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Bush Delivers Supplemental War Funding Request to Congress
US Department of Defense, WASHINGTON: President Bush has submitted to Congress a request for $42.3 billion in supplemental war funding. ...
NATO should focus on training Afghan forces: Karzai
Agence France-Presse, London: The NATO-led force in Afghanistan should focus on training Afghan security forces and strengthening domestic institutions, Afghan...
Malaysia’s First Submarine Launched in France
Agence France-Presse, The first of two Scorpene-class submarines sold to Malaysia was inaugurated Oct. 23 in the northern port city...
Guard to Support California Firefighting mission
Army News Service, WASHINGTON: The California National Guard has been directed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to make 1,500 Guardmembers available...
Wargame explores Air Force options for 2030
US Air Force, MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE: While exercising the strategic proverb of a legendary 16th Century samurai warrior, 130...
Six Darfur rebel factions to boycott Libya peace talks
Agence France-Presse, JUBA, Sudan: Six rebel factions from the war-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur said Tuesday they would boycott...
C-130s to the rescue
US Air Force, SOUTHWEST ASIA: The 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron has a storied history, dating back to the early 1940s...
BAE Systems to Supply Thermal Sights for US Army Weapon Program
BAE Systems, LEXINGTON, Mass.: BAE Systems has received a $15 million contract to provide thermal imaging sights for the U.S....
Airpower Summary for Oct. 22, Security Forces Target Terrorists
US Air Force, SOUTHWEST ASIA: Coalition airpower integrated with Coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force...
Reserve C-130s helping fight California fires
US Air Force, PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE: Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing here has launched two firefighting C-130...
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