NATO extends Baltic air policing mission until 2018

NATO agreed Wednesday to extend its air policing mission over its Baltic member states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia until 2018. At the same time, the 28-nation alliance will seek a "sustainable long-term solution" to maintain planes over the three nations, which do not have their own fighter jets, a NATO official told AFP. "This mission continues...
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US to ease restrictions on women in combat: officials

The US military on Thursday eased some restrictions on women soldiers, allowing them to serve in thousands of jobs that will bring them closer to combat, defense officials said. The move reflects the increasing presence of women on the front lines during a decade of war and marks a milestone for the American military, which has lifted prohibitions on women's rol...
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