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  April 2, 2012, 2:38 pm

Joint Special Operations Command gets new commander

By Carlo Munoz

The Pentagon's highly-secretive cadre of elite soldiers that took out al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden just got a new second-in-command. 

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  March 30, 2012, 11:56 am

Army Reserve issues reprimand to soldier who appeared in uniform at Ron Paul rally

By Justin Sink

The U.S. Army Reserve said Friday that it had officially reprimanded Jesse Thorsen, the soldier who endorsed Ron Paul in uniform during the Texas congressman's Election Night rally in Iowa. Members of the armed forces are banned from participating in political events while in uniform.

"The investigating officer found that Spc. Thorsen was in violation of DoD Directives and Instructions when, while in military uniform but not on any duty status, he participated in a partisan political rally and made a speech advocating for a partisan political candidate while in uniform, and received a reprimand that has been placed in Spc. Thorsen’s Official Military Personnel File," the Army Reserve said in a statement.

Paul has made support from the troops a selling point of his campaign, frequently noting that he has received donations from more members of the armed services than any other presidential candidate.

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  March 28, 2012, 6:05 pm

Navy caps five-year shipbuilding plan at 300 ships

By Carlo Munoz

The Navy's new five-year shipbuilding plan has the fleet topping out at 300 warships, but that number could drop if anticipated funding levels set by Congress fall off track. 

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  March 28, 2012, 3:04 pm

Senate GOP could merge dueling resolutions on Syria

By Carlo Munoz

Dueling GOP resolutions demanding U.S. support for anti-government forces in Syria could be merged into a single piece of legislation within the coming weeks. 

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  March 27, 2012, 2:36 pm

Pentagon presses Congress for more Iron Dome systems

By Carlo Munoz

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is pushing for congressional funding to ship more Iron Dome missile defense systems to Israel. 

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  March 26, 2012, 8:45 pm

General: Threat from rogue Afghan forces is going to continue

By Carlo Munoz

So-called “green-on-blue” violence on American soldiers is simply “a characteristic of counterinsurgency [operations],” Gen. Allen said.

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  March 21, 2012, 12:43 pm

Murray presses Army on PTSD cases

By Jeremy Herb

Many PTSD diagnoses were reversed at the base where the accused killer of 16 Afghan civilians was stationed.

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  March 20, 2012, 2:34 pm

Report: Classified war game paints bleak outcome for US in Iranian conflict

By Carlo Munoz

An Israeli-led airstrike against suspected nuclear weapons sites in Iran would likely pin U.S forces into a protracted regional conflict, resulting in a raft of American casualties and the loss of millions in military hardware. 

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  March 19, 2012, 6:19 pm

Wife of Afghan suspect asks ‘I want to know how this could be’

By Jeremy Herb

“The victims and their families are all in my prayers, as is my husband who I love very much,” Karilyn Bales said.

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  March 19, 2012, 3:56 pm

GOP lawmaker pushes Pentagon to change Guard pay policy

By Jeremy Herb

Rep. John Kline's bill would undo a policy reducing the amount of paid leave for National Guard members already deployed.

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