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Pentagon: 16 soldiers died from electric shock
Sixteen American troops have died from accidental electrocutions in Iraq, the Defense Department said Friday, more than the military has previously disclosed.
Charges dismissed against Marine in Iraq shootings
Charges have been dismissed against a Camp Pendleton Marine sniper accused in the shooting deaths of two Syrians in Iraq, Marine Corps officials said Thursday.
Navy cuts off future buys of costly destroyer
The Navy confirmed Thursday it's terminating the costly next-generation Zumwalt destroyer in favor of a cheaper current generation warship in order to reach its goal of increasing the size of the fleet to 313 ships sooner.  AP IMPACT: Fatal MRAP accidents prompt warningsThe towering trucks that give U.S. troops the best protection against roadside bombs and enemy bullets also make them vulnerable to routine hazards like sharp turns, rutted roads and rickety bridges.
Lockheed 2Q profit up 13 percent
Lockheed Martin Corp. posted a 13 percent increase in second-quarter earnings Tuesday, beating Wall Street expectations and prompting the company to raise its yearly outlook as it made up a drop in fighter jet sales with strength in its other business units.
Upstate Vietnam vet honored for heroics in 1969
A former Army combat medic from suburban Rochester has received a long overdue medal for rescuing Marines wounded during a battle in the Vietnam War.
Famed baseball writer Jerome Holtzman dies at 81
Jerome Holtzman, a longtime baseball writer who made the Hall of Fame, created the saves rule and later became Major League Baseball's official historian, has died. He was 81.
U.S. troops train Georgians amid tension
President Mikhail Saakashvili praised a joint military training program involving more than 1,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers at a former Soviet base Monday, amid heightened tensions with Moscow.
2 Marine reservists charged in secrets theft
Two Marine Corps reservists have been charged in connection with an alleged information theft ring that involved the compromise of classified files.
Troops bust 13.5 tons of pot in Tijuana
Mexican soldiers have seized 13.5 tons of marijuana along in two raids in the border city of Tijuana.
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