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In the six-and-a-half years that the U.S. government has been fingerprinting insurgents, detainees and ordinary people in afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa, hundreds have turned out to share an unexpected background, FBI and military officials said. They have criminal arrest records in the United States.

Unmanned aerial vehicles have been stars in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. A recent show at Miramar Naval Air Station in California, displayed what the future may entail for UAVs.

Sailors with the athletic skills to compete at the national level in team or individual sports have the chance to represent the Navy at higher level athletic competitions through the Navy Sports program. Since the 1952 Olympic Games, 107 Navy athletes have represented the United States in the Olympics, winning 22 gold medals, six silver medals and six bronze medals.

The Army has now announced an end to the geographic bachelor program for stateside Army installations and Army installations in Alaska and Hawaii. In other words, soldiers with dependents, drawing a housing allowance can no longer live for free in Army barracks.

The Carrier battle Group More information is available on each of the types of ships shown here. To view,

The MoD is spending billions on jets, ships and submarines but is it failing to properly equip the army?

Heart-wrenching farewell from beyond the grave by SAS reservist killed in afghanistan.

New research is set to trigger a controversial crackdown on sexism in the forces after a rise in inappropriate sexual behaviour