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MILITARY: U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan decline in 2011
U.S. military deaths in the Afghanistan War declined in 2011, the first drop in four years, amid a string of successes against the Taliban.
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ON DEADLINE: Pentagon probes use of 'synthetic' pot by troops
The Pentagon is investigating troops suspected of using an herbal mix that mimics a marijuana high but is hard to detect.
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MILITARY: Search continues for U.S. soldier missing since '06 in Iraq
The nearly nine-year war in Iraq is over, and the troops are all accounted for and coming home. Except one.
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MILITARY: At West Point, a quiet place to honor warriors
Section 36 of West Point's cemetery offers a glimpse of former cadets who lost their lives in the Iraq War.
- MORE: U.S. casualties in Iraq, Afghanistan
- PHOTOS: Fallen warriors honored at West Point
- INTERACTIVE: Key moments in the Iraq conflict
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ON DEADLINE: Navy preparing to launch kamikaze drone from submarine
The Navy is preparing to test-launch a small, kamikaze drone from a submarine next year, Defense Tech reports.
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NATION: California soldier shot, paralyzed at his homecoming party
Soldier who survived suicide bombing in Afghanistan has been left paralyzed after being shot at his homecoming party in Southern California.
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ON DEADLINE: Report: CIA has suspended drone strikes in Pakistan
For the past six weeks, the CIA has suspended drone strikes to help repair relations with Islamabad, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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MILITARY: One of four Arlington graves still require verification
The Army still needs to validate records of 64,230 veterans and their families buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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ON DEADLINE: Army: 25% of Arlington cemetery markers may contain errors
An Army review, ordered by Congress, found possible discrepancies between markers and paperwork on nearly 64,000 of the 260,000 graves.
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MILITARY: Prosecutor says Manning defied U.S. trust in WikiLeaks case
Bradley Manning defied the nation's trust by turning thousands of documents over to WikiLeaks, a military prosecutor argued Thursday.
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ON DEADLINE: Poll: Military women more critical than men of U.S. wars
U.S. military women are more critical of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than male peers, and are more likely to be officers, survey shows.
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IRAQ: Troops remember five key moments in Iraq
The dramatic ways the U.S. military altered course during the Iraq War are recounted by soldiers and Marines there during turning points.
- INTERACTIVE: A timeline of key moments in Iraq
- INTERACTIVE: American casualties in Iraq, Afghanistan
- PHOTOS: Leaving Iraq
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ON DEADLINE: Lesbian couple share Navy's 'first kiss' homecoming honors
For the first time, a lesbian couple today marked the Navy's time-honored 'first kiss' homecoming tradition.
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ON DEADLINE: Boston-area man guilty of trying to help al-Qaeda
The 29-year-old Egyptian-American was convicted today of conspiring to help al-Qaeda and plotting to kill U.S. soldiers.
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MILITARY: National Guard troops at Mexico border cut to fewer than 300
The remaining troops will shift from patrolling on the ground to aerial surveillance missions, the Defense Department said Tuesday.
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ON DEADLINE: Supremacist sentenced to 32 years for failed MLK parade bomb
The Army veteran tried unsuccessfully to withdraw his guilty plea to planting a rat-poison-laced pipe bomb in Spokane, Wash., in January.
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FLIGHTS: Bill would ease airport screening of troops
Military personnel and possibly their relatives will get a faster route through airport security under a bill Congress is expected to OK.
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MILITARY: Agent: Soldier's laptop had sensitive files
Computer forensics investigators testified that the computer of a soldier accused of sharing military secrets contained sensitive files.
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NATION: California woman faces terrorism-related charge
A woman has been indicted on charges accusing her of sending money to Pakistan to fund terrorist attacks against U.S. military personnel.
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MILITARY: U.S. approves military plane sales to Australia
The U.S. says sales will help improve Australia's air mobility, humanitarian operations and disaster relief efforts in Southeast Asia.