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Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

Army Times - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 09:30
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control.
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Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

Military Times - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 09:30
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control.
Categories: Military Times (US)

Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

Navy Times - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 09:30
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control.
Categories: Military Times (US)

Four women undergo warfare training in NC

Stars & Stripes - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 07:54
Twenty-two men and four women participated in the Riverine Combat Skills course in Camp Lejeune that ended May 2 -- one of the first warfare training programs to integrate women since the secretary of defense lifted a ban on women in combat in January.

William White, Tuskegee Airmen successfully battled racism, America's enemies in WWII

Stars & Stripes - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 07:33
William White says he and his fellow members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen fought two battles during World War II: one against America's enemies and another against racism. White is sure he and his mates helped win the former on the battlefield, while he clearly has won the latter in his heart.

Kenya police kill 'terror couple'

Stars & Stripes - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 07:26
Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday.

At Hampton VA, caring for sexual assault victims is ongoing battle

Stars & Stripes - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 06:57
Over two weeks, the Pentagon has suffered a string of embarrassments in its effort to show progress in curbing sexual assault within the ranks.

Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row

Stars & Stripes - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 06:08
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.

Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

Stars & Stripes - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 06:04
Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.

Students have flocked to the Navy's EOD school in recent years

Stars & Stripes - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 04:57
Each year thousands of military members volunteer to become explosive ordnance disposal technicians, a highly sought-after specialty for today’s military. All of them train at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal, tucked into a 730-acre triangle cut from Eglin Air Force Base’s reservation.

Syria's Assad dubious of US-Russia peace initiative

Stars & Stripes - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 03:45
Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the bloodshed in his country, according to an interview published in an Argentine newspaper.

Syrian soldiers warned daily of sectarian dangers, defectors say

Stars & Stripes - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 03:42
Each morning, after saluting the Syrian flag and before the warplanes take off, soldiers at army bases across Syria are given political orientation.

Anti-Taliban police chief shot to death

Stars & Stripes - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 03:33
A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday.

Senior Yemeni intelligence official shot dead

Stars & Stripes - Sun, 05/19/2013 - 03:29
Gunmen have shot dead a senior intelligence officer in Yemen, a security official said.

Military's best bodies on display in Kaiserslautern

Stars & Stripes - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 23:03
Despite losing funding because of sequestration, the military’s annual bodybuilding and figure invitational went on Saturday with support from volunteers and sponsors.

Ramstein looks to end year unbeaten

Stars & Stripes - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 23:00
The 2013 DODDS-Europe softball championships will take place Thursday through Saturday at sites around the Kaiserslautern Military Community in Germany, culminating in three European championship games Saturday at Ramstein High School. Here’s a look at the field, based on the season’s results and input from participating coaches:

Royals, Panthers might go at it again

Stars & Stripes - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 23:00
The 2013 DODDS-Europe baseball championships will take place Thursday through Saturday at sites around the Kaiserslautern Military Community in Germany, culminating in a pair of European championship games Saturday at Ramstein High School. Here’s a look at the field, based on the season’s results and input from participating coaches:

Hurricane Hunters return to St. Croix

Stars & Stripes - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 16:49
Members of the 403rd Wing of the Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron are on St. Croix getting equipment and supplies in place and at the ready for what experts predict will be a busy hurricane season.

Priest uses big rig to make special deliveries

Stars & Stripes - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 16:45
Two weeks ago, Father Ray Cotter, a former truck driver turned priest, drove a semi-tractor-trailer rig to Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., to pick up 1,164 free military computers for use in Michigan Catholic schools in the dioceses of Lansing, Saginaw, Gaylord and Marquette.

Anchors await restoration; Newport News shipyard steps up

Stars & Stripes - Sat, 05/18/2013 - 16:41
When The Mariners' Museum embarked on a project to restore pieces from its "boneyard" full of old boats, cannons and anchors via a fund-raising drive it didn't expect the high level of donor response or the amount of anchor-polishing its under-equipped staff would face as a result.
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