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Fallen soldiers honored at Fort Hood

Families and friends at Fort Hood took time Friday morning to remember 69 soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq.

WWII mass grave could inlcude US pilots

At least two mass graves containing dozens of people killed by the Nazis have been found on property used by the Austrian army, government officials said

Unemployment high among young war vets

The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat

Marjah push teaches lessons for future

After a day spent pinned down in gunbattles or caught in a maze of roadside bombs, with little hope of air support and an erratic Afghan army to coax along,

Pentagon: F-35 fighter jet cost doubles

The Pentagon said Thursday the cost to build its next-generation fighter jet has doubled to as much as $113 million per plane since 2001.

Pentagon resumes MyCAA program

The Department of Defense announced Thursday it will resume the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account - also known as MyCAA - program Saturday for those

CG icebreaker to be reactivated by 2013

After a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new

2 fighter pilots rescued off SC coast

A Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot and his weapons officer tried to make it back home after both engines on their warplane failed and a fire broke out, but they were

Female WWII aviators honored with medal

A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday.  Known as Women Airforce Service

House rejects Afgh. troop withdrawal

The House on Wednesday soundly rejected an effort by anti-war lawmakers to force a withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year.

Memorial service for female WWII pilots

Under clear blue skies, beneath the spires of the U.S. Air Force Memorial, military aviators gathered Tuesday to pay homage to the achievements of the first

Gates: Some troops may leave Afgh early

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country

Taliban claims attack on base, 2 dead

The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members.

Gates walks former Afghan war zone town

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, aiming to show progress in the expanded war against insurgents in south Afghanistan, took a brief, heavily guarded walk Tuesday

Gates praises troops in southern Afgh.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Taliban in

Officer: Gunman expression gave warning

There were no obvious signs of trouble when gunman John Patrick Bedell approached a Pentagon security checkpoint Thursday night. But Pentagon police officer

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