Pin Itemailprint The U.S. military will stop taking a lead role in combat operations in Afghanistan in 2013, but they will continue to support Afghan combat missions under a plan announced by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. Panetta told the press yesterday that the U.S. would remain “combat-ready” as it winds down the war but would [...]
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The mission that ended 4,500 American lives and injured 30,000 more came to an end today, quietly and without fanfare. An official flag-lowering ceremony in Baghdad marked the event. U.S. troops lowered the flag of command that flew over Baghdad, placed it in a green and gray case, and symbolically declared the war over. Secretary [...]
Here are your top stories for this Friday, November 25, 2011: – Freedom for 3 U.S. students in Egypt – Libyan government sworn in – Giffords serves turkey at Tucson base – Troops’ final Thanksgiving in Iraq
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Here are your top stories for this Monday, November 21, 2011: – Supercommittee debt deal deadline now looks doubtful – Doctors say three people killed in Cairo protests – Reno wildfire mop-up expected this week – Baghdad troops celebrate early Thanksgiving
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President Barack Obama has ordered about 100 U.S. troops to head to Africa to assist in hunting down the leaders of the notoriously violent Lord’s Resistance Army. “I have authorized a small number of combat-equipped U.S. forces to deploy to central Africa to provide assistance to regional forces that are working toward the removal of Joseph [...]
Staff Sgt. Therron Johnson‘s reunion with his 9-year-old daughter required a little help from her whole school. A spelling bee at a Boca Raton elementary school was actually a ruse set up for the benefit of one Skylar Johnson. Skylar’s father, Staff Sgt. Johnson, had been on tour in Iraq since last Christmas – but last [...]
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You’d like to think that when it comes to our nation’s security, America has got its computer system pretty tightly locked down. Turns out that may not be the case. According to Wired, a computer virus has infected the cockpits of America’s fleet of Predator and Reaper drones, logging the keystrokes of our pilots as [...]
After years of raging debate, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is finally history. The military can no longer prevent gays from joining the Armed Forces. Repeal of a 1993 law that allowed gays to serve as long as they kept their sexual orientations private took effect this morning at 12:01 a.m. EDT. Some members of Congress [...]
Finally, our troops will begin to come home. President Barack Obama announced last night that he would begin to withdraw over 30,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of next summer. In a televised address, Obama said that he will withdraw 10,000 troops by the end of this year, and more than 20,000 more by [...]
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A follow up to the story Blippitt told you about yesterday regarding Capt. Owen Honors, who produced a series of raunchy videos aboard the Naval vessel USS Enterprise. The captain has been relieved of duty, according to military officials. Navy spokesperson Cmdr. Chris Sims said the videos, which were shown to the ship’s crew while [...]
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A raunchy video is making waves this morning that was filmed several years ago aboard the Naval vessel USS Enterprise. To make matters worse, it’s been learned that the commander of the Norfolk-based vessel, Captain Owen Honors, was behind the controversial production. Put together back in 2006 and 2007, when Honors was the Executive Officer [...]
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