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• Air Force sidelines 17 ICBM officers

  May 8, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control — and, if necessary, launch — nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized failings, … 67

• Clear sky aids mountain hunt for fugitive ex-cop

  February 9, 2013 in Nation/World Searchers took advantage today of a break from recent stormy weather in their hunt for a former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings, patrolling a mountain resort town … 40

• US eyes drone base in Africa with al-Qaida in mind

  January 29, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Plans to base unarmed American surveillance drones in the African nation of Niger highlight the Obama administration’s growing concern about extremist influences in the volatile region. They … 26

• Officials: 31 suspended in Army day care scandal

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 31 people were suspended from two Army day care centers at Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found criminal convictions …

• Reported sex assaults spike at military academies

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Reported sexual assaults at the nation’s three military academies jumped by 23 percent overall this year, but the data signaled a continued reluctance by victims to seek … 1

• Officials: 31 people fired in Army daycare scandal

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 31 people were fired from two Army day care centers at Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found criminal convictions … 1

• Pentagon day care review expanding to schools

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expanding a Pentagon review of hiring at military day care centers to include Defense Department schools, youth centers and other facilities where …

• State Dept security chief resigns after Benghazi

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Three State Department officials resigned under pressure Wednesday, less than a day after a damning report blamed management failures for a lack of security at the U.S. … 8

• Panetta orders probe of military day care centers

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered a worldwide review of hiring practices at all U.S. military day care centers after the Army revealed that it discovered …

• Army probing day care centers worldwide

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered a worldwide review of hiring practices at all U.S. military day care centers after the Army revealed that it discovered …

• Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AP) — The U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish …

• Kerry, Hagel front-runners to lead State, Defense

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who unsuccessfully sought the presidency in 2004 and has pined for the job of top diplomat, vaulted to the head of President Barack …

• APNewsBreak: Border Patrol to stop interpreting

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents will no longer serve as interpreters when local law enforcement agencies request language help, according to a new decree issued by the Department …

• Fast and Furious gun buyer sentenced to prison

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — A man who purchased two rifles found at the scene of the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent north of the U.S.-Mexico border was sentenced Wednesday …

• Hearing for GI in WikiLeaks case enters 10th day

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Military prosecutors are trying to show that an Army private charged with sending classified information to WikiLeaks didn’t avail himself of opportunities to complain about …

• Marine brig officials grilled about GI’s jailing

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A former Marine Corps brig commander testified Thursday that a vague rule meant he could keep Pfc. Bradley Manning on suicide watch even after a …

• Pentagon begins planning for massive budget cuts

  December 5, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department has begun planning for the roughly $500 billion in personnel and program cuts over a decade that will be needed if Congress and the …

• US tells allies to make good on Afghan pledges

  December 5, 2012 in Nation/World BRUSSELS (AP) — The Obama administration pressed its European allies on Wednesday to follow through on their pledges to Afghanistan’s security after most international troops withdraw in 2014, fearful of …

• Hearing on WikiLeaks suspect’s confinement resumes

  December 5, 2012 in Nation/World FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Military prosecutors are slowly working up the chain of command of a Marine Corps brig to show the government was justified in keeping an Army …

• Border Patrol agent arrested in smuggling probe

  December 4, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been arrested after authorities say he used his patrol vehicle to smuggle drugs while on duty in southwest Arizona, according to …

• AP IMPACT: An insider attack: Trust cost 2 lives

  December 4, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a sneak attack, but not by the enemy they feared. U.S. Army Capts. Joshua Lawrence and Drew Russell were inside a small command post on …

• AP IMPACT: An insider attack: Trust cost 2 lives

  December 3, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a sneak attack, but not by the enemy they feared. U.S. Army Capts. Joshua Lawrence and Drew Russell were inside a small command post on …

• Marine pioneering effort to move women into combat

  December 1, 2012 in Nation/World SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marine 1st Lt. Brandy Soublet is about as far from the war front as possible at her desk in the California desert, but she’s on the …

• Senate gives green light to Pentagon green energy

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday gave the green light to the Pentagon’s investment in green energy. By a vote of 62-37 on Wednesday, the Senate backed an amendment … 1

• Officer: General didn’t direct Manning’s treatment

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A retired Marine Corps colonel denied Tuesday that a three-star general directed the harsh pretrial confinement of an Army private charged with passing reams of …

• Navy fires president, provost of grad school

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has fired the top two administrators of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., for mismanagement and fostering an atmosphere of defying Navy …

• Officer denies general directed GI’s treatment

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A retired Marine Corps colonel is denying that a three-star general directed the pretrial confinement of the Army private accused of giving classified documents to …

• Female military members sue to serve in combat

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Four female service members filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon’s ban on women serving in combat, hoping the move will add pressure to drop the … 1

• Troops debate risks, benefits of women in combat

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed by four service members Tuesday challenges the Pentagon’s longstanding policy barring women from serving in direct combat positions. Here are the issues: …

• AP IMPACT: Will NYC act to block future surges?

  November 25, 2012 in Nation/World Think Sandy was just a 100-year storm that devastated New York City? Imagine one just as bad, or worse, every three years. Prominent planners and builders say now is the …

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