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Gallup: 65 Percent Of Americans Support Drone Strikes On Suspected Terrorists

A new Gallup Politics poll indicates that approximately 65 percent of Americans are in favor of government use of drones in attacks on suspected terrorists in other countries.

2013/03/26

North Korea Military At Highest Level Of Alert

North Korea’s military warned Tuesday that its artillery and rocket forces are at their highest-level combat posture in the latest in a string of bellicose threats aimed at South Korea and the United States.

2013/03/26

File photo of a Naval officer and his partner exchanging marriage vows. Same-sex military couples are joining with those calling for an end to the Defense of Marriage Act. (Photo by Robert MacPherson/AFP/Getty Images)

Military’s Same-Sex Couples Seek Overturn Of DOMA

As the Supreme Court prepares to review the Defense of Marriage Act, gay marriage advocates are focusing attention on the way they say the law dishonors gay members of the military and their spouses.

2013/03/25

This image reviewed by the US military shows the guard tower at the front gate of "Camp Five" and "Camp Six" detention facility of the Joint Detention Group at the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Jan. 19, 2012. (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Guard Shoots Gitmo Detainee With ‘Rubber Bullet’ To Quell Disturbance

The Pentagon admits that a Guantanamo Bay detainee was struck by a “rubber bullet” in an effort to quell a disturbance at the prison.

2013/03/08

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Obama Sequester Warning: Carriers Will Sit Idle When They Should Deploy to Persian Gulf

President Barack Obama is arguing that looming government-wide spending cuts could idle military resources like naval aircraft carriers, while Republicans are criticizing the president for taking his arguments outside Washington instead of staying to work out a plan before Friday’s deadline.

2013/02/26

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Rear Admiral: Navy SEAL Who Killed Bin Laden Knew He Would Lose Benefits

The commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command says the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden knew he would be losing his benefits by retiring early.

2013/02/15

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Study: 22 Military Veterans Commit Suicide Every Day

The results of a new study indicate that suicide rates among veterans in the United States are increasing.

2013/02/01

Defense Secretary To Lift Ban on Women in Combat

On Thursday, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to announce his decision to end the ban that prevents women from serving in military combat roles.

2013/01/23

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Digital Age Prompting Closure Of Base Theaters

Stacey Darling loves watching family movies at the Ellsworth Air Force Base theater in South Dakota because it’s so much more affordable than taking her three children to the multiplex in nearby Rapid City.

2013/01/20