Our roundup of today's top news, headlines and stories from the world's most trusted news sources.
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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, 2, 2014 from American Forces Press Service News FeedThe nation's military instrument of power works best when used in conjunction with all aspects of American might, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in Honolulu.
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July, 1, 2014 from Military | The GuardianGiles Fraser inveighs against "the Trojan horse of militarisation of our schools" ( Loose Canon , 28 June). He is being hypocritical: he needs to address simultaneously the fact that hundreds of parish churches display regiment...
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July, 1, 2014 from Asian Defence NewsAbout four hundred Russian sailors arrived in western France for training on Mistral amphibious assault ships before the first of two is delivered to Moscow by the end of the year.
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July, 1, 2014 from Defence News and UK Military NewsPhilip Hammond, the Defence Secretary, has told ministers to redouble efforts to make sure one per cent of their staff are reservists
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July, 1, 2014 from Daily Newsletter FeedFormer Marine Charles Chavous was facing prison time for his role in a decades-old murder. His attorney told the court he was a decorated POW who escaped during the Vietnam War. But records show none of it was true.
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July, 1, 2014 from DefenseReconciling Canada/Sikorsky Helicopter Rift Reconciling Canada/Sikorsky helicopter rift read more
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July, 1, 2014 from National Defense BlogAuthor: Valerie Insinna Helicopter manufacturers are on pins and needles as the Army considers how it will move forward with a science and technology program to develop and fly a high-speed rotorcraft demonstrator.
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July, 1, 2014 from Military & DefenseThe consequences of the murders of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank haven't played themselves out yet , but one thing already seems certain: the killings will reverse whatever progress the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has ...
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July, 1, 2014 from militarytimes.comA new study of an Army infantry brigade following an Afghanistan deployment finds that soldiers used opiate painkillers at three times the rate of civilians - even though 40 percent of the troops who took the drugs had not had any severe...
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July, 1, 2014 from Defence News and UK Military NewsThe First Sea Lord says the Navy must be allowed to keep both its new aircraft carriers
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July, 1, 2014 from RealClearDefense - HomepageFranz-Stefan Gady, Natl Interest
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July, 1, 2014 from RealClearDefense - HomepageJim Michaels, USA Today
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July, 1, 2014 from Military & DefenseThe National Reconnaissance Office came under fire in December when its logo for a new satellite boasted "nothing is beyond our reach" along with the image of an octopus taking over the world, but new documents obtained by Business Insid...
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July, 1, 2014 from RealClearDefense - HomepageLeslie Gelb, New York Times
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July, 1, 2014 from RealClearDefense - HomepageJohn Cassidy, New Yorker
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July, 1, 2014 from RealClearDefense - HomepageClint Richards, The Diplomat
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July, 1, 2014 from militarytimes.comWhen Adm. Michelle Howard thought about who to thank first during her speech at a Tuesday ceremony marking her promotion to four-star and her assuming duties as the Navy's number two officer, the list was long.
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July, 1, 2014 from Military NewsStory by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Freese PHOENIX – Army Capt. Frank Vargas, a former Arizona Guard and 173rd Airborne member, was awarded three Purple Hearts here June 25.The Purple Heart is the oldest military decoration still given to U.S...
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July, 1, 2014 from militarytimes.comPresident Obama told Congress on Monday that he is deploying about 200 more troops to Iraq to bolster security at the U.S. Embassy and airport in Baghdad.
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July, 1, 2014 from militarytimes.comIraq is increasingly turning to other governments like Iran, Russia and Syria to help beat back a rampant insurgency because it cannot wait for additional American military aid, Baghdad's top envoy to the U.S. said Tuesday.
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July, 1, 2014 from Defence News and UK Military News
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July, 1, 2014 from Military & DefenseThis July 1 marks the 98th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme. This battle, estimated to be the second bloodiest in World War I, lasted for five months. The first day of the battle was the worst single day in the history...
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July, 1, 2014 from Daily NewsGulf War vets are hoping changes at the top at VA mean an honest commitment to Gulf War Illness research.,Gulf War veterans critical of the Department of Veterans Affairs' record on addressing their health problems are hoping the VA's ne...
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July, 1, 2014 from Defense Daily NetworkDHS S&T Issues BAA for Chem/Bio R&D The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, Chemical and Biological Division, has issued an Open Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for research and dev...
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July, 1, 2014 from Defense Daily NetworkDoD Awards OSI Systems $102M FMS Deal for Iraq; Nabs $12M Service Order After a prolonged wait, the Defense Department in late June finally awarded OSI Systems [OSIS] a Foreign Military Sales contract for $102.5 million to supply 80 Rapi...
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July, 1, 2014 from militarytimes.comConcerns about the comparative scarcity of healthy food choices on military installations have led defense officials to launch a comprehensive study of dining facilities, fast food and vending machine options, according to Defense Depart...
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July, 1, 2014 from militarytimes.comPresident Obama on Monday nominated former Procter & Gamble CEO Bob McDonald to serve as the eighth Veterans Affairs secretary - a move that puts an experienced corporate manager at the helm of the beleaguered department.
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July, 1, 2014 from militarytimes.comAn Army officer's arrest after a March 23 traffic accident has drawn media attention thanks to his father's profession - and a disputed conversation between the officer's lawyer and a police detective.
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July, 1, 2014 from Daily NewsDavid Petraeus praised the tactics of a former Special Forces Major who lived with his girlfriend at a combat outpost.,Retired Gen. David Petraeus praised the unorthodox tactics of a former Special Forces Major who was demoted and repima...
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July, 1, 2014 from Defense Daily NetworkQylur’s Automated, Security Screening Kiosk Deployed at World Cup Qylur Security Systems says its Qylatron self-service security screening system was used at one of the stadiums for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The Qylatron allows multi...
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July, 1, 2014 from DefenseThe other three F-35Bs have arrived at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, the departure point for their historic Atlantic crossing to the United Kingdom. read more
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July, 1, 2014 from RealClearDefense - HomepageThomas Newdick, WIB
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July, 1, 2014 from Daily NewsA 22-year-old member of the U.S. Army has been charged with sexually assaulting two teens at a residence in northern Gaston County, police say. Tyrone Dvontae Brown was arrested earlier this week ...
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July, 1, 2014 from RealClearDefense - HomepageChris Carroll, Stars and Stripes
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July, 1, 2014 from World Defence NewsKrauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Nexter Systems (Nexter), two leading European providers of land defence systems, intend to share their future road ahead. On 01. July 2014 in Paris, the owners of the French and German companies signed a H...
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July, 1, 2014 from RealClearDefense - HomepageFrank Hoffman, WOTR
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July, 1, 2014 from militarytimes.comIn my 21/2 years as British ambassador to the United States, I have frequently had the honor of hosting British and American wounded warriors - both serving and veteran - at my home.
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July, 1, 2014 from RealClearDefense - HomepageMichael Peck, FP
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July, 1, 2014 from Daily NewsARLINGTON, Va. -- The United States Navy promoted Michelle Janine Howard to the rank of four-star admiral July 1 during a ceremony at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington...
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July, 1, 2014 from Daily NewsAfter pricing errors resulted in smokers beingovercharged , AAFES will offer refunds for those who bought certain brands after May 1.
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July, 1, 2014 from Defense Daily NetworkSecurity detection company American Science and Technology [ASEI] in June introduced a new handheld X-Ray imaging system that it is marketing to a wide range of customers, including the broad public safety arena, to detect explosives, we...
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July, 1, 2014 from Daily NewsA direct-mail fundraising company that sent solicitations on behalf of a disabled-veterans charity but took in most of the money raised will pay $9.7 million in damages.
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July, 1, 2014 from Defense Daily NetworkUPPER MARLBORO, Md.—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in June began scenario testing at a facility here to evaluate the use of various biometric devices in passenger queuing processes at Customs checkpoints for entry and exit pro...
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July, 1, 2014 from Daily NewsA Chilean court said U.S. military intelligence services played a key role that led to the 1973 killings of two Americans in Chile in a case that inspired the Oscar-winning film "Missing."
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July, 1, 2014 from Defense Daily NetworkGryphon Scientific, LLC has received a potential $2.9 million increase in ceiling value to an existing contract from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate to enhance and optimize the Integrated Terrorism ...
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July, 1, 2014 from militarytimes.comFor the first time in the Navy's 236-year history, a woman will be pinned with a fourth star.
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July, 1, 2014 from militarytimes.comIndications are growing that the Navy, faced with large-scale Congressional opposition to its plan to decommission the aircraft carrier George Washington, is preparing to begin the process to refuel and modernize the ship.
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July, 1, 2014 from militarytimes.comA conservative lawmaker is once again looking at ways to blunt any effort to let atheist chaplains join the military, calling it an attack on all religions.
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July, 1, 2014 from Military & DefenseChina was one of the first countries in the world to label "Internet addiction" as a clinical disorder posing a major threat to its teenagers. According to Reuters , the Chinese government has taken an aggressive approach to the pr...
