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The mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) sits aground on the Tubbataha Reef.  (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Aircrewman (Tactical Helicopter) 3rd Class Geoffrey Trudell)

Guardian salvage delayed another week as crane found inadequate

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February 13, 2013

SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — Efforts to salvage the grounded USS Guardian have been pushed back yet another week as crews failed to successfully anchor a salvage crane near the minesweeper, officials said Tuesday.

The contracted crane...

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The entry to the Hoa Lo prison museum is adorned with a banner celebrating Tet, the nation's lunar new year. Some American POWs spent up to seven years behind this wall during the Vietnam War. Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes

40 years after release, POWs at Hanoi Hilton reflect on experience

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February 12, 2013

HANOI — Little remains downtown of the prison known as Hoa Lo, a name loosely translated as “hell hole.”

Most of the French colonial-era complex was razed to make way for a luxury apartment high rise. The Vietnamese government turned...

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Underlying Harmful Effects: The Criminal Investigative Division at Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, displays examples of seized evidences of synthetic drugs, commonly known as Spice as part of an awareness campaign and training against its usage, March 29. Spice looks similar to marijuana or oregano and is used for its psychoactive and hallucinogenic effects. Spice and other designer drugs are falsely marketed by manufacturers in commercial-like packaging as a safe way to get high while avoiding drug testing.

Two Sailors Reveal How Spice Ended Their Careers

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February 09, 2013

Sailors were interviewed about their use of Spice and the repercussions of the termination of their naval career in less than two months.

After 30 days confined in the brig and their separation from the Navy in March 2012, the two Sailors...

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Same-sex couples can claim new benefits by October

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February 12, 2013

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2013 – Military members and retirees with same-sex partners will qualify for up to 24 new benefits under policy changes Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced today.

In a memo to the service chiefs outlining...

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