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Search for Calif. crash survivors now recovery
LOS ANGELES - The search for nine people missing when a U.S. Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter over the Pacific Ocean is now a recovery mission, officials said Sunday.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(AP)
2009-11-01
Marines: Mechanical, human errors led to jet crash
SAN DIEGO - A military jet crash that killed four people and incinerated two homes was caused by mechanical failure and a string of bad decisions that led the pilot to bypass a potentially safe landing at a coastal Navy base, the Marines said Tuesday.
Nations:U.S. South Korea People:Duncan Hunter Source:(AP)
2009-03-04
New US Marine officers have Afghan war on their minds
QUANTICO, Virginia (AFP) - The young officers in the US Marines sent here to prepare to lead troops into combat say they are eager for duty in Afghanistan, the war that President Barack Obama has made his priority.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AFP)
2009-02-28
Better body armor means more weight for troops
WASHINGTON - Concerned that U.S. troops are already saddled with too much heavy gear, military officials will not require them to wear improved body armor until manufacturers cut the weight of the new protective plates.
Nations:Afghanistan Kuwait Source:(AP)
2009-02-04
To boost recruits, US Army relaxes weight rules
Washington - The waistlines of America's youth are expanding, shrinking the pool of those eligible to join the US military. But an Army program is giving overweight enlistees a second chance - and helping the military with its own expansion.
Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-01-06
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