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  1. Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson, who was Fort Carson's commander until March, defends on March 4 the Army's practices of discharging soldiers. The number of soldiers discharged from the Army for misconduct has risen to its highest rate in recent times, and some are wounded combat troops who have lost their medical care and other veterans benefits because of other-than-honorable discharges, according to an investigation by the Colorado Springs Gazette.

    Report: Combat troop discharges increase sharply

    The number of soldiers discharged from the Army for misconduct has risen to its highest rate in recent times, and some are wounded combat troops who have lost their medical care and other veterans benefits because of other-than-honorable discharges, according to an investigation by the Colorado Springs Gazette.

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    Wounded soldier says Army tried to oust him

    A badly wounded combat veteran said the Army punished him for minor missteps while he was recovering and tried to give him a less-than-honorable discharge after he failed a drug test — a test he said was inaccurate.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    U.S. says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers

    Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    In this July 2012 file photo, Ruth Moore of Milbridge, Maine, who was raped twice while serving in the Navy, testifies before the Veterans Affairs subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for mental health and substance abuse problems connected to military sexual trauma and another 4,000 sought disability compensation. Jacquelyn Martin / AP

    Military sex abuse victims seek help

    More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been conde

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Obama to give counterterrorism speech Thursday

    President Obama will deliver a counterterrorism speech Thursday that may also be a defense of two much criticized programs: Drone strikes and the terrorism prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Disabled veteran robbed in Philly home invasion

    Philadelphia police are seeking six suspects who beat and robbed a disabled war veteran during a home invasion.

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson, who was Fort Carson's commander until March, defends the Army's practices of discharging soldiers. Michael Ciaglo/The (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Gazet

    Report: Combat troop discharges increase sharply

    The number of soldiers discharged from the Army for misconduct has risen to its highest rate in recent times, and some are wounded combat troops who have lost their medical care and other veterans benefits because of other-than-honorable discharges, according to an investigation by the Colorado Springs Gazette.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Commandant Gen. Jim Amos speaks to Marine officers and staff NCOs during the Heritage Brief at the Pentagon in 2012. Cpl. Cody A. Fodale/Marine Corps

    Marine Corps commandant, legal staff targeted in IG complaint

    The top Marine general and four of his legal advisers are implicated in a complaint to the Defense Department Inspector General charging they inappropriately inserted themselves into the prosecution of cases stemming from the infamous video showing scout

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Capt. John Paul Jones National Archives

    Letters from Navy founding father rediscovered

    In John Paul Jones' letters, a timeless complaint

    • May. 19, 2013
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    A sign cautions visitors outside a 'pump and treat' facility on the Marine base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Feb. 27. The sprawling installation is the site of one of the worst drinking water contaminations in U.S. history. Allen Breed/AP

    Victims: Marines failed to safeguard water supply

    A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Afghan pilots learn air assault tactics from 101st

    With Afghan troops increasingly leading combat operations on the ground, the Afghan Air Force's fledgling helicopter fleet based in Kabul has learned new techniques to support them from the air.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Coast Guard officer wins Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon

    Coast Guard Lt. Patrick Fernandez ran away from a field of more than 10,000 runners to win the sixth annual Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon on a grey and drizzly morning in Fredricksburg, Va.

    • May. 19, 2013
  1. Reforms unveiled for Arizona National Guard

    The Arizona National Guard's top officer has unveiled more than a dozen reforms as the organization wades through sexual abuse, drug trafficking and abuse of power allegations.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Report: Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying

    Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Minn. National Guard launches new drone facility

    The Minnesota National Guard has officially launched its new $3.9 million Unmanned Aircraft Operations Facility at Camp Ripley.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Mary Blakely clears dirt and grass from a 60-year-old temporary tin marker in the 'Babyland' section of Onslow Memorial Park in Jacksonville, N.C., on Feb. 27. The Marine's daughter scoured this and other graveyards for the names of children who may have died because of contaminated water at nearby Camp Lejeune. Allen Breed/AP

    Marine daughter seeks dignity for 'Devil Dog pups'

    As she flipped through the cemetery register, Mary Blakely's eyes filled with tears. On line after line, the entry read simply 'Baby Boy' or 'Baby Girl,' followed by a surname and a burial date.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters

    North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Rachel Crawford, wife of a major at Camp Lejeune, N.C., founded her own company, Teamotions, which offers a 'Semper Fi' line of teas. Colin Kelly/Staff

    Semper Chai: Marine spouse promotes healing power of tea

    A Marine spouse believes she has found a remedy for deployment separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress and even battlefield wounds — and it's all in a cup of hot tea.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Cars enter the main gate at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C. The sprawling military installation is the site of one of the worst drinking water contaminations in U.S. history. Gerry Broome/AP

    After nearly 30 years, Camp Lejeune coming clean

    Purple wildflowers sprout in abundance around the bright-yellow pipe, one of several jutting from the sandy soil in this unassuming patch of grass and mud. A dirty hose runs from the pipe to an idling truck and into a large tank labeled,

    • May. 19, 2013
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    This undated image provided by Capt. Bobby Rice shows Ron Poirier fishing for tuna. As a young Marine electronics technician at Camp Lejeune in the mid-1970s, Poirier figured he'd dumped hundreds of gallons of toxic solvents onto the ground. Bobby Rice/AP

    Marine who dumped toxins felt illness was payback

    Ron Poirier couldn't escape the feeling that his cancer was somehow a punishment.

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Suspected U.S. drone in Yemen kills 4 militants

    A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials.

    • May. 18, 2013
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    A YogaFit for Warrior program is being taught to base yoga instructors that will help those troops suffering from PTSD. Photos courtesy of Shaye Molendyke

    Yoga program focuses on wounded warriors

    Lt. Col. Shaye Molendyke has seen the mental health effects of war up close and personal. She worked the psychiatric ward at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, and daily, she saw the invisible effects of war on troops.

    • May. 18, 2013
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    At a news conference with Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, on Friday ordered the military to recertify every person involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault. Carolyn Kaster / AP

    Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Benghazi e-mails show 'no conspiracy,' expert says

    E-mails released by the White House that describe how the CIA's assessment of the Benghazi attack was edited to exclude any mention of terrorism appear to be part of a routine process by Washington bureaucrats, says a former CIA agent who used to take par

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Lt. Col. Darin Haas was removed from his position as the manager of Fort Campbell's Sexual Harassment and Assault Response Prevention/Equal Opportunity program May 16 after his arrest in a domestic dispute. Courtesy Clarksville (Tenn.) Police

    Affidavit: Army sex assault manager threatened ex

    A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Reservist charged with assault on college hoops player

    A Connecticut Marine accused in an assault that left a Brown University basketball player with severe head injuries acted in self-defense, his attorney said Friday.

    • May. 17, 2013

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