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3 hrs ago | KSEE-TV Fresno

Lemoore Man Arrested for Death of 11 Month Old Daughter

Investigators say the father, Troy Bailey Jr and her mother brought the unresponsive child to the hospital at Lemoore Naval Air Station on Wednesday morning.

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Related Topix: Lemoore, CA, US Military

7 hrs ago | The Hartford Courant

Military Losing Fight Against Sexual Assault

Apparently, May was Harass Your Female Subordinates Month in the U.S. military .

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Air Force, Opinion

11 hrs ago | Whidbey News-Times

Navy Search and Rescue crew helps with Skagit Bridge rescues

A command master chief from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and his wife were plunged into the chilly waters of the Skagit River when a portion of the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Military, Skagit County, WA, Sedro-Woolley, WA, Boat Disaster, Mount Vernon, WA

Fri May 24, 2013

Tri-cityherald.com

Military will look into whether judgea s comments meant tainted trials

Convictions or sentences in at least 10 trials in South Carolina and other states face challenge because of the incendiary comments attributed to Marine Lt.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Marine Corps, US News, Beaufort, SC, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Parris Island, SC

Scientific Computing/Instrument.

Navy Triton Unmanned Aircraft System Completes First Flight

The Navy's newest unmanned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft platform, the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System , completed its first flight from Palmdale, CA, on May 22, 2013, marking the start of tests which will validate the Northrop Grumman-built system for future fleet operations.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US News, Patuxent River, MD

MilitaryCity.com

Obama lauds future leaders at USNA graduation

While the hats being tossed were round instead of square and no one shuffled a tassel from right to left, the Naval Academy's Class of 2013 had one thing in common with college grads across the country: excitement - and a few nerves - about what comes next.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Marine Corps, Annapolis, MD

Detroit News

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Choosing future Navy and Marine leaders as his audience, President Barack Obama issued a pointed call Friday for an end to sexual assaults in the military, appealing to graduating midshipmen to display honor and moral courage to contain what has become a growing epidemic.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Naval Academy, MD, National Defense University, Annapolis, MD

Reuters

Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo

President Barack Obama's pledge on Thursday to lift a ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, addresses one of the core obstacles to clearing out the detention camp.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Cuba, World News, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Guantanamo Bay, US Military

The Huffington Post

Guantanamo Prisoners Watch Obama Speech

Among those tuning in to President Barack Obama's national security speech on Thursday were some prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, who rely on television broadcasts and newspapers for hints about their fate.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Guantanamo Bay, US Military, Cuba, World News, US Marine Corps

Thu May 23, 2013

The Miami Herald

Foreign Service officer made millions in visa-for-money scam, feds charge

A State Department official "received several million dollars in bribes" from Vietnamese residents seeking visas, according to newly public court documents.

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Related Topix: Prison, World News, Vietnam, US Military, California

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 Military, Moore, OK

Gizmag

US Navy's Triton UAV takes to the skies for the first time

It's been a busy month for UAVs with some launching from aircraft carriers and others saving lives .

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Related Topix: US Military, Palmdale, CA, Gadgets

Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch Sentinel

Navy experts weigh-in on staying and getting fit

PORT HUENEME, Calif. Equipment Operator 2nd Class Renee Harrison and Construction Mechanic 1st Class David Tacey, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, cross the halfway point of a 1.5 mile run during the Physical Fitness Assessment .

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US News, Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Food, Medicine, Nutrition, Weight Training, Fitness

KFMB-TV San Diego

Navy dolphins make amazing find off Coronado

Space and Navy Warfare Systems Center Pacific has discovered and recovered one of the first self-propelled torpedoes developed and used by the U.S. Navy.

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Related Topix: US Military, Coronado, CA, San Diego County, CA, El Cerrito, CA

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 Military

WIS-TV Columbia

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 Military, Yorba Linda, CA, Linda, CA

KGWN

Youngest Okla. tornado victims remembered by kin

In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage... Two hundred American former prisoners of war who were taken captive during the Vietnam War are arriving in Southern ... (more)

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Related Topix: Moore, OK, Retail, Hobby Lobby Stores, Healthcare Law, Law, US Military

Wed May 22, 2013

Free Republic

Syrianews Exclusive: Syrian Navy Destroys Israeli Submarine

Syrianews managed to confirm the news we received a couple of days ago that a Syrian Navy boat destroyed an Israeli submarine off the Syrian coast at 150 meters depth on 02 May 2013 around 2 - 2:30 am.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US News

WTLV

Jacksonville P-3 aircrafts help in cocaine bust

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, crew members of a CBP P-3 aircraft spotted a speedboat north of Panama and alerted the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Examiner.com

Statue of Navy SEALS dog handler killed in Afghanistan to be unveiled May 27

Navy SEAL dog handler John Douangdara was killed two years ago in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, along with his dog Bart.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Navy, US News, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays