Artifacts stolen by US Army pilot return to Egypt
AP - Wed Dec 3, 3:58 pm ESTDozens of ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army officer were returned Wednesday to the Egyptian government.
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Kansas National Guard to inactivate unit
The Topeka Capital-Journal - Wed Dec 3, 4:50 pm ESTA historic Kansas National Guard battalion will be inactivated and another will be reorganized Saturday during a ceremony in Manhattan.
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Bosque Farms honored for its support of employees in National Guard and Reserve
Valencia County News-Bulletin - Wed Dec 3, 12:53 pm ESTBosque Farms The Village of Bosque Farms was presented with a statement of support from the Department of Defense's Employer Support of National Guard and Reserve for their ongoing efforts in the cause.
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Minn. Air National Guard Return From Afghanistan
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul - Wed Dec 3, 10:12 pm ESTThey missed Thanksgiving, but they'll be home for Christmas. Wednesday, about 30 members of the Minnesota Air National Guard made the long trip home from Afghanistan.
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Egypt Regains Old Treasures
New York Times - 53 minutes agoFederal immigration officials returned more than 80 ancient artifacts to the Egyptian government on Wednesday, pieces that had been stolen from a museum near Cairo in 2002 by a United States Army helicopter pilot and later sold to an antiquities dealer. The antiquities, right, seized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an investigation in 2006, were among 370, dating to 3000 B.C. or ...
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Local American Legion helps soldiers, military families with Stafford ties
Journal Inquirer - 21 minutes agoSTAFFORD — The American Legion is making efforts to brighten the holiday season and overall year for local soldiers. The American Legion’s Junior Activities Unit is currently collecting manufacturer’s coupons and used cellular phones to help the soldiers.
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New Pentagon Policy Says ‘Irregular Warfare' Will Get Same Attention as Traditional Combat
Washington Post - 1 hour, 49 minutes agoThe Pentagon this week approved a major policy directive that elevates the military's mission of "irregular warfare" -- the increasingly prevalent campaigns to battle insurgents and terrorists, often with foreign partners and sometimes clandestinely -- to an equal footing with traditional combat.
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Federal officials return dozens of artifacts stolen by US Army pilot from museum in Egypt
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Wed Dec 3, 4:09 pm ESTNEW YORK - Dozens of ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army officer were returned Wednesday to the Egyptian government. Officials said the items, such as small urns, came from the Ma'adi archaeological site outside Cairo and date to 3600 B.C. or earlier.
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Chertoff Cites Mumbai Attacks in Calling for Tighter U.S. Security
Washington Post - 2 hours, 19 minutes agoThe Nov. 26 terrorist attacks on Mumbai underscore the need for U.S. authorities to counter the security threat posed by small boats, strengthen the U.S. Coast Guard and keep the Federal Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Michael Chertoff said yesterday.
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Names of the Dead
New York Times - 2 hours, 51 minutes agoThe Department of Defense has identified 621 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the death of the following American on Wednesday:.
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Local briefs for 12/4: American Legion post hosts dinner, breakfast
New Jersey Herald - 2 hours, 8 minutes agoANDOVER TWP. -- The Lt. Charles A. Meyer American Legion Post 86 hosts an all-you-can-eat dinner Friday and the first Friday of each month at the post home at 20 Yates Ave.
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LockMart And ITT Team For US Navy Electronic Warfare Competition
Space War - 2 hours, 36 minutes agoSyracuse NY (SPX) Dec 04, 2008 - Lockheed Martin has teamed with ITT to compete for the U.S. Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 2 Upgrade (SEWIP BLK 2). This program will lay the groundwork for the upcoming competition for the Navy's next-generation electronic warfare system.
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Berkeley blogger sues U.S. Department of Defense after embed is canceled
Contra Costa Times - 35 minutes agon 66-year-old is suing for cost of plane ticket, mocha lattes after Iraq embed canceled
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Guardsmen sue KBR over chemical exposure
CNN - Wed Dec 3, 9:26 pm ESTAttorneys for 16 Indiana National Guard soldiers on Wednesday sued the largest U.S. contractor in Iraq, alleging the company knowingly exposed the soldiers to a cancer-causing toxic chemical.
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More than 100 Air National Guard members from Scott ship out for Iraq
Belleville News-Democrat - Wed Dec 3, 5:46 pm ESTMore than 100 members of the Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base were deployed to Iraq last week.
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National Guard Says Goodbye, Heads To Kosovo
WBAL-TV Baltimore - Wed Dec 3, 5:19 pm ESTMembers of the Maryland Army National Guard left Aberdeen Tuesday morning to train in Indiana before they head off to Kosovo for a 10-month tour of duty.
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Stolen antiquities returned from NY to Egypt
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 8:02 pm ESTDozens of ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot were returned to the Egyptian government on Wednesday during a ceremony in Manhattan.
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Textron gets DoD contract
BizJournals - Wed Dec 3, 12:22 pm ESTTextron Defense Systems received a $21 million funding agreement to develop a laser weapons module for the Department of Defense. (TXT)
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Reluctant defense secretary 'impressed' with Obama
CNN - Wed Dec 3, 8:29 am ESTPresident-elect Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates may have policy differences, but Gates said Tuesday he was "impressed" by statements Obama has already made on issues such as the Iraq War.
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Campbellsville Apparel awarded DoD contract
BizJournals - Wed Dec 3, 9:42 am ESTCampbellsville Apparel Co. LLC has been awarded a $5.7 million contract by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency to provide men’s navy blue undershirts to the U.S. Navy.
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U.S. Army Awards ICx Technologies $9.4 Million Contract as Lead Technology Integrator for the Joint Force Protection ...
Centre Daily Times - Wed Dec 3, 1:02 pm ESTICx Technologies (NASDAQ:ICXT), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, has been awarded a three-year, $9.4 million base contract by the U.S. Army RDECOM Contracting Center.
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