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• 3 U.S. troops die in Afghan fighting

  Created: Monday, 11 January 2010 07:02 Author:

  KABUL — Three U.S. service members were killed Monday in fighting in southern Afghanistan, underscoring the unrelenting violence in the Taliban heartland as the Obama administration steps up efforts to rout the insurgents.NATO said the Americans wer...

• Bill requires emergency birth control access

  Created: Monday, 11 January 2010 07:02 Author:

  Emergency contraceptives would be made available at all military hospitals and clinics under bipartisan Senate legislation sponsored by Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine.The Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act would add emergency c...

• DoD review: Hasan superiors ignored concerns

  Created: Monday, 11 January 2010 07:02 Author:

  WASHINGTON — A Defense Department review of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has found the doctors overseeing Maj. Nidal Hasan’s medical training repeatedly voiced concerns over his strident views on Islam and his inappropriate behavi...

• Hearing due today for accused SEAL

  Created: Monday, 11 January 2010 07:02 Author:

  NORFOLK, Va. — One of three Navy SEALs accused in the mistreatment of an Iraqi detainee is due in military court in Norfolk.The court-martial of Special Operator 1st Class (SEAL) Julio Huertas is scheduled for Monday morning. However, defense attorn...

• LCS2 features large hangar, bigger berths

  Created: Monday, 11 January 2010 07:02 Author:

  MOBILE, Ala. — Inside and out, the new littoral combat ship Independence is like few other warships ever put into service. The severe angles of the unpainted aluminum trimaran give way inside to a spacious interior covered by aluminum-foil-like fire...

• Navy League: Obama on path to 240-ship fleet

  Created: Monday, 11 January 2010 07:02 Author:

  The Obama administration has quietly ditched the Navy’s former goal of building a fleet of at least 300 ships and is now on course to field a fleet of only 240, the head of the Navy League has charged.In a January message to members, Navy League pre...

• Longer deployments due to ‘sub gap’

  Created: Monday, 11 January 2010 07:02 Author:

  Sailors aboard attack submarines can expect longer deployments and service-life extensions of their boats to compensate for an expected “submarine gap” in the years to come, according to Navy documents and congressional analysts.Under the curr...

• Some Afghans losing hope after 8 years of war

  Created: Monday, 11 January 2010 07:02 Author:

  KABUL — The man on the motorcycle was going the wrong way down a one-way street, gesturing indignantly for the phalanx of traffic-clogged cars in front of him to move.“Brother, why are you angry with us?” said a passenger leaning out of ...

• Layup gives Mids win in Patriot League opener

  Created: Monday, 11 January 2010 07:02 Author:

  LEWISBURG, Pa. — O.J. Avworo made a go-ahead layup with 1:02 left to lift Navy to a 69-67 win over Bucknell on Saturday night in the Patriot League opener for both teams.A turnover by Bucknell’s Darryl Shazier and Bryson Johnson’s 3-poin...

• 2 new cammies: Tell us what you think

  Created: Monday, 11 January 2010 07:02 Author:

  The chief of naval operations has approved two new camouflage uniforms to be worn by ground force sailors. The uniforms are digital and come in woodland and desert patterns, similar to the combat uniforms worn by Marines.In a NavAdmin message released Dec...