San Francisco's Dogpatch Pier District Braces For Renewal (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post

San Francisco's Dogpatch Pier District Braces For Renewal (PHOTOS)
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The families were mostly Irish, Italian and Russian immigrants as well as African-Americans who came up from the South during the maritime boom of World War I. The shipyard today has the largest floating dry dock on this side of the Pacific, ...

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Military notes: 'The Pacific' author Hugh Ambrose speaks at Palm Springs Air ... - The Desert Sun

Military notes: 'The Pacific' author Hugh Ambrose speaks at Palm Springs Air ...
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Hugh Ambrose, author of “The Pacific” talked on Jan. 27 about his experience filming the Emmy-award-winning miniseries based on his book at the Palm Springs Air Museum. / Denise Goolsby, The Desert Sun Hugh Ambrose, author of “The Pacific,” and ...

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Before Huge Sea Wargame, Navy and Marines Cheer Gridiron Fight - Wired News


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Before Huge Sea Wargame, Navy and Marines Cheer Gridiron Fight
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But as the land wars recede and the US' defense strategy looks west to the deep, blue Pacific, the Navy and the Marines are re-learning how to attack an enemy from the water, as one force. Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the Navy's new top officer, ...

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'Tug-of-war' of top CIAC execs continues - Journal Online

'Tug-of-war' of top CIAC execs continues
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... The alleged “tug-of-war” between two top officials of Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) geared up as the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) leaps and bounds as one of the busiest airports in the Asia Pacific Region today.

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Run-up to proxy war over Syria - Asia Times Online


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Run-up to proxy war over Syria
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Manila is open to hosting American ships and surveillance aircraft, holding joint military exercises and asking the US back two decades after American forces were evicted from the Subic Bay, their biggest base in the Pacific.
Lavrov: East-West hostility should be consigned to history The Voice of Russia

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Military preparedness does not come cheap - Washington Post


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Military preparedness does not come cheap
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The nation is still in a shooting war in Afghanistan and will be through at least 2013. Iran and North Korea are obvious concerns. There is tension throughout the Middle East. Out in the Pacific we keep a close eye on China. In response to all this, ...
As president, Mitt Romney would restore, revitalize Navy Press Herald

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For Wounded Vet, Love Pierces the Fog of War - Wall Street Journal

For Wounded Vet, Love Pierces the Fog of War
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When he was about 11 years old, his paternal grandfather, a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, shared memories from his service in the Pacific. His grandfather talked about leading patrols and losing friends. He described the guilt he felt for ...

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Malaysian jungle adventurers solve WWII mysteries - AFP


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Malaysian jungle adventurers solve WWII mysteries
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Nearly 70 years after the end of the war, at least 100 British and American aircraft wrecks are believed scattered across the jungles of India, Thailand and Malaysia, along with the remains of their crews. As well as the battles for the Pacific Islands ...

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World War II vet's advice: Go to DC on Freedom Honor Flight - Juneau County Star-Times

World War II vet's advice: Go to DC on Freedom Honor Flight
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He said the US was still in combat in the Pacific with the Japanese, but the war in Germany had ended. He said he enjoyed serving there. "I loved the city of Berlin," Stowell said. "The part not bombed out, about half of the city, was beautiful.

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Tuskegee Airmen: They dared to fly - Daily Commercial


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Tuskegee Airmen: They dared to fly
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However, a month before his scheduled departure, the war in the Pacific came to its merciful conclusion. Keel had been willing to do his duty, but said he was glad he wouldn't have to go island hopping as American forces pushed toward the Japanese ...
Aviators fought enemy and bias Cherry Hill Courier Post
Speaker keeps airmen's legacy alive Martinsville Bulletin
Tuskegee Airmen's tale: factual or a flight of fancy? Washington Post

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