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Thompson pushing for federal probe of VA hospital

Associated Press — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:53:17 +0000

JACKSON — A Mississippi congressman is asking federal authorities to investigate the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson because he believes the hospital is understaffed and patient care is suffering. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, said he has sent a letter to the U.S. [...]

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Camp Shelby chosen for unmanned aircraft training site

Associated Press — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:47:47 +0000

FORREST COUNTY — Camp Shelby, the nation’s largest state-owned and operated military training site, has been chosen from 19 sites around the country as a center to train national guard troops to operate the unmanned aircraft called drones. The center at Camp Shelby will train soldiers from all over the country and will operate during [...]

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Navistar receives another order from Marines

MBJ Staff — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:59:41 +0000

WEST POINT — Work on a contract to upgrade MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles for the U. S. Marine Corps will take place in Clay County. Yesterday, Navistar Defense, LLC announced it received an $880 million order to upgrade 2,717 MRAP vehicles for the Marines. Workers at the West Point plant will remove the [...]

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