Pentagon Sends More Warships to Pacific By 2020 the Pentagon plans to shift 60 percent of its naval assets to the Pacific, in contrast to the current 50-50 split with the Atlantic. The move is part of the Obama administrations strategic pivot to Asia

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Libyan ship Amalthea, carrying aid for the impoverished Gaza Strip, docks at the port of el-Arish, Egypt, 15 Jul 2010, after Israel's navy stopped it from reaching the blockaded Palestinian territory The international aid organization CARE is calling

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Pakistani flood survivors wait their turn to get relief food distributed by naval officials in Sangi Village near Sukkur, southern Pakistan, 19 Aug 2010 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the international community to generously assist the

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South Korean officials are not yet pointing any fingers but say they are not ruling out the possibility that the vessel was the target of a North Korean torpedo attack. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (C) talks with Defense Minister Kim Tae-youn

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The world of tomorrow - at least according to writers of science fiction - includes human-like robots that interact with people and help society in many ways. That future is becoming a reality at Virginia Tech in Blackburg, Virginia. Meeting CHARLI I

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Gaza Flotilla Determined to Sail Despite Setbacks An international aid flotilla is continuing with plans to sail to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip despite a series of setbacks. Pro-Palestinian activists organizing the aid flotilla say they still intend t

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Pirate Attacks are Down in 2012 Sea piracy has fallen to its lowest level since 2008, including a sharp decline off the coast of Somalia. However, the International Maritime Bureau warns Africas Gulf of Guinea is growing increasingly risky for shippi

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On Monday, The European Union Naval Force Somalia announced it had rescued off the Somali coast the captain of a yacht that had been hijacked by pirates. The EU's anti-piracy force said the skipper was rescued after fleeing captivity upon landing at

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Hagel Wraps Up Visit Aimed at Reassuring Asian Allies Chuck Hagel launched his first trip to Asia as secretary of defense from Hawaii, telling troops of the U.S. Pacific Command the toughest battle ahead is in cyberspace. This is a very difficult, bu

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How Military Research Finds Its Way to Everyday Life 军事研究是如何走进日常生活的? WASHINGTON Sometimes simple scientific advances in one field can have value far beyond their intended use. Many of these advances can change the world an

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美国防部削减开支 承包商面临破产 The U.S. budget cuts known as Sequestration are projected to reduce government spending by $1.2 trillion over 10 years. The cuts are already being felt by U.S. defense contractors. 美国最近启动了自

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美国任命第一位女性海军上将 For the first time in its 236-year history, the U.S. Navy has a woman as its second-highest ranking officer. Michelle Howard was promoted Tuesday to a four-star admiral and assumed her new duties as Vice Chief

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A U.S. Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine, under heavy escort, has arrived back at its home port of Guam after a fatal accident at sea. 美国旧金山号核动力攻击潜艇在发生致命事故以后,在严密的护航之下返回在关岛的基

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BBC news with Jonathan Izard. The United States has, for the first time, abstained from a vote in the UN general assembly calling for an end to the US trade embargo on Cuba. Washington has opposed the resolution for the past 24 years, but has adopted

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August 12th, 1972The last American combat troops leave Vietnam. All remaining US troops are withdrawn the next year as part of the Paris Peace Accords. Vietnam is reunified under Communist rule more than 2 years after that ceasefire agreement is reac

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They are curious or inquisitive and they want to know and see why there is No Admittance. 他们很好奇,对别人的私事爱刨根问底。他们就想知道和弄明白为什么禁止入内。 So, over a hundred years ago, an American naval off

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Who is the Real Winner in Moscow Mayoral Election? 谁是莫斯科市长选举的真正赢家? MOSCOW Alexei Navalny lost Sundays election for mayor of Moscow. But, at the same time, he is seen by many as the winner. Denied TV ads, billboard ads, o

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There are more rescue workers on the scene than ever, but the sense of urgency seems to have gone. It's more than 24 hours since anyone was pulled out of here alive. Police officers thought they heard a woman calling out from the ruins of a church, b

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Vice President Joe Biden welcomes Nigeria' acting President Goodluck Jonathan to the Naval Observatory in Washington, 12 Apr 2010 Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan has assured American officials in Washington he is working quickly to impro

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Chinese and Russian navies have begun a live-fire drill on the third day of a joint exercise in the northern part of the East China Sea. Directors of the Chinese and Russian naval forces arrange the deployment of forces in Shanghai, east China, May 2

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