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• US military mulls environmentally friendly ammos, developing seed-carrying bullets

  The Military searches for more helpful ways to improve the environment without allowing any slack on their own military power

• U.S. Government Accountability Office rejects Boeing protest over Northrop victory in stealh bomber bid

  After losing its bid on the U.S. Air Force's heavy bomber project against Northrop Grumman, Boeing has cried foul and alleged that GAO's selection process was "fundamentally flawed."

• Pentagon Chief seeks to improve family leave and child care

  Defense Secretary Ash Carter unveiled a series of family-friendly proposals on Thursday for the military that would increase parental leave, child care and health care coverage to bolster efforts to recruit and retain high-quality service members.

• PH Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of Philippines-U.S. EDCA pact

  The highest court of the Philippines has voted in favor of the EDCA pact between the country and the U.S.

• Bowe Bergdahl Pre-Trial Hearing Has Defense Lawyers Argue Over Classified Documents; Court-Martial Set On August

  Bowe Bergdahl's court-martial hearing is set in August as settled in the pre-trial hearing. Defense lawyers argue over 300,000 classified documents to be used for the trial.

• U.S. eyes more arms for Syria rebels after latest advance

  The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was moving toward providing additional weaponry to Syrian opposition forces battling Islamic State after territorial gains in the past week by the U.S.-backed fighters.

• U.S. Soldier & POW Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Held Captive By Taliban Since 2009 Seen In Video (Video)

  The U.S. military obtained new video of the American prisoner of war Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl who was seized in Afghanistan in June, 2009, CNN reported. Bergdahl, a native of Wood Valley Idaho, is believed to be held captive by the Taliban-aligned Haqqani network in Pakistan. He has spent almost five years in captivity, and "the so-called proof-of-life video, the first of him in nearly three years, has a reference to December 14, 2013."

• Michael Carey: Air Force Major General In Charge Of Nuclear Missiles Dismissed For 'Loss Of Trust' After IG Probe

  Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, a top general in charge of the U.S. Air Force's arsenal of nuclear ballistic missiles have been relieved of his command due to loss of trust.

• Robert Bales: U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Gets Life Without Parole for Killing 16 Civilians in Afghanistan (Video)

  40-year-old staff sergeant Robert Bales who shot and killed 16 Afghan civilians was sentenced to life in prison on Friday with no chance of parole, the Associated Press reported. Bales had pleaded guilty in June in a deal to avoid the death penalty. The verdict was announced at Joint Base Lewis-McChord south of Seattle.

• Bradley Manning: Former PFC Takes Stand & Apologizes for Hurting the U.S. (Video)

  Convicted leaker Pfc. Bradley Manning took the stand on Wednesday and apologized for "hurting his country," pleading with a military judge to enable him to go to college and become a productive citizen.

• Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Unveils Military Sexual Assault Reform: 'Enough is Enough' (Video)

  A bi-partisan group of lawmakers proposed major changes to military laws for sexual assault cases, and back a bill to prevent military commanders from handling sexual assault cases that involve their subordinates."We believe that enough is enough. It is time to change the system that has been held over since George Washington that is simply not working today for the men and women who are serving," said New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Armed Services Committee who is leading the effort.

• 7 Marines Killed During Explosion at Nevada's Hawthorne Army Depot

  An explosion at a military ammunition storage facility in Nevada during a Marine Corps training exercise killed seven U.S. Marines and wounded several others.