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 Soldiers Marry At Airport, Then Depart For Separate Deployments -- The Lookout The bride and groom wore matching Army fatigues, short haircuts and huge grins. The couple, Army Pvts. Caitlin Murray and Sean Whitney, wed at the Albany International Airport in New York on Thursday, before catching flights to separate military assignments.The...

U.S. Navy Diver DARPA wants a new dive suit that automatically monitors the diver's physiology and adjusts his or her air mixture accordingly. U.S. NavyOn DARPA's 2013 Wish List: Extreme Diving, Portable Brain Reading, And Gravity Vision -- Popular ScienceThe Pentagon's mad scientists...

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ROOFTOP SECURITYFrom the rooftop at the site of a meeting with provincial leaders, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Schulte uses his weapon's optic lens to scan for security threats in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2013. Schulte is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S....

The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever -- DMagazineIn a bowling alley one night, Bill Fong came so close to perfection that it nearly killed him. When Bill Fong approaches the lane, 15-pound bowling ball in hand, he tries not to breathe. He tries not to think about not breathing. He wants his body to perform a series of complex movements that his muscles...

How Air Force Database Is Preventing Its Old Bombs From Claiming New Victims -- Christian Science MonitorThe US military estimates that an Air Force lieutenant colonel is saving hundreds of lives a year through a new database he is creating of past bombing campaigns. He's also challenging...

A US-made M42 unexploded cluster bomb found in southern Lebanon after the Israel-Lebanon conflict. (UNMACC/IRIN)A Cluster Bomb Killed My Father -- Foreign PolicyIt's time to outlaw these dangerous weapons once and for all.As he did most days when I was home from university, my dad...

Watch: U.S. Navy PSA Shows Demonic Dangers of Bath Salts -- TimeYes, bath salts are well-publicized as a horrible drug. After all, it was the first substance to be blamed by Miami authorities after a naked man chewed up a homeless man’s face last May. (The perpetrator, Rudy Eugene, turned out not to have any of the synthetic drug in his system.) But...

Military Drones Present And Future: Visual Tour -- Information WeekThe Pentagon's growing fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles ranges from hand-launched machines to the Air Force's experimental X-37B space plane. A Jan. 2 drone strike against a Taliban leader in Pakistan near the Afghan...

A concept of the airship on the battlefield, where it could be used to transport tanks and soldiers directly onto the front lineThunderbird 2 Flies Again: The Astonishing Airship Set To Revolutionise Haulage, Tourism... And Warfare -- Daily Mail* The Aeroscraft can carry three times...

Hagel Likely To Be Nominated For Defense Secretary Next Week -- NBCMultiple sources on Capitol Hill and in key special-interest groups involved in national security issues say they have been told to be prepared for a Chuck Hagel nomination for Defense Secretary, either as early as Monday or perhaps more likely Tuesday of next week.Related: Former Sen....

Photo: Capt. Timothy W. DorseySenate Balks At Promotion For Navy Officer Who Shot Down Air Force Jet -- Washington TimesA Senate committee has refused to approve a promotion to admiral for a Navy officer who, as a young fighter pilot during a training mission, deliberately shot down...

Netanyahu shows an illustration during his speech at the U.N. on Sept. 27, 2012. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)PM To Ambassadors: Iran Not Yet Crossed Red Line -- Jerusalem PostNetanyahu meets envoys, but Amidror's criticism not raised in meeting; PM warns Hamas could take control of the...

Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor, left, updates the President and Vice President on the situation in the Middle East and North Africa. National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and Chief of Staff Jack Lew are at right.White House Finally Releases 1st Briefing Photo Of...

Hugo Chávez Fights For Life As Supporters Pray In Venezuela -- The GuardianThree months after crowds celebrated another election triumph for the president, the mood in Caracas is transformedThe change of mood in Plaza Bolivar could hardly be more dramatic. Less than three months ago jubilant crowds filled the main square in Caracas to celebrate another...

Syria Rebels' Arms Supplies And Finances Drying Up Despite Western Pledges -- The GuardianWith no sign of the west relaxing its ban on arming opposition forces, rebels are forced to focus on a gradual war of attrition.Despite widespread pledges of support from western and Arab states, the main Syrian opposition coalition says it has still not seen...

Reporter Christoph Reuter's journeys through wartorn Syria. Between Syria's Fronts: A Two-Year Travelogue from Hell -- Christoph Reuter, Spiegel OnlineSince unrest began in Syria in the spring of 2011, reporting from the country has been difficult. Former contacts are now dead or...

In The Middle East, The Arab Spring Has Given Way To a Christian Winter -- Rupert Shortt, The GuardianAttacks on Christian communities from Iraq to Egypt undermine the region's struggle for broader freedoms.The line about the American general meeting the Arab Christian isn't as familiar as it should be. "When did your family convert?" the general asked....

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