Davenport Firefighters Collect Water For Military
The Davenport Fire Department joined forces with the USO to help local military families. The organization kicked off their first…
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Budget cuts ground Blue Angels and Thunderbirds
The nation’s best military fliers have had their wings clipped, thanks to the forced spending cuts imposed on the federal government this year.
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Defense Dept. cuts furloughs from 22 to 14 days
The Secretary of Defense says furloughs will be reduced and delayed but not eliminated for Defense Department civilian workers.
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Local Navy Reserve commander fired for hazing incident
An investigation into allegations of hazing resulted in a Navy Reserve commander in Rock Island being relieved of his command.
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Illinois man among Marines killed in Nevada explosion
An Illinois man is one of the Marines killed during a training exercise explosion in western Nevada.
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7 killed in explosion at Nevada Marine training exercise
Seven Marines were killed as the result of an explosion during a Marine Corps training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot in western Nevada.
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Federal budget cuts impact local recruitment office
The Federal Tuition Assistance Program has been suspended as a part of sequestration and it’s having an impact on the local recruitment office in Davenport.
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Iowa veterans receive awards decades later
The roughly sixty year wait is over for two veterans who were honored, but never received their awards.
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Panetta to recommend military pay cut
Just days before he leaves office, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is recommending military pay be limited, effectively decreasing troop salaries next year.
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Health
5 things to know about PTSD
These five things might help you understand post-traumatic stress disorder a little better.
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Former troops say time has come for women in combat
For women who have already seen combat, it is a decision that is well overdue. But for the skeptics, it is a setback that will damage the military.
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‘Stormin’ Norman’ Schwarzkopf, lauded Gulf War commander, dies
Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who led allied forces to a routing of Iraq in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, died at the age of 78.
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