Aggressive Phishing Attack Targets Military

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A recent aggressive phishing attack is making the rounds in an email which appears be from USAA, a financial services company that serves military members, their families, and veterans. The email subject begins with “Deposit Posted.” Members are asked to open a Zeus-infected attached file. Once opened, it launches a malicious virus which could provide...

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US President Barack Obama signs Iran sanctions bill

Image via WikipediaSunday, January 01, 2012 – U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law on Saturday a defense funding bill putting into place new provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of those suspected of terrorism, as well as imposing fresh sanctions on Iran. The new bill imposes sanctions on financial institutions dealing with Iran’s...

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starting of the year in Afghanistan

starting of the year in Afghanistan.... from Twitter by Mustafa KAZEMI : ------------------------------ Mustafa KAZEMI @combatjourno 1h Gunshots. Muah! Going to check. Sweet! 4:38 PM - 1 Jan 12 via Twitter for iPhone -------------------------------Mustafa KAZEMI @combatjourno 1h No action. Neighbors kids playing with guns. ...

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R.I.P. - Private John King

Private John King [picture via MOD] Private John King killed in Afghanistan 1 Jan 12It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Private John King of 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, on 30 December 2011. Private King was taking part in a partnered foot patrol with Afghan National Security Forces to increase security around...

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2 NATO troops killed in Helmand province

Sunday, January 1, 2012 –   Officials in the Ministry of Defense of Georgia announced that at least one Georgian soldier serving under the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan was killed in southern Helmand province on Saturday. NATO authorities in a statement confirmed that the Georgian soldier was killed in a roadside bomb explosion...

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Iran test-fires medium range missiles in Gulf drills

Sunday, January 01, 2012 – the official Irna news agency on Sunday reported, Iran tested a new medium-range missile during war games near a vital Gulf oil transit channel, hours after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a law tightening sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program. Rear Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi, the spokesman for Iranian Navy’sVelayat 90 war ...

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Magnitude 7.0 quake hits eastern Japan

Image by Getty Images via @daylife TOKYO, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale on Sunday rocked eastern part of Japan and its vicinity in Honshu Island of Japan, said the Japan Meteorological Agency. The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 14:28 local time (0528 GMT), was off Torishima Island, south of Tokyo, at a depth of 370 kilometers....

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Jan. 01., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 01) — An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani facilitator during an operation in Bermal district, Paktika province, today. The facilitator organized insurgent operations and provided safe passages for insurgents traveling from Pakistan to Afghanistan. Multiple suspected insurgents were detained during the operation. In...

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2 militants killed, 18 detained in Afghan police operations

Sunday, January 01, 2012 – Officials in the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Afghanistan following a press release on Sunday said, at least 2 militants were killed and 18 others were detained following Afghan National Police operations. The statement further added, the operations were conducted by Afghan National Police at Kabul, Kandahar, paktia, Zabul, Takhar and Baghlan...

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Dec. 31., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 31) — Combined Afghan and coalition security forces discovered a weapons cache while conducting a routine patrol in Ghazni district, Ghazni province, today. The weapons cache consisted of one 125 mm tank round, 39 mortar rounds, over 400 rounds of small arms ammunition, one rocket propelled grenade and 29 artillery fuses. The security forces...

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Happy New Year!

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released) download hi-...

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