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BOGOTA, Colombia, July 8 -- For months before a group of disguised Colombian soldiers carried out a daring rescue of three American citizens and a prominent Colombian politician from a guerrilla camp, a team of U.S. Special Forces joined elite Colombian troops tracking the hostages across formidable jungle terrain in the country's southern fringes.

China plans to conduct its first spacewalk in October. The European Space Agency is building a roving robot to land on Mars. India recently launched a record 10 satellites into space on a single rocket.

BAGHDAD, July 8 -- Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday that his government would not sign an agreement governing the future role of U.S. troops in Iraq unless it includes a timetable for their withdrawal.

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- U.S. Army sharpshooter Pfc. Vincent Hancock raises his shotgun and fluidly traces the arc of two clay targets hurtling across the range before him at 55 mph, breaking each one with flawless accuracy.

Glossary (Dictionary) of terms used in the United States military, and Department of Defense.

Marine Corps Enlisted Job Descriptions, MOS details, and qualification factors. MOS 6314 -- Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Avionics Technician

You can hear it echoing from the hallowed halls of Fort Benning, Ga.'s Infantry Center to the ranges at Fort Lewis, Wash. It is uttered at award ceremonies, bellowed from formations, and repeated before, during and after training missions. You can hear it shouted by Air Force security Forces, Pararescue, and Combat Controllers. The word is thundered out by Navy SEALs, and by United States marines (who pronounce it OohRah!). So, where did the term originate?

Point charts for the new Air Force Physical Fitness program (effective Jan 04) for males.

AFP - Four former US generals have joined a growing call to end a policy barring homosexuals from openly serving in the military, after a study showed it was out of step with the times and harming the armed forces.

The Pentagon said today that it will rebid one of its largest programs -- a $40 billion contract to build a fleet of new aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, essentially starting from scratch on a years-delayed deal to replace the service's aging aircraft.