Operators Test New Commando Rifle
In an exclusive, Military.com joined a group of about a dozen special operations Soldiers from around the country who traveled to Northern Virginia this summer to test fire the new SOCOM Combat Assault Rifle before their deployment to the Middle East this fall. Here’s what the experts had to say.
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A top NATO general has criticized allied nations for not keeping their promises to support the Afghan army.  According to the supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe, this is not only hampering efforts to defeat the insurgent militants in the country but will also lead to a later withdrawal of NATO forces.  But the [...]

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Officials Release Facts on New GI Bill
Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs officials are working out the details of a new education benefit recently approved by Congress that goes into effect Aug. 1, 2009. More
Deal of the Week: 10% off ipod touch
At ACOT you can take your education on the go. You get a laptop [...]

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Each military installation offers services ranging from commissaries to pharmacies. Whether relocating due to Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders, or looking for services, the Military.com Military Installation Guide can help you find services, entertainment, housing information, MWR and family support functions on Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard bases worldwide.
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The American Dream in Army Green
Retired Sgt. Maj. Albert Brunson can recall the days when buildings had separate entrances for “Coloreds” and “Whites.” But in 1965 he found the Army — as close to a society where people would be judged by the content of their character instead of the color of their skin as [...]

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According to an analysis by the Associated Press, recently published in an Air Force Times article, we are. Despite the occasional bursts of violence, Iraq has reached the point where the insurgents, who once controlled whole cities, no longer have the clout to threaten the viability of the central government, according to the article. Statistics [...]

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Prague, July 27 (CTK) - The Czech military Sunday started the probably last rotation of the personnel of the field hospital in Kabul, contingent member Vlastimil Schlinger told CTK. 
In the morning, the first part of the fifth contingent were flown from the Prague-Kbely airfield to Kabul, Schlinger said.
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Craddock Hits NATO On Broken Promises
During an inspection tour last week NATO Gen. John Craddock accused member nations and leaders of broken promises in the ongoing effort to support the Afghan army. “As soon as we begin to set up troops we fall on our nose,” the Supreme Allied Commander for Europe told Financial Times [...]

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The 2008-2009 Active Duty GI Bill Payment Rates. The VA released the 2008-2009 payment rates, which go into effect two months earlier than normal, on Aug. 1, 2008.
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- Headlines from around the fleet: USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departs Timor-Leste and arrives in Australia; Sailors need their full Social Security numbers when filling in the electronic service record; Navy families need to muster when a disaster strikes.

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- USNS Mercy Sailors participate in a community relations project in Timor-Leste.
 

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