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U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose. Sectarian bloodshed in neighboring...Tags: Barack Obama, Military Equipment, Moscow (Russia), National Government, Iran
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France gets Pentagon backing to buy U.S.-made drones - paper
ReutersPARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - France has received approval from the U.S. Pentagon to buy two Reaper drones for intelligence gathering, and now only needs backing from Congress, Le Monde newspaper said on Saturday. With its current hardware increasingly...Tags: France, Military Equipment, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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BRIEF: Military academy day set for June 8 at North Pocono High
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa.A joint military academy day will be held for students on June 8 at North Pocono High School. The event, sponsored by U.S. Reps. Matt Cartwright, D-17, and Tom Marino, R-10, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It is open to all interested students...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Congress, West Point, Politics, United States Merchant Marine Academy
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Afghans on U.S. bases losing jobs after years of devoted service
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan — Abdul Shakour was working the night shift at Bagram air base repairing American vehicles when he was called to an emergency meeting. The news was bad: Shakour and 22 other Afghan mechanics were being laid off. After seven...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, U.S. Army, Kabul (Afghanistan), Career and Workplace, Taliban
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INTERVIEW-Top U.S. admiral puts cyber security on the Navy's radar
Reuters(Repeats to additional subscribers, no changes to text) By John O'Callaghan SINGAPORE, May 13 (Reuters) - Cyber security and warfare are on par with a credible nuclear deterrent in the defence priorities of the United States, the U.S. Navy's top...Tags: China, Networking, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, Singapore
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Punkin Milller would have loved this ceremony
One of the last things Punkin Miller wanted to do as manager of the MetLife Orioles in the Blue Mountain League was get a scoreboard dedicated at his team's Curt Simmons Field at Egypt Memorial Park. On Sunday afternoon, that scoreboard was dedicated,...Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Hank Aaron, Springfield Falcons, New York Yankees
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EDITORIAL: Military's major shame
Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.Just as the U.S. military moves to embrace major changes -- allowing gays and lesbians to serve without lying about who they are, and formally allowing women in combat -- we are reminded that it has a fundamental problem. And it appears to be worse than...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Sexual Assault, Assault, Sex Crimes
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EDITORIAL: Military ambush: Soldiers should not victimize their fellow troops
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe biggest threat these days to unit cohesion in the U.S. military is the tolerance for sexual assaults in the ranks. A Pentagon report released Tuesday underscored the seriousness of the problem. Last year, the Defense Department recorded 3,374 sexual...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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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: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Defense, Military Equipment, U.S. Congress, Jihad
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer
Reuters* U.S. criticises Russian missile delivery to Assad * U.S.-Russia push for peace conference hits obstacles * Sectarian bombings in Iraq show risks of war spreading By Erika Solomon BEIRUT, May 18 (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending...Tags: Barack Obama, Peace Negotiations, Moscow (Russia), National Government, Iran
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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. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, Sexual Assault, Assault, Sex Crimes
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Business People
Tulsa WorldEngineering Terracon announced David Pounds joined as a project manager for the facilities department. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and the University of Missouri-Rolla. Financial Trust Company of Oklahoma announced Melissa Taylor...Tags: Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Marketing, Labor Legislation
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