USS Enterprise: Past, Present And Future

By KELLYALLEN – December 1, 2012 - NAVYLIVE.DODLIVE.MIL Friends and family members of Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) gather on the flight deck for the ship’s final air power demonstration before its upcoming inactivation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Pittman/Released)  By Rear Adm. Thomas J....

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Taliban storm NATO base in Afghanistan, 14 dead

At least 14 people, including nine Taliban men, were killed Sunday when militants wearing suicide vests stormed a major NATO base in Afghanistan, media reports said. Two civilians died in the attack in Jalalabad, capital of the eastern province of Nangarhar, around 120 km east of Kabul, Xinhua reported citing Tolo News. There were conflicting reports about the number of...

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Dec. 02., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force killed the Taliban leader, Juma Gul Akhund, during an operation in Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, Dec. 1.Akhund oversaw improvised explosive device operations in the Zharay, Panjwa’I and Maiwand districts of Kandahar province. He also organized the movement of weapons and IEDs throughout the province.In other...

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Dec. 02., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces located two weapons caches and cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Dec. 1. Ghazni Province Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces found and safely cleared one IED in Qarah Bagh District. Afghan National Security Forces and coalition...

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Massive terrorism bid foiled in Quetta

The Frontier Corps (FC) impounded a bus laden with massive explosive material on the outskirts of Quetta and arrested five accused.On a tip off FC seized a bus at Quetta-Karachi Highway near Akhtar Abad area when it was checked on a check post.The FC claimed that six to seven thousand kg explosive material packed in plastic bags was recovered from the vehicle, adding that...

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Somali Pirates Release S. Korean Sailors

English: Map showing the extent of Somali pirate attacks on shipping vessels between 2005 and 2010. Français : Carte montrant l'étendue des attaques de pirates somaliens sur des navires de transport entre 2005 et 2010. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) South Korean officials say Somali pirates have released four commercial seamen they had held for 19 months, after the payment of...

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4 killed in Uruzgan suicide attack

Tirinkot (PAN): Four people, including three children, were killed in a suicide attack in Dihrawud district in central Uruzgan province on Saturday, an official said. Provincial police spokesman Farid Ayil told Pajhwok Afghan News that blast took place around 3:30pm and four people were killed, while four civilians were wounded.The suicide bomber in car exploded the explosive...

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