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09 30th, 2009|
AFP - The US military has accelerated the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and freed up equipment for the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, the US commander in Iraq told Congress on Wednesday.
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AFP - Two F-16 fighter jets trailed a small plane with an unresponsive pilot on Wednesday before the aircraft crashed in rural Indiana, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said.
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30
AFP - Iraq’s tight budget and its dependence on the price of oil is a “challenge” when it comes to equipping the country’s fledgling security forces, a senior US military officer said on Wednesday.
Sep
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AFP - Murder charges against a US Marine accused of slaying an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in Fallujah in 2004 were dismissed Tuesday, a military spokesman confirmed.
Sep
30
AFP - Northrop Grumman Tuesday accused the Pentagon of being “unfair” over the aerospace giant’s competition with Boeing for a new mammoth contract to replace the US Air Force’s aging aerial tankers.
Sep
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AFP - The head of the US Africa command defended holding a joint military exercise in Gabon, which has been rocked by protests in the wake of a disputed election in early September.
Sep
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AFP - Murder charges against a US Marine accused of slaying an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in Fallujah in 2004 were dismissed Tuesday, a military spokesman confirmed.
Sep
29
AFP - Northrop Grumman Tuesday accused the Pentagon of being “unfair” over the aerospace giant’s competition with Boeing for a new mammoth contract to replace the US Air Force’s aging aerial tankers.
Sep
28
AFP - The US Navy secretary said on Friday women deserve a chance to serve on submarines, promising to move “aggressively” to change the rules that ban females on subs.
Sep
28
AFP - The United States will not take account of a trade dispute between aviation rivals Boeing and Airbus when it selects a bidder to build a fleet of aerial refueling tankers, according to a Pentagon document obtained by AFP.