# US Military

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# Sensitive

US army investigating loss of 'sensitive' weapons accessories

A $10,000 reward has been offered for information which leads to the recovery of the missing military gear.

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Jan 9th 2012, 2:37 PM

# Wikileaks

Preliminary hearing of WikiLeaks source suspect Bradley Manning draws to a close

Manning will have to wait until mid-January to find out if he is to face trail for allegedly aiding the enemy.

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Dec 22nd 2011, 11:57 AM

# Iraq War

Elation as final US troops roll out of Iraq

The last American soldiers whooped and hugged as they crossed the border into neighbouring Kuwait.

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Dec 18th 2011, 9:21 AM

# Purple Heart

Military Christmas decorations accidentally sent to families of dead US Marines

The US military has apologised for the error, saying the packages were supposed to only go to living post-9/11 recipients of the Purple Heart medal.

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Dec 14th 2011, 9:37 AM

# Drone

Second US spy drone crashes

The unmanned aircraft crashed while attempting to land at an airport in the Seychelles yesterday.

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Dec 14th 2011, 8:52 AM

# Afghanistan

Afghan students protest US security pact negotiations

Protest follows tribal leaders’ decision to back negotiations for a new security agreement with the US.

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Nov 20th 2011, 5:32 PM

# Afghan War

In numbers: Ten years of the Afghan War

Check out TheJournal.ie’s overview of the decade that has passed since the US invasion of Afghanistan.

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Oct 7th 2011, 11:41 AM

# Afghan War

Ten years on US still doesn't know how to end Afghan conflict, says top commander

The former commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan says that the Iraq invasion complicated the Afghan conflict by turning public opinion.

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Oct 7th 2011, 9:14 AM

# Zooooooom

US military to trial world's fastest-ever plane

The Falcon HTV-2, which will be launched at 3pm Irish time, can travel at 13,000mph – that’s Dublin to NYC in 14m 42sec.

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Aug 11th 2011, 2:52 PM

# Afghanistan

Obama confirms troop withdrawal: "America, it is time to focus on nation building at home"

The US president says that having spent a trillion dollars on war, it’s time for the US to focus on jobs and innovation back home.

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Jun 23rd 2011, 8:08 AM

# In Numbers

In numbers: the US military campaign in Afghanistan

An overview of the facts and figures from the US decade-long campaign in Afghanistan.

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Jun 22nd 2011, 11:20 AM

# Iraq

Five US soldiers killed in central Iraq

The deaths come despite US forces having disengaged from combat operations in the country last year.

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Jun 6th 2011, 11:30 AM

# Wikileaks

Ex-hacker who led US authorities to Bradley Manning over WikiLeaks has no regrets

Adrian Lamo, 30, says he still considers Manning – who is facing a range of charges for allegedly supplying sensitive US military information to Wikileaks – a friend.

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Jun 1st 2011, 3:39 PM

# Don't Ask Don't Tell

US lawmakers attempt to block openly gay military service

Amendments to a defence bill aim to maintain the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy, which bans openly gay military service. The recognition of same-sex unions in the military is also under attack.

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May 12th 2011, 10:05 AM

# Frankfurt

Man charged with murder after Frankfurt Airport gun attack

One person remains in critical condition after yesterday’s gun attack on a US military bus outside Frankfurt Airport, in which two people were killed.

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Mar 3rd 2011, 8:45 PM