Obama Proceeds With Allen Nomination As NATO Commander In Europe -- Reuters
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama will proceed with General John Allen's nomination as NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe after the Pentagon cleared him of professional misconduct over emails to a Florida socialite, the White House said on Wednesday.
Allen, the outgoing commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, was ensnared in the scandal that prompted retired General David Petraeus to resign as CIA director last year after his affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, was exposed.
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Women in combat: Will they have to register for the draft? -- Christian Science Monitor
Unplanned pregnancies may be on rise in military -- CNN
What next for Russia’s military air transport force? -- Voice of Russia
Russian Navy to Get Dugon Landing Ships This Year -- RIA Novosti
'Gay tattoo' check for Russian military recruits in Kremlin's latest clampdown on homosexuality -- Daily Mail
Sweden Looking To Build Nordic Defense Pact -- Defense News
British Army 'has dropped fitness standards to allow more women to join' -- The Telegraph
U.S. Military Seeks Its Role In Troubled North Africa -- NPR
Grounded Navy Ship Taking on Water on Philippines -- Military.com/AP
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Army delays GCV program -- DoD Buzz
Air Force Space Command to bolster cyber force -- Defence Talk
Sequestration Talks Closer To Separation From Debt Ceiling Fight -- Defense News
Debt Limits, General Dynamics, & Beyond: Defense Industry Braces For Sequester -- Aol Defense
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Report: New veterans showing Gulf War illness symptoms -- Stars and Stripes/USA Today
Military has to decide which combat jobs for women -- AP
Women in combat: Will they have to register for the draft? -- Christian Science Monitor
Unplanned pregnancies may be on rise in military -- CNN
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U.S. Navy: Random alcohol tests for sailors in US -- FOX News/AP
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Army delays GCV program -- DoD Buzz
Air Force Space Command to bolster cyber force -- Defence Talk
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General Dynamics announces $2.1B loss -- DoD Buzz
Report: New veterans showing Gulf War illness symptoms -- Stars and Stripes/USA Today
Military has to decide which combat jobs for women -- AP
Women in combat: Will they have to register for the draft? -- Christian Science Monitor
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Army delays GCV program -- DoD Buzz
Air Force Space Command to bolster cyber force -- Defence Talk
Sequestration Talks Closer To Separation From Debt Ceiling Fight -- Defense News
Debt Limits, General Dynamics, & Beyond: Defense Industry Braces For Sequester -- Aol Defense
General Dynamics announces $2.1B loss -- DoD Buzz
Report: New veterans showing Gulf War illness symptoms -- Stars and Stripes/USA Today
Military has to decide which combat jobs for women -- AP
Women in combat: Will they have to register for the draft? -- Christian Science Monitor
Unplanned pregnancies may be on rise in military -- CNN
The most satisfied military employees? Black women. Least satisfied? White men. -- Washington Post
Veterans on Chuck Hagel: Address Benefits, Waste and Reasons for Combat -- Yahoo News
WWII hero James 'Jake' McNiece dies (Was the inspiration for the movie "The Dirty Dozen") -- UPI
'Insurgents' Hoped To Change Military From Within -- NPR Staff
A new kind of military: Who’s going to lead the transition? -- Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post