Humanitarian Missions Prove Skills, Flexibility

March 11, 2010

The military's quick humanitarian response in Haiti, then in Chile, is proof that U.S. Southern Command can adapt quickly from its ongoing challenges in Latin America, its commander told U.S. senators.
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Gates Says Sanctions Can Work Against Iran

March 11, 2010

Proposed sanctions against Iran were the main discussion point as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met with leaders of the United Arab Emirates.
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Gates Says Sanctions Can Work Against Iran

March 11, 2010

Proposed sanctions against Iran were the main discussion point as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met with leaders of the United Arab Emirates.
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Joint Fighter Faces Critical Period

March 11, 2010

Contracting for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter, touted as the future backbone of U.S. air superiority, must be brought in line with budget realities to make the aircraft affordable again, a defense official told a Senate panel.
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Northcom, NORAD, ‘Inextricably Linked,’ Commander Says

March 11, 2010

U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command are "inextricably linked" and share an "indispensible partnership" that calls for a single leader, the commander of both commands said.
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National Guard Program Boosts Africa Command

March 11, 2010

The National Guard's State Partnership Program is a superb tool for U.S. Africa Command, the command's top military officer told a congressional committee.
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Gates Discusses Iraq, Afghanistan With Deployed Troops

March 11, 2010

Deployed servicemembers quizzed Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates about Afghanistan, the elections in Iraq and the Iran situation during a question-and-answer period in southwest Asia.
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Employment Program to Resume for Enrolled Spouses

March 11, 2010

The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program, commonly known as MyCAA, will resume March 13 for the more than 136,000 spouses who already have established an account.
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Mortuary Airman Cares for Personal Effects

March 11, 2010

Troops assigned to the personal effects section of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center at Dover Air Force Base, Del., clean the personal belongings that arrive with a servicemember's remains.
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Gates Comments on Tanker Competition, Other Issues

March 11, 2010

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told troops he was disappointed Northrop-Grumman pulled out of the Air Force's next-generation tanker aircraft contract competition, leaving the field to Boeing, but said the process was balanced.
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Gates Shares Insights From Years of Service

March 11, 2010

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has served eight presidents, and he shared some of his insights into that experience with U.S. servicemembers deployed in southwest Asia.
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Morphine May Reduce PTSD Risk, Study Shows

March 11, 2010

Injured servicemembers who receive morphine during trauma care are about half as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder as those who are not administered the drug.
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First Female Military Pilots Get Congressional Gold Medal

March 11, 2010

The first female military pilots, members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, received the Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony in the Capitol.
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Many Pieces Come Together for ‘Key Resolve’

March 11, 2010

Combined Forces Command in South Korea is conducting Key Resolve 2010, one of the world's largest simulated exercises.
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General Calls Exercises Key to South Korean Defense

March 11, 2010

Military exercises under way in South Korea are refining command and control capabilities that will be critical for the U.S. and South Korean militaries to defend against a North Korean attack.
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2 Marine pilots rescued; SC crash probed

March 10, 2010

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Marine Corps is trying to determine why a fighter jet suffered engine failures, crashing into the ocean off South Carolina and forcing the pilots to bail out. Officials at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort say neither the pilot nor the weapons officer on the F/A-18D Hornet suffered serious injuries...
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2 Marines rescued after F/A-18 crashes

March 10, 2010

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Two Marine Corps jet pilots were rescued off the South Carolina coast after their aircraft went down. A statement from the Coast Guard on Wednesday said Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort notified the Coast Guard at about 5:17 p.m. that two pilots aboard a Marine F/A-18D Hornet attached to Marine...
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House rejects call for Afghanistan withdrawal

March 10, 2010

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday soundly rejected an effort by anti-war lawmakers to force a withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. The outcome of the vote, 356-65 against the resolution, was never in doubt. But the 3 1/2 hours of debate did give those who...
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Icebreaker Polar Star to be reactivated by 2013

March 10, 2010

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard plans to reactivate the icebreaker Polar Star by 2013. But first the vessel will be retrofitted at Todd Pacific Shipyard in Seattle. The Polar Star is one of the nation’s two Polar Class icebreakers. The Polar Star is able to ram through 21 feet of ice. It has...
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NROTC mids suspended in sensitive incident

March 10, 2010

Two Navy ROTC midshipmen at the University of Missouri-Columbia were suspended March 3 after allegedly stringing cotton balls across the front entrance of the school’s black cultural center. Campus police charged two students, freshmen Sean Fitzgerald, 19, and junior Zachary Tucker, 21, with felony tampering in the Feb. 26 incident, according to a...
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