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Daily Report: Military to Visit Afghan Murder Site, DoD Must Produce More Sexual Assault Data, Marines Headed to Australia

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Military could visit Afghan shooting site - CNN "U.S. military investigators may travel as early as this week to the Afghan villages where an American soldier is alleged to have shot and killed 17 civilians last month in a shooting rampage."

DoD ordered to produce more sex assault data - Marine Corps Times "A federal judge has ruled that the Defense Department and Veterans Benefits Administration failed to adequately respond to Freedom of Information Act requests filed in 2010 by two groups seeking information on sexual assaults in the military."

Darwin relaxed at US marines invasion - The Australian "The first detachment of marines to be deployed on Australian soil will fly into Darwin today as the city prepares to become a staging post for the US in the Asia-Pacific region."

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Protective underwear helps guard troops against IEDs - USA Today "Staff Sgt. Ross Cox's wounds from the buried bomb were horrific enough: left foot blown off, right leg shattered, three tourniquets strapped to his bleeding limbs."

Marine Corps Installations West and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to merge - The Village News "A special re-designation ceremony will be held Thursday, April 5 at 2 p.m. to formally recognize the official merge of Marine Corps Installations West (MCIWEST) and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton under a single command."