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    Woman gets prison in baby's shaking death at Quantico

    A Quantico woman was sentenced Thursday to 8 ½ years in prison, far less than what was sought by prosecutors, for fatally shaking and fracturing the skull of a 9-month-old girl who had been left in her care.

    • May. 23, 2013
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    Tinker airman, family narrowly escaped Okla. storm

    Picking through the debris of his tornado-demolished home Wednesday in Moore, Okla., Valparaiso native Jacob Schroeder hoped he might find things such as baby books, the computer with the family's stored pictures or his daughter's favorite stuffed toy.

    • May. 23, 2013
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    Surplus military trucks get new lives

    They've served their country well. Getting parked in a nondescript dirt lot sure doesn't seem like much of a final resting place.

    • May. 23, 2013
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    Cheers, shouts, thumbs up, 'V' signs and general jubilation shows in the expressions of the released POWs in March 1973 as their C-141 plane lifts off from Gia Lam Airport taking them to Clark Air Base in the Philippines. Air Force via AP

    Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs

    Navy Lt. Mike McGrath was just 27 years old, with a wife and two toddler sons in the U.S., when he was shot down and taken prisoner on his 179th bombing mission during the Vietnam War.

    • May. 23, 2013
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    Soldier was target of brutal attack in London

    The British government's emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers butchered a British soldier in a daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital.

    • May. 23, 2013
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    Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone

    Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail.

    • May. 23, 2013
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    Lt. Col. James B. Conway Marine Corps

    Retired commandant's son handled dead insurgents after urination incident: NCIS documents

    The son of a retired Marine Corps commandant told military investigators he handled the bagged remains of dead insurgents urinated on by scout snipers in Afghanistan, contradicting assertions from senior officers that he had no contact with those Marines.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    McConnell, Pease and Altus chosen to host KC-46A tanker

    The two bases will be the first of 10 main operating bases for the new tanker

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Unmanned Global Hawks provide high-resolution intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery. Air Force leaders, however, say the Block 30 version of the plane won't be needed, because its capabilities don't measure up to those of the manned U-2. Staff Sgt. Timothy Jenkins/Air Force

    Lawmakers: Keep flying Global Hawk Block 30 through 2016

    Lawmakers want the Air Force to keep flying the unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 for another three years, despite the service's contention that the manned U-2 is better suited for intelligence gathering.

    • May. 22, 2013
  1. Army Reserve Capt. Ryan Hanna demonstrates leg exercises for a Bob Thomas Military Muscle workout at Gannett Government Media in Springfield, Va., on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (Mike Morones/Military Times) Mike Morones/Military Times

    4 leg exercises with little or no equipment

    You really can do leg exercises without the isolation-style or massive leg press machines found in most gyms. No more leg extension or leg curl machines. No need to find a leg abductor/adductor combo or hoist a 45-pound Olympic bar.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    The Triton unmanned aircraft system completed its first flight from the company's manufacturing facility in Palmdale, Calif. Triton is specially designed to fly surveillance missions up to 24 hours at altitudes of more than 10 miles, allowing coverage out to 2,000 nautical miles. Bob Brown/Northrop Grumman via Navy

    Ocean recon UAV makes first flight

    An unmanned jet built for Navy high-altitude maritime surveillance missions has made its first flight May 22.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Stolen Valor Act on the way to White House

    The Stolen Valor Act that makes it a federal crime to profit from falsely claiming to have received a military medal for valor is on its way to the White House for President Obama's signature, thanks to the efforts of two Nevadans.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Holder says 4 U.S. citizens killed in drone strikes

    Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledged Wednesday that four U.S. citizens had been killed in counter-terrorism drone strikes since 2009.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Float driver: Train seemed still before deadly crash

    The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, ac

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Sgt. charged with filming naked female cadets at West Point

    A sergeant first class on the staff of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., faces charges of allegedly filming numerous female cadets without their consent, sometimes when they were in the shower, according to the Army.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Fort Hood suspect wants to represent himself

    The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood attack wants to represent himself at his upcoming murder trial, which means he could question the nearly three dozen soldiers he's accused of wounding in the shooting rampage.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Biden: Coast Guard faces growing demands

    Vice President Biden told graduating cadets Wednesday at the U.S.Coast Guard Academy that the nation will increasingly rely on the service for missions including more remote Arctic operations and fighting maritime crime alongside the U.S. Navy.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    WikiLeaks case file fight moves to federal court

    The WikiLeaks organization and a handful of journalists are asking a federal judge in Baltimore to order greater transparency in the court-martial of an Army private who has acknowledged sending reams of classified documents to the WikiLeaks website.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    DoDEA schools will soon decide furlough schedules

    Defense Department schools are deciding which days their schools will be closed for the required furloughs this fall and should start posting the information on their websites next week, said Marilee Fitzgerald, director of the Department of Defense Educa

    • May. 22, 2013
  2. VA clears 34,000 old claims under new initiative

    A Veterans Affairs Department effort to spend six months concentrating on its oldest benefits claims is having some success, but lawmakers are concerned that the improvements might be temporary.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    DoD's request for 1% military pay raise, Tricare fee hikes rejected by House panel

    A key House panel rejected the idea that budget cuts must mean pain for service members, retirees and their families.

    • May. 22, 2013
  3. House panel approves changes to military's sexual assault laws

    A House panel passed sweeping changes in sexual assault prevention programs on Wednesday, with less command flexibility in reducing or dismissing rape and assault charges and wider support for victims.

    • May. 22, 2013
  4. GAO: VA should warn vets that GI Bill benefits may be delayed

    Student veterans applying to use GI Bill benefits would be better served by the Veterans Affairs Department if they were warned of how long it might take to receive those benefits, according to a new congressional report.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Group files lawsuit over former Marine's detainment

    A civil liberties group has filed a federal lawsuit against law enforcement and mental health officials on behalf of a former Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting strident anti-government messages on Facebook.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    U.S. Army security adviser Lt. Col Bryan Laske of the Army's No Slack Battalion 2/327, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and Afghan Army Col. Hayatullah, commander of the 2nd Brigade, 201st Corps, right, meet in March at the Afghan Army's Sarkani Base in the Kunar province of eastern Afghanistan. Kimberly Dozier / AP

    101st brigades among last in eastern Afghanistan

    When the 4th Brigade Combat Team from the 101st Airborne Division took control over three key provinces in southeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, they were likely the last American combat brigade in the area now that the U.S. is handing over responsibilit

    • May. 22, 2013

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