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