Sternberk, North Moravia, Feb 28 (CTK) - Four infantry combat vehicles (BVPs), painted in special desert sand colour, left the military equipment repair company VOP in Sternberk Thursday to serve in the Czech mission in Afghanistan.The BVPs will be transported to the Afghan province of Logar by a special military plane from the Brno airport, [...]

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‘Chemical Ali’ Facing Noose in March
Iraq’s presidential council has endorsed the execution within a month of Saddam Hussein’s cousin, known as “Chemical Ali,” for his role in the 1980s scorched-earth campaign against Kurds. But the council spared the life of two others amid Sunni protests that they were only following orders.
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Trying to become predators instead of prey, Marines headed to Iraq will go through training built on advice from big-game hunters, soldiers of fortune and troops who grew up around firearms in the woods or the inner city. Combat Hunter, a program begun at Camp Pendleton and now being rolled out nationwide, is designed to [...]

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At 12:20 Eastern yesterday, I got a CNN Breaking News alert that read, in its entirety, “Britain’s Prince Harry has been serving on the front line in Afghanistan, CNN confirms.” I found it mildly interesting, in that his superiors had previously decided the security risk in sending him to Iraq was too high, but didn’t [...]

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Combat-related Injury and Rehabilitation Pay (CIP) is special compensation paid to servicemembers during rehabilitation from wounds, injuries, and illness incurred in a combat operation or combat zone. CIP provides eligible servicemembers the opportunity to adjust to the future reduction of pay they were getting in the combat zone prior to being evacuated for medical treatment.
CIP [...]

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§ TSGLI was established by an Act of Congress in 2005 to provide financial relief to traumatically injured Soldiers and their Families.
§ TSGLI helps traumatically injured Soldiers and their Families with a one-time per event, lump-sum payment between $25,000 and $100,000 per traumatic event.
§ Money paid through TSGLI could be used to allow a [...]

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When a helicopter carrying three senior U.S. senators was forced to make an emergency landing Feb. 23 in the mountains of Afghanistan due to blizzard conditions, Soldiers of the Arizona National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry responded.
The rescue team made a treacherous cross-country journey from Bagram Airfield to secure the site and evacuate Senators John [...]

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A Tennessee Army National Guard Soldier will become the first Tennessean in history to compete in Alaska’s Iditarod, billed as “The World’s Last Great Race.”
Master Sgt. Rodney Whaley will run 16 sled dogs in the event, which starts Saturday in Anchorage, Alaska. The mushers will be on the trail from 10-17 days, accompanied only by [...]

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Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, has been secretly serving as a combat soldier on the front lines in Afghanistan for 2-1/2 months, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.
Following leaks in the international media about his deployment, officials said they were reviewing whether he should remain there, fearing that he could [...]

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U.S.  President George W.  Bush said on Wednesday that his country was “very close” to signing an agreement with the Czech Republic on building g an American radar base in central Bohemia.  Mr Bush’s remarks came after a meeting with Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek in Washington.  Mr Topolanek said that only minor details needed [...]

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