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The captain of a sunken South Korean ferry was arrested Saturday on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need, as investigators looked into whether his evacuation order came too late to save lives.

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Hope fades as US, S. Korea continue search for ferry disaster survivors

Army says it will support National Day of Prayer event despite protest

The Army plans to support a National Day of Prayer event closely associated with an evangelical Christian organization despite a protest from a group that wants to crack down on what it calls fundamentalist Christian domination of the U.S. military.

Army withdraws Franklin Graham Pentagon prayer day invitation

Baumholder speaker says prayer has place in soldier’s arsenal

New COIN manual tries to take commanders past Iraq, Afghanistan

Due for release next month, the document updates a 2006 version of the manual developed by David Petraeus, retired Army general and former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Military to unveil new counterinsurgency field manual

Petraeus issues Afghanistan COIN guidance

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Navy report could clear way for Marines to Guam

The Navy has recommended placing firing ranges on Andersen Air Force Base instead of Guam’s ancient ancestral lands in its latest environmental impact report — largely seen as one of the final hurdles to moving 4,700 Marines and their families off Okinawa as part of the Pacific realignment.

Realignment would shift 9,000 Marines across Pacific

Guam ancestral land no longer top choice for Marine ranges

Army to return armored plate to Maine soldier it saved

Timothy Gilboe can’t count the number of times he has told the story of how he was awarded the Silver Star. On Friday, the Army will give him back the armored plate that saved his life in Afghanistan.

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McRaven: Special ops troops committing suicide at record pace

Commandos are taking their own lives at a record pace, said Adm. William McRaven, commander U.S. Special Operations Command. Repeating a concern he first raised to Congress in February, McRaven told a symposium in Tampa Thursday that helping commandos and their families is “my No. 1 priority.”
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Former Blue Angels commander relieved of duty
Truman Carrier Strike Group is back home
Camp Lejeune Schools announce new dress code
Man convicted of selling US military knock-off batteries for carriers, subs
Court reinstates lawsuit over Marine's suicide
Top Air Force NCO hails Afghan air force ops during elections

Japan to break ground on new base near disputed Senkaku isles

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera plans to fly to Japan's westernmost island on Saturday to attend the ground-breaking ceremony for a military base that will be the closest to isles also claimed by China.
US, South Korea wrap up Foal Eagle exercise

The U.S. and South Korea quietly wrapped up their annual spring training drills on Friday, as the end of the massive Foal Eagle exercise was overshadowed by efforts to rescue passengers of a sunken ferry of the southwestern tip of the peninsula.
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New Navy report could clear way for Marines' move from Okinawa to Guam

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Michelle Obama, Jill Biden to visit Fort Campbell
Obama signs bill aimed at blocking Iran's UN envoy
American identifies cleric in US terrorism case
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Pakistan library named 'bin Laden' as memory fades

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Army contractor awarded valor medal for saving soldiers in Afghanistan

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Top Air Force NCO hails Afghan air force ops during elections

Top Air Force NCO hails Afghan air force ops during elections

The Afghan air force’s operations in support of presidential elections this month show that the service is making quick progress as the pullout of most foreign troops nears, the U.S. Air Force’s top enlisted man said Friday.
Diplomacy doesn't move insurgents in Ukraine

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Fake Army Ranger befriended ex-SEAL Marcus Luttrell April 18, 2014
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