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Army study gives women taste of combat tasks

Standing just over 5 feet, Army Spc. Karen Arvizu is barely a foot taller than the anti-tank missile she carries in both arms and loads into an armored vehicle. She stands on her tip-toes to wrestle...

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DoD, VA issue new concussion care guide

The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have published new guidelines on post-concussion care - a detailed, step-by-step road map for returning to duty that embraces rest and nixes activities such...

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Ingalls protesting Coast Guard cutter contract

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is protesting the Coast Guard's Feb. 11 award of design contracts for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program, reportedly citing questions about the grading criteria.

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Verdicts released for January courts-martial

Continuing a policy that began in mid-2013, the Navy published the results of special and general courts-martial tried in January of this year - 21 verdicts in all.

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Top VA health official denies dumping patient records

The Veterans Affairs Department's top health official dismissed a report this week that VA health care system employees dumped thousands of medical appointment records in an effort to cover up overdue...

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McCain's 'hold' on DoD nominees isn't binding, experts say

U.S. Sen. John McCain says he wants to block two nominees for high-level Pentagon jobs - but the Senate's 'maverick' is about to find out a hold isn't what it used to be.

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Secretary expects personnel cuts to be less severe than previously estimated

The Defense Department's 2015 budget request, to be unveiled next week, will propose cutting fewer than the previously estimated 25,000 airmen over five years, and the majority of those cuts will come...

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Sex assault victims recount military system's failures

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., used the bully pulpit of her Senate Armed Services personnel panel chair on Feb.

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Paratroopers jump into Arctic for extreme exercise

About 40 paratroopers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division jumped into Deadhorse, Alaska, on Tuesday for the unit's first airborne operation north of the Arctic Circle.

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Army disqualifies 588 soldiers after sexual assault review

The Army has disqualified 588 soldiers as sexual assault counselors, recruiters and drill sergeants for infractions ranging from sexual assault to child abuse to drunken driving.

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End draws near for U.S. military hub in Kyrgyzstan

The U.S. military has ended its air refueling mission in Kyrgyzstan, the latest sign that time is growing short for the Transit Center at Manas, which has been a major hub for U.S. troops heading to...

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DoD official to coordinate efforts to free POW

The Pentagon has named acting Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michael Lumpkin as the point person for efforts to bring home prisoner of war Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, according to a congressional...

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Top enlisted members: Don't mess with commissaries

The Marine Corps' senior enlisted adviser told lawmakers Wednesday that he believes focusing on the commissary benefit as a potential source of defense budget savings is a mistake.

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Dempsey worries about effects of withdrawal talk

Depicting a grim future for Afghanistan without U.S. help, the top U.S.

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Marine Corps commandant: 'Never any intention to ban' independent newspaper

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Jim Amos issued a statement Wednesday saying 'there was never any intention to ban' the independent newspaper Marine Corps Times from base exchange stores.

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Prosecutor's departure fuels debate over command influence in sexual assault...

The stunning resignation of the military lawyer who was prosecuting an Army general on a charge of forcible sodomy is raising new questions about how commanders are handling sexual assault cases.

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James: USAF expects long-range bomber RFP in fall

The Air Force intends to issue a request for proposal (RFP) on its new long-range strike bomber this fall, according to the service's top civilian official.

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Chief: Getting personal on EPRs will help airmen

Discussions about personal finances and relationships with supervisors - one of the steps coming to the new Enlisted Performance Report system - raise privacy concerns for some airmen.

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Ariz. Air Guard members to pay back money in fraud case

A prosecutor said Wednesday that numerous former and current members of the Arizona Air National Guard will likely pay back thousands of dollars and avoid trial over a scam to obtain expense pay.

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Iran sanctions dispute hurts vets bill prospects

The prospects for an election-year Senate bill aimed at beefing up benefits for America's veterans are caught in the dispute over whether to impose sanctions on Iran.

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