Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

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U.S., Jordan to participate in Exercise Eager Lion 17-nation war games.

U.S. Central Command Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Grippe returns from a static line jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 during exercise Eager Lion 2011. Eager Lion 2011 is a major bilateral strategic theater cooperation exercise between Jordan and the U.S. focusing on irregular warfare, special operations and counterinsurgency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication [...]

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

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U.S.’s Fisher House offers gift to U.K.’s wounded troops: $2 million toward ’sanctuary’.

British navy Capt. Stuart Borland interacts with Afghan children playing on a T-55 tank at a bazaar outside Forward Operating Base Caferetta in Now Zad, Afghanistan, June 7, 2011. Borland is the deputy chief of Regional Command Southwest. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans/Released)
Fisher House, the Maryland-based charity which provides overnight accommodation [...]

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

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Office Of Naval Research moves one step closer to using lasers for maritime vessel self defense (video).

Marking a milestone for the Navy, the Office of Naval Research and its industry partner on April 6 successfully tested a solid-state, High-Energy Laser (HEL) from a surface ship, which disabled a small target vessel.
The Navy and Northrop Grumman completed at-sea testing of the Maritime Laser Demonstrator (MLD), which validated the potential to provide advanced [...]

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

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Last Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle to exit Iraq reaches Fort Hood.

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The final military vehicle to leave Iraq has reached Texas and will be displayed at Fort Hood.
Crews at the Port of Beaumont on Monday unloaded the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, known as MRAP, from a cargo ship.
A note written in chalk on the heavily-outfitted truck included an Army star and the words “Last [...]

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

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A High-Tech Hand for Kyle: Iraq vet’s prosthesis is useless — latest tech visted (video).

After being wounded in Iraq and losing his hand, Kyle found his prosthesis useless. ABC News Chief Health and Medical Editor Dr. Richard Besser takes Kyle to Hanger Clinic in New York, to look at the latest in prosthetic technology, to see if Kyle may change his mind.
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Monday, May 7th, 2012

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Army: no bullet wound found in soldier Skype death.

Army investigators said Monday they found no bullet wound nor evidence of foul play in the death of a soldier in Afghanistan who died during a Skype video chat with his wife.
Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark collapsed while speaking to his wife on May 1 from his base in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, southwest of Kabul. His [...]

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Monday, May 7th, 2012

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The Australian Army’s new Shadow 200 Tactical Unamnned Aerial System commences operations (video).

The Shadow 200 replaces the ScanEagle which has been in operation since mid-2007. Chief of Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Ash Power said the ScanEagle had made significant contributions to force protecton and situational awareness, operating an average of 22 hours per day for the last four years and 10 months.
The ScanEagle flew approximately 32,000 hours [...]

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Monday, May 7th, 2012

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Explosion hits U.S. military vehicle outside base in, killing three, wounding others.

U.S. Army Sgt. Tyson Husk, a scout with White Platoon, Bulldog Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, provides security as other scouts move across a field in Bala Murghab, Badghis province, Afghanistan, April 20, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace/Released)
In eastern Afghanistan, attackers killed three U.S. soldiers Monday, a Western official [...]

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Friday, May 4th, 2012

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Pinned down by heavy PKM fire, U.S. Forces return fire with an M72 rocket and small arms (video).

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Friday, May 4th, 2012

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Prepping for Olympics, HMS Ocean amphibious assault ship squeezes through Thames Barrier (video).

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HMS Ocean, on deployment in the Thames as part of the Olympic security preparations, had a close encounter with the Thames Barrier as it made its way up the river.
The ship, which was being led by tug boats, squeezed through the central gate supports.
An MoD spokesman described the manoeuvre as ‘near perfect’ and said [...]

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