A recent initiative launched by the Veterans Affairs Department and the U.S. Olympic Committee is giving disabled veterans a chance to rediscover their potential through athletics and competition.

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Initiative Helps Disabled Vets Stay Active

As the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq advances, efforts to build the nation’s police force have made great strides, the team leader of the police training and advisory mission says.

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Iraqi Police Make Strides Toward Independence

As the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq advances, efforts to build the nation’s police force have made great strides, the team leader of the police training and advisory mission says.

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Iraqi Police Make Strides Toward Independence

Defense and Veterans Affairs officials announced another step in their efforts to streamline the process of determining veterans’ disability ratings.

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Pentagon, VA Expand Disability Claims Test

Two soldiers working deep inside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Indian Ocean serve as liaisons between the aviators of Carrier Air Wing 11 and coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan.

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Soldiers, Sailors Work to Avoid Civilian Casualties

A little bit of home made its way to a remote U.S. base in Iraq’s Maysan province recently, as soldiers tested their skills in a barbecue competition.

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Soldiers Compete for Barbecue Bragging Rights

A little bit of home made its way to a remote U.S. base in Iraq’s Maysan province recently, as soldiers tested their skills in a barbecue competition.

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The mutual goal of negotiating an agreement on reducing nuclear arms by the end of the year is on track, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.

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The mutual goal of negotiating an agreement on reducing nuclear arms by the end of the year is on track, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.

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Obama, Medvedev Discuss Arms Reduction, Iran

President Barack Obama used his weekly address to call for a careful and complete review of what happened before the Nov. 5 tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas.

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Obama Orders Review of Fort Hood Prelude