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August 2009
8/31/09
No Mochaccinos, No Problem for Marines of Echo Company
Michael Yon: Precision Voting
Pakistan army kills 45 Taliban; border reopens
Myanmar Army Routs Ethnic Chinese Rebels in the North
Ft. Irwin stands in for Iraq
Army report: Gaps in training for recovery unit
Camp Lejeune has had 20 casualties in Afghanistan past two months
Raw Video: Fuel Trucks Attacked at Afghan Border
8/30/09
Danger Room in Afghanistan: The Taliban Push Back
Insurgents gain foothold in northern Afghanistan
Rebel bunker destroyed in Afghanistan
US faces smaller, smarter enemy in Afghanistan
Man of the Cloth and Uniform
Remnants of Iraq Air Force Found in Serbia
CBS Correspondent Cami McCormick Wounded in Afghanistan
Smoking in the military: An old habit dies hard
8/28/09
Ohio soldier made 2 calls to mom telling of abuse
US wants 12 giant 'bunker buster' bombs
Cash: A softener in Afghan war zone
Marines won't reinstate charges for officer in Haditha killings
Drinking From Socks
New Iraqi Violence by the Numbers
August deadliest month for US in Afghanistan
In Kandahar, fears of Taliban takeover
A close fight, and a couple of miracles
8/27/09
Four British soldiers die for sake of 150 votes
Pentagon's urgent bid to counter Afghan roadside bombs
Inside al Qaeda underground torture bunkers
Afghan Taliban Commander Captured in Raid
Is That a Russian Sub Lurking Off the Jersey Shore?
Somali pirates fire at US helicopter
End military surveillance missions, China tells US
Russia Plans to Buy French Helo-Carrying Warship
Living conditions at Iraq bases for US Soldiers
8/26/09
Afghan summer brings reversals
The bloody truth of Helmand - by a combat soldier
Ex-marines blame cancer on well water
The Air Force's new poster boys: Drone jocks
US Army Applies Lessons of Iraq to Afghanistan
Uproar in South America Over US Base Deal
Marines on parade in Mongolia
Navy revamping drug policy
Women soldiers crucial to US mission
8/25/09
Military rethinking 'golden hour' for injuries
US officer feeling sidelined as Iraqis take over
Journalists' recent work examined before embeds
Echo Company in the Eye of the Storm
Military wife/mother fights her own special battle
Marines Find Afghan Mission is a Matter of Trust
Bomb kills 36 in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Living Life in the Korengal Valley
8/24/09
US Military Says Its Force in Afghanistan is Insufficient
Dead soldier's family reacts to Iraq cruelty probe
Trouble in former Qaeda heartland bodes ill for Iraq
Pakistan Taliban Commander Vows Afghan Fight
Michael Yon: Bad Medicine
Night Vision in the Korengal Valley
Makers of Military Drones Take Off
Escape From Herat
8/23/09
Analysts see Iraq on edge
Calley Apologizes for My Lai Vietnam Massacre
Army takes steps but deployments still strain families
Ramadi struggles to instill a rule of law
Marines Fight Taliban With Little Aid From Afghans
Pakistani Taliban Appoint Mehsud's Successor
Making Sense of the Blackwater Connection
Photos: Mission in the Shigal District, Afghanistan
8/21/09
U.S. using GPS to map IEDs, plot route changes in Afghanistan
Convicted US Special Forces Soldier Escapes in Germany
CIA Said to Use Contractors to Put Bombs on Drones
China: US and Chinese Generals Clash
4 Soldiers Charged With Cruelty to Subordinates
Veterans start over as colleges ignore experience
Detainees Said to Be Shown Photos of CIA Agents
132.8 Degrees Fahrenheit
8/20/09
Clashes, and threats, spook Afghan voters
Team Lioness
Heart on the Home Front
CIA Sought Blackwater's Help to Kill Jihadists
US Counterinsurgency Unit to Stay in Philippines
Navy research could speed troops' recovery
When a parent goes to war, military kids grow up fast
China's Secretive Military Opens Up in Cyberspace
Russian Air Force plans biggest upgrade since USSR
8/19/09
Marines Walk Afghan Tightrope of Death
Major Attacks in Baghdad Reveal Iraq's Vulnerability  |  Photos
Life in "River City"
Toll of War: Broken Hearts, Marriages for Marines
Russia insists ship hijackers demanded ransom
Marines Turn Mule Whisperers as They Prepare for Afghanistan
Paratrooper studies NY mob for insight into Afghan situation
Soldier's death after Afghan attack still haunts unit, family
8/18/09
Suicide bomber in Afghanistan targets military convoy
Despite US Troops, Taliban Roam Freely in South
Living and Fighting Alongside Men, and Fitting In
US Intelligence and Afghan Narcotics
Mental Stress Training is Planned for US Soldiers
Obama vows to cut military waste, boost effectiveness
Central Asia Sounds Alarm on Islamic Radicalism
Soldiers step into the ring for combatives tournament
8/17/09
Long-Lost Navy Pilot Speicher Finally Returns Home
Threats by Taliban May Sway Vote in Afghanistan
Back from Iraq, Marines enjoying life back home
Marine vets recall fierce WWII battle of Peleliu
Truck Bomb Kills 19 in Russian Republic
Weapons cuts to pay for Army troops increase
Mexican Army takes over customs on US border
Philippines striving to wipe out Abu Sayyaf
Military enthusiasts begin re-enacting Vietnam War
8/16/09
Photos: Vehicle Patrol Base Badel, Afghanistan
Point. Click. Kill: Inside the Air Force's Unmanned Reinvention
Islamic Rebels Gain Strength in the Sahara
Oliver North: Who is Winning?
Mass firings as Russia reforms bloated military
Afghans told they can vote, as mortar shells fly
2 Russian jets collide in air show rehearsal
GI Jane Breaks the Combat Barrier as War Evolves
Inside the Taliban
8/14/09
Marines try a woman's touch to reach Afghan hearts
Journalist Who Joined Marines Dies in Afghanistan
With the Marines in Helmand Province
Israel's own rifle gives the bullet to US-made M-16
Lynndie England DC lecture canceled after threats
US Army reduces soldiers' murder sentences
Military Spouses to Get Federal Jobs Preference
Photos of the Day: US Troops at Work in Afghanistan
8/13/09
Firefights Erupt as Troops Flush Out Taliban Fighters
US Marines fight house-to-house in Taliban stronghold
New Army Handbook Teaches Afghanistan Lessons
Best Afghanistan defense: MRAPs + locals
Katal: Outside the Wire with JD Johannes
US Military Embraces Robot 'Revolution'
Speicher's remains head to Florida home
Killer Drones to Get Sound System
8/12/09
US Marines storm Taliban-held town in Afghanistan
Potent Bombs Slow Marine Offensive
US Marines Fight in Afghanistan's Challenging Terrain
Swine flu cases climb among US Soldiers in Iraq
Pakistan Military Not Capitalizing on Taliban Disarray
Combat Heroes SPC Lowe and Captain Freeman
Al Shabaab Beheads 4 Christians in Somalia
Photos: Afghan, U.S. Troops Disrupt Taliban Operations
8/11/09
Jihadis thrice attacked Pakistani nuclear sites
Kuwait says foils Qaeda attack on US base
Thirty -Somethings Find Home in the Army
Air Force Training More Pilots for Drones
Russia to revamp air-space defenses by 2020
China's military launches long-range war games
Sgt. Danger: The Second Mission
Afghanistan: In the Graveyard of Fuel Tankers
8/10/09
US to Hunt Down Afghan Drug Lords Tied to Taliban
US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa
Navy submarine trades nukes for SEALs
Bombings in Iraq kill dozens
Special Report: Life, Death and the Taliban
Chavez urges military to be prepared for conflict
WSJ: Taliban Now Winning
Military, rebels battle in tribal Pak
Michael Yon: No Young Soldiers
8/09/09
Taliban: Awaiting US response on captured troop
Russian aircraft playing big role in NATO Afghan operations
Iraqis Take the Lead, With U.S. Trailing Closely
Army using extreme sports to help war veterans
Marines' training center mirrors Afghan challenges
Brit special forces target Taliban 'death team'
US Believes Mehsud is Dead
Opium takes over entire Afghan families, villages
8/08/09
Pakistani Taliban Chief Mehsud May be Dead
Karzai family's wealth 'fuelling insurgency'
Family of missing Navy pilot plans memorial
Afghan and US Forces Destroy Haqqani Camp in Khost
Pakistan Vigilantes Claim to Have Killed 167 Taliban
US looks to Vietnam for Afghan tips
Los Zetas called Mexico's most dangerous drug cartel
El Toro Marines Exposed to Radiation
IN THE SPOTLIGHT - JOINT SUSTAINMENT COMMAND - AFGHANISTAN
New Automated Gun System Enhances War Fighter Capabilities
Infantrymen Maintain, Improve Austere Afghanistan FOB
Infantry Foot Patrols Disrupt Insurgents, Aid Remote Afghan Villages
8/07/09
Photos: Patrol Base Jaker, Afghanistan
Think Tank: China Beats U.S. in Taiwan Simulation
Venezuela to buy Russian arms, tanks
Off to a Taliban Town, on a road where things go boom
5 U.S. troops killed as Afghan violence swells
Blast walls on major Baghdad streets to come down
House Approves Jets the Air Force Did Not Request
Vets shred uniforms to heal themselves through art
8/06/09
Russian Subs Patrolling Off East Coast of US
Guardsmen exposed to deadly chemical in Iraq
Soldier gets month in jail for refusing deployment
US Marines renew ban on Twitter, Facebook
Ex-guards implicate Blackwater founder in Iraq crimes
Neighbors by Day, Soldiers by Night in Afghanistan
On Patrol With 'America's Battalion' in Afghanistan
Let us not overlook the Battle of Shewan
8/05/09
Inside Alaska's Answer to Area 51
Google invites US soldiers to Voice telephone
Afghanistan ride-a-long with Gen. McChrystal
Pakistan says Taliban training boys to fight
Troops' families feel weight of war
Family of Gulf War pilot missing since '91 briefed
Qaeda-linked teen bike bombers arrested in Iraq
Michael Yon Dispatches From Afghanistan: Resurrection
8/04/09
Foot Patrol: US Soldiers Share Their Experiences From Afghanistan
Military-civilian terror prison eyed for US to replace Gitmo
The Army is Looking for a Few Good Officers
West Point field training has ethical dimension
Speicher's Buddy Married Widow, Championed Search for the Truth
Russian missile chief fired amid speculation
How the war in Iraq has shaped a new US military mind-set
Marines fighting Taliban strive to win Afgan locals' trust
Combat Medics Treat Afghan Locals
8/03/09
Remains of Missing Pilot Speicher Found in Iraq
Al Qaeda May Have Infiltrated British Secret Service
GIs, out of Iraq cities, have time on their hands
US troops now a 'coalition of one' in Iraq
6 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan
Tensions Grow in Afghanistan as Villagers Get Rid of Opium
Amputations for Over 50 British Soldiers Wounded in Afghanistan
Columbia To Aid US in Taliban Fight
8/01/09
Pentagon, Eyeing Iran, Wants to Rush Bunker Buster Program
Wave of blasts near mosques kills 29 in Iraq
US, Britain test new ways to track combat troops
Iraq in Throes of Environmental Catastrophe
In Afghanistan, US May Shift Strategy
Afghanistan faces growing addiction problem
The Taliban's Drug Dealers
Missile Defense System Passes Test

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