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Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines. Under details of the plans obtained by The...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Chuck Hagel
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Allen West's disappointing debut
He belittled the sexual assaults facing women in the military and cast doubts on their battlefield contributions. And in so doing, former Florida Congressman Allen West made the inglorious transition from public servant to a talking head willing to say...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Cambodia, Entertainment, Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Defense
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Pentagon unveils plans for moving women into combat roles
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. military official declared "the days of Rambo are over" as the Pentagon unveiled its plans on Tuesday for integrating women into combat infantry positions following 12 years of war in which they fought and died in Iraq...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Afghanistan, U.S. Military, Leon Panetta
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LETTER: Soldiers Need Better Protection
In reading about sexual assaults in the military, I was appalled by the responses of our military leaders, and one senator in particular, to this rampant problem [June 5, news, "Pentagon Blasted On Sex Assaults"]. Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss of...Tags: Assault, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense
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Brass seeks to temper military justice overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) — American military commanders wield substantial power to discipline the troops they lead. But an epidemic of sexual assaults roiling the armed forces has Congress about to rein in that authority. The only question is by how much?...
Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Crime, Law and Justice, Carl Levin, Crimes, U.S. Military
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Defense chief Chuck Hagel seeks to reassure Asia allies
SINGAPORE — Chuck Hagel emerged from combat in the Vietnam War with two Purple Hearts and "a sense of how important it would be for America to engage wisely in Asia," as he put it to top defense officials gathered here. Now, more than a year after...Tags: North Korea, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Beijing (China), Budget Control Act of 2011
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Military is on the spot over sexual assaults
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both major parties rebuked the Pentagon on Tuesday for failing to curtail sexual assaults in the military, arguing that the inability of commanders to solve the problem may mean they need to be stripped of the power to...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Chuck Hagel, Courts-Martial, Lawyers
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On Memorial Day, Obama urges U.S. to remember troops' sacrifice
President Obama hailed the nation's fallen service members in a Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, in which he noted that the war in Afghanistan was winding down but not over. "Fewer Americans are making the ultimate...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, Holidays, Afghanistan, Chuck Hagel
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U.S. lawmakers intensify push on military sexual assault problem
ReutersBy Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers introduced fresh legislation on Thursday seeking to address the problem of sexual assault in the military and summoned the nation's top commanders to testify about the crisis, which has...Tags: U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces
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U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in...
Tags: Suez Canal, Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, White House, United Nations
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Factbox: Benghazi attacks and U.S. politics
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats are waging a political battle over attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi in September that killed Washington's ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. Republicans say the attacks...Tags: U.S. Senate, Military Equipment, Email, Republican Party, Benghazi
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Envoy describes night of Benghazi attack
WASHINGTON — Minutes after Greg Hicks learned that the perimeter of the U.S. mission in Benghazi had been breached by men with guns, he punched a cellphone number to reach Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, his immediate boss, who was at the scene....
Tags: Susan Rice, Police Investigations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Politics
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