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- OMB to Pentagon: Get ready for sequestration
The Office of Management and Budget is telling the Pentagon and other federal agencies to prepare for the first round of sequestration cuts, a move that comes as the deadline for automatic cuts is just weeks away. "We don't want to go off the fiscal cliff, but in consultation with OMB we think that it is prudent at this stage to begin at least some limited internal planning," said Department of Defense spokesman George Little. Bloomberg Businessweek
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- Afghans stockpile weapons over post-2014 security fears
Black-market prices for weapons such as the AK-47 are surging in Afghanistan as Afghans worried about security after 2014 seek to stock their personal arsenals, according to weapons dealers and a Taliban commander quoted in this article. Many Afghans fear security will deteriorate rapidly once most foreign forces withdraw from the country, observers say. Stars and Stripes
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- Lawmakers seek joint basing after 2014 for troops in Afghanistan
Several lawmakers say they would like to see U.S. troops remaining in Afghanistan after 2014 stationed with local forces at joint bases controlled by authorities in Kabul. "We certainly need personnel there, and they need to be somewhere, and that will be joint operating facilities, or whatever we and the Afghans decide to call it," said Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn. The Hill/DEFCON Hill blog
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- Navy pins first female submariners
Three women on Wednesday were pinned with submarine warfare insignia for the first time in U.S. Navy history. The three completed a year of training plus a year aboard a submarine. Navy Times
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- Air Force base in N.M. not opposed to wind projects, official says
Cannon Air Force Base in Curry County, N.M., is not opposed to wind projects near its boundaries, but it wants developers to communicate early with base officials and the Department of Defense to ensure that the turbines would not interfere with radar operations at the base, said John McDonald, a representative of Cannon, at a meeting with local officials and landowners. A Federal Aviation Administration official told those in attendance that communication with the base and the DOD is important because "they can give you an idea to what's least impactful to military radar and aviation." Clovis News Journal (N.M.)
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- New video shows benefits of advanced biofuels in military operations
The Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate has launched a video that shows the value of the Department of Defense's biofuels program. With its ability to invest in advanced biofuels, the department -- the world's biggest user of liquid fuels -- will go a long way toward lessening the country's reliance on imported oil while promoting development of next-generation biofuels, the Pew Project said. BiomassMagazine.com
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