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U.S. Army activates Amherst graduate
The Amherst New Era Progress - Wed Dec 9, 7:55 am ETArmy National Guard 1st Lt. Jason E. Meador, of Madison Heights, has been mobilized and activated for deployment overseas to a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Army: ROTC cadet death was suicide
WIVB Buffalo - 32 minutes agoThe Army says the death of an ROTC cadet in a night training exercise at Fort Lewis last summer was a suicide.
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IMAGES: Pa. National Guard Members Return
WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley - 31 minutes agoIt was a happy and emotional homecoming for more than 300 Pennsylvania National Guard members based at Fort Indiantown Gap.
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ROTC cadet's death was suicide, Army says
The Buffalo News - Wed Dec 9, 7:08 am ETThe Army says the death last summer of an ROTC cadet from Gowanda during a night training exercise at Fort Lewis, Wash., was a suicide.
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Riverbed to Showcase IT Infrastructure Performance Solutions at National Guard Bureau Joint Information Technology ...
Marketwire - 2 hours 53 minutes agoSAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - December 9, 2009) - Riverbed Technology ( NASDAQ : RVBD ), the IT infrastructure performance company for networks, applications and storage, today announced its participation at the National Guard Bureau Joint Information Technology Conference (NGBC) taking place December 7-10 at the Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, FL. The purpose of NGBC is to bring ...
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Gates warned over Afghan army problems
AFP via Yahoo! News - 52 minutes agoNATO commanders on Wednesday warned US Defence Secretary Robert Gates of the challenges involved in recruiting Afghan soldiers and police, which the US military hopes will number 287,000 by July 2011.
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Violence, turmoil in Afghanistan to rise: Petraeus
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 7 minutes agoViolence in Afghanistan may climb in the short-term, along with internal government turmoil, U.S. General David Petraeus told Congress on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to reserve judgment on the new war strategy for a full year.
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US Army spent $32.8 million on America's Army over 10 years
Big Download Blog - 1 minute agoFiled under: Biz , FPS , Multiplayer The US Army has spent a total of $32.8 million of its budget over the last 10 years in funding for the America's Army game, according to a new article at GameSpot. The info was revealed to the site via a Freedom of Information Act request. Funding for the free multiplayer shooter game, which also serves as a recruitment tool, began in 2000. The first PC ...
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Pentagon chief says Afghan success 'within reach'
AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 9 minutes agoUS Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday toured the nerve centre of NATO command in Afghanistan, telling officers an imminent troop surge would turn around the eight-year war against the Taliban.
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American Legion unveils renovations
Eastern Arizona Courier - 20 minutes agoThis Veterans Day, the members of American Legion Swift Murphy Post #32 celebrated the renovations to the building that houses the post.
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Reminder: American Legion Blood Drive
Monmouth Daily Review Atlas - 37 minutes agoMONMOUTH — There will be a Blood Drive at the Monmouth American Legion, 1110 North 11th St., Wednesday, Dec. 9 from 12-5 p.m. Participants are reminder to bring either a Red Cross donor card or a photo ID.
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DE Air National Guard Airmen Coming Home
WBOC Salisbury - 1 hour 56 minutes agoNEW CASTLE, Del - Dozens of airmen with the Delaware Air National Guard will be home in time for the holidays.
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American Legion Auxiliary sponsoring Senior Angel Tree
Fernley Leader - 2 hours 16 minutes agoFERNLEY--The American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 37, is sponsoring its first-ever Christmas Angel tree for senior citizens. The tree will be located at the Fernley Senior Center and includes ornaments which denote a gift item for a local senior citizen.
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Injured troops find therapy on horseback
The Washington Times - Wed Dec 9, 6:18 am ETU.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Blair sits tall in a saddle that has been used by soldiers since before World War I. Today he is riding Bud, a jet-black horse whose usual job is leading caissons through the somber funeral ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery With his crew cut and his Marine Corps windbreaker, Sgt. Blair, 34, looks every bit the part of a soldier as he rides down the path at ...
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RELM Wireless Receives Order from U.S. Department of Defense for Rapid Deployment Portable Repeaters
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 8:30 am ETRELM Wireless Corporation today announced that it has received an order from the Department of Defense valued at approximately $750,000 for the Company's Rapid Deployment Portable Repeater .
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Gates tells troops in Afghanistan success in reach
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 1:39 am ETUS Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday toured the nerve centre of NATO command in Afghanistan, telling soldiers that success was in reach, despite the worsening eight-year war with the Taliban.
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Death of Army ROTC cadet from Gowanda ruled a suicide
The Buffalo News - Tue Dec 8, 5:32 pm ETThe Army said today the death last summer of an ROTC cadet from Gowanda during a night training exercise at Fort Lewis, Wash., was a suicide.
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Petraeus warns new surge progress will be slow
AP via Yahoo! News - 4 minutes agoProgress against the insurgency in Afghanistan probably will be slower than during the buildup of U.S. forces in Iraq two years ago, and the war will be "harder before it gets easier," a top U.S. general said Wednesday.
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Recognition Woes Hinder G.O.P. Legislator’s Run
New York Times - 9 minutes agoScott P. Brown faces an uphill race in his Republican bid for Edward M. Kennedy’s Senate seat .
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Heavy snowfall, wind pounding Midwest, New England
AP via Yahoo! News - 12 minutes agoA fierce storm left dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds in its wake as it slogged eastward Wednesday, snarling traffic and closing hundreds of schools from the Upper Midwest through New England.
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Training Iraqi Soldiers On The Iraq-Iran Border
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Marines 'inspired, informed' by Mullen's speech
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U.S.'s Gates reassures Afghanistan
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Raw Video: Gates arrives in Afghanistan
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Mullen: 18-24 months to turn Afghanistan war around
AP - Mon Dec 7, 2:53 pm ET
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Volksmarch column for the December 10 edition
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Lawmakers slam office overseeing Afghan rebuilding
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Iraqi PM asks for patience after Baghdad bombings
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New DODDS-Pacific director willing to listen
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8th Army STD screening funds running out
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