The day before U.S. and British forces began air strikes in Afghanistan, members of the Alabama State Defense Force gathered at a military base to begin training — not for war, but to replace those who were. They trained at Fort McClellan. Thus began one of Calhoun County’s earliest links to the Sept. 11, 2001, …

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Photos and video of unidentified objects in the sky published on two websites dedicated to reports about UFOs and the paranormal were shot by Navy personnel, the Pentagon said. While the Defense Department’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force has included the images in its continuing examinations, DOD spokeswoman Susan Gough said she can only confirm …

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When the littoral combat ship was first delivered in 2008, former Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite said he was not a fan. “I wasn’t a fan of it at its inception, but I’ve become a big fan of it,” Braithwaite said this week. As Navy secretary, the retired flag officer spent time aboard the ships, interacting …

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran named a suspect Saturday in the attack on its Natanz nuclear facility that damaged centrifuges there, saying he had fled the country “hours before” the sabotage happened. While the extent of the damage from the April 11 sabotage remains unclear, it comes as Iran tries to negotiate with world powers …

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