Marines Order Body Armor Modifications
Acting on complaints from its combat troops, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety. The decision results from a survey of more than 1,000 Marines, many of whom reported that their flak jackets were too heavy and restrictive.
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Armistice Author Turns 101
One of the authors of the armistice ending hostilities in the Korean War, who later served as an Army war-crimes lawyer teaching at the Naval War College, celebrated his 101st birthday.
USS Underwood Conducts Joint Boarding
USS Underwood (FFG 36) conducted a joint boarding of a suspected narcotics trafficker with Panamanian sailors.
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Three Hundred Saved and Counting
Air Force reservists with the 920th Rescue Wing here have saved more than 300 U.S. troops since deploying to Afghanistan in February 2008.
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Marine Pilot Killed in Harrier Crash
A Marine jet has crashed near a base in eastern North Carolina, killing the pilot. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point spokesman Mike Barton says the single-seat plane crashed about 12:15 p.m. in woods near one of the base's two runways. Local authorities say the crash did not affect any of the few homes in the area.
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Stowaways Apprehended en Route to Port
A joint federal team was mobilized early Sunday to investigate a report of two stowaways on board a container ship en route to the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach complex.
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