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General: Russian forces tied down in Ukraine — for now - News - Stripes

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Archive Photo of the Day. Veteran Home Loan Info. Sexual assault in the military. Vietnam 1965: Stumbling Into War. Casualties, POW and MIA. On the Move (PCS). General: Russian forces tied down in Ukraine for now. Published: March 17, 2015. Michael Darnell/Stars and Stripes. Fate of US training mission to Ukraine could depend on cease-fire. For the past year, Moscow has been sending forces and equipment into Ukraine to grab territory and support pro-Russia insurgents. But the commander of U.S. Ar...But H...

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WWII veterans storm DC memorial closed by government shutdown - News - Stripes

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Archive Photo of the Day. Veteran Home Loan Info. Sexual assault in the military. Vietnam 1965: Stumbling Into War. Casualties, POW and MIA. On the Move (PCS). WWII veterans storm DC memorial closed by government shutdown. Published: October 1, 2013. View Photo Gallery ». We didn’t come this far not to get in, one veteran proclaimed. Leo Shane III/Stars and Stripes. Government shutdown to impact Petersburg National Battlefield. Navy-Air Force football game may fall victim to federal shutdown. As 80-somet...

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Islamic State seen making push on Taliban in 2 Afghan provinces - Stripes

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Islamic State seen making push on Taliban in 2 Afghan provinces. By COREY DICKSTEIN STARS AND STRIPES Published: August 13, 2015. WASHINGTON The Islamic State has fledgling operations in at least two Afghan provinces where the militants have attacked the Taliban in an attempt to gain influence in that country, a U.S. Army general said Thursday. Fighting established Taliban networks is likely an attempt to gain notoriety and improve recruiting within Afghanistan, he said. Some Taliban groups have rebr...

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McCain: Arlington National Cemetery expansion threatened by bus facility - U.S. - Stripes

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McCain: Arlington National Cemetery expansion threatened by bus facility. By TRAVIS J. TRITTEN STARS AND STRIPES Published: August 14, 2015. WASHINGTON Sen. John McCain claims an expansion of Arlington National Cemetery could be scaled back because the county and state of Virginia want to build a bus facility there. The Republican senator from Arizona sent a letter this week to Army Secretary John McHugh calling the possibility shameful and urging the service to maximize the number of plots in the project.

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Where, or who, is Boko Haram’s leader? - Africa - Stripes

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Where, or who, is Boko Haram’s leader? Abubakar Shekau, leader of Nigeria's Boko Haram, speaks in a video taken from the terrorist group's website on Monday May 12, 2014. Video screen grab/Boko Haram. By Robyn Dixon Los Angeles Times (Tribune News Service) Published: August 12, 2015. But where is Shekau now? The Nigerian terrorist group has released several gory videos depicting killings in recent months but Shekau hasn’t been seen in one since March. Both groups have fought on. While analysts aren’t sur...

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NBC’s Brian Williams recants Iraq story after soldiers protest - U.S. - Stripes

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Archive Photo of the Day. Veteran Home Loan Info. Sexual assault in the military. Vietnam 1965: Stumbling Into War. Casualties, POW and MIA. On the Move (PCS). NBC’s Brian Williams recants Iraq story after soldiers protest. I spent much of the weekend thinking I'd gone crazy. I feel terrible about making this mistake'. Travis J. Tritten. Published: February 4, 2015. View Photo Gallery ». Brian Williams' apology draws mixed reviews from mission vets. To Joseph, Lance, Jonathan, Pate, Michael and all those...

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How destructive was Sherman's march? - The Rumor Doctor - Stripes

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Archive Photo of the Day. Veteran Home Loan Info. Sexual assault in the military. Vietnam 1965: Stumbling Into War. Casualties, POW and MIA. On the Move (PCS). Rumor Doctor blog archive. How destructive was Sherman's march? Published: October 7, 2011. To some, Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was one of the few Union generals who understood modern war. To others, most notably the Southerners whom he defeated, he is a war criminal. But recently, historians have followed the path of Sherman's march and found ...

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Watchdog: US-funded power plant in Afghanistan at risk of ‘catastrophic failure’ - Middle East - Stripes

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Watchdog: US-funded power plant in Afghanistan at risk of ‘catastrophic failure’. By Lindsay Wise McClatchy Washington Bureau (Tribune News Service) Published: August 13, 2015. WASHINGTON A U.S.-funded power plant in Afghanistan is in danger of catastrophic failure, according to a letter released Thursday by a government watchdog. Nicknamed The White Elephant of Kabul, Tarakhil has long been plagued by cost overruns, delays and operational problems. Contributing to the problem is the fact that Tarakhil c...

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Please don't feed the Jade Helm 15 conspiracy theorists, Gov. Abbott - Opinion - Stripes

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Archive Photo of the Day. Veteran Home Loan Info. Sexual assault in the military. Vietnam 1965: Stumbling Into War. Casualties, POW and MIA. On the Move (PCS). Please don't feed the Jade Helm 15 conspiracy theorists, Gov. Abbott. The Dallas Morning News. Published: April 29, 2015. DALLAS (Tribune News Service) We live in a world of conspiracy theories. Everyone is a victim, a target of someone else in the mind of conspiracy theorists. He gives legitimacy to the chatter in a backhanded sort of way. During...

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Soldier shot by S. Korean police during late-night car chase - Stripes

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Archive Photo of the Day. Veteran Home Loan Info. Sexual assault in the military. Vietnam 1965: Stumbling Into War. Casualties, POW and MIA. On the Move (PCS). Soldier shot by S. Korean police during late-night car chase. And Yoo Kyong Chang. Published: March 3, 2013. Ashley Rowland/Stars and Stripes. Military curfew in Korea will continue, USFK commander says. Guns banned for USFK town patrols after confrontation. More stories: Bad behavior in the Pacific. South Korean police said they received emergenc...