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U.S. / NEWS Fri Nov 2, 2007 @ 9:19am neoform

Google Associated Press -- The Army began its recruiting year Oct. 1 with fewer signed up for basic training than in any year since it became an all-volunteer service in 1973, a top general said Wednesday. Gen. William S. Wallace, whose duties as commander of Army Training and D.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue May 8, 2007 @ 12:19pm neoform

MSNBC -- A Navy helicopter struck a power line during a training flight and crashed in a rugged area of the northern Nevada desert, killing all five crew members, the Navy said Tuesday. Navy investigators were on the scene early Tuesday to recover the bodies... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Dec 4, 2006 @ 10:34am mrmdc

O.C. Register -- Huntington Beach chief says officers routinely employ tactic with civilian vehicles as part of training exercises... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Oct 3, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

USA Today -- The nation is preparing for its biggest terrorism exercise ever next week when three fictional "dirty bombs" go off and cripple transportation arteries in two major U.S. cities and Guam, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. Yet eve.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 13, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

CNN -- Searchers have found the body of a sergeant who was missing for four days after he disappeared during a training exercise, an Army spokeswoman said. Sgt. Lawrence G. Sprader, 25, went missing Friday during a solo exercise testing basic map-reading and.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 12, 2007 @ 1:09pm neoform

FOX News -- Soldiers searched the sprawling Fort Hood Army base in 90-degree heat for a 25-year-old sergeant who got lost during a navigational training exercise after telling superiors he was determined to finish. More than 500 soldiers and civilians conducted gr.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat May 19, 2007 @ 4:13am neoform

CNN -- Military officials announced Friday they were suspending training at an aerial bombing range where a flare dropped from a military jet may have caused a 27-square mile wildfire. The Air Force also said it convened an accident investigation board to inv.. Read More