US troops in Japan hit with curfew after alleged rape on Okinawa

The commander of U.S. Forces Japan imposed a curfew Friday for all U.S. military personnel in Japan in the wake of this week’s alleged assault and rape of an Okinawan woman by two U.S. Navy sailors.

Skydiver's feat could influence spacesuit design

Now that the dust has settled in the New Mexico desert where supersonic skydiver "Fearless Felix" Baumgartner landed safely on his feet, researchers are exhilarated over the possibility his exploit could someday help save the lives of pilots and space travelers in a disaster.

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Intel officials: No evidence of al-Qaida role in Libya attack

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2 sailors to be punished in Colombia prostitution scandal

Two U.S. sailors are expected to receive administrative punishments, but not be criminally charged, in connection with the prostitution scandal that engulfed U.S. Secret Service and military members preparing for a presidential visit to Colombia earlier this year, a senior military official said Friday.

Defense lawyers say Obama, Bush declared Sept. 11 defendants guilty

Top officials in the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, including the two presidents themselves, repeatedly and publicly pronounced a group of senior al-Qaida leaders guilty in the Sept. 11 conspiracy and created an “unlawful command influence” that pressured the U.S. military to bring capital murder charges against them in a military commission trial, defense lawyers said Friday.

Analysts say Somalia progress might not translate to Mali

While the U.S. is hailing Somalia as a success story, an example of how concerted international efforts can rout Islamic extremists in control of much of the country, some analysts are tempering that success with caution.

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US steps up support of Turkey amid Syrian conflict

The U.S. government is intensifying its intelligence sharing and military consultations with Turkey behind the scenes as both countries confront the possibility that Syria’s civil conflict could escalate into a regional war, according to U.S. and NATO officials.
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Kaiserslautern anti-drug effort deemed Army's best

Staff of U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Army Substance Abuse Program were at the Pentagon on Friday to receive an award for their program’s drug abuse prevention, education and outreach efforts.

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