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August, 1, 2014 from British Forces News - AllYork Minster was the venue for a special event to mark the homecoming of troops from Afghanistan. Members of 214 Signals squadron attended a service to receive their operational service medals following their recent tour.
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July, 1, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedTo be successful, service members need to grow in the jobs they have, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told soldiers during an all-hands call at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
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July, 1, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedHaving separate military services brings perspectives to the table that are the epitome of "jointness," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told troops at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
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July, 1, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedMichelle Janine Howard became the first woman to attain the rank of four-star admiral in the Navy's 238-year history during a ceremony at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.
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July, 1, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedThe world faces a confused security environment but the United States can deal with it, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told troops at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
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July, 1, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedAir Force Senior Airman David Flaten, who participated in the 2013 Conseil International du Sport Militaire cycling competition in Belgium as one of two active-duty cycling professionals for the Armed Forces Cycling Team, has set his sig...
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July, 1, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedOfficials at the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center released new clinical recommendations and support tools to assist in the identification and treatment of a sleep disturbance occurring in patients after a concussion.
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July, 1, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedThe Pentagon has announced the first Sexual Assault Prevention Innovation Award to recognize military and civilian contributions to preventing sexual assault.
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July, 1, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel welcomed the Japanese government's new policy regarding collective self-defense, saying it will enable the Japan Self-Defense Forces to engage in a wider range of operations and make the U.S.-Japan alliance ...
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July, 1, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedThe MV Cape Ray docked in the southern Italian port of Gioia Tauro and will begin transferring Syrian chemical agents and precursor materials soon, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters.
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June, 30, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedService members, their families and U.S. citizens overseas away from their home voting locations should register early to ensure receipt of voting materials, the Defense Department's top voting official said.
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June, 30, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedThe Trident strategic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania manned by its "Gold" crew returned to its home port following a 140-day, record-breaking patrol.
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June, 30, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedEight soldiers have scaled Alaska's Mount McKinley, the highest point in North America.
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June, 30, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedThe Multinational Medical Unit in Kandahar strives to prepare for everything the battlefield of Afghanistan sends their way.
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June, 30, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedShooting-off fireworks on Independence Day is becoming more hazardous, according to a Consumer Product Safety Commission study, which showed that in 2013, there were eight deaths and an estimated 11,400 consumers who sustained injuries r...
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June, 30, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedThe Defense Department has released the first update since 2006 of the military's strategy to counter weapons of mass destruction.
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June, 30, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedTo better serve the service members and civilian employees of the Defense Department and their families with the latest news about DOD, officials at the Defense Media Activity are combining three platforms to form a new division they sai...
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June, 30, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedThe joint operations center opened by U.S. forces in Baghdad to help the Iraqi government combat Sunni insurgents is now fully operational .
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June, 30, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedA richer content experience is in store soon for visitors to the Defense Department's website, as Defense Media Activity officials here prepare for an early July launch of a new Defense.gov.
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June, 30, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedThe aggressive actions by Russia in Ukraine have brought Europe to perhaps the most decisive point in its history since the end of the Cold War, the top U.S. commander in Europe said.
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June, 30, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedThe U.S. military is sending additional personnel to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad to bolster security there and at the city's international airport.
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June, 30, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedThe United States continues to supply military equipment to Iraq as part of the effort to help Baghdad counter advances by Sunni militants, but the solution to the country's political issues will not be firepower, but an inclusive govern...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressBeijing (AFP) June 28, 2014 President Xi Jinping said China should strengthen its frontier defences on land and sea, state media reported Saturday amid territorial disputes with neighbouring nations which have accused Beijing of being in...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressBrussels (AFP) June 26, 2014 World powers reaffirmed their commitment Thursday to reaching agreement with Iran on its contested nuclear programme by a July 20 deadline, after Tehran lashed out at "excessive demands" made by them. Officia...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressArbil, Iraq (AFP) June 28, 2014 The onslaught by Sunni Arab militants in northern Iraq has prompted the country's Kurds to deploy the famed peshmerga security forces in defence of their autonomous region. The move affects both young and ...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressGermawa Camp, Iraq (AFP) June 26, 2014 Amsha's family decided to leave the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar after shelling one night killed their neighbour as he used his outdoor toilet. The 24-year-old now lives in a tent with the other ...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressBeijing (AFP) June 27, 2014 China's Xi Jinping will visit Seoul next week, both sides said Friday, going to the South for his first presidential journey to the Korean peninsula as Beijing's frustrations mount with the nuclear-armed North...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressBaghdad (AFP) June 28, 2014 The US military has started flying armed drones over Baghdad to defend American troops and diplomats as Iraqi forces took their fight against Sunni insurgents to the strategic militant-held city of Tikrit. Ira...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressGaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) June 27, 2014 An Israeli air strike on a car in the Gaza Strip killed two Palestinians Friday, medics said, hours after a bomb exploded near troops manning Israel's security fence. The violence co...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressParis (AFP) June 26, 2014 Israel offered to help moderate Arab nations threatened by a lightning offensive by Islamic militants in Iraq, as the country's top diplomat met with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday. Israeli Foreign...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressBeirut (AFP) June 26, 2014 A blistering jihadist offensive has sparked debate on the Middle East's colonial-era borders being redrawn, but experts say this is unlikely as Arabs have grown accustomed to their nation states. The Islamic St...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressSeoul (AFP) June 29, 2014 North Korea Sunday fired two ballistic missiles into the sea, Seoul's military said, in an apparent show of force ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the South. The North fired the missiles into ...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressPanama City (AFP) June 28, 2014 A Panamanian judge acquitted and ordered the immediate release Friday of three North Koreans detained last year for trying to transport undeclared Cuban weapons through the Panama Canal. The North Korean f...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressWashington (AFP) June 26, 2014 America's reliance on secretive drone missile strikes against terror suspects has set a "dangerous precedent" that could be imitated by other countries and trigger wider wars around the world, former senior...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressWashington (AFP) June 27, 2014 The US military is flying armed drones over Baghdad to defend American troops and diplomats in the Iraqi capital if necessary, officials said Friday. The move comes after the United States deployed 180 troo...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressBeijing (AFP) June 28, 2014 President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China is incapable of "hegemony or militarism", after calling for stronger border defences to avoid a repeat of past humiliations by foreign powers. "Hegemony or mili...
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June, 29, 2014 from SpaceWar ExpressKiev (AFP) June 28, 2014 Ukraine on Saturday sought concrete steps from Russia to back up a tenuous truce it extended with pro-Moscow rebels in the hope of calming a deadly insurgency sparked by the country's new westward course. Preside...
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June, 29, 2014 from Think Defence
Russia steps in where the West can’t be bothered to tread, if only with air power. Rapid effects in action with an impressive deployment speed. Of all the ISIL, Iraq and Syria articles online, this is one of the most interesting &#... -
June, 29, 2014 from militarytimes.comBath Iron Works is getting ready to bring fuel aboard the Navy's biggest destroyer in preparation for firing up some of the world's largest marine turbines this summer.
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June, 29, 2014 from militarytimes.comIraqi helicopter gunships struck suspected insurgent positions in Tikrit on Sunday as part of a government offensive to retake the northern city from Sunni militants led by the al-Qaida breakaway Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, res...
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June, 29, 2014 from militarytimes.comPresident Obama is seeking $500 million from Congress to train and arm select members of the Syrian opposition. Administration officials say the U.S.
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June, 29, 2014 from militarytimes.comIraqi insurgents executed at least 160 captives earlier this month in the northern city of Tikrit, Human Rights Watch said Friday, citing an analysis of satellite imagery and grisly photos released by the militants.
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June, 29, 2014 from militarytimes.comSoldiers may develop a sixth sense for combat, but the Army's not done working on the other five.
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June, 29, 2014 from Military & DefenseInsurgents brought down an army helicopter over the northern city of Tikrit on Sunday as the military sent in tanks to try to dislodge them on second day of a major pushback against a Sunni militant takeover of large stretches of Iraq. T...
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June, 29, 2014 from Military & DefenseU.S.-based computer security firm Norse has released a real-time animated map that illustrates ongoing cyberattacks around the world. Without a doubt, the U.S. is getting constantly hammered by hackers. In just 45 minutes, the U.S....
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June, 29, 2014 from militarytimes.comOnce they got home from the Great War, the soldiers of Company B made a vow: They'd reunite yearly and save a trophy of their adventure - a bottle of French wine - until one man was left alive.
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June, 29, 2014 from militarytimes.comNorth Korea fired two short-range Scud missiles into its eastern waters Sunday, a South Korean official said, in an apparent test just days after the country tested what it called new precision-guided missiles.
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June, 29, 2014 from militarytimes.comThe Air Force awarded Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin a $1.3 billion contract Thursday for the Combat Rescue Helicopter program.
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June, 29, 2014 from militarytimes.comRyan Pitts will wear the nation's highest award for combat valor, but the humble and soft-spoken Medal of Honor recipient who continued to fight after being wounded in one of Afghanistan's bloodiest battles insisted Thursday that the med...
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June, 29, 2014 from militarytimes.comArmy Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Rodolfo Hernandez has been immortalized in a new museum exhibit that tries to capture the brutality and up-close nature of combat during the Korean War.
