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Naval Academy: Spice investigation complete

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:08
() ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Officials at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis say an investigation into the use of synthetic marijuana by students is over.
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Mattis to visit Pakistan to discuss airstrikes

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 09:49
(The Associated Press) WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. military commander will visit Pakistan this month in what could be an important step in healing the rift between the two nations, officials said Tuesday.
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New sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 09:45
(The Associated Press) WASHINGTON — Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for sanctions to work.
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Pakistani minister: Reopen border to NATO

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 08:30
(The Associated Press) ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's defense minister said Tuesday that the country should reopen its Afghan border crossings to NATO troop supplies after negotiating a better deal with the coalition.
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U.S., Japan mull sending 4,700 Marines to Guam

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 08:12
(The Associated Press) TOKYO — The United States and Japan, hoping to break a stalemate over the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, are discussing a plan to transfer nearly 5,000 troops to Guam despite their failure to replace a major Marine base on the southern Japan island.
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Rescued U.S. aid worker says she’s thankful

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 19:44
() GOODE, Va. — An American aid worker rescued by Navy SEALs in Somalia last month says she’s thankful for the support she’s received.
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Navy, Corps practice getting boots on the beach

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 18:54
(Staff writer) CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Navy hovercraft began roaring over the beach at Camp Lejeune just before dawn Monday morning. Within minutes, one of them, LCAC-68, had disgorged four U.S. Marine light recon vehicles and their crews, executed an about-face and scooted back toward the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge for more.
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DoD: Tricare beneficiaries should go to MTFs

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 17:50
(Staff writer) The Pentagon wants more Tricare beneficiaries to get their health care at military hospitals and clinics.
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Senators question Pentagon decision on F-35B

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 17:47
(The Associated Press) WASHINGTON — The leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee suggested on Monday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta rushed a decision to develop the Marine Corps version of the next-generation strike fighter jet despite new technical problems with the troubled program.
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Iraq al-Qaida claims deadly attacks on Shiites

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 16:17
(The Associated Press) BAGHDAD — An al-Qaida front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the two deadliest attacks on Shiites since the U.S. military completed its withdrawal last month, underlining an escalating sectarian security and political crisis that threatens to drive the country toward civil war.
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