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Capt. Kirk Takes Command Of Hot New Ship – Really! USS Zumwalt Sails 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2074

medically discharged with disability ratings of 20 percent or less? 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1855

CNO to Hill: Reprogram By January Or Programs ‘Paralyzed’ (or Still Bitching About 5% Budget Cut) 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1603

Top Ten Reasons the US should Stay out of Iraq and put Conditions on Arms Sales 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1556

‘SkyNet’ Automated Systems Could Save Lots of Lives 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1913

Marines, Navy Reach Out To Army, Air Force For Expeditionary Warfare 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1671

Navy: We Never Said We Were Buying More Super Hornets 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1819

Dick Cheney Calls for War on Iran 5 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2382

($40 billion dollar) Aircraft carrier Ford to be christened in Newport News 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1855

Translator at drone strike hearing moved nearly to tears by survivor testimony 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1653

Afghanistan 'zero option' takes shape 3 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1908

Pakistani family testifies to empty room on Hill about US Drone that killed Granny 2 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 1861

Deckhouse of new ($5 BILLION) destroyer ZUMWALT (DDG 1000) makes unplanned stop at Norfolk 1 unhappycamper Nov 2012 Oct 2013 1 2422

Marines Brush Off DoD IG Criticisms Of V-22 Readiness Reporting 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1714

Here’s what HealthCare.gov and the F-35 have in common 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1742

Veterans Duckworth and Soltz: Food stamp cuts for veterans ‘unacceptable’ and ‘revolting’ 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1543

Marine could be booted from Corps for warning troops about rapist Afghanistan cop 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1831

Defense Department seeks to implant devices capable of stimulating depressed soldiers’ brains in rea 2 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 2633

Navy's giant, stealthy new destroyer gets hull wet 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2111

Pope shutdown recovery slow 2 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 1748

Congress ended the government shutdown, but ... 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1553

The American Quagmire in Afghanistan by the Numbers (21,565 US Troops Dead or Wounded) 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1547

After troops leave, U.S. to lose access to Afghan reconstruction projects worth billions 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1763

Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, Bashing "Isolationists" While at War in the World 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1549

Consensus Grows Among UN States for Greater Transparency on Drone Civilian Deaths 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1484

Dumping of military equipment at Tacoma landfill spurs inquiry 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1982

Alaska National Guard unit being investigated for allegations of sexual misconduct 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1871

2 shot at Guard armory in Tenn.; man in custody 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1770

Ft. Hood: Local, Army leaders want another BRAC 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1685

8 Shaw Air Force officers reprimanded in sexual misconduct investigation 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1870

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The European Drone War 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1653

Pentagon dollars flow into Africa 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1661

Ex-drone operator describes a kill: ‘I watched this guy bleed out’ 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1801

Government contracts for the last week: 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1572

Joining Forces to Provide Jobs for Military Families - video 0 Tx4obama Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1535

War veterans face epilepsy as side effect of head trauma 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1687

US And Pakistan Locked In A "Drone Marriage" 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1500

Time for the Truth about 'Targeted' Killings and US Drones' Civilian Victims 5 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1934

Radio Wars: Will Production Halt Force Army To Play Radio Shell Game? 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1622

JLTV Wracked By ‘Perfect Storm’ Of CR, Shutdown, Sequester: Uncertainty Rules 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1535

Military misconduct cases worry Pentagon brass 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1616

Vermont Progressives Aiming to Shoot Down F-35 Stealth Bomber 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1598

Sex allegations at Carlsbad academy 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1869

Fake 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 1708

Monument for dogs used in military to be dedicated 0 douglas9 Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 1594

Iconic and Unseen War Photos From Vietnam and Iraq 2 douglas9 Oct 2013 Oct 2013 7 2628

Demon-focused ex-Navy chaplain ‘Dr. Chaps’ is running for elected office 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 2121

Sequestration Cuts Leave Army With Only 2 Brigades Ready To Fight: CSA Odierno 6 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 2628

Why Washington Just Can’t Stop Making War 4 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1867

The Senate Is Sitting On A Devastating Report About How The CIA Avoided Oversight Of Unnecessary Tor 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 13 1677

Former Bush Official: We Went Into Iraq Because 'We Were Looking For Somebody's Ass To Kick': Report 4 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2201

SOCOM Wants YOU To Help Build High-Tech ‘Iron Man’ Armor 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1533

With U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, American military gear sold as scrap 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1597

US gives up on Central Asian base 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1522

The Business of America Is War 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1549

Bribery scandal engulfs U.S. Navy; contractor traded inside data for hookers and Lady Gaga tickets 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1643

From adultery to illegal gambling — U.S. military generals face tougher scrutiny for personal conduc 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1803

Guardsman blew whistle, then his career blew up 2 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 5 2123

Sex allegations at Carlsbad academy 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1973

UN Expert Challenges Foundations of US Covert Drone War 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1900

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THE ROVING EYE: 'Our' weaponized Wahhabi bastards 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1567

Air Force Officer At Center Of Sexual Assault Controversy Demoted And Forced Into Retirement 4 pinboy3niner Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1895

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Veterans Arrested at Vietnam Memorial 3 PeoViejo Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2334

Making Peace with War 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1528

The American Genocide Against Iraq: 4% of Population Dead as result of US sanctions, wars 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1586

Obama Awards Medal Of Honor To Afghan War Vet 3 jakeXT Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1936

A HOPEFUL EMAIL to A landlord... 0 AsahinaKimi Oct 2013 Oct 2013 11 1846

VA Chief: Shutdown Could Hit Millions of Vets 11 pinboy3niner Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 2742

Happy birthday to the United States Navy 3 tinymontgomery Oct 2013 Oct 2013 5 1925

Pentagon confirms U.S. troops snatched wanted al Qaida leader from streets of Libyan capital 3 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 2182

Inspectors fear millions in gas money getting siphoned off in Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1659

When Federal Contracts Turn Into Corporate Welfare 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1599

Nuclear weapons are the U.S.’s instruments of peace 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 2074

Vietnam independence hero who defeated American and French armies General Giap dead at 102 3 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2151

Isolationists Score While Hagel Scrambles To Maintain US Power; Lockheed To Furlough 3,000 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1582

Exploding fuel tankers driving Army to solar power 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1561

Dutch Treat For the F-35 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1605

New Study Fuels Debate Over F-35 Safety 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1586

Defense Execs Predict Production Halts If Fed Shutdown Stretches To Mid Month 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1662

Only the Interests of the World’s Leading Superpower America Are Served by the JSF 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1518

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