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Doubts raised over manning LCSs A congressional subcommittee took issue with the manpower plan for littoral combat ships, in particular asking why the Navy has decided to send ensigns and first-term sailors to these smaller crews.

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Marines face Taliban suicide bomb threat
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A local farmer raises his shirt and submits to a search before being allowed to approach Marines in Sangin district, Helmand province. (James J. Lee / Staff)
Marines face Taliban suicide bomb threat The Taliban has turned to targeting coalition forces and Afghan government targets with suicide and mobile bombs, putting U.S. troops on guard against a threat that can appear anywhere.

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More airmen take F-22 fears to lawmaker
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An F-22 crew chief begins the procedure of releasing the aircraft from a hangar at Holloman Air Force Base on Sept. 21. (Air Force photo)
More airmen take F-22 fears to lawmaker Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said seven more airmen who work with the F-22 have come forward to report cases of hypoxia-like symptoms — a couple of them flight surgeons.

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Allen may depart Afghanistan for EUCOM
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Marine Gen. John Allen has been the top NATO Commander in Afghanistan since July 2011, when he replaced Gen. David Petraeus
Allen may depart Afghanistan for EUCOM A senior defense official says the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Marine Gen. John Allen, is likely to leave that post early next year to become the chief allied commander in Europe.

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Obama threatens to veto defense spending bill
The White House is threatening to veto the $642 billion 2013 defense authorization bill passed last week by the House Armed Services Committee because it spends too much on national security.

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