Us Army
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'Osama's death didn't quench Americans desire for revenge'
World | Apr 29, 2014, 04:46 PM ISTWashington: The killing of Al Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden did not fully quench Americans' desire for revenge. Instead, according to research, US citizens have a stronger desire to take further revenge against those who
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Indian-Americans ask Hagel to allow Sikhs to serve in US army
World | Apr 29, 2014, 10:57 AM ISTWashington: Sixteen influential Indian-Americans from across the country have asked US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to allow Sikhs to serve in the armed forces with their religious faith intact. “As entrepreneurs and community members
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Real-life Iron Man: US army to test battle armour suits
World | Feb 16, 2014, 07:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Soon the Iron Man will come out of comics and films. A real-life Iron Man will be coming to a neighbourhood near you. The US army has been researching an advanced battle armour
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Only the US army has these 10 incredible weapons
World | May 08, 2014, 07:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: The United States has always been at the forefront as far as defence weapons are concerned. There are several weapons that only the US army has. These have either been around for years
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US Army spends $36 Million on an unwanted complex
World | Dec 05, 2013, 08:41 AM ISTWashington: The U.S. Army is under scrutiny for constructing a $36 million complex in Afghanistan that sits empty now.According to a reports published in Washington Post a 64,000-square-foot building in Camp Leatherneck in the southwestern
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US soldier Manning gets 35 years' jail for leaking secret info to WikiLeaks
World | Aug 22, 2013, 08:32 AM ISTWashington: A US military judge Wednesday sentenced Bradley Manning, an army private, to 35 years in prison for leaking classified information of the government to whistleblower site WikiLeaks.The judge, Army Col. Denise Lind, handed down
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Manning trial focus returns to State Dept. cables
World | Aug 01, 2013, 11:22 AM ISTFort Meade, Maryland, Aug 1: Prosecutors of U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning were expected to focus on the damage done by his release through WikiLeaks of more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables as his sentencing
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U.S. military plane carrying 3 crashes in Kyrgyzstan
World | May 03, 2013, 11:34 PM ISTChaldovar, Kyrgyzstsn, May 3: An American military tanker refuelling plane carrying three crew members crashed on Friday in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where the U.S. operates an air base key
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Top Five Special Operations Conflicts of US Army
World | Mar 04, 2013, 06:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: US is the most powerfull nation of thw world so are its armed forces. The army is headed by the Secretary of the Army, and the top military officer in the department is
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Okinawa governor rejects plan to deploy US planes
World | Jul 01, 2012, 04:43 PM ISTTokyo, Jul 1:The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa is opposing a plan to deploy U.S. Osprey aircraft there following recent crashes.Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima told Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto in a meeting
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US Army Helicopters Crash On Base, 4 Soldiers Dead
World | Dec 13, 2011, 06:21 PM ISTWashington, Dec 13: Two U.S. Army helicopters crashed, killing four soldiers, during a training mission Monday night at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a military spokesman said late Monday.The reconnaissance choppers crashed after 8 p.m. in the
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Gen Petraeus Retires From US Army, To Head CIA
World | Sep 01, 2011, 11:02 AM ISTWashington, Sep 1: Hailed as one of the best war time commanders of his generation, General David Petraeus, retired from the US Army as he prepares to take over as CIA chief.Post 9/11, Petraeus emerged
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Futuristic US Army Rifle Uses Radio-Controlled Bullets That Explode
World | Nov 30, 2010, 12:47 PM ISTThe U.S. army will soon begin using a futuristic rifle that fires radio-controlled 'smart' bullets in Afghanistan for the first time. The bullet is programmed to explode when it travels a set distance, reports The
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Nidal Repeatedly Visited Lapdancing Club Before Massacre
World | Nov 13, 2009, 09:29 AM ISTUS Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the US army psychiatrist and devout Muslim who shot dead 13 colleagues at Fort Hood army base, repeatedly visited a lapdancing club in the days before the massacre, says
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US Army Allows Sikh Officer With Turban Into Active Service
India | Oct 24, 2009, 08:41 AM ISTReversing its 23-year-old policy, the US army decided to allow a Sikh Officer to serve in active service with his religiously-mandated turban and beard, a Sikh advocacy group claimed. Though the decision in Captain Kamaljeet