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05 7th, 2009|
AP - President Barack Obama’s proposed defense budget includes $130 billion for the nation’s two wars, a figure that may not be enough.
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AFP - The US Navy said Tuesday a warship’s crew member became ill with swine flu and 50 others showed symptoms, leading military officials to cancel a scheduled deployment to the South Pacific.
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AFP - Two US Marine pilots were killed when their military attack helicopter crashed during a training exercise in southern California, military officials said Wednesday.
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7
AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says there are no plans to deploy U.S. ground troops to Pakistan despite concerns over increasing violence between Pakistani troops and Taliban militants.
May
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AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, in remarks made public Saturday, that it would be politically difficult for the United States to further increase its military presence in Afghanistan.