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The U.S. Army is testing potent pistol ammunition, including .45-caliber rounds, as a possible alternative for the 9mm M9 pistol round which often is criticized for its lack of stopping power. The 9mm cartridge has since World War I seen action all over the world. Still, soldiers have questioned the...

Paramedics hone lifesaving skills This past week was dedicated to educating people about Emergency Medical Services as part of National EMS Week. It was five days -- 48 hours of intense training for the EMS Special Operations crew. "They go through a wide variety of technical rescue programs, ...

Sports are hell for today's athletes Sunday, May 23, 2004 Give Kevin Garnett a break. His apology for compar ing an NBA playoff game to war was quick and sincere. "I'm loading up the Uzis," the NBA's Most Valuable Player had said. "I've got a couple of M-16s, couple of nines, couple ...

RENO, NV — The U.S. military is demanding the return of five howitzers that two Sierra Nevada ski resorts use to prevent avalanches, saying it needs the guns for the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Alpine Meadows and Mammoth Mountain received the artillery pieces on loan from the Army and began ...

Airborne troopers remember Operation Varsity Bridgett Siter Bayonet staff John Cobb made a tactical error. In 1944, the 17-year-old high school junior told his study hall teacher to go to hell. Her husband was the president of the draft board in Bridgeton, N.J. Cobbs was drafted the day he turned 1...

Soldier fights injuries for Ranger School Spc. Nikki St. Amant Bayonet staff The tan beret. The scroll. The standards that defy most mortal men. Those are the signatures of a brotherhood earned with sweat and toil and consecrated in blood on the lonely battlefields of the world. The elite ranks of ...

Israel has deployed micro-UAVs for use in urban areas for targeting Palestinian terrorists. In the not too distant future, these will be pushed down to the company, then platoon level to get eyes on the enemy 3-4 blocks away.

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Russia Air Force,Airborne Troops to hold joint drill in late March 17.03.2004, 08.48 MOSCOW, March 17 (Itar-Tass) - About 1,000 airborne troops and more than 30 warplanes and transport aircraft will take part in a joint command and staff exercise in the Moscow military district in late March, the l...

Hussein's Captivity A Christmas Present For Feldbusch By Gina DelFavero BLAIRSVILLE DISPATCH Friday, December 26, 2003 BLAIRSVILLE--At 8 a.m. Dec. 14, Jeremy Feldbusch was awakened by his mother with news that came as the best Christmas present of all: American forces in Iraq had captured Iraq's dic...

Aficionados get big kick out of Ultimate Fighting Wednesday, March 03, 2004 By Dan Gigler, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Webster's New College Dictionary defines 'submit' as 1. To surrender or yield oneself to the will or authority of another. 2. To subject to a condition or process. 3. To commit to the ...