The skies above Shaw Air Force Base in central South Carolina and the fields across Fort Campbell on the Tennessee-Kentucky line have been a bit quieter in recent months.
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Military alters training to deal with budget woes
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After first co-ed infantry class, new perspectives on women in combat
Their task: Complete a grueling 59-day test of physical and mental strength for a job long thought to be out of their reach.
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Top brass claims personnel costs are swamping DoD, but budget figures say otherwise
To hear the top brass talk sometimes, you might think the biggest threat to national security is your paycheck.
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Top brass claims personnel costs are swamping DoD, but budget figures say otherwise
To hear the top brass talk sometimes, you might think the biggest threat to national security is your paycheck.
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Filipinos escape typhoon wasteland, but not worry
Romnick Abadines' heart pounded as a Philippine air force C-130 carried him above typhoon-wrecked Tacloban city. He had never been on a plane before, never watched silvery-white clouds pass from a small round window.
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Defense bill caught in Congress' political wrangling
For 51 years of war and peace, Republicans and Democrats rallied around a bill to pay the troops, buy ships and aircraft and set military policy.
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Israel to send envoy to U.S. to discuss Iran deal
Israel's prime minister says he will dispatch a top envoy to the United States in the coming days to discuss a final nuclear deal with Iran.
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Soldiers killed in South Korea identified
Two soldiers who were killed after their Humvee fell into a river near the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea Nov. 21 have been identified by the Army.
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Best Warrior titles go to Military Police, Civil Affairs soldiers
A military policeman and a Reserve civil affairs noncomissioned officer took the top titles at the Army's Best Warrior competition, Friday.
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Easing of Iran sanctions could start in December
European Union sanctions against Iran could be eased as soon as December, officials said Monday, after a potentially history-shaping deal that gives Tehran six months to increase access to its nuclear sites in exchange for keeping the core components of i
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800 lieutenant colonels and colonels face SERB
About 90 lieutenant colonels and 150 colonels could be selected for early retirement when the Selective Early Retirement Board meets Dec. 9.
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Army takes step back from Colo. expansion
The Army on Monday took another step back from its one-time plan to expand a large training site in southeastern Colorado, drawing praise from area residents who said the move gives them some certainty about their future for the first time in years.
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U.N. says Syria peace talks to take place Jan. 22
Syria's government and opposition will meet for the first time in an attempt to halt the nearly 3-year-old civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, the United Nations said Monday.
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Syria talks aim to build on momentum of Iran deal
Within 24 hours of an interim deal aimed at reining in Iran's nuclear program, world powers raised hopes Monday for the first face-to-face talks to end the Syrian civil war as the United Nations called the warring parties to the table.
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Investigation into Quantico murder-suicide reveals barracks security failures
A newly released command investigation into a shooting that left three Marines dead at the Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Va., earlier this year shows the Marine shooter suffered from the effects of a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress. Also, lax enforcement of weapons regulations and security protocols at the barracks facility where the shooting occurred put many Marines at risk.
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Chosin returns to Hawaii after six-month deployment
The cruiser Chosin made it home in time for Thanksgiving, returning to Hawaii on Friday after a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific.
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Army forecasts shrinking squads, smaller vehicles
For the Army, everything is on the table.
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One-star general nominated to get third star
An Air Force one-star general just got nominated for his third star.
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War game compares response of 2 versions of future Army
A major shift took place Nov. 20 that will change the Army as you know it.
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Airman from Mountain Home dies in canyon fall
Authorities have recovered the body of an airman from the Mountain Home Air Force Base who died in a fall in a southwestern Idaho canyon.
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