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New tankers to be assigned to McConnell Air Force Base
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Pentagon chose McConnell Air Force Base to serve as home to the Air Force's new refueling tankers. The Air Force selected McConnell as the Main Operating Base #1 for replacing KC-135R tanker aircraft with KC-46A’s beginning in 2016. The Air...Tags: West Point, Parties and Movements, U.S. Air Force, Lynn Jenkins, Jerry Moran
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Government killed four Americans in drone strikes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Attorney General Eric Holder...Tags: Barack Obama, Pakistan, Anwar al-Awlaki, Central Intelligence Agency, Eric Holder
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RPT-Switching from scandals, Obama to address drones and Guantanamo
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out...Tags: Pakistan, Anwar al-Awlaki, Parties and Movements, Prisons, George W. Bush
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Army sergeant accused of videotaping female cadets
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Army sergeant at the Military Academy has been accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers a West Point, a defense official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of sex-related incidents that has rocked the armed...Tags: West Point, U.S. Military, Fort Hood (military base), Wars and Interventions, Trials
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...
Tags: Pakistan, National Security, Armed Conflicts, Raleigh, White House
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RPT-U.S. industry touts 'drone' promise as public debate flares
ReutersBy Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Public backlash against deadly overseas drone strikes may undermine promising uses of such technology for anything from disaster response to mail delivery, a top U.S. industry group said as it...Tags: U.S. Military, Manufacturing and Engineering, Eric Holder, Wars and Interventions, Boeing Co.
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U.N. investigator seeks world moratorium on "killer robots"
Reuters* Demands debate on moral, legal issues posed by new weapons * Says U.S., Britain and Israel using robotic systems * Northrop Grumman, Samsung among firms developing them By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 23 (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Pakistan, Civil Rights, Robin Williams, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Russia's top military officer skeptical about further nuclear arms cuts
Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top military officer on Thursday voiced skepticism about deeper nuclear arms cuts, saying they should require parallel reductions in non-nuclear precision weapons. The statement by chief of Russia's military General Staff,...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama, Russia, Nuclear Weapons, NATO
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U.S. lawmakers intensify push on military sexual assault problem
ReutersBy Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers introduced fresh legislation on Thursday seeking to address the problem of sexual assault in the military and summoned the nation's top commanders to testify about the crisis, which has...Tags: West Point, U.S. Military, Parties and Movements, Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces
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U.S. industry touts 'drone' promise as public debate flares
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public backlash against deadly overseas drone strikes may undermine promising uses of such technology for anything from disaster response to mail delivery, a top U.S. industry group said as it launched a lobbying effort to...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, U.S. Military, Eric Holder, Aircraft Carriers, Boeing Co.
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U.S. Army sergeant accused of videotaping female cadets in shower
ReutersBy David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - An Army sergeant at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been accused of videotaping female cadets in the shower, a defense official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of sex-related...Tags: John Campbell, West Point, U.S. Military, Fort Hood (military base), Wars and Interventions
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Finally, Obama breaks his silence on drones
Over the last four years, there has been a strange irony. One of the greatest speakers of our era has largely kept silent about one of the signature aspects of his presidency. Under President Obama's leadership, U.S. civilian intelligence agencies...
Tags: Brookings Institution, Pakistan, Terrorism, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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