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1 hr ago | Altoona Mirror

Terry Lee Wagner

Retired US Army Col. Terry Lee Wagner, 70, Hollidaysburg, passed away Thursday morning at Garvey Manor from Parkinson's Disease.

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Related Topix: US Military, Command and General Staff College, US Army, Hunter Army Airfield, Hollidaysburg, PA, Parkinson's Disease, Health

23 hrs ago | New Vision

Uganda's longest serving army commander

Gen. Aronda Nyakairima moved from the lowest ranks of the army to the top as Chief of Defence Forces.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, World News, Uganda, Africa

Thu May 23, 2013

WTOP-FM Washington

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, US Army, US Military

Tue May 21, 2013

Hays Daily News

Furloughs to hit 6,000-plus Kan. military workers

Kansas military officials are juggling schedules and changing plans to accommodate furloughs of more than 6,000 civilian employees because of federal budget cuts.

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Related Topix: Kansas, US National Guard, US Military, US Army, Fort Riley, Command and General Staff College, Combined Arms Center

Fri May 17, 2013

Crescent-News.com

Nation & World Briefs 05-19-13 Idaho man heads to Utah court after his terrorism arrest

An Uzbekistan national living in Idaho has been arrested on federal charges that he gave support, cash and other resources to help a recognized terrorist group in his home country plan a terrorist attack.

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

Thu May 16, 2013

KHGI

Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings

An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of 5 fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Kansas

Tue May 14, 2013

NewsOK.com

Attorneys for Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna argue for Supreme Court review

The Supreme Court may decide in a few weeks whether to accept Edmond soldier's case for review to determine parameters for self-defense in combat zones.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Life, Self Defense, US News, US Supreme Court

Army Times

Wellness centers give soldiers extra push to fitness

Health Educator Erin Flaherty conducts an Ultrasound body fat test on Bob Delcuore on May 1 at the Aberdeen Army Wellness Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Sill, US Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, World News, Germany,

Wed May 08, 2013

The American Spectator

Military Might, Out of the Wilderness

Permit me, please, some only partially organized reflections, spurred by what is now a fifth straight day of being moved to think about the realities and vagaries of war.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Mobile, AL, US Army, Fort Lee

Tue May 07, 2013

MLive.com

Timeline: The life and captivity of Flint's Amir Hekmati, jailed in Iran

Hekmati graduates from high school in Flint in 2001. 2001-2005: Hekmati serves in the United States Marine Corps.

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Related Topix: Flint, MI, Prison, US Military, US Marine Corps, US Army

Mon May 06, 2013

SFGate

Wash. court-martial begins in 2009 Iraq killings

Soldiers assisting with communications and security tasks stand outside the building at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., where the court-martial for U.S. Army Sgt.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Sherman, TX

Anchorage Daily News

Defense: Soldier in killings had abnormalities

A military judge heard testimony Monday from an expert who says Sgt. John Russell had "significant abnormalities" in his brain structure and function.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Sherman, TX

Sun May 05, 2013

Army Times

Soldier sentenced to 50 years for murder

If you're afraid that long-past scrape with the law will keep you from landing a job, there's some... FORT LEAVENWORTH, KAN.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Peculiar, MO

Army Times

Army publishes latest tactics manuals

If you're afraid that long-past scrape with the law will keep you from landing a job, there's some... Brig.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Combined Arms Center, Leavenworth, KS

Sat May 04, 2013

Green Bay Press-Gazette

Letter: Military career was right choice

Saying farewell to Stevens Point and hello to West Point, I began a new adventure in the military.

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Related Topix: Stevens Point, WI, US Military, US Marine Corps, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, US Army

Fri May 03, 2013

WFAA-TV Dallas

Brigadier General recalls stopping fist fight on D/FW-bound jet

U.S. Army Brigadier General Jason T. Evans said American Airlines Flight 1554 had just begun its descent into D/FW Airport on Tuesday evening when the incident began.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Leavenworth, KS

Thu May 02, 2013

KFDI

Soldier convicted for murder

A military jury at Fort Leavenworth has convicted a 22-year-old Missouri soldier of a murder committed while he was home for his wife's funeral.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Leavenworth, KS

POZ

272 Daysin Prison

The following is the text of a public comment by Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth A. R. Pinkela of the United States Army before the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS on Monday, April 22, 2013: Good afternoon.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Leavenworth, KS, Opinion

Wed May 01, 2013

The Kansas City Star

Court-martial begins for Cass County soldier charged with murder

A court-martial got under way Tuesday at Fort Leavenworth for a soldier from Cass County accused of committing a murder during a trip home for his wife’s funeral.

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Related Topix: Cass County, MO, US Military, US Army, Offbeat

Tue Apr 30, 2013

NewsOK.com

Justice Department says Edmond soldier's case does not deserve U.S. Supreme Court review

In brief to the high court, the Justice Department argues an Edmond soldier, 1st Lt.

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Related Topix: US News, US Supreme Court, US Military, US Army, Life, Self Defense