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Afghanistan's presidential campaign to begin

The posters are printed. The rallies are organized. A televised debate is planned.

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NATO leaders say Afghan troops need more training

Afghanistan's police force and army still need more training to handle the country's security on their own, making it critical for a new security agreement to be signed to allow international forces to...

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Navy plans faster cash for do-it-yourself movers

A simple change in how the Navy processes payouts to do-it-yourself movers will get cash into sailors' hands faster, the service said.

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Veteran's family questions Lodi police shooting

Sikh community members in the Central California city of Lodi are questioning why police shot and killed an Army veteran whose family and friends say suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Afghan presidential election campaign kicks off

Campaigning officially opened Sunday in Afghanistan's presidential election, with 11 candidates vying to succeed President Hamid Karzai in polls seen as a crucial test of whether Afghanistan can ensure...

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Platform, personnel cuts likely in FY '15 Air Force budget

This close to the March 4 submission of the fiscal 2015 budget request, getting specifics from service officials can be like pulling teeth.

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Air Combat Command's challenge: Buy new or modernize older aircraft

After a tense budget battle last year, the Air Force is gearing up to defend what service officials have called a series of hard choices about what to keep and what to dump.

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'Presidents Own' leader looks back on time with elite Marine band

When Col. Michael Colburn was a 12-year-old euphonium player at a summer band camp in Vermont, he was in awe of one of the instructors there, Lucas Spiros, a principal in the United States Marine Band.

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The pitfalls of power: Did Marine 2-stars abuse their authority or were they...

To hear at least one Marine describe it, Maj. Gen. Angela Salinas was obsessed with having a subordinate who was readily recognizable as her aide.

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Air Force Looking for JSTARS Recapitalization

The Air Force hopes to develop a new JSTARS surveillance aircraft based on a business jet, one which could be operational as soon as 2022.

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Sniper upgrade: Accuracy-boosting scope kit to be delivered this month

The Army is testing a fire control system that turns an average shooter into a deadly sniper in a matter of minutes.

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Marines raise money from their powerful 'brand'

Over its storied 238-year history the Marine Corps has built a powerful brand.

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SecDef Hagel calls nuclear officers in Malmstrom bunkers

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has made the rare gesture of phoning Air Force nuclear officers in their underground launch bunkers to update them on efforts to correct problems in their service.

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NSA chief nominee: Individual rights must be 'paramount'

Vice Adm. Michael Rogers, tapped on Jan. 30 to lead a National Security Agency battered and bruised over the issue of personal privacy, told sister publication Defense News in a March 2013 interview...

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Navy suicides drop from peak in '12

The Navy made great strides in driving down the number of sailor suicides last year, a success officials credit to more robust awareness programs and the fleet.

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Richardson paratrooper who died after collapsing is identified

U.S. Army Alaska has released the identity of a paratrooper who died after collapsing following a training jump.

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Testimony resumes in mom's trial in Dyess toddler's death

Testimony continues in the trial of a West Texas woman accused of her daughter's death by malnutrition and neglect.

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16 promotion points to disappear July 1

The Army has delayed a policy change that will terminate 16 promotion points for soldiers competing for sergeant stripes.

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Army program helps soldier choose life over suicide

The demons rushed in during the months after Levertis Jackson returned from Afghanistan in 2011. 'I felt like I was losing complete control of my mind and my sanity,' says the former Army specialist.

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Car bombings in Iraq kill at least 23 people

A new series of car bombings in and around Baghdad on Monday killed at least 23 people, officials said, as Iraq's Shiite-led government grapples with a stubborn Sunni extremist-led insurgency in the...

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