Flood waters due to heavy rain closed roads, bridges and the Army post, Casmera Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, Nov. 1 and 2. The historic city, Vicenza, was was engulfed in muddy water several feet deep as the river topped its banks. U.S. personnel and Italians helped each other bail water out of homes and business and are helping each other clean up in the the aftermath.

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Among steaming pots and scorching ovens in a crowded canvas tent, the United States Army Culinary Arts Team (USACAT) from Fort Lee, Va. are preparing for the Culinary World Cup in Luxemburg from Nov. 20-24.

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President Barack Obama said today he hopes the current Congress will resolve the uncertainty about whether gay men and lesbians can serve openly in the military.

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Judging by its size alone, 40mm pivoting coupling may not seem significant. The thumbnail-sized link and accompanying metal ring can literally fit in the palm of your hand. But when placed in the hands of the warfighter, this small, skillfully-engineered hardware brings a tremendous amount of lethality in the form of continuous grenade fire.

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One year after a tragic shooting spree left 13 people dead and 32 more injured at Fort Hood, Texas, the military is working at every level to apply lessons learned to protect the force against an increasingly complex threat.

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Gereshk, the economic centre of Afghanistan's Helmand province, is being transformed from an area blighted by rubbish to a clean and tidy town, open for business and ripe for development.

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While en route to the Indian Ocean to conduct anti-piracy operations, HMS Cornwall rescued five survivors from a sinking inflatable boat in the Mediterranean earlier this week.

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Four teams of Armed forces personnel have set off today on a 1,000 mile (1,609km) "March for Honour" to raise £1m for the Royal British Legion.

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Gulabuddin Mangal, the governor of Helmand, spoke yesterday of the progress he has witnessed in the southern Afghan Province over the last two-and-a-half years.

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Go green and get a little green. That is the incentive for a new energy-conservation program in family housing.

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