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Soldier from Simi Valley killed in Afghanistan
L.A. NOWA U.S. Army soldier from Simi Valley has been killed in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Saturday night. Staff Sgt. Andrew Brittonmihalo, 25, died Wednesday in Kandahar province after being wounded by small-arms fire. He was assigned to... -
Top Orlando Magic and NBA News: Sept. 16
Orlando Magic BasketBlog - Orlando SentinelWhen the Charlotte Bobcats released center Erick Dampier yesterday, speculation began that the Magic could pursue Dampier to provide big-man depth and flexibility in a potential trade. Essentially, signing the 36-year-old center would allow the Magic to... -
Army 7th Special Forces to host first visitors day
Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton BeachThe Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) will open its cantonment to the public for the first time Wednesday. The visitors day will include demonstrations and exhibits of the type of work Green Berets perform in the field. It will be the first of...Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Department of Defense
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Eglin receives first upgraded F-35
Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton BeachA brand new F-35 with additional capabilities landed Monday afternoon. The new jet marks the beginning of a significant ramping up of Air Force training at the F-35 schoolhouse and an increase in some capabilities for the program. The Air Force's 58th...Tags: Armed Forces, Military Equipment, U.S. Department of Defense
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Army Ranger open house victim of budget cuts
Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton BeachThis year's open house at the Army Ranger Camp James E. Rudder has been canceled because of federal budget cuts. The event, which has been held at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion for more than 60 years, usually draws thousands of visitors. It had been...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense
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BRIEF: No one injured in fire at old dormitory
Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton BeachFORT WALTON BEACH -- No one was injured when an unoccupied building on Lee Street caught fire Friday morning, according to the Ocean City-Wright Fire Department. Ocean City-Wright and Fort Walton Beach firefighters were called to the scene at 9:57 a.m....Tags: Ocean City
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F-35 deliveries to resume
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.According to Lockheed Martin spokesman Mike Rein, the company will resume delivering F-35Bs, the short-takeoff-and vertical-landing variant of the Lightning II, to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma sometime within the next month. "It's definitely looking...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Media Industry, Armed Forces, Military Equipment, Military Aircraft
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Doolittle Raiders fans flock to meet their heroes
Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton BeachWhen flight attendant Kim Roller heard the Doolittle Raiders were having their last public reunion, she gave up her next flight, rented a car and drove all night to attend. The 46-year-old was about 10th in the line of hundreds of people from across the...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Museums, Arts and Culture, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Florida State University
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Famed members of the World War II Doolittle Bombing Raid on Tokyo hold final public reunion
Associated PressEGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) — At 97, retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole can still fly and land a vintage B-25 with a wide grin and a wave out the cockpit window to amazed onlookers. David Thatcher, 91, charms admiring World War II history buffs with...Tags: Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Aircraft Carriers, World War II (1939-1945)
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Afghan bomb cost Marine his legs, but not his spirit
SAN DIEGO — Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon was in Afghanistan, on his fourth combat deployment as an explosive ordnance disposal technician, when he took a step and heard the ominous click. "I remember flying through the air and coming down on my...
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Pentagon Suspends All F-35 Flights Due To Crack In Engine Blade
The Pentagon on Friday suspended the flights of all F-35 fighter planes after a routine inspection revealed a crack on a turbine blade in the jet engine of an F-35 test aircraft in California. It was the second grounding of the warplane in two months....Tags: Middletown, United Technologies Corporation, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Military Aircraft
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Jacqueline R. Rihard, 80
Jacqueline Rosina (Drake) Rihard, 80, of Sharpsburg, Md., passed suddenly at her home on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Born July 21, 1932, in Keedysville, Md., she was the daughter of the late William Louis and Atha G. (Norris) Drake. Her husband, retired U.S....
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