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Air Force officers remains return from Afghanistan
The remains of two U.S. Air Force officers were returned to the United States, arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Thursday night.
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is ordering top-to-bottom changes in how the U.S. nuclear arsenal is managed, vowing to invest billions of dollars more to fix what ails a force beset by leadership lapses, security flaws and sagging morale. (Nov. 14)
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the military's failure to maintain its focus on U.S. nuclear forces led them to be mismanaged.
He vowed to invest in and bolster the force, saying there is...
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The Air Force said Thursday the number of nuclear force officers implicated in a proficiency test cheating scandal has grown to 92 out of a force of 500. (Feb. 5)
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The Air Force said Thursday the number of nuclear force officers implicated in a proficiency test cheating scandal has grown to 92 out of a force of 500.
The cheating has been found at...
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USA: WASHINGTON: SURVEY FINDS NO EVIDENCE OF A GULF WAR SYNDROME
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In a large-scale survey made public on Tuesday, the Pentagon says it has found no evidence of a Gulf War Syndrome.
Many veterans of the Gulf War say they suffer from a mystery ailment, possibly a parasite or chemical war...
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AP CEO Tom Curley says the Bush administration turned the U.S. military into a global propaganda machine while imposing tough restrictions on journalists seeking to give the public truthful reports about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
HEADLINE: AP CEO urges better press access to military ops
CAPTION: AP CEO Tom Curley says the Bush administration turned the U.S. military into a global propaganda machine while imposing tough restrictions on journalists seeking to...
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is ordering top-to-bottom changes in how the U.S. nuclear force is operated and managed. AP National Security Writer Robert Burns explains what this means. (Nov.13)
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has concluded that problems in the nation's nuclear forces are rooted in a lack of investment, inattention by high-level leaders and sagging morale, and is ordering top-to-bottom changes, vowing to invest...
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Pentagon, Powell bites on nuclear targets report
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Washington DC - 10 March 2002
1. Mid shot of US Secretary of State Colin Powell speaking to reporters
2. Cutaway photographers.
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Colin Powell, US Secretary of State:
"In the last several years we've...
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USA: CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS REPORT
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Chemical weapons are part of the future and are likely to be used if a conflict breaks out again in the gulf, according to a study by the U-S Pentagon.
More than 25 nations have developed or may be developing nuclear,...
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President Barack Obama dispatched Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson to help with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
HEADLINE: Obama to use 'every resource' to help oil spill
CAPTION: President Barack Obama dispatched Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa...
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The military is accepting openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation's history, even as it tries in the courts to slow the movement to abolish its 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.
HEADLINE:Military recruiters must accept gay applicants
CAPTION: The military is accepting openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation's history, even as it tries in the courts to slow the movement to abolish its 'don't ask,...
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USA: LINDA TRIPP FILES NEW LAWSUIT AGAINST GOVERNMENT
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One of the key figures in the Monica Lewinsky affair, Linda Tripp, has filed a new lawsuit against the U-S government for violating her rights to privacy.
She alleges that the Pentagon illegally leaked the fact that she was...
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Electronic industry officials say counterfeit parts flooding the Pentagon supply chain are a "ticking time bomb." The officials along with government investigators and company executives testified Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
HEADLINE : Officials: Fake weapon parts 'ticking time bomb'
CAPTION: Electronic industry officials say counterfeit parts flooding the Pentagon supply chain are a "ticking time bomb." The officials along with government...
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President repeals law banning openly gay people from serving in military
1. Wide of US President Barack Obama shaking hands with repeal supporters UPSOUND (English) Barack Obama, US President: "Thank-you. Yes we did!"
2. Wide of audience applauding and then sitting
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US...
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USA: PENTAGON SAYS RUSSIAN KOSOVO TROOPS UNDER NATO CONTROL
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As the first planeload of new Russian peacekeepers landed at Pristina's Slatina airport, the Pentagon says Russian troops in Kosovo will be under the control of K-FOR and NATO.
The Russian's arrival on Tuesday comes just a...
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USA: GREEK PRIME MINISTER CONSTANTINE SIMITIS VISIT
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President Bill Clinton has urged Greece and Turkey to move their disputes into international arbitration to avoid further feuds.
He also told visiting Greek Prime Minister Constantine Simitis that the US would help the two...
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Pence, Mattis lead Pentagon 9/11 remembrance
US Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis lead Sept. 11 remembrances at the Pentagon.
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US Defense Secretary Mattis: "Possibly some good news" on Kim summit
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says there is "possibly some good news" about a U.S.-North Korea summit.
Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon on Friday, Mattis said diplomats are working to get the summit back on track.
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The U.S. has armed drones flying over Baghdad to protect U.S. troops that recently arrived to assess Iraq's deteriorating security, the Pentagon said Friday. Officials also say they support the international land mine treaty. (June 27)
The U.S. has armed drones flying over Baghdad to protect U.S. troops that recently arrived to assess Iraq's deteriorating security, the Pentagon said Friday.
The military for more than a week has been flying manned and unmanned aircraft...
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Briefing on latest developments in Afghanistan
1. Wide shot of Pentagon briefing.
2. Wide onscreen gun camera view of attack on facility believed to house Taliban leadership
3. Onscreen gun camera view of attack
4. Briefing
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rear Admiral John Stufflebeem,...
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Hagel warns China over hacking at Shangri-La conference
1. Wide of forum
2. US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel walking on stage and sitting down
3. Close of sign reading (English): "The Shangri-La Dialogue"
4. Mid of participants
5. Wide of Hagel speaking on podium
6. SOUNDBITE: (English)...
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US announces plans to begin construction of missile shield
1. Wide shot of Paul Wolfowitz, US Deputy Defence Secretary and Air Force Lt. General Ronald Kadish testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee
2. Two more wide shots of Wolfowitz testifying
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul...
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Drill simulates biological, chemical attacks at Pentagon
1. Rescue workers in protective gear hauling a huge hose towards the Pentagon
2. Rescue workers talking, pulls out to wide shot of men standing in front of fire trucks
3. Rescue workers carrying "injured" person in stretcher
4. Wide shot...
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Prison abuse military review clears senior officers
Arlington, Virginia - 10 March 2005
1. Pan view of Vice Admiral Church to reporters
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Navy Vice Admiral Albert T. Church, Report''s author:
"My key findings, there was no policy that condoned or authorised either...
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USA: CIA DIRECTOR TESTIFYS OVER BOMBING OF CHINESE BELGRADE EMBASSY
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The C-I-A has revealed it had accurate maps and some agency employees knew the correct location of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade mistakenly bombed in May during NATO's air campaign against Yugoslavia.
The C-I-A Director...