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Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists
WASHINGTON (AP) — Built to dominate the enemy in combat, the Army's hulking Abrams tank is proving equally hard to beat in a budget battle. Lawmakers from both parties have devoted nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer money over the past...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Leon Panetta, Saudi Arabia, Budgets and Budgeting, Armed Forces
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Global shares grind higher, yen edges up on Amari comments
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Rising optimism about global growth pushed world shares to a near five-year high on Monday, while comments from Japan's economy minister that consumers could suffer if the yen falls further lifted it off a 4-1/2 low. Data last week...Tags: European Central Bank, Netflix Inc., Emergency Incidents, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Christopher Johnson
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RPT-Training push fails to halt U.S. military sexual assault crisis
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Under pressure to fight sexual assault, the U.S. armed forces in recent years rolled out education programs about proper sexual conduct through methods like role playing and video...Tags: Sex Crimes, Crime Victims, Medical Procedures and Tests, Prosecution, U.S. Military
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Letterkenny furlough reduced to 11 days
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comEmployees at Letterkenny Army Depot are facing fewer furlough days than originally expected — workers are looking at 11 days without pay rather than 14. The 11 days are down from the 14 that the Pentagon advised would be needed, and only half of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Department of Defense, Employees, Finance, Personal Finance
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Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad: U.S. general warns
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Friday condemned Russia's shipment of advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, saying it could embolden President Bashar al-Assad's forces to keep fighting a bloody civil war. "It's at the very least...Tags: Military Equipment, Israel, Bashar Assad, U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Defense
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Pentagon chief vows to 'fix' military's sexual assault problem
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered top military chiefs on Friday to redouble their effort to address the problem of sexual assault, saying the frequency and perceived tolerance of the crime was eroding the military's ability...Tags: Sex Crimes, Kirsten Gillibrand, Prosecution, Courts-Martial, Crime, Law and Justice
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Sexual assaults in military: 'Little monsters' now in charge
Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military’s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it’s Coughlin. She is...
Tags: Sex Crimes, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Defense, Abusive Behavior
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Army general who served in Afghanistan is Pentagon pick to command US troops in South Korea
AP National Security WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — An Army general who served as a top official on U.S. joint military staffs in Afghanistan and at the Pentagon is the choice to command U.S. troops in South Korea. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced the promotion of Lt. Gen....Tags: International Military Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, Kabul (Afghanistan), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Obama responds to criticism with 'fix it' strategy
WASHINGTON — At a news conference in a rainy Rose Garden on Thursday, President Obama and the Turkish prime minister had weighty matters to discuss — the bloody civil war in Syria, a disastrous Syrian refugee crisis and Turkey's strained...Tags: Sex Crimes, Turkey, Jay Carney, White House, Benghazi
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Top U.S. general warns of sexual assault 'crisis,' meets Obama
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top general in the U.S. Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act. The warning by Army General Martin Dempsey...Tags: Sex Crimes, Kirsten Gillibrand, White House, Prosecution, U.S. Military
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Lawmakers blast Air Force moves on cancelled Northrop drone
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers urged Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to ensure that the Air Force complied with a law requiring the service to buy three high-altitude Global Hawk unmanned planes built by Northrop Grumman Corp that it had tried to...Tags: Politics, Military Equipment, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Northrop Grumman Corporation, U.S. Department of Defense
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U.S. lawmakers blast Air Force moves on cancelled Northrop drone
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers urged Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to ensure that the Air Force complied with a law requiring the service to buy three high-altitude Global Hawk unmanned planes built by Northrop Grumman Corp that it...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Politics, Military Equipment, U.S. Department of Defense, Crime, Law and Justice
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