Posts Tagged ‘base’

The front lines of saving lives

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

AT FORWARD OPERATING BASE WILSON The first sign this isn’t a routine pickup is the rhythmic right and left banking of the helicopter.

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The front lines of saving lives

Troops tell of Fort Hood rampage

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Soldiers testify about a deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood army base in Texas, as suspect Maj Nidal Hasan appears at a preliminary hearing.

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Troops to describe Texas massacre

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

Soldiers wounded in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army base in Texas are set to describe the attack in detail at a preliminary court hearing.

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Fort Hood suspect faces military hearing

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

Tuesday marks the beginning of the military hearing for Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people and wounding 32 in a shooting spree at Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

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Killed soldiers ‘needed pistols’

Monday, October 4th, 2010

The father of one of five UK soldiers killed in their base by an Afghan policeman last year says they did not have enough hand guns to defend themselves.

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Killed soldiers ‘needed pistols’

Fort Hood reels from 4 apparent suicides in a week

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Four soldiers from the Fort Hood Army base in Texas — all decorated veterans — died in the past week after apparent suicides, a Fort Hood spokesman said.

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Rallying the two poles of the Democratic base

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Two different marches will help rally the Democratic base.

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Rallying the two poles of the Democratic base

Biden to Liberals: ‘Stop Whining’

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

If Democrats are to maintain their control of the House this year, they’ve got to maintain their dominance in the Northeast. Against that background, Vice President Joe Biden gave a fiery stump speech in New Hampshire Monday, urging his base to “stop…

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US troops summoned in Iraq attack

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deadly attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC.

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Cameron ‘attack’ base is revealed

Friday, August 27th, 2010

The Taliban reveal the base from which they planned to shoot down the prime minister’s helicopter during his visit to Afghanistan in June.

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Cameron ‘attack’ base is revealed