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Uneasy quiet, then a Taliban ambushThere had been no real fighting for Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment since the second week of the Marjah assault, which had started almost a month earlier. McElhinney’s platoon had been patrolling for nearly two weeks on the northern outskirts of the town without drawing a shot. But in one violent day, on March 10, their war abruptly resumed. • Story

E.J. King team wins Far East JROTC Drill CompetitionAfter months of preparation, 156 cadets representing 12 Department of Defense Education Activity high schools in the Pacific put it all on the line this week during the annual Far East Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps drill competition. • Story

Lt. Gen. Keen: Our man on the ground in HaitiLt. Gen. Ken Keen looked down from a helicopter circling over Port-au-Prince on a recent Wednesday and saw the big picture: a patchwork of multicolored tents that had sprouted amid the Haitian capital’s rusting corrugated iron roofs and collapsed buildings to house hundreds of thousands left homeless by January’s earthquake and aftershocks. • Story

Plane’s remnants unearthed, and a pilot’s tale emergesFighter pilot Capt. Kenneth Dahlberg had already crashed and eluded capture twice when his plane was struck by anti-aircraft fire over Germany on Feb. 14, 1945. The plane’s tail erupted in flames and was soon shedding pieces. While the aircraft hurtled toward the ground, Dahlberg ejected. • Story

After election losses, staff sergeant finds success in new 'district'“The Congressman” has lost both of his elections, but it hasn’t stopped him from gaining scores of loyal supporters at this base in Logar province. • Story

The end of the Antonio eraThe talk around the Army’s 58th Signal Battalion offices these days is all about how there’s no way anyone could replace Julian Antonio. • Story

More stories:• Air Force wants to trim 5,750 people by 2012 • Teen could face adult charges in crash near Yokota • Iwakuni renovations aim to create idyllic small-town feel

Spouse CallsA weekly column in Stripes' Scene magazine by Terri Barnes, a military wife and mother of three who lives and writes in Germany. • This week's column • Terri Barnes' blog

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