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VA clinic warns of possible contaminant exposure
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Thousands of patients at a Veterans Administration clinic in Tennessee may have been exposed to the infectious body fluids of other patients when they had colonoscopies in recent years, and now VA medical facilities all over the U.S. are reviewing their own procedures.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-02-13
How Safe Is the U.S. Army's Body Armor?
The U.S. Army has ordered a recall of more than 16,000 sets of body armor after an audit by the inspector general of the Defense Department concluded that they failed tests to meet Army specifications. The IG fingers the Army for failing to conduct adequate testing before contracting for the armor. This is the second audit to blame the Army for the quality of body armor. A year ago, the IG found that the Army failed to follow federal contracting rules in procuring armor and concluded that the Pentagon had "no assurance" that nearly half of 28 contracts - worth nearly $3 billion - "met the required standards."
Nations:Afghanistan Source:(Time)
2009-01-30
3 US soldiers charged with murder in Iraq deaths
FRANKFURT, Germany - The U.S. Army has charged three soldiers with murder for their role in the killing of Iraqis last year.
Nations:Iraq Germany Activities:U.S. War Atrocities in Iraq Source:(AP)
2008-09-17
The Army's Totally Serious Mind-Control Project
Soldiers barking orders at each other is so 20th Century. That's why the U.S. Army has just awarded a $4 million contract to begin developing "thought helmets" that would harness silent brain waves for secure communication among troops. Ultimately, the Army hopes the project will "lead to direct mental control of military systems by thought alone."
Nations:U.S. People:Clint Eastwood Source:(Time)
2008-09-15
As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Far from the combat zones, the strains and separations of no-end-in-sight wars are taking an ever-growing toll on military families despite the armed services' earnest efforts to help.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. Activities:Vietnam War Gulf War Coalition Forces
2008-07-19
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