The Iowa National Guard is prevented from implementing the Iowa Supreme Court's ruling for its personnel because it is a federally recognized military organization, said Lt. Col. Gregory Hapgood Jr., the Iowa National Guard's public affairs officer.

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WASHINGTON  —  The U.S. military has conducted nearly a dozen secret operations against Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups in Syria, Pakistan and other countries since 2004, The New York Times reported Sunday night.

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US helicopter-borne troops have carried out a raid inside Syria along the Iraqi border, killing eight people including a woman, Syrian authorities say. The official Syrian news agency Sana said the raid took place in the Abu Kamal border area, in eastern Syria.

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As this divided America ponders whether to elect Barack Obama or John McCain - two likable politicians who'd take the country in two very different directions - perhaps it's a worthy exercise to examine two well-meaning, likable people on opposite sides of another emotional argum …

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The U.S. has provided Israel with an advanced radar system to give early warning in the event of an Iranian missile attack. The system has been set up at an air base in the Negev desert in southern Israel.

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After driving 10.9 million miles while coming under attack by the enemy 268 times during 909 convoy missions, Airmen from the 586th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron have earned 10 Purple Hearts, 110 Bronze Stars, and a host of other medals.

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The U.S. Navy is calling for competitive prototyping in preparation for fielding its first squadron of Unmanned Combat Air Systems (UCAS) by 2025.

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BEIJING, March 4 -- China announced Tuesday that it will again sharply increase its military spending this year, budgeting a 17.6 percent rise that is roughly equal to last year's increase.

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A UPI article reviewing the state-of-the-military for 2007 was thought provoking. Apparently, China is producing a huge diesel-powered submarine fleet, on the order of 10 to 1 compared to US nuclear submarines.

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER — Members of a Concerned Local Citizens (CLC) group seized a large cache of munitions east of the city of Al Nijidat, southeast of Forward Operating Base Hammer, Dec. 26.

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BAGHDAD — Coalition forces of the Green Zone Committee hosted a day of fun for Iraqi boys and girls from Baghdad, Dec. 29. The children participated in small sessions of learning to tie knots, carve soap statues and make sit-upon pillows in bright colors.

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BAGHDAD — Coalition forces killed 12 terrorists, detained 37 suspects and freed one hostage during a multi-day operation Dec. 22 to 25 to disrupt al-Qaida networks near Muqdadiyah in the Diyala River Valley.

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JERF AL MILA ? Iraqi Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized) recently brought smiles to the faces of children at a local elementary school in Jerf Al Mila, northwest Baghdad, by delivering donated school supplies and care packages.

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Hundreds of thousands of exam copies used, Globe probe finds By Bryan Bender and Kevin Baron

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Get out! Get out now! No pilot ever wants to hear those words, but they were ringing in Major Jeffrey Cunningham's ears as he sat on the flightline at Nellis AFB, with his F-16 Fighting Falcon on fire.

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Eskandareh is near the head of Tagab Valley, and Pacha Khak has been a stronghold for many armies throughout Afghanistan's history.

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Ask Master Chief Petty Officer Bruce "Skip" Binda why he joined the Navy nearly three decades ago and he'll tell you it was a matter of pride.

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It may be impossible to predict history as it is happening, but some of the battles fought in Iraq are certain to become legendary.

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A blockbuster story in Tuesday's New York Sun revealed a startling development in the administration's planning that would result in an end to our occupation in Iraqi and a substantial withdrawal of most U.S.

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Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, captured 13 suspected insurgents during a nighttime air assault mission in Sayafiyah, a small village outside of Salman Pak, Nov. 24.

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A child who lost his leg is helping soldiers at Walter Reed.

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The same day Multinational Forces Iraq reported it had killed Tha'ir Malik, the emir of Tarmiyah, Coalition forces fought a major battle against the terror network in the city.

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ON THE ROOF OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING, Morley and Moser were taking AK-47 and PKC (a 7.62mm Russian-made machine gun) fire from both stairwells. As they spun around to return fire, they saw several small, dark objects flying onto the roof from the stairwell -- hand grenades.

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More than 250 soldiers from the 86th Signal Battalion of the 11th Signal Brigade will return home from their 15-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom sometime during the first week of November.

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The German shepherd trots from rock to rock, ears pricked upward and nose pointed towards the earth, intent on his mission. Several feet away, his handler, Sgt.

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