The Shiite-led government is cracking down on U.S.-backed Sunni Arab fighters in one of Iraq's most turbulent regions, arresting some leaders, disarming dozens of men and banning them from manning checkpoints except alongside official security forces.
Coalition, provincial and Iraqi leaders from Multi-National Division - Center met with U.S. Embassy and Department of Defense representatives for the first ever Civil-Military Coordination Conference here to promote economic growth in Iraq
The guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman, guided-missile destroyers USS Farragut and USS Forrest Sherman, Destroyer Squadron 40, and 19 partner nations began the "work up" phase of Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2008.
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Travis Air Force Base emergency responders and members from several fire departments from the local area battled through the night and into the morning to prevent an eight-alarm blaze from potentially spreading through base housing.
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There are hundreds of thousands of Marines spread across hundreds of occupational specialties, yet only two of them are combat artists, and they are both Reserve Marines.
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The California Maritime Academy training ship "Golden Bear" assisted the Coast Guard with the rescue of two sailors off the coast of Monterey. Both the mariners and their boat were recovered safely and in good condition.