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The Upgraded M36E3 Thermal Sight System is designed to improve the USMC’s AAV7 “Amtracs” amphibious vehicles; as Military Aerospace & Electronics notes, the Amtracs don’t have thermal sights. Instead, the current system employs image intensifier (aka. “starlight scope”) technology that amplifies existing light and has a range of less than 1 km (0.6 miles). Nor [...]

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It’s time for Nouri al-Maliki to go.  In the 14 months he’s been in charge, Iraq’s Prime Minister has only ever had tenuous control over his country, but now even that has slipped out of his grasp.  To paraphrase what everybody’s history teacher used to say about Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire, Maliki’s "national [...]

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A group of 75 Taliban militants tried to overrun a U.S.-led coalition base in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a rare frontal attack that left more than 20 militants dead, the coalition said in a statement.
The insurgents attacked Firebase Anaconda from three sides, using gunfire, grenades and 107 mm rockets, the coalition said. A joint Afghan-U.S. [...]

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WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, Aug. 6, 2007) - About 50 Family members, friends and fellow Soldiers of Cpl. Angelo J. Vaccaro, an Army medic killed in Afghanistan, gathered for a dedication ceremony at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here Aug. 2, as "Building 38" was renamed "Vaccaro Hall."
The hall will serve as the headquarters [...]

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Therapists trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing at Landstuhl
LANDSTUHL, Germany — Mental health care providers are reporting positive results using a relatively new and non-traditional treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
During the past few weeks, about a dozen social workers, psychologists and other mental health professionals at Landstuhl have been [...]

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FLINT - A Flint Marine is recovering from a concussion after helping to stop suicide bombers from blowing up a camp Saturday in Karma, Iraq - possibly saving dozens of lives.
Lance Cpl. Daniel Vela, 21, of Flint was one of two men at a post when the camp in Karma, about 25 miles west of [...]

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On August 4th, the United States Coast Guard Celebrated their 217th Birthday. Just two years ago, after days of searching, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued more than 4,000 people from rooftops and flooded neighborhoods, devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Although the entire World has watched their helicopters, aircraft, and cutters streak across…read more

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Navy Divers Deploy to Bridge Collapse
After five exhausting days searching for victims of an interstate bridge collapse, rescue coordinators are turning to the U.S. Navy divers considered the best. FBI dive teams have also arrived to join in the search, with technology that includes a small submarine equipped with a robotic arm.
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Second part of a two part series.
» Read Part 1 of Mystery man at soldier’s funeral has something to say

In yesterday’s story, a blond stranger attended the wake for Army Sgt. Shinwoo Kim. Today, we find out who he is – and why he came.
On the second day, the day of the actual funeral – [...]

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