Navy wraps up mine-hunting exercise in Persian Gulf
Telling the difference between a deadly surface mine and a bloated sheep carcass bobbing belly-up in the Persian Gulf is among the skills tested by an international coalition of sailors and divers during a 12-day mine-hunting exercise.
Panetta: Partnered operations with Afghans back to normal
Most U.S. units have returned to normal partnered operations with Afghan security forces, after “temporary adjustments” triggered by a wave of insider attacks, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday in a Pentagon press conference.
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