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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sales, Leon Panetta, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Republican Party
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Family Welcomes Home Local Soldier At Airport
You hear welcome home and probably don't think a lot about it. But for soldiers returning from tours of duty those two words can mean the world. Army Specialist Nickolas Stewart of Osceola is with the 173rd Airborne Brigade was in Afghanistan...
Tags: Afghanistan
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Michiana soldiers return home
Two soldiers are home tonight. Army Reserve Sergeant David Monsivais and Chief Warrent Officer Shawn Waldron have been gone for ten months in Kuwait. Monsivais was all smiles as he kissed his 14-month-old son. After spending months in the Middle East,...
Tags: Afghanistan
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Pentagon opens combat roles to women
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday....
Tags: Leon Panetta, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, James Inhofe, Politics
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US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces....
Tags: War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military, American Enterprise Institute, Wars and Interventions
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Michigan paratrooper found dead near NC base
BYRON CENTER, Mich. (AP) — Military authorities say a paratrooper from western Michigan has been found dead at a home near his base in North Carolina, and the circumstances are under investigation. Officials at Fort Bragg say 37-year-old Sgt.... -
An insider attack: Trust cost 2 lives, including SW Mich. soldier
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a sneak attack, but not by the enemy they feared. U.S. Army Capts. Joshua Lawrence and Drew Russell were inside a small command post on an Afghan army base, wrapping up a long day of coordinating the safe arrival of nearly...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Injuries and Wounds, U.S. Military, U.S. Army, Afghanistan
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Indiana Guard unit returns without soldier killed
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Soldiers with an Indiana National Guard unit that had one of its members killed in an Afghanistan attack have been reunited with their families. About 110 soldiers of the multiunit military police force arrived Thursday for a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts
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Meijer heir helps Hurricane Sandy victims
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Like thousands of other volunteers, Peter Meijer has been working non-stop helping the victims of Hurricane Sandy. His long days transitioned from preparing evacuation shelters to search and rescue efforts to clean up...Tags: American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, Meijer, Inc., FEMA, Manhattan (New York City)
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South Bend hometown boy stands tall as Navy Chief
Naval Construction Battalion Center Public AffairsGULFPORT , Miss. – There are many moments in life as children grow, where parents couldn’t be more proud. One such moment happened Sept. 14 here, as South Bend resident, Michael Hallahan, pinned the anchors of a U.S. Navy chief petty officer...Tags: Afghanistan, U.S. Navy
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Navy Seals on Lake Wawasee
WSBT-TVSYRACUSE – They're the military group credited with killing Osama bin Laden – the U.S. Navy Seals. But just like members from every branch of the military, many Seals never make it home. On Saturday, a Kosciusko County community came...Tags: U.S. Navy, Human Interest
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Farewell ceremony as troops deployed from South Bend
It was a tearful morning in South Bend Monday. Dozens of army reservists said their goodbyes before a year-long deployment to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The more than 100 Members of the 428th Military Police Company met at South Bend's Army Reserves...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, U.S. Army, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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