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December 10, 2008 The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, in coordination with the FBI and local officials, will be conducting a Realistic Urban Training Exercise (RUT) in the Richmond, Va. area Jan. 9-24, 2008. Other areas in Central Virginia may notice the military aircraft flying overhead. This training exercise involves about 2,200 Marines and sailors from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The large majority of the Marines will be training on Fort Pickett. The purpose of RUT is to enhance the 22nd MEU's capability to conduct operations in a realistic urban environment prior...

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Officials still searching for ‘Juan Deer’ By AMY L. DAVILA Valley Morning Star PORT MANSFIELD, December 3, 2005 — Juan Deer remains a fugitive. After a morning search by game wardens turned up no leads, the six-point buck has become this fishing village’s most wanted deer. Officials are searching for the deer, which was adopted as a fawn by local residents Sally and Tom KenHagen. “We have not found him, but we were looking for him this morning,” James Lindsey, a Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden said. “We will continue to look again next week for him.” While he’s...

The most stimulating time of year may be over for humans, but for moose it's just getting started. September and October are mating season, which can mean bulls locking horns and occasionally chasing cows through urban neighborhoods.That's about the time Fish and Game gets calls from people worried about a bull lying on its side in their yard, panting. "He's been chasing stuff around for the last three weeks, and he just can't do it anymore.....