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Number of US drone strikes in Afghanistan rose sharply

...said it was the first year the U.N. had tried to document civilian casualties from drones.The U.S. Air Force Central Command also recorded an increase, giving the numbers of weapons released by drones as 243 in 2009, 277 in 2010, 294 in...

http://juneauempire.com/kim-gamel/2013-02-20/number-us-drone-strikes-afghanistan
US general sought larger US force in Afghanistan

...far more than the number the Obama administration and NATO are considering.Gen. James Mattis, head of U.S. Central Command, said he personally recommended the U.S. leave 13,600 troops in Afghanistan and that he assumed the NATO allies...

http://juneauempire.com/lolita-c-baldor/2013-03-06/us-general-sought-larger-us-f
Alaska troops deploy in war against terror

...leaving the state. Military officials said two units are headed for two separate destinations within the U.S. Central Command Area of Operations, a 24-country area extending from Kazakhstan to Kenya that includes hot spots like Iraq and...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/061603/sta_aktroops.shtml
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Is objectivity a myth?

...or the Washington Post. The network is trapped at Central Command, trying to filter the truth out of propaganda, spun ridiculously by Central Command. This is a natural element of military conflict...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081904/thi_objectivity.shtml
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Movie captures Al Jazeera in war's early days

...explores the issues of objectivity and propaganda, as the mostly Muslim staff reacts to the information provided by Central Command and pieces together its own perspective. "Control Room," not rated, plays at the Gold Town Nickelodeon at 7 and...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/082004/loc_aljazeera.shtml
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Juneau Empire Story Archive

...the son of former Juneau resident Margery Meyer, is currently serving as operations officer for the Army Forces Central Command in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Aaron Clemens, a 1997 graduate of Juneau-Douglas High School, was recently named editor-in-chief...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/083000/Com_Awards.shtml
Air Guard chief's Qatar assignment extended

...it the "largest, most active base in the Central Command." The U.S. Central Command includes 25 countries as far north as Kazakhstan...for a forward headquarters for the U.S. Central Command and the war on Iraq. As Sayliyah was selected...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/011303/sta_airguard.shtml
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Loose lips sink Generals - and wars

...losing the war in Afghanistan? It isn't that McChrystal was the indispensable man. Replacing him with United States Central Command leader Gen. David Petraeus was the president's best option after deciding to relieve McChrystal. But President...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/062410/opi_660849664.shtml
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It's Pakistan's critical hour

...Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked for $400 million in aid to the army, funds that would be monitored by U.S. Central Command. Lawmakers are hesitating, wanting to tie these emergency funds to the $83 billion the administration has asked...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/050609/opi_436914974.shtml
Empire editorial: Palin lands legal pedigree

...President Robert Zoellick, former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Gen. John Abizaid, former commander of U.S. Central Command. Sullivan's Ivy League resumé is a contrast from small-town lawyer Talis Colberg, and his nomination will be...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/061909/opi_452505990.shtml

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