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Troops at Fort Hood, Tx comment on the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld.
HEADLINE: Fort Hood Reacts to Rumsfeld Resignation (rumsfeld-resigns)
CAPTION: After years of defending his secretary of defense, President Bush on Wednesday announced Donald H. Rumsfeld's resignation within hours of the Democrats'...
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USA: COLORADO/WASHINGTON: Y2K COMPUTER WATCH (14)
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Amid the heightened alert at America's early warning missile centre in the event of Y2K computer mishaps, a U-S general reported that missile launches have been detected.
It set off a flurry of speculation about who...
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel tells Congress that the Department of Defense sees progress in degrading and destroying Islamic State group militants with help of coalition air strikes. (Nov. 13)
The United States and coalition forces are making progress in the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Congress on Thursday.
"Directly and through support of Iraqi forces, coalition...
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US Sec of State and US Defence Secretary visit
1. Wide of interior of hall in Novo-Ogaryovo with Russian officials entering for talks
2. Cutaway of Russian national emblem
3. Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and US...
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates says tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people in Norfolk, Va., and eliminate other jobs throughout the military.
HEADLINE: Pentagon: Belt-tightening will cut major command
CAPTION: Defense Secretary Robert Gates says tough economic times require that he shutter Joint Forces Command which employs some 5,000 people and eliminate other jobs throughout...
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Survivors of the terror attack on the Pentagon speak out ahead of anniversary
1. Wide shot of burn unit doctor James Jeng at podium
2. Cutaway of audience
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) James Jeng, Washington Hospital Centre burn unit:
"If it weren't for the will and the drive to live, to survive, and to recover, and to...
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USA : PERRY PLACES ONE YEAR LIMIT FOR TROOP DEPLOYMENT IN BOSNIA
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U-S Defence Secretary William Perry has put a ceiling of one year on American troop deployment in Bosnia under the current peace plan.
The White House made clear it has not yet approved Perry's proposal and expressed...
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The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is exploring the possibility of expanding roles for women in the military. The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit over a current policy that bans women from ground combat.
HEADLINE: Pentagon: Panetta 'strong' on roles for military women
Pentagon weighs more roles for women in military
CAPTION: The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is exploring the possibility of expanding...
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The euphoria of a U.S. soldier's homecoming from Iraq often gives way to depression, stress and trouble dealing with family members during the first months home, a new Pentagon study finds
HEADLINE:After Iraq, mental health problems arise
CAPTION: The euphoria of a U.S. soldier's homecoming from Iraq often gives way to depression, stress and trouble dealing with family members during the first months home, a new Pentagon...
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Rumsfeld defends post war strategy in Iraq
1. Wide shot of US Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld and General Richard Myers giving briefing
2. Press
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Defence Secretary:
"Obviously, everyone agrees, we've been working for several months...
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House-Senate Committee Report on intelligence failures
APTN, Washington, DC, 11 December 2002
1. Wide shot of committee members entering press conference
2. Wide shot of reporters, pan to podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Bob Graham, Chairman, Senate Intelligence Committee:
"The intelligence...
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Defence Sec comments on Latin America trip
1. US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld at podium
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defence:
"Colombia of course is a nation that knows the threat posed by terrorists and terrorists operating in ungoverned,...
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WRAP Court prepares for new Guantanamo detainee hearings
AP Television
Washington, DC - 4 December, 2007
1. Zoom in, US Supreme Court
AP Television
Guantanamo Bay - 3 March, 2007
2. Camp gate, with sign (English : 'Honour Bound to Defend Freedom')
3. Close-up detainees
4. Close-up American...
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With the Pentagon opening frontline combat positions to women, one female sailor is ready to fulfill a childhood dream. (Nov.7)
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(SOT: Anna Schnatzmeyer, Navy Master at Arms 3)
"What's the purpose of me being in the military? Just going to sit in a desk?"
(SOT: Danielle Hinchliff, Navy Master at Arms 3)
"I think that...
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Hagel applauds European allies for joining coalition against IS militants
US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel on Friday welcomed the decision by Britain, Denmark and Belgium to join the US-led military campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.
The European countries committed to take part...
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LAVROV ON ARMS FOR SYRIA, FABIUS, WESTERWELLE ON SYRIA
Russia's foreign minister on Wednesday rejected accusations by US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that Moscow was sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.
Sergey Lavrov said, during a visit to the...
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USA: NEW US MARINE CORPS V-22 OSPREY AIRCRAFT
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The U-S Marine Corps has shown off some new muscle in Washington D-C. on Wednesday.
But this isn't physical muscle, it's mechanical, in the form of the V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor aircraft.
Critics say the Osprey is too expensive...
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USA: STEVEN SPIELBERG HONOURED BY THE PENTAGON
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Film maker Steven Spielberg, winner of five Academy Awards for his epic "Saving Private Ryan" has received the highest U-S civilian honour at the Pentagon, in Washington D-C.
He's the top director in Hollywood and now he is...
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USA: TROOPS IN GULF MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS
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A CIA study has revealed that more than 15,000 U-S troops could have been exposed to chemical weapons during the Gulf War.
Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said that officials have already begun contacting about...
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US Marines help clear runway at air base for aid shipments
1. Wide U.S. Navy Seven Fleet helicopter crew walking through snow at the Jinmachi air base
2. Pilots walks towards the U.S. Navy helicopter
3. Close of crew member checking propeller
4. US Navy helicopter pilot Jeff Pearson checking...
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The Pentagon found long and repeated deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan are increasing U.S. troop mental health problems.
HEADLINE: Panel: Deployments strain troops' mental health
CAPTION: The Pentagon found long and repeated deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan are increasing U.S. troop mental health problems. (May 4)
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen tells the House Armed Services Committee that the U-S can't afford to spend more than 4 billion dollars on an alternative engine for the Pentagon's next-generation fighter jet. He went on to say the engine probably wouldn't improve U.S. competitiveness anyway.
HEADLINE: Mullen: New fighter jet engine doesn't make sense
CAPTION: Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen tells the House Armed Services Committee that the U-S can't afford to spend more than 4 billion dollars on an alternative engine...
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Latest on US war in Afghanistan
1. Wide shot of Pentagon briefing
2. Screen view of gun camera footage showing airstrike on January 3rd at a cave complex in eastern Afghanistan.
3. Reverse of Rear Admiral John Stufflebeem, Pentagon spokesman
4. SOUNDBITE: (English)...
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USA: TEAM INVESTIGATING GULF WAR SYNDROME TO BE REORGANISED
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The U-S Department of Defence has announced a reorganisation of its team which investigates the so-called Gulf War Syndrome.
The department is boosting both the team's budget and staffing level to help it investigate...