Read more military bases stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6788/military-bases.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:49:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73489/hero-cop-took-down-shooter-in-amazing-performance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSgt. Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer, has earned the highest praise for taking down the Fort Hood gunman. She and her partner responded to the scene within 3 minutes, base commander Lt. Gen. Robert Cone reports, and she pumped four bullets into Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, from just a...http://www.newser.com/story/73489/hero-cop-took-down-shooter-in-amazing-performance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 10:56:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73425/12-dead-31-wounded-in-fort-hood-shootings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwelve people are dead and 31 wounded after a shooting spree at Fort Hood, the Texas Army base. One shooter is among the dead and two more suspects are in custody. All are US soldiers, said an Army official. All the casualties took place at the base's Soldier Readiness Center,...http://www.newser.com/story/73425/12-dead-31-wounded-in-fort-hood-shootings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 16:09:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71369/taliban-claim-victory-as-us-quits-base.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Taliban claimed to have won a major victory over the US yesterday as American troops abandoned a remote base in eastern Afghanistan where eight soldiers were killed in a firefight last weekend. "The white flag of the Taliban is raised above Kamdesh," crowed a Taliban spokesman. NATO commanders say...http://www.newser.com/story/71369/taliban-claim-victory-as-us-quits-base.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 20:37:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71296/new-challenge-for-us-in-iraq-pulling-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican forces in Iraq have devoted a full sixth of their manpower to a task one commander compares to moving the entire population of Alaska across the world—with all their stuff. The military, in the biggest movement of personnel and material in over 40 years, is dismantling some 300...http://www.newser.com/story/71296/new-challenge-for-us-in-iraq-pulling-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 6:01:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64193/palau-is-taking-gitmo-detainees-so-whats-palau.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen the island nation of Palau agreed to help President Obama close Gitmo by taking in 13 detainees, few Americans had heard of the tiny country. But the US and Palau share a close bond, NPR reports. “It’s a small island nation, but its status as a sovereign nation depends...http://www.newser.com/story/64193/palau-is-taking-gitmo-detainees-so-whats-palau.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 17:25:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63525/2-us-troops-killed-in-attack-on-afghan-base.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo American troops were killed when militants attacked a base in eastern Afghanistan today, exploding a truck loaded with gravel outside the gates and sparking a 2-hour gunbattle, the AP reports. US forces called in airstrikes to end the clash, killing over 30 insurgents, the governor of Paktika province says....http://www.newser.com/story/63525/2-us-troops-killed-in-attack-on-afghan-base.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Jul 2009 5:57:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62679/colo-ranchers-battle-army-land-grab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRanchers in southeast Colorado have fought the US Army to a standstill over plans to expand a training site onto their land, the Wall Street Journal reports. An Army analysis found that the grasslands were ideal for combat training, and recommended the military acquire 7 million acres, but the ranchers...http://www.newser.com/story/62679/colo-ranchers-battle-army-land-grab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 6:29:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61631/army-lifts-ban-on-social-media.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Army has lifted a years-long ban on online social networks, commanding bases to let soldiers access sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr so they can “tell the Army story,” Wired reports. The change doesn’t apply to all overseas bases or other armed forces, and it leaves MySpace, YouTube,...http://www.newser.com/story/61631/army-lifts-ban-on-social-media.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 14:21:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59974/swine-flu-hits-us-troops-in-kuwait.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the first appearance of swine flu in the Gulf region, 18 American soldiers have tested positive for the disease, reports the BBC. All affected troops have left Kuwait and received medical attention. The soldiers at the military base—a logistics outpost for troops serving in Iraq—did not come...http://www.newser.com/story/59974/swine-flu-hits-us-troops-in-kuwait.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 May 2009 5:26:44 CDT