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Troops seized 772K lbs. of Afghan drugs in 2011
Drug raids are increasingly used as a counterinsurgency tactic to cut off funding for Afghan militants, who have relied on opium and other narcotics sales to bankroll decades of conflict.
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Spec ops in Afghanistan
Spec ops to grow as Pentagon budget shrinks
U.S. Special Operations command will grow from about 67,000 forces to 70,000 during the next five years — even as the Defense Department plans to cut $259 billion across the same period.
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Poseidon adventure
P-8A makes debut in Bold Alligator exercise
The P-8A Poseidon maritime multi-mission aircraft apparently made its first appearance in an operational, fleet exercise when it began flying sorties in support of Bold Alligator.
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Push-ups for a cause
This Marine’s mission: 1M push-ups in 2012
Sgt. Enrique Treviño is aiming to complete 1 million push-ups — 2,732 per day — in 2012 to raise awareness and $10,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project.
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Japan, U.S. agree on transfer of MarinesTOKYO — Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to proceed with plans to transfer thousands of U.S. troops out of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, leaving behind the stalled discussion about closing a major U.S. Marine base there.
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- DoD to issue overdue report on women in combat
- General: Advisory teams heading to Afghanistan
- NATO extends air patrols for Baltic members
- Officer wants humanism officially recognized
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- Homecoming pushes wounded vet toward recovery
- Dempsey to visit Egypt amid U.S.-Cairo tensions
- India upgrades its military with China in mind
- Pakistan, NATO hold border talks after strikes
- Military ties mark Kim Jong Un's inner circle
- P-8A makes debut in Bold Alligator exercise
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U.S. seeks new limits
The government wants to expand a federal law barring troops from suing the government for malpractice in military medical facilities. FLIGHTLINES BLOG
Attack on Syria?
The Pentagon has pushed back on a report that it’s looking into options for a strike in Syria if called upon by the president. PT365
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