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1 hr ago | Reporter Online

Hatfield Marine Cpl. Travis Stottlemyer dies in Bahrain

Marine Lance Cpl. Travis M. Stottlemyer, 20, Hatfield, Pa.; died Sunday after a non-hostile incident in Manama, Bahrain, according to the Department of Defense.

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6 hrs ago | The Enterprise

Manslaughter plea entered in Lexington Park stabbing

A St. Mary's man faces 18 months in jail after pleading guilty Monday to manslaughter from a 2006 stabbing at a townhouse of an intruder from across the street, where federal lawmen were having a party.

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Related Topix: Lexington Park, MD, US News, US Military, US Navy

Wed Aug 20, 2008

Police Technology

Irregular Warfare Capabilities Remain Priority for DoD

's top priority, but not its only priority, a top Defense Department policy official said Aug.

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Santa Maria Times

Marine remembered as 'good kid' with 'quiet strength'

A 1999 Arroyo Grande High School graduate who died last week while serving in Afghanistan reportedly had found something he could belong to when he joined the Marines.

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Related Topix: Grover Beach, CA, US Military, US Marine Corps, US News

Tue Aug 19, 2008

Department of Defense News

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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Related Topix: US News, US Army, US Military, Fort Campbell

Press-Enterprise

Merced soldier, 23, dies of non-combat injuries

Military officials say a 23-year-old Merced woman died in Iraq on Thursday. Army Pvt.

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Asbury Park Press

New hearing sought on closing fort

Bolstered by a federal agency's determination that the Department of Defense failed to explain how closing Fort Monmouth will not adversely affect the global war on terrorism, the Shore area's congressional ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Military, US Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Monmouth Metro, Fort Monmouth

Mon Aug 18, 2008

Jacksonville Daily News

Sexual assault suspect still at large

Authorites say a suspect wanted in connection to three sexual assaults and a carjacking in Wilmington may be in Onslow County and in possession of a Department of Defense police uniform taken from the trunk of ...

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Related Topix: US News, Sneads Ferry, NC, Onslow County, NC, Wilmington, NC, US Military, US Marine Corps

WisInfo

Other View: Military not taking sex assaults seriously

Little progress made in preventing attacks 'Women serving in the U.S. military today are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in Iraq.' That troubling statement was included ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Jane Harman, Democrat

Sun Aug 17, 2008

CRM Daily

U.S. Not Ready for Georgia-Style Computer Attacks

Internet attacks like those in Georgia could wreak havoc in the U.S., security experts say.

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Related Topix: US News, Computers, Computer Security, Science / Technology, Software

KDBC

Ft. Bliss Soldier Killed in Iraq

A Fort Bliss soldier serving in Iraq died Wednesday while in combat in Iraq. The United States Department of Defense confirmed the death of Corporal James Hale.

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Related Topix: Fort Bliss, TX, US News

Sat Aug 16, 2008

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme Related to Department of Defense Contracts in Kuwait

A U.S. Army Major pleaded guilty today to bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery arising out of his activities as a Contracting Officer in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in 2005 and 2006, Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant ...

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Related Topix: Virginia, US Military, US News, US Army

Fri Aug 15, 2008

MediLexicon

Javelin Presents PMI-150 (Intranasal Ketamine For Acute Pain) Data At ...

Javelin Presents PMI-150 Data At Premier Department Of Defense Scientific Meeting Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Arts, Literature, Law, US News, Medicine, Health, Pain, Morphine (generic), MS Contin, Kadian, Medication

Thu Aug 14, 2008

Men's News Daily

Feds Arrest 57 Illegal Aliens Employed by Department of Defense Contractor

Fifty-seven illegal aliens working at Mills Manufacturing Corporation in Ashville, North Carolina were arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, US News, Immigration Reform, Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television

Jane's Information Group

Afghanistan seeks funding to increase army strength

The Afghanistan government has requested funds to increase the size of the Afghan National Army to 120,000 by 2013.

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Wed Aug 13, 2008

Sun Journal

Got a broken helicopter? These guys will fix it

Workers in the H-1 Aircraft Production Program at Cherry Point don't look at a helicopter as just another repair job.

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STLtoday

Ill. Marine killed in Iraq

The Department of Defense says a Marine from northern Illinois has been killed while serving in Iraq.

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Tue Aug 12, 2008

San Francisco Business Times

URS Corp. wins part of defense contract

Engineering giant URS Corp. was one of 11 companies chosen for a Department of Defense contract worth up to $10.2 billion over seven years.

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Related Topix: US News, Construction, Architecture, URS Corporation

Mon Aug 11, 2008

MilitaryCity.com

4 Hood soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Four Army soldiers from Fort Hood died last week in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device hit their vehicle, the Department of Defense announced Monday.

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

Sun Aug 10, 2008

Customer Interaction Solutions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Receives Department of Defense IPv6 Certification

Red Hat , the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 has received Internet Protocol Version 6 Special Interoperability Certification from the ...

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Related Topix: US News, CIO News, Red Hat, Right Management Consultants, Consulting, Software

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