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Human Error Blamed

Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Tuesday, June 2, 2009
ARLINGTON, Va. — Due to a “human error,” 134 petty officers second class were incorrectly notified that they had been promoted to E-6 before the Memorial Day weekend, said Rear Adm. Dan Holloway.
The Chief of Naval Personnel has ordered an investigation into how the mistake happened, said Holloway, [...]

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16 Nations At War With Pirates

Anti-piracy Operations
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2009 – The U.S. military has initiated a review to look “broadly and widely and deeply” at the overall strategy on piracy off the coast of Somalia, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, speaking on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” [...]

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Get Out Of Town… Or, At Least Iraq

President Obama announced today that the USA would pull its military troops out of Iraq over the next 18 months.
The announcement comes one day after the Secretary of Defense announced a change to the Photographing of Caskets of Fallen Troops policy.
SEC. GATES: I’d like to address two subjects today.
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