant Chinook down into the mud-walled compound, Special Forces troops on the ground dashed to form a perimeter to protect the helicopter, a prize target for Taliban insurgents.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Sanford, NC, Hope Mills, NC, Fort Bragg, NC

Thu Nov 12, 2009

WisInfo

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder for Fort Bragg massacre

FORT HOOD, Texas - The Army psychiatrist in the Fort Hood massacre was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder Thursday as he lay in a hospital bed and President Barack Obama ordered a review to determine if the government fumbled warning signs of the shooter's contacts with a radical Islamic cleric.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, TX, Fort Hood, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

WNCN-TV Raleigh

Army Special Operations, UNC To Sign Training Pact

At MyNC.com we're focused on being your source for community news and information.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Orange County, NC, Raleigh Metro, Chapel Hill, NC

Wed Nov 11, 2009

SouthCoastToday.com

City native found dead in Afghanistan

The body of a 21-year-old soldier from Plymouth - one of two paratroopers missing in Afghanistan since last week - was found Tuesday, according to his widow, Patricia Sherman, who is 51 2 months pregnant with their first child.

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Related Topix: Plymouth, MA, US Military, US Army, New Bedford Metro, New Bedford, MA, Fairhaven, MA

WNCN-TV Raleigh

Missing Fort Bragg Soldiera s Body Found In Afghan River

Military divers have found the body of one of two U.S. soldiers who went missing last week as they tried to recover airdropped supplies that fell into a river in western Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Truthdig

Afghanistana s Sham Army

Success in Afghanistan is measured in Washington by the ability to create an indigenous army that will battle the Taliban, provide security and stability for Afghan civilians and remain loyal to the puppet government of Hamid Karzai.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Army, Fort Riley, Hamid Karzai, Prison,

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Las Vegas Sun

US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa

Ryan C. Adams celebrated life, whether he was enjoying the outdoors by hunting and fishing or volunteering with Angels on My Shoulder, a nonprofit cancer support group dear to his heart.

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Related Topix: US National Guard, US Military, Camp Pendleton, US Army, Fort Lewis, US Marine Corps, US News

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Examiner.com

Exploiting the Fort Hood Army base shooting incident

It has become a norm for certain elements to exploit a situation shamelessly and use it to further their racist and hateful agenda.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Oklahoma

Myrtle Beach Online

Fort Bragg unit ends Iraq tour; 4th since 9/11

The 82nd Airborne Division's The 3rd Brigade will start arriving home this week after a year in Iraq.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Middle East, US Military, US Army, Terrorism, Asia, Afghanistan

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