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Women in combat a bad idea
Unfortunately, a lot of military decisions are being made by people who have never served in combat or have had limited service ("Military ceiling lifted," Jan. 25). President Barack Obama never served in the military, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Defense, Barack Obama
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Women in combat — 'It's going to level the playing field'
When Maryland National Guard Capt. Cara Kupcho first enlisted in the military 18 years ago, she wanted to drive a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a 30-ton, armor-busting tank. "I like things that go boom," she explained Thursday. "I like tanks." But as a...
Tags: Armed Forces, Iraq, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Military
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday
WEATHER: Flurries, highs in the upper 30s. Tonight is expected to be mostly clear, temperatures in the mid-20s. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS NRA, gun-control groups begin work in Annapolis: As the General...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, Justin Tucker, Oprah Winfrey, Gun Control
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Former Naval Academy instructor faces sexual assault charges
A Marine Corps officer who worked as an instructor at the Naval Academy has been accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman in his Annapolis apartment following the annual croquet match between the academy and St. John's College in 2011. An...
Tags: Navy Yard, Defense, Trials, U.S. Department of Defense, Annapolis
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Women in U.S. military fight for right to serve in combat
As a woman in the Army, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Hunt is barred from serving in the infantry. But that didn't stop commanders in Afghanistan from tapping her when they needed a female soldier to accompany men on their door-kicking missions. Hunt's job on...
Tags: Trials, Armed Forces, Iraq, American Civil Liberties Union, U.S. Department of Defense
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Pentagon lifting ban on women in combat
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will end the long-standing prohibition on women serving in direct combat, Pentagon officials said Wednesday, opening hundreds of thousands of military jobs previously closed to female service members. Panetta and Gen....
Tags: Defense, Trials, Iraq, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday
WEATHER: Winter weather advisory until 9 a.m., followed by more wind. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Cold snap, far from letting up, raises health concerns: Baltimore will enter its third consecutive day below...
Tags: Tom Brady, National Football League, Barack Obama, Baltimore Orioles, Fines
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General Allen was leader at Naval Academy
When Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen overheard a platoon of first-year midshipmen at the Naval Academy shout "kill" during training one summer day a decade ago, he ordered the word expunged from their vocabulary. The then-commandant explained that...
Tags: Democratic Party, Jill Kelley, Paula Broadwell, Armed Forces, Iraq
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Flaming meteors, hot Nike kicks and another juicy 'Scandal' are the talk of Twitter
Good morning and welcome to an extra robust Friday online trends report. So did you see that awesome Meteor Shower? No, I didn't either, but thanks to Internet our ignorance and laziness will not be punished because the photos are plentiful and popular....
Tags: Susan Rice, Defense, Barack Obama, Google Inc., ABC (tv network)
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Lead limits on military firing ranges outdated, report says
Researchers commissioned by the Defense Department said Monday that decades-old limits on lead exposure are inadequate to protect the health of workers on military firing ranges. Moreover, the National Academy of Science reported, lead from ammunition...
Tags: Barbara Boxer, Fort Detrick (military base), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Breastfeeding, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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U.S. security, Maryland's economy at risk
For Maryland businesses, the seemingly never-ending political season and the cloud of economic uncertainty that accompanied it were supposed to have subsided at election's end. However, just as we thought we had put the campaign season behind us,...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Defense, Technology, Budgets and Budgeting
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It isn't easy to be good
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he was planning this even before the recent scandals in the top ranks of the Pentagon and CIA, but he's ordered the military to double down on ethics training for its senior officers. In a memo to Gen. Martin Dempsey,...
Tags: Paula Broadwell, Iraq, Ethics, Theft, David Petraeus
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