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 Colbert Bringing 
 Show to Baghdad 

He's broadcasting four shows

Jun 5, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Colbert is taking his show on the road—to Iraq. Next week, the Colbert Report will broadcast from Baghdad, where the host says he'll be "Bob Hoping" it, the AP reports. The four shows will be taped in front of 450 troops, and Colbert is taking it seriously.... More »

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Iraq • entertainment • military • US troops • Comedy Central • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Iraq war

Little Left for Fiancée of
Fallen Soldier

Unmarried loved ones have no standing, get nothing from Army

May 25, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - To the US Army bureaucracy, love means little without a marriage certificate—so the fiancée of a man killed in Iraq was left with nothing other than what his family was willing to part with. Now, the Washington Post reports, Kyle Harper, 27, is trying to forge a path... More »

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Iraq • military • marriage • US military • bureaucracy • US Army • soldier • engagement • engagement ring • Iraq war • fiancee • Michael Hullender • Kyle Harper

OPINION

 Remember the 
 Meaning of 
 Memorial Day 

Time to honor the 1.3 million fallen US troops

May 25, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - On a day of barbecues and baseball, “let's not forget the point of Memorial Day,” write William J. Bennett and John Cribb: to salute the sacrifices of the 1.3 million troops who have died for our country. “Through their sacrifice, the United States has liberated more... More »

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military • US military • Memorial Day

 Woman Won 'Male Rights' 
 Fighting in Civil War 

Soldier remained in her disguise for better jobs, voting rights

May 24, 09 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A veteran of 40 Civil War skirmishes and battles kept one secret under wraps: her breasts. Union Army soldier Albert Cashier was really Jennie Hodgers, one of hundreds of women who fought in the war. "The country needed men, and I wanted excitement," Hodgers said. She also benefited... More »

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military • Civil War • 19th century • American history • Union soldier • Albert Cashier • women in the military

OPINION

The Death
of the 'Old
Army Buddy'

Draft's end means a generation sans sense of service, camaraderie

May 24, 09 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - On Memorial Day, former soldiers of all ages will be touching base with their brothers in arms, but as Michael Auslin writes in the Washington Post, real Old Army Buddies are on the verge of extinction. The men who willingly served during the drafts of the '50s and '60s came... More »

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military • US military • draft • US Army • soldier • Memorial Day • friendship

(Newser) - A US soldier who took up the fight against the Taliban sans pants and clad in “I Love NY” pink boxers got a vote of his support from the nation’s defense chief last night, reports Reuters. “Any soldier who goes into battle against the Taliban in pink... More »

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Afghanistan • military • Taliban • Robert Gates • soldier • boxers • Zachary Boyd

 iPods Give War a Soundtrack 

Our playlists are for running; soldiers' are for shooting—or relaxing

May 19, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thanks to iPods, the Iraq war has a soundtrack—and it’s different for each soldier, writes Jonathan Pieslak in his new book, Sound Targets. “People can put nanos in their flak jackets and they are ready to go,” Pieslak tells the New York Post, and CDs are... More »

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Iraq • music • military • iPod • war • Jay-ZTV

Accidents, Illness Kill
Most Troops in Iraq

"Nonhostile" incidents pose greatest threat in recent months

May 3, 09 5:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Troops serving in Iraq in the past eight months were most likely to die from "nonhostile" causes such as illness or accidents, according to new statistics. The period marks the first time insurgents have not been responsible for the majority of troops deaths, reports the Boston Globe. While... More »

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military • US troops • Department of Defense • accidental death • casualties • Iraq war

Maersk Captain Calls for Military to Protect Shipping

Freed pirate hostage calls for tougher ships, better armed crews

May 1, 09 2:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Military guards or military detachments on board ships are the best way to keep American shipping safe from piracy, Capt. Richard Phillips told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday. Phillips, freed by the US Navy after being held hostage by pirates last month, said better-armed crews and tougher vessels would... More »

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military • piracy • shipping • pirates • Maersk Alabama • Richard Phillips

Pentagon Will Fill Civilian Jobs in Afghanistan

Reservists to fill up to 300 positions intended for nonmilitary experts

Apr 23, 09 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is being forced to fill hundreds of new positions designed for civilian experts in Afghanistan with military personnel, mostly reservists, reports the New York Times. The shortfall results from insufficient funds to hire and train nonmilitary people for work in combat zones, and the fact that agencies... More »

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Afghanistan • military • Pentagon • Robert Gates • US military • Department of Defense • civilians • Afghanistan war

New Sniper Rifles Boost Range, Accuracy

Pirate standoff calls attention to classified Pentagon project

Apr 16, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The M107 sniper rifle is enjoying its pirate-fueled moment in the sun, but don't get used to it: Firearms being developed in a super-secret Pentagon program will extend snipers' range from 800 or so meters to more than 2,000 without losing accuracy, Time reports. What's more, bullets created... More »

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military • Pentagon • US Army • pirates • US Navy • weapons • sniper • defense contractors • sharpshooter

analysis

 Obama Plays Cool Hand, 
 Wins in Pirate Crisis 

This will boost faith in his military prowess

Apr 13, 09 2:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The daring US Navy rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips from Somali pirates yesterday earned President Obama a key credit: He didn't screw it up, Michael Shear writes in the Washington Post. Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter both suffered for their early missteps abroad, in Haiti and Iran, respectively.... More »

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military • presidency • pirates • hostage • President Obama

 Pirate Hostage Dies 
 as French Rescue 4 

Operation successfully rescues four others

Apr 10, 09 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - French forces rescued four hostages from a yacht held by pirates off the coast of Somalia, but one hostage was killed during today's operation, the BBC reports. Two couples and a child were on a yacht captured by pirates last week in the Gulf of Aden. The child was among... More »

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Somalia • military • France • piracy • pirates • Gulf of Aden




 Dogs of War 
 Deploy Again 
 and Again 


GI Fido is seeing more time on the front lines in Iraq, Afghanistan

Mar 29, 09 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's not just US troops making return tours of duty overseas: military canines are also seeing extra time at the front. The specialty bomb sniffers have seen their ranks swell since 2001, and with $15,000 price tags for their training and upkeep, are considered valuable assets, writes the Washington ... More »

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military • dog • Iraq war

Fox Host Apologizes for Taunting Canadian Forces

Canadians outraged at slight

Mar 24, 09 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The host of Fox’s Red Eye apologized yesterday for a segment mocking the Canadian military, CBC reports. On March 17, Greg Gutfeld derided a general’s comment that troops need down time after Afghanistan combat, saying the military wants to “do some yoga, paint landscapes, run on the... More »

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Afghanistan • television • military • Canada • Fox News • apology • Greg Gutfeld

Michelle Says Nation Owes Military Families More

First Lady to pay special attention to hurting relatives of soldiers

Mar 13, 09 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama usually keeps it pretty cool. But in her first TV interview since moving into the White House, she showed particular emotion talking about the precarious state of military families. “It hurts, it hurts,” she told Robin Roberts of ABC. “These are people who are willing... More »

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military • Michelle Obama • military families • Fort Bragg

United Technologies
Will Slash 11,600 Jobs

Tough commercial aerospace market drives cuts

Mar 10, 09 8:28 AM CDT
(AP) - United Technologies Corp, which owns Sikorsky Aircraft and Pratt & Whitney, maker of jet engines, will cut 11,600 jobs and has lowered its 2009 forecast in a crumbling commercial aerospace market. The moves, part of an expanded $750 million restructuring program, are fueled by a decline in anticipated revenue,... More »

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military • layoffs • aircraft • United Technologies • revenue • job cuts • Pratt & Whitney • engine

Dad Says Military Masked Rape-Murder as Suicide

Questions raised about dead soldiers who may have been sexually abused

Mar 8, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A California father is accusing the US military of covering up the rape and murder of his soldier daughter who authorities say committed suicide, reports the Los Angeles Times. Army Pfc. LaVena Johnson, found dead of a rifle blast in her mouth in an Iraq contractor's tent without a suicide... More »

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military • women • murder • rape • US troops • female troops • Bill Maher Grid

 Biden Vows 
 'New Tone' in 
 Foreign Policy 

In Germany, VP cites 'new tone in Washington'

Feb 7, 09 8:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden offered an outline of "a new tone" in US foreign policy today, one that puts a priority on diplomacy over military force, Reuters reports. The US also will call on allies for help in handling world threats. “We will engage. We will listen. We will consult.... More »

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Joe Biden • military • diplomacy • Germany • Europe • allies • foreign policy • George W. Bush • Obama administration

 Obama Will End 
 'Don't Ask, 
 Don't Tell' 

Former supporters turned against Clinton-era policy

Jan 14, 09 7:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The end is near for “don’t ask, don’t tell,” reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Rolling back the 1993 policy keeping gay, lesbian, and bisexual members of the military from serving openly was one of Barack Obama's campaign pledges, but some feared he was backing off. But... More »

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gay rights • military • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • US military • gays in the military • homosexual rights • President Obama

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