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Defense beyond football... and baseball
Ive always thought Martial Arts or anything of the sort was dorky, not to mention weird and 100% fake. Watching participants in parades or movies was uninteresting to say the least. Knowing how to r...
Posted on 9/23/11 at 11:57 AM
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NPR: Secretary of Defense called Florida pastor Terry Jones
The Pentagon's press secretary says that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called Florida pastor Terry Jones and "urged the Pastor not to proceed with it," NPR reports. Press secretary Geoff Morrel...
Posted on 9/9/10 at 7:51 PM
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N.D. soldiers remain in Iraq
From a news release: Despite the drawdown of troops in Iraq, about 60 North Dakota National Guardsmen remain. Eight of those serve with the 1st Battalion, 188thAir Defense Artillery Regiment,led by S...
Posted on 9/9/10 at 12:08 PM
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Senate confirms Hagel for defense secretary

A deeply divided Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Republican Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary, handing President Barack Obama's pick the top Pentagon job just days before billions of dollars in automatic, across-the-board budget cuts hit the military.

February 26, 2013

Fighters intercept plane in restricted LA airspace

The North American Aerospace Defense Command says two F-16 fighter jets intercepted a small plane that violated restricted airspace in the vicinity of northeast Los Angeles.

May 11, 2012

US seeks to mine social media to predict future

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. government is seeking software that can mine social media to predict the future.

By By Marcus Wohlsen, Associated Press , February 12, 2012

Dakotas officials wary of proposed defense cuts

Proposals to slow the growth of the nation's defense spending could mean big changes to the military infrastructure in the Dakotas, officials say.

January 27, 2012

New agency to help ND businesses sell to Pentagon

A new agency is designed to help North Dakota companies sell goods to the Pentagon.

October 31, 2011

Dempsey chosen to head Joint Chiefs of Staff

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama moved Monday to seal an overhaul of his national security team, selecting Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman amid protracted battle in Afghanistan, U.S. involvement in the NATO-led effort against Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and a winding down of the war in Iraq.

By By Darlene Superville, The Associated Press , May 30, 2011

House passes $690 billion defense bill

WASHINGTON — War-weary Republicans and Democrats on Thursday sent the strongest message yet to President Barack Obama to end the war in Afghanistan as the commander in chief decides how many U.S. troops to withdraw this summer.

By By Donna Cassata, The Associated Press , May 26, 2011

Report: Nuclear weapon drivers sometimes got drunk

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents hired to transport nuclear weapons and components sometimes got drunk while on convoy missions, a government watchdog said Monday. In an incident last year, police detained two agents who went to a bar during an assignment.

November 22, 2010

Pentagon belt-tightening will cut jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people around Norfolk, Va., and begin to eliminate other jobs throughout the military.

August 09, 2010

The Little Engine that might

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon doesn’t want it. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it’s unnecessary. Former President George W. Bush was against it, as is Barack Obama, who has threatened to veto a defense authorization bill that includes it.

By Kathleen Parker , June 10, 2010

Major defense company coming to Grand Forks

Defense industry giant Northrop Grumman is coming here and it promises to bring some economic goodies, including as many as 100 new employees.

By By Tu-Uyen Tran , Forum Communications Co. , May 20, 2010

North Dakotans travel to DC symposium

Four individuals represented North Dakota at National Symposium on Indigent Defense in Washington, D.C. The event was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice.

March 13, 2010

The last thing we need

An executive for the Sierra Nevada Corp., a defense contractor based in Nevada, wanted to know why he should contribute $20,000 to Rep. Peter Visclosky, an Indiana Democrat. A colleague replied that Sierra Nevada was working with PMA, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm, to curry favor with Visclosky, a key member of the subcommittee that funded defense projects.

By Steve and Cokie Roberts , March 13, 2010

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Vikings’ ‘D’ falling apart Forget the play-calling, the audibles and any perceived rift between Brett Favre and Brad Childress. The way defensive end Jared Allen sees it, the veteran Vikings defense is the biggest reason Minnesota lost the game in Chicago on Monday night and earn a chance to move closer to a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs.

December 30, 2009

Minot missile wing now in Global Strike Command

The Air Force Global Strike Command has officially assumed oversight of the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base.

December 02, 2009

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