Author: Meri-Jo Borzilleri
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Runaways
WASHINGTON – On the third anniversary of the Fort Hood rampage, 148 victims and family members sued the government Monday for compensation for the attack allegedly carried out by an Army psychiatrist who is awaiting trial. The shooting at the Army base in Texas killed 13 people and wounded more than two dozen others. The…
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Runners’ big secret: Eat whatever you want
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Sean and Sarah Halsted couldn’t imagine life without children. They met in college while on the Washington State University rowing team. After graduating, Sean Halsted followed in the tradition of his family and joined the Air Force. The sweethearts then married, looking forward to a life together of promise and children.…
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Gold is the goal as U.S. turns to ‘Iron Hammer’
NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2012 – Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., flew aboard the USS Wasp Nov. 1 to prepare to provide assistance to New Jersey, New York and Connecticut in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Within less than a day of receiving the order from…
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Persevering to the end
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2012 – Advancing U.S. European Command’s efforts to build partnerships and partner capacity across the continent, U.S. Navy divers and six bottlenose dolphins wrapped up a month-long exercise yesterday, during which they trained Montenegrin navy divers to locate and clear underwater mines and explosives dating back to World War I. Dolphin 2012…
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Tigers stick it to Union at both ends
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents will increase the number of insider attacks against coalition and Afghan forces, which have resulted in the deaths of at least 52 foreign troops so far this year, the movement’s reclusive leader said Wednesday. In an emailed statement congratulating Muslims as they prepare to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday,…
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Home sweet home
DENVER — Exasperated veterans who work part-time for the Veterans Administration while attending college say their paychecks are sometimes weeks late, leaving them in trouble with bill collectors or having to borrow money to avoid eviction. The two-week paycheck is typically about $360, and can be vital to veterans raising families and juggling expenses. “It’s…
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Winter federation leaders step down
She’s a lesbian, and almost everyone in her unit knows it. She wears her hair cropped short and has a distinctly boyish appearance. And she’s becoming manlier by the day, now that she’s started taking male hormones. Call her Keith. That’s the name this 26-year-old specialist, now deployed to Afghanistan, plans to take when she…
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Federations worried by funding plan from USOC
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2012 – International Security Assistance Force officials today expressed regret that an Oct. 14 coalition operation against suspected insurgents planting roadside bombs in the Nawa district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province may have killed three Afghan civilians. “The coalition extends its deep regret for this tragic incident,” officials said in a written statement…
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USOC says NGBs must show cause to get cash
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2012 – The Defense Manpower Data Center is making it easier for service members and their families to get and maintain identification cards. The center has launched its RAPIDS — Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System — self-service portal to allow service members and reservists with the Defense Department’s common access card, or…
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Leaders say USOC to remain in Springs
NEW YORK (AP) — A military installation in Brooklyn is welcoming families of 9/11 victims this week to watch pretrial hearings in Cuba for five men charged in the terrorist attacks. The sessions in Guantanamo Bay are closed to the public. But relatives who register can see them on closed-circuit television at Fort Hamilton, a…