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Panetta Restricts F-22 Flights Due to Oxygen System Complaints

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered the Air Force to restrict flights of its new F-22 stealth fighters because of continuing problems with the aircraft's oxygen system.

Procession Held to Honor Fallen Soldier

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla. -- A fallen First Coast soldier whose remains returned home Saturday will be honored Monday afternoon in Clay County.

Son Defies the Odds by Walking to Solider

A heartwarming homecoming for a solider returning back from Afghanistan.  Staff Sgt. Jeremey Cooney was told his son with cerebral palsy would never walk again.

U.S. Military Snipers are Changing Warfare

QUANTICO, Va. -- When Marine Sgt. Jonathan Charles' unit arrived in Afghanistan, the American troops faced an entrenched enemy that picked a fight with the Marines almost every time they stepped off base.

Man Surprised By Soldier Son-in-Law's Homecoming

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A local man got quite a shock when his soldier son-in-law came home for some unexpected R & R leave in April.

Army Wife Skyping with Husband Sees Him Die, Bullet Hole

Last F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet Arrives in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The military says the last F-22 Raptor fighter jet produced for the U.S. Air Force has arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

Army Nurse in Afghanistan Dies While Skyping With Wife

HOUSTON -- The Texas-based wife of an Army nurse serving in Afghanistan witnessed her husband's death as the two video chatted via Skype, his family said Friday.

U.S. Troops' Organ Donations Save European Lives

After Kelly Hugo flew through a snowstorm to reach the bedside of her mortally wounded son at a U.S. Army hospital in Germany, where he had just been brought from Afghanistan, she didn't hesitate when asked about organ donation.

Lawyer: Ex-Soldier Can't Recall Hospital Standoff

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The defense attorney for a former soldier charged with taking hostages at an Army hospital says his client suffers from severe post-traumatic stress and can't remember the armed standoff from September 2010.

NAS Jax Wins Commander in Chief's Award for Installation Excellence

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Wednesday United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced the winners of the 2012 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence.

Fort Benning to Name Classroom Building for Patton

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Fort Benning is naming a classroom building after one of the Army's most famous generals.

SEALs reach out to increase diversity

SAN DIEGO - The Navy's special warfare community has grown in size over the past few years but still remains overwhelmingly white. It's a statistic officials are working hard to change.

Afghan Attacks Kill NATO Service Member, 2 Children

KABUL, Afghanistan – A buried bomb killed two children in eastern Afghanistan who triggered the explosive when they were playing outside near their village, officials said Monday.

A Year Later, al-Qaida 'Far From Defeated'

WASHINGTON - The death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of Navy commandos a year ago was a setback to al-Qaida, but the Islamic terror organization remains a potent threat around the world, intelligence experts say.

First Coast Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN -- A First Coast soldier is dead after his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device, or IED, while in Ghazni province, Afghanistan Thursday, according to a news release from the Department of Defense.

Sen. Rubio Says Defense Faces Major Cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- We already knew the aircraft carrier move from Virginia to Mayport was on hold until at least 2020.

U.S. to Remove 9,000 Marines from Japanese Island of Okinawa

WASHINGTON -- About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other locations in the Asia-Pacific, including Hawaii, under a U.S.-Japan agreement announced Thursday.

Marine Who Criticized Obama on Facebook is Discharged

SAN DIEGO -- The Marine Corps has discharged a sergeant who posted on Facebook, "Screw Obama and I will not follow all orders from him."

Army Regiment Gets Monument at Fort Benning Museum

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Its soldiers fought in both world wars and in Vietnam, and now the Army's 47th Infantry Regiment is getting a stone monument placed outside the National Infantry Museum in west Georgia.

Ft. Benning Contest to Decide Best Army Tank Crew

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- A new competition at Fort Benning will determine which soldiers make up the Army's best tank crew.

Army Chopper Makes Emergency Landing in Savannah

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Military officials say an Army helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah.