A military appeals court has upheld a Fort Campbell soldier's conviction on two charges of rape by force and his sentence demoting him and granting a dishonorable discharge from the service.
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Military court upholds soldier's rape conviction
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USS Vella Gulf returns to Norfolk after deployment
The USS Vella Gulf has returned to its home port in Virginia following a six-month deployment.
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Former HM3 receives Silver Star for saving Marine's life
Former Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (FMF/SW) Jonathan Kong waited nearly four years for his first firefight. When it finally happened, his actions that day led to a Silver Star.
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Stockdale winners faced deployment challenges
Two of the Navy's most outstanding officers faced tough challenges and led their crews through successful deployments - keeping fighters in the air and an aging destroyer on station.
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Breedlove: Ukraine has cease-fire 'in name only'
NATO's top general said Saturday the two-week-old truce between Ukraine and pro-Russian militants fighting in the country's east is a 'cease-fire in name only,' and he said that by enabling a free flow of weapons and fighters across the border Russia has
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Turkey: 49 hostages have been freed in Iraq
Dozens of Turkish hostages seized by the Islamic State group in Iraq were freed Saturday, resolving a serious crisis which Turkish officials had long cited as a reason to avoid moving aggressively against the violent militant group.
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U.S., Canadian jets intercept 8 Russian aircraft
Two F-22 fighter jets intercepted six Russian military airplanes that neared the western coast of Alaska, military officials said Friday.
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Navy avoids lectures to fight sexual assaults
When it comes to sexual assault prevention, Navy leaders have gotten the message from their sailors: Enough with the boring PowerPoint presentations.
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Singer reflects on 'America's Got Talent' run, plans to leave service
The singing soldier from 'America's Got Talent' didn't make the show's final round, but he's not about to stop singing.
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Kurdish fighters head to Syria to fight militants
Hundreds of Kurdish fighters raced from Turkey and Iraq into neighboring Syria on Saturday to defend a Kurdish area under attack by Islamic State militants.
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Fundraiser draws $50K to support family of pilot killed in F-15 crash
When Lt. Col. Jeffry Blake got the news that it was Lt. Col. Morris 'Moose' Fontenot who died in the F-15C crash Aug.
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Soldiers create offshore reef using old armored vehicles
The South Carolina National Guard has found a good use for old M60 tanks and M113 armored personnel carriers.
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Afghan presidential candidates sign unity deal
Afghanistan's two presidential candidates signed a power-sharing deal on Sunday that makes one president and the other chief executive, ending months of political wrangling following a disputed runoff that threatened to plunge the country into turmoil and
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Wake Forest rallies to defeat Army, 24-21
John Wolford threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score midway through the fourth quarter, and Wake Forest rallied to beat Army 24-21 on Saturday.
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Mountain Home airman sentenced in toddler's death
A Mountain Home airman has been sentenced to life in prison for the March 2013 death of his 22-month-old stepson.
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Air Combat Command chief reluctantly accepts Global Hawk over U-2
While the plan to keep new, unmanned Global Hawks over the aging manned U-2 has support among top Defense Department officials, the top combat general in the Air Force says it is not the best military solution.
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Marine recruits, officer candidates to get new Rugged All Terrain boots
Changes are afoot. Starting in October, recruits and officer candidates will get the new Rugged All Terrain boot, a familiar piece of footwear that will replace the Marine Corps Combat Boot.
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POW from Korea finally receives his decorations
Nearly six years after earning a Silver Star during close combat in Germany at the close of World War II, James Hayden found himself surrounded by Chinese forces in Korea along with about 150 fellow soldiers.
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Joint Chiefs chairman: Arab nations needed in fight against Islamic State
The U.S.-led military campaign plan to retake Iraqi territory held by the Islamic State group calls for attacking the extremists from several directions simultaneously, and its success depends on getting more Arab help, the top American military officer said Sunday.
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Chinese destroyer docks in Iran, first such visit
A Chinese destroyer has docked in a southern Iranian port in the first such visit to the country by the Chinese navy, Iran's state television reported on Sunday.
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