Mar 11

US military to step up video-game training<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US military plans to step up the use of video-games, hoping to curb casualties on the battlefield by training troops through simulations, a commander said Wednesday.

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Mar 10

US military to step up video-game training<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US military plans to step up the use of video-games, hoping to curb casualties on the battlefield by training troops through simulations, a commander said Wednesday.

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Mar 10

Haitians wary of US military reduction<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - A US Navy hospital ship was recalled from Haiti Tuesday as the US military cut its emergency deployment to the quake-hit nation, where aid efforts are now turning to reconstruction.

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Mar 8

US-Colombia military accord challenged in Bogota court<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - Colombia’s Constitutional Court has decided to review an agreement giving US forces access to seven Colombian military bases after a group of lawyers filed a complaint arguing it is unconstitutional, court officials said Saturday.

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Mar 7

US-Colombia military accord challenged in Bogota court<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - Colombia’s Constitutional Court has decided to review an agreement giving US forces access to seven Colombian military bases after a group of lawyers filed a complaint arguing it is unconstitutional, court officials said Saturday.

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Mar 5

McCain, Lieberman push military to handle terror cases<br />
    (Reuters)<br />

Reuters - Two senior senators unveiled legislation on Thursday to require the military to hold, interrogate and prosecute certain terrorism suspects and also bar them from receiving legal rights afforded most criminals in the United States.

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Mar 5

Boeing unveils bid for US military tanker contract<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - Boeing said Thursday it would bid for a 35-billion-dollar contract to supply aerial refueling tankers to the US Air Force, insisting its planes would be cheaper than the ones by rival Airbus.

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Mar 4

Boeing unveils bid for US military tanker contract<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - Boeing said Thursday it would bid for a 35-billion-dollar contract to supply aerial refueling aircraft to the US Air Force, saying its planes would be cheaper than the ones by rival Airbus.

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Mar 4

Top US officer says military too dominant in foreign policy<br />
    (AFP)<br />
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Mar 4

Lawmakers launch bill to end military gay ban<br />
    (Reuters)<br />

Reuters - Pushing back against Pentagon opposition, lawmakers said on Wednesday they would forge ahead with legislation to lift restrictions on homosexuals in the armed forces before a year-long military review is completed.

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