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Bergdahl could face life sentence in court-martial over desertion

U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and became a Taliban prisoner for five years, will face court-martial with a potential life sentence, the Army said on Monday.

 
Obama to deploy dozens of special operations forces to Syria to fight ISIS

U.S. President Barack Obama plans to deploy dozens of special operations forces to northern Syria to advise opposition forces in their fight against Islamic State, a major shift and a step he has long resisted to avoid getting dragged into another war in the Middle East.

 
‘Mostly deflated’ wayward blimp lands in Pennsylvania

A blimp associated with NORAD’s surveillance of the East Coast that became untethered from its mooring in Maryland is now on the ground and authorities have it secured, Pennsylvania State Police told CNN.

US Navy to send destroyer within 12 miles of Chinese islands

The U.S. Navy plans to send the USS Lassen destroyer within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea within 24 hours, a U.S.defense official said on Monday.

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Obama announces plan to slow US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Reversing policy on Afghanistan, President Barack Obama announced on Thursday he will slow the pace of withdrawing U.S. troops, prolonging the 14-year U.S. engagement there and effectively handing off the task of pulling out to his successor.

Woman soldiers pose in uniform for breastfeeding photo

There were no lactation rooms or dedicated spaces for breastfeeding mothers when Tara Ruby was on active duty in the Air Force from 1997 to 2001.

 
1 Marine killed, 11 injured in NC helicopter crash

One U.S. Marine was killed and 11 were injured when a helicopter made a hard landing during a training exercise at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, the Marines said on Thursday.

US Navy divers working to recover 150-year-old Civil War vessel

Imagine working in a world the color of Irish coffee, where you cannot see much beyond your hand.That is the office environment of a U.S. Navy team this summer as it salvages a Civil War ironclad vessel in the Savannah River.

 
7 injured after US Army helicopter crashes into water off coast of Okinawa

A U.S. military helicopter crashed in waters off the Japanese southern island of Okinawa during a training mission on Wednesday, injuring seven people and prompting Japan’s government to demand a probe and steps to prevent a recurrence.

Former POW Jessica Lynch learning to deal with pain of war

Jessica Lynch, the woman made famous for being a prisoner of war in Iraq, has been dealing with the alienation and the sense of dislocation that soldiers experience when they return from war.