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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: Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, MSNBC (tv network), U.S. Department of Defense
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Syrian soldiers warned daily of sectarian dangers, defectors say
MARAAT NUMAN, Syria — Each morning, after saluting the Syrian flag and before the warplanes take off, soldiers at army bases across Syria are given political orientation. During the lectures, conscripts and career officers alike are repeatedly...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Iran, Rebellions, Armed Conflicts
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Tuskegee Airmen, veterans to be honored
Talk about a nice way to be honored. As part of Armed Forces Day, 10 Tuskegee Airmen along with veterans of wars from Vietnam to Afghanistan will be guests of honor at the Miami Yacht Club on Saturday. The Tuskegee Airmen were a small group of black...Tags: Tuskegee University, Human Interest, U.S. Army, Tuskegee Airmen
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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: U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Assault, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Department of Defense, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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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: Afghanistan, South Korea, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Defense, Martin Dempsey
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Serviceman killed in SEALs training accident at Fort Knox
A U.S. sailor was killed and seven people were injured in a training exercise for SEAL forces in Fort Knox, Ky., officials said Friday. The accident took place Wednesday night during a training exercise that involved a Humvee vehicle that overturned,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Defense, Kirsten Gillibrand, Fort Hood (military base), U.S. House of Representatives
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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: U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Buck McKeon, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense
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Kansas soldier dies while serving in Afghanistan
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA soldier from the Kansas town of Oakley has died while serving in Afghanistan. 33-year-old Sergeant First Class Trenton L. Rhea died in Kandahar on May 15. According to a Department of Defense report, Rhea drowned while trying to cross a body of...Tags: Afghanistan, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, U.S. Department of Defense, Politics
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Pastor who was confederate soldier part of Allentown ceremony
Forty-four years after fighting at Gettysburg as a Confederate soldier, Stephen Albion Repass was back in Pennsylvania. This time, the former rebel fighter was helping dedicate a monument to honor Union Civil War veterans. On June 26, 1899, a crowd...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Colleges and Universities, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Letters from a son: What Allentown's William Reichard saw at Antietam
He had never been in the smoky, confusing haze of gunfire. Never watched helplessly as strong young men fell dead in front of him. Until the Battle of Antietam, William Reichard didn't know war. Reichard, barely 20, left Allentown in the summer of...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Battle of Antietam, Rebellions
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Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Battle of Antietam, Elections
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