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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: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Military Equipment, Russia, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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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: Washington, DC, Trials, Military Justice, Defense, Barack Obama
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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, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), The New York Times, U.S. Department of Defense, Jackie Speier
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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: Media Industry, Jay Carney, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Turkey, Denis R. McDonough
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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: Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. House of Representatives, Military Justice, Wars and Interventions, Kirsten Gillibrand
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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. Department of Defense, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Politics, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Buck McKeon
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Depot workers brace for 20% pay reduction
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo."This is going to be tough. But I have friends here with kids who are going to have an even tougher time with this furlough policy," the 28year-old Salazar said Thursday. "It makes you wish our leaders in Washington would figure out a way to pass a budget...Tags: Mark Udall, Budgets and Budgeting, Air Transportation Industry, Scott Tipton, Michael F. Bennet
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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. Department of Defense, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Politics, Buck McKeon, Military Equipment
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Warner protests proposed furloughs for base school teachers
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.U.S. Sen. Mark Warner wants the Pentagon to reconsider its decision to require Department of Defense schoolteachers to take furlough days next school year. The proposed furlough days �unpaid days off �were announced earlier this week by...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Defense, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Bomber in Afghanistan kills 15, including six Americans
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a car attacked a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans, Afghan and foreign officials said, in one of the worst attacks in the Afghan capital in months....Tags: Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts, NATO, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Fort Gordon employees bracing for furloughs
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.The uncertainty surrounding civilian furloughs in the U.S. Department of Defense lingered Wednesday as Fort Gordon employees braced for the next two weeks, when officials said they will be "served" with letters informing them of what days they must stop...Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Budget Control Act of 2011, Unemployment
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Obama to meet with U.S. military leaders about sexual assault
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other leaders of the U.S. military on Thursday to discuss their efforts to stop sexual assaults in the armed forces, a White House spokeswoman said. On...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC, Sex Crimes, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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