Piracy on the high seas has been a military issue for the United States since the founding of the Republic.
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The situation intensified further in November 2010 after Jeh Johnson briefed five top White House officials about the findings of the so-called Comprehensive Review Working Group (CRWG) - a Pentagon task force on the gays-in-the-military issue that he co-chaired.
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The weapon is standard issue for military special task force units, according to Itar-Tass.
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But dialogue on Korean peninsula security, including the issue of military exercises, could help prevent further misunderstanding and miscalculation.
My best guess is that the debate, and possibly the election, will turn on the issue of military pre-emption.
The talks became bogged down over the issue of military patrols around FARC-held territory but are due to resume on Monday.
We work with both the civilian government and with the military, depending on the issue.
At issue was whether military spending should be on the table or off.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez froze diplomatic relations with Bogota in July last year over the issue of US military bases in Colombia.
Participation in military action is a sensitive issue in Germany, which, mindful of the crimes of the Nazis, requires parliamentary approval of any deployment of troops outside the NATO area.
Because military transfers often require spouses to move from state to state, the issue of license portability is a real challenge for military spouses.
Was opening up the military to Gays a big enough issue for all voters to appreciate or not?
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Mr Obama's failure to repeal the military ban is not the only issue that has frustrated gay rights campaigners.
For most people, most of the time, their country's ranking in terms of military power is not a big issue.
And China doesn't believe military action may help resolve the issue.
Another thorny issue are three Russian military bases on Georgian soil.
"More voices are being heard questioning the tactics, the military operations that are going on, the bombing, and also behind that, wondering whether the issue is far more complicated than this military campaign makes it appear, " Young says.
Placing women into combat roles has long been a controversial issue, but the top military brass are taking steps to place women closer to the action.
But I think it's more likely than not that they would dodge it now because it's no longer an issue of continued confinement in military hands, and, therefore, the case doesn't have the significance that it did yesterday.
Attempts to somehow make an issue out of the price for the military airlift are also absurd.
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The contribution of a significant decline in federal government spending might be welcome were it not so concentrated in military spending, which may only be a timing issue.
There was a change, a willingness to address the issue of the U.S. military presence in Iraq to a greater degree, and in a much more positive context and tone than we've seen today.
Police investigating the murder were so alarmed about heavy drinking by the crew while ashore that the senior officer wrote to Hampshire's Chief Constable to highlight the issue and the warning was passed to military authorities.
In a working paper that I have written for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, I draw from the history of technology, military history, and disaster sociology to address this issue of cyber-doom scenarios.
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That choice left a legacy of mistrust that still complicates the ongoing issue of reducing the U.S. military's footprint on Japan.
At issue was whether the Authorization for Use of Military Force -- passed by Congress after the September 11, 2001, attacks -- gave the president the power to order the indefinite military detention of an accused terrorist seized on domestic soil.
The status of contractors became an explosive issue after a deadly shooting involving guards from the military contractor Blackwater.
In reality, western leaders did not want to push the issue because of a lack of public support for military strikes against Iraq, Mr Ritter told the BBC's Fergal Keane.
And it runs into this issue that bedevils, I think, the US military in a lot of areas in the country, and that is trying to fight an insurgency while upholding the rule of law.
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