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[08/10/2006] Army Ponders Amusement Venue, Hotel At Ft. Belvoir
Army officials say they are considering allowing a private developer to build a 125-acre entertainment, hotel and conference center complex next to a national Army museum at Fort Belvoir that could draw more than 1 million people a year to traffic-choked southern Fairfax County. » More
[03/17/2006] Military Sexual Assault Reports Up 40 Pct.
Reports of sexual assaults in the military increased by nearly 40 percent last year, the Pentagon announced Thursday, saying the increase was at least partly due to a new program that encourages victims to come forward. » More
[03/06/2006] How about a criminal Investigation into the exploitation of Tillman\'s death?
The Army said Saturday that it would launch a criminal probe into the death of Pat Tillman, the onetime National Football League star who was killed by gunfire from fellow soldiers in the mountains of Afghanistan in April 2004. » More
[02/23/2006] Is the U.S. Government making anthrax bombs in Utah?
In March 1988, Saddam Hussein unloaded some of his Pandora’s box of chemical weapons on the Kurdish village of Halabja. As many as 5,000 were killed by nerve agents believed to have included VX, a poison so deadly that a single drop the size of a pinhead can cause death minutes after touching the skin. » More
[10/31/2005] Army secret surfaces: Deadly chemicals at sea
Millions of pounds of unused weapons of mass destruction were dumped in oceans before Congress banned the practice in 1972. The threat is still out there, and may be growing. » More
[10/25/2005] Another Major Pentagon Espionage Scandal Brewing?
According to Pentagon insiders, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has been the focus of another espionage investigation. » More
[10/25/2005] Chips inserted in soldiers\' brains
BOFFINS working for the US military are experimenting with creating super soldiers by sticking microchips in their brains. » More
[10/13/2005] Pentagon Plans to Beef Up Domestic Rapid-Response Forces
The U.S. military is planning a more rapid, robust role for active-duty forces in responding to catastrophic disasters or terrorist attacks, a senior Pentagon official said yesterday, describing the demand for large-scale military resources in such cases as \"inevitable.\" » More
[10/13/2005] Special Forces Suicides Raise Questions
Chief Warrant Officer William Howell was a 15-year Army Special Forces veteran who had seen combat duty all over the world. Sgt. 1st Class Andre McDaniel was a military accountant. Spc. Jeremy Wilson repaired electronics. » More
[10/11/2005] Military May Propose an Active-Duty Force for Relief Efforts
The military\'s Northern Command is developing a proposal to organize a specially trained and equipped active-duty force that could respond quickly to assist relief efforts in the event of overwhelming natural disasters, like major hurricanes, floods or earthquakes. » More
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