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Little Taliban resistance early in operation
Little Taliban resistance early in operation
NAWA, Afghanistan — Marines moved into villages in Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan on Friday, meeting little resistance as they tried to win over local chiefs on the second day of the biggest American military operation here since the fall of the Taliban...
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  • Few details known about soldier’s capture
    WASHINGTON — An American soldier is believed being held by the Taliban after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without his body armor and weapon, officials said Thursday.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:26:18 EDT
  • NFL coaches visit troops in Iraq on USO trip
    The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:54:50 EDT
  • Military backing algae-based fuel research
    LOGAN, Utah — Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for the U.S. government.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:49:55 EDT
  • Biden’s wife visits troops in Germany
    BAMBERG, Germany — Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the United States, observed U.S. Independence Day by visiting American troops in Germany en route to an education conference in Paris.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:13:05 EDT
  • Officials: 17 die in U.S. strikes in Pakistan
    ISLAMABAD — U.S. missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant communication center Friday, killing 17 people and wounding 27 others,...
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 11:41:19 EDT
  • Russia to facilitate U.S. arms movements
    MOSCOW — Russia will allow the U.S. to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a top Kremlin aide said Friday, a gesture aimed at bolstering U.S. military operations and improving...
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 10:43:01 EDT
  • WWII fathers sought – and sometimes found
    OVERLAND, Mo. — John Wastle of Scotland has spent eight years and countless hours researching questions about the father he has never met.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 10:45:02 EDT
  • Will gay lt. colonel be saved by policy review?
    A gay Air Force officer is hoping his 18-year career will be saved by a review of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy ordered by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:43:46 EDT
  • 82nd receives 1st batch of M320s
    Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 16 were the first to receive the Army’s new 40mm M320 grenade launcher. More than 320 soldiers will begin training with the...
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:48:49 EDT
  • N. Korea missile launch toward U.S. feared
    SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the July Fourth...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 17:22:54 EDT
  • LCS 2 begins sea trials after 3-day delay
    The Navy’s second littoral combat ship, Independence, put to sea for the first time Thursday for builder’s trials, three days later than scheduled after its shipyard crew dealt with early...
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:34:28 EDT
  • Lejeune Marine charged with murder
    JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina-based Marine was charged with murder Thursday after allegedly shooting his roommate a day earlier.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 16:08:32 EDT
  • Rights groups: Pendleton killing was hate crime
    Gay activists are demanding answers from the Navy after an openly gay sailor was found dead early Tuesday in a guard shack at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., a victim of what gay rights...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 16:53:39 EDT
  • In new tactic, tankers move closer to the fight
    In the dark of night and light of day, miles above Iraq and Afghanistan, Air Force tankers are refueling a growing number of combat missions.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:39:30 EDT
  • Vice President Biden arrives in Iraq
    BAGHDAD — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all of Iraq’s cities and...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 18:27:40 EDT
  • DA: Marines at Fort Sill had sex with girl, 12
    A Marine in training at Fort Sill, Okla., has been charged with first-degree rape in connection with a relationship with a 12-year-old girl that is expected to lead to charges against at least two...
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 11:09:35 EDT
  • VA quiet on colonoscopies compensation
    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 15:54:54 EDT
  • Deployed soldier sworn in as lawyer over video
    LANSING, Mich. — Before being deployed to Iraq, Army Reserve Maj. Miles Gengler needed Red Bull energy drinks to survive his schedule.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:27:16 EDT
  • Campbell soldiers to spend July 4 with Obama
    FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Some soldiers from Fort Campbell will spend July Fourth with President Barack Obama at the White House.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 6:51:03 EDT
  • Salmonella concerns prompt dairy shakes warning
    Don’t drink the dairy shakes. They might give you diarrhea.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 13:29:28 EDT
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