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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60739" target="_blank">Mullen Praises Turkey\'s Leadership, Assistance</a><br />');
document.write('The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today praised Turkey, during a press conference in that nation\'s capital, for its leadership in the region a...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60738" target="_blank">General Seeks to Build Professional, Sustainable Afghan Forces</a><br />');
document.write('Building Afghan security forces that are capable, professional and sustainable is going to take a long time, but also is key to long-term success, the...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60737" target="_blank">Petraeus Explains Afghanistan Strategy</a><br />');
document.write('While military action is necessary in Afghanistan, it\'s not enough for success, said U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, explaining the need for civic a...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60736" target="_blank">Border Mission \'Not Unique\' for Guardsmen</a><br />');
document.write('For the nearly 1,100 National Guard members on duty on the Southwest border, the job they are performing is a mission that is very familiar to many of...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60735" target="_blank">Family Matters Blog: First Lady, Dr. Biden: Support Military Families</a><br />');
document.write('In her latest blog, AFPS\' Elaine Wilson highlights an op-ed written by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden that urges Americans to support tr...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60734" target="_blank">Coalition, Afghan Forces Rescue Prisoners</a><br />');
document.write('A combined Afghan-coalition force was pursuing a senior Taliban leader when it found and rescued seven imprisoned Afghan citizens during an operation ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60733" target="_blank">Trainers Build New Afghan Health System</a><br />');
document.write('Some 250 members of a nine-month-old medical training advisory group are standing back to enable Afghans to step up and increase their capability....');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60732" target="_blank">Face of Defense: Marine Follows Family Heritage</a><br />');
document.write('Defending America\'s freedom is a family tradition for Marine Corps Sgt. Dominick Valerio. His grandfather and two uncles are veterans, and his brother...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60731" target="_blank">Gates Sees \'Positive Direction\' in Afghanistan</a><br />');
document.write('Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he is encouraged by what he saw during a visit with troops serving in Afghanistan, especially the partnership b...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60730" target="_blank">Progress in Kandahar Will be Gradual, General Says</a><br />');
document.write('Progress in Afghanistan must be gradual and slow to ensure it becomes permanent, Army Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez said while visiting an outpost in Afgha...');
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