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USNS Comfort Returns To Baltimore

USNS Comfort Returns To Baltimore

The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort is home after about two months in Haiti.
PHOTOS: Scenes Aboard the USNS Comfort
PHOTOS: USNS Comfort Returns to Baltimore

Go Diving With Navy Bomb Squad!

Go Diving With Navy Bomb Squad!

They are the unseen heroes of the Navy, suiting up in dive gear nearly every day, making their way into deep dark waters and dangerous crevices.

Virginia Beach Navy SEAL Killed In Afghanistan

Virginia Beach Navy SEAL Killed In Afghanistan

The Navy says a SEAL from Virginia Beach has been killed in a battle with militants in Afghanistan.

IED Attacks In Afghanistan More Lethal

IED Attacks In Afghanistan More Lethal

Attacks on U.S. and allied forces with makeshift bombs in Afghanistan are 50% more lethal than three years ago, reflecting insurgents' use of more powerful explosives and the increased vulnerability of troops.

Heartwarming Heroes' Welcome

Heartwarming Heroes' Welcome

Specialist Chandra Miller had a unique experience in Iraq, she served alongside her sister, Lashawn, and her mother, Sgt. Marsha Reid.
 

Virginia Seeks To Make Benefits Easier For Vets To Get

Virginia Seeks To Make Benefits Easier For Vets To Get

The Veterans Affairs Department is taking steps for the first time to make it easier for veterans of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars to get disability benefits for malaria, West Nile Virus and other diseases.

Virginia Soldier Dies In Iraq

Virginia Soldier Dies In Iraq

Spc. Steven Jesse Bishop of Christiansburg was assigned to the Army Reserve as a civil affairs soldier.

Abuse Of Pain Pills By Soldiers Concerns Pentagon

Abuse Of Pain Pills By Soldiers Concerns Pentagon

he military is trying to curb the volume of narcotics given to troops as the number of prescriptions for painkillers and instances of drug abuse continue to soar.

Army Drops Bayonets, Busts Abs In Training Revamp

Army Drops Bayonets, Busts Abs In Training Revamp

New soldiers are grunting through the kind of stretches and twists found in "ab blaster" classes at suburban gyms as the Army revamps its basic training regimen for the first time in three decades.

Pat Tillman's Legacy: More Help For Military Veterans In College

Pat Tillman's Legacy: More Help For Military Veterans In College

If the late Pat Tillman is remembered for his selflessness, then it seems fitting that the foundation created in the professional football star-turned-soldier's name would ask the same of the veterans it serves.

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