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Police cover a U.S. military bus at Frankfurt International Airport in March 2011 after an attack that killed two U.S. airmen. (File photo / Agence France-Presse)
Germany airport shooter gets life in prison
A German court convicted Arid Uka in the shooting deaths of two U.S. airmen at the Frankfurt airport in March and sentenced him to life in prison.
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A Marine scout sniper, right, has an "SS" marked on his rifle in this 2004 photo. (Marine Corps)
Amos sorry for Marine use of Nazi SS logo
Commandant Gen. Jim Amos has ordered an investigation of the scout sniper community's usage of the notorious Nazi SS organization's logo after a platoon in Afghanistan displayed it with the U.S. flag.
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Women in combat
Pentagon opens more military jobs to women
The Pentagon will lift parts of its longtime ban on women serving in combat units, but only a small fraction of the force will be affected, officials announced Thursday.
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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Pakistan court-martials 5 over extremist tiesISLAMABAD — The Pakistani army has started court-martial proceedings against a brigadier and four other officers over suspected ties to a banned extremist group that has called for ousting the U.S.-backed government, security officials said Saturday.
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