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For US Troops, New Armored Vehicle is Benefit, Burden
BAGRAM, Afghanistan: Explosive Devices have accounted for around 800 of the roughly 1,100 U.S. combat deaths in Afghanistan. To counter...
Dutch Withdraw from Afghanistan
The last Dutch forces are leaving Afghanistan Sunday, marking the end of the Netherlands' four-year mission in the central province...
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Enters Operational Service
NORFOLK, Va.: The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the Navy's newest airborne early warning and control aircraft, was delivered to the fleet...
Cluster Bomb Ban Takes Effect Minus Support of Major Producers
A landmark treaty banning cluster bombs became binding international law Sunday. The Convention on Cluster Munitions prohibits signatory countries from...
French Tigers Log 1,000 Flight Hours in Afghanistan
MARIGNANE, France: The EC665 Tiger HAP (combat support) helicopter received its operational certification from NATO for the Afghan theater of...
Maintainers resurrect F-16s that will become targets
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz.: Maintainers are towing F-16 Fighting Falcons out of retirement from the "boneyard" here July 29...
US military chief admits to Iran attack plan
WASHINGTON: The top US military officer says he has a plan to attack Iran if needed to prevent it from...
US 2011 drawdown in Afghanistan will be ‘limited’: Gates
WASHINGTON: Amid growing clamor against the war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates cautioned Sunday that large numbers of US...
Aegis Weapon System Verified During Korean Navy Ship Trials
KAUAI, Hawaii: The Republic of Korea ship Sejong the Great, supported by the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin, successfully completed...
Air Force announces F-22 fleet consolidation
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.: Today the Air Force announced actions to consolidate the F-22 fleet. The Secretary of the...
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