A Scud missile fired by Syria landed near a village in Iraq on Mar. 1.
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Dead mice to rain down over Andersen Air Force Base
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is planning to air drop 2,000 dead mice over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam this spring.
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Grounding of F-35 lifted
The Pentagon has allowed flights for the F-35 to resume. An email by the F-35 program office said a crack found last week was due to “prolonged exposure to high levels of heat and other operational stresses” in testing.
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Climber killed while being evacuated by RAF rescue helicopter
Tragedy struck when an RAF Sea King helicopter was trying to evacuated a seriously wounded climber from Ben Nevis mountain in Scotland.
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Sequester would end flyovers at sports events
There will be no flyovers by the U.S. military at NASCAR, football, baseball and other sports events once cuts under sequestration full kicks in.
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