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Drone crash caused by loss of coolant, Air Force report says
Hampton :: VA :: USA | 12 months ago
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An Air Force investigative report says a Predator drone, which was controlled out of Nevada, crashed in Afghanistan in January because of a loss of engine coolant. The aircraft and one air-to-ground Hellfire missile were destroyed on impact just
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Ugly bird is a lifeline in Afghanistan
Kandahar :: Afghanistan | 1 year ago
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Story continues below Artwork on the side of an Australian Army chinook based at Kandahar Airfield, in Afghanistan. A59R8513.jpg Photo: alexellinghausen@yahoo.com.sg They may not be the prettiest of helicopters, but for the American and Australian
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Disgraced Canadian army officer resurfaces in Kabul
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 1 year ago
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Afghanistan Daniel Menard, the army general who resigned in disgrace before a military court heard he had "an intimate personal relationship" with a lower ranked subordinate in Kandahar in 2010 has resurfaced in Kabul. Multiple Canadian military
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Canadian trainers staying in Afghanistan until 2014: MacKay
Kandahar :: Afghanistan | over 1 year ago
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Brigadier General Dean Milner, Commander of Canadian forces in Afghanistan (L), shakes hands with locals after the handover ceremony at Kandahar airbase on July 7, 2011. Canada was to officially end its combat mission in Afghanistan on July 7, after
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Crash kills 6 NATO troops
Kandahar :: Afghanistan | over 1 year ago
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Afghanistan on Thursday, killing six members of the international military force, the U.S.-led coalition said. The coalition said in a release early this morning that there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash in southern
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NATO rips Taliban over bazaar bombing
Kandahar :: Afghanistan | over 1 year ago
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Afghan security forces were killed or wounded Wednesday when a suicide attacker blew himself up in a bazaar, according to the top commander of international troops in Afghanistan, who alleged that the Taliban's leader had "lost all control" of his
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Air Force Academy Airman Gets Second Bronze Star
Baghdad :: Iraq | over 1 year ago
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An Air Force Academy airman who was awarded a Bronze Star for his actions in Iraq from 2006-2007 now has another...Brent McGuire received a Bronze Star for his work as commander of the 451st Security Forces Squadron during his deployment to
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At field, force for safety
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The stillness of a starry night is interrupted only by the occasional truck passing outside the fence line or the shattering sound of a jet taking off from the nearby landing strip. A full moon silhouettes the landscape leading in all directions from
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Maple Leaf lowered one last time at Kandahar airfield
Kandahar :: Afghanistan | over 1 year ago
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The Canadian flag over Kandahar airfield was lowered for the last time Thursday, marking an end to one of the longest and most complicated military operations in this country's history. The 1,200 troops charged with closing the camp that served as
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Canadian flag comes down in Kandahar for last time
Kandahar :: Afghanistan | over 1 year ago
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The Maple Leaf flag was hauled down for the last time in Kandahar on Thursday. The quiet ceremony at Kandahar Airfield marked the end of Canada's military presence in the war-wasted province. The task force of Canadian troops assigned to pack and
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