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Antarctica posts like Afghan FOBs but without enemy attacks

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica — U.S. research stations in Antarctica have much in common with the forward operating bases that servicemembers fight out of in places like Afghanistan.

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DOD: No policy changes, despite Panetta statement about Afghan transition

WASHINGTON — The United States is not preparing to cut bait in Afghanistan, a Pentagon official stressed a day after Defense Secretary Leon Panetta mused about hastening the handover of security responsibilities to Afghan forces.

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Stars and Stripes duped by Army sergeant’s war claims

An Army reservist in Afghanistan with the 425th Civil Affairs Battalion who told Stars and Stripes that he deployed during the Vietnam War has come under military investigation for apparently lying about his prior combat service.

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