 Talks with Taliban bolstered by Pakistan supportAfghanistan has praised Pakistan's offer to help mediate with the... | |
 Gates says Gulf countries are worried about IranU.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has met lkeaders in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to garner support for increasing sanctions against... |
| US, China military visits in limbo The Chinese Army brass has urged the Pentagon to take the initiative to fix stagnant Sino-US military... |
| Comfort Will Make Stop In Norfolk After Haiti Relief Operationscomfort To Stop In Norfolk After Haiti Mission Hospital Ship Usns Comfort Completes Important Relief Mission In Haiti NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will arrive at Naval Station Norfolk Mar. 13, en route to homeport in Baltimore, after completing humanitarian assistance and disaster... |
| Future Unclear For Widely-praised Afghan Militias A member of the Afghan Provincial Protection Force stands on a Hesco barrier behind U.S. Army Spc. Nick Lunnat a checkpoint in Wardak province, in eastern Afghanistan. The program, which arms local... |
| Report: Silver Star Recipient Among Officers Reprimanded For Mistakes At Wanat Three Army officers who were members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team have received letters of reprimand for decisions made before the deadly Battle of Wanat, including one officer who... |
| Haitians Wary Of Us Military Reduction Published Date: March 11, 2010 PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haitians have expressed worries after the United States said it was cutting its military deployment to their quake-hit nation at the same time as... |
| Iraqi Police Arrest 5 Suspected Terrorists American Forces Press Service BAGHDAD, March 12, 2010 Iraqi police arrested five suspected terrorists, including a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq leader in northern Iraq, during combined... |
| Forces Capture Militants, Seize Weapons, Drugs American Forces Press Service KABUL, March 12, 2010 Afghan and international forces killed one insurgent, detained 16 suspected militants and seized enemy weapon stockpiles in recent... |
| New Simulator Sharpens Skills On Unpaved Roads By Judith SnydermanSpecial to American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 12, 2010 Because one-third as many soldiers are killed in vehicle accidents as in combat, researchers are... |
| Dignified Transfer Pays Tribute To Fallen An Army carry team places a transfer case containing a fallen servicemember’s remains into a van during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Feb. 22, 2010. The van will transport the... |
| South Korea Bar District Offers A Safe Haven For Gay Servicemembers Customers mingle outside the bars of Homo Hill, a popular gay district near U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan in Itaewon frequented by gay U.S. troops. The district is also popular with straight... |
| Russia Criticizes U.s., Nato Over Afghan Drugs BRUSSELS (AP) -- Russia's envoy to NATO has sharply criticized the alliance's battle with drug trafficking in Afghanistan, saying it has led to a surge in heroin smuggling that is endangering... |
| Pentagon Says F-35 Fighter Jet's Cost Has Doubled WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday the cost to build its next-generation fighter jet has doubled to as much as $113 million per plane since 2001. The bad news about the F-35 Joint Strike... |
| Ups And Downs Of Marjah Push Are Lessons For The Future EDITOR'S NOTE: Alfred de Montesquiou, an Associated Press correspondent embedded with U.S. Marines in the battle for the Afghan town of Marjah, was able to observe some of the lessons of the fighting... |
| 'civilian Surge' Comes To Life At Training Center By John CrosbySpecial to American Forces Press Service CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind., March 12, 2010 In addition to the surge of military forces in Afghanistan and the drawdown in the U.S. military... |
| General Calls Civilian Casualty Reports 'groundless' American Forces Press Service KABUL, March 12, 2010 Reports of civilian casualties resulting from military operations this week in Afghanistan are “completely groundless,” a senior... |
| Face Of Defense: Marine Shapes Silent Drill Platoon By Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin HazardSpecial to American Forces Press Service MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz., March 12, 2010 The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon performs around the... |
| Comfort To Stop In Norfolk After Haiti Mission American Forces Press Service NORFOLK, Va., March 12, 2010 The hospital ship USNS Comfort will arrive at Naval Station Norfolk tomorrow en route to its home port in Baltimore after completing... |
| 2010 Tillman Military Scholars Program Application Opens March 15 Pat Tillman Foundation is pleased to announce the second annual Tillman Military Scholars program application process opens Monday, March 15, 2010. The Tillman Military Scholars program provides... |
| Top 10 Quality Seminars Shift Gears A significant shift in quality training seminars has taken place in 2010 from basic dimensional inspection training to automotive-related quality disciplines. Burnsville, MN... |
| Iraq To Purchase Us Communication Equipment Iraq is looking to buy a complete package of communication equipment, associated parts and logistical support from US under a $142m foreign military sale contract. The possible sale includes 300 50W... |
| Us Troops To Take Over From British Forces In Musa Qala A town which played an iconic and controversial part in the British mission in Afghanistan is to be handed over to the Americans in a move signalling a major change in Western strategy. Musa Qala,... |
| Bae To Produce Armour Kits For Us Army Asvs BAE Systems will deliver around 240 armour protection kits for US Army armored security vehicles (ASVs) under a contract awarded by Textron Marine and Land Systems. Under the $10.5m contract, the... |
| Bahrain Opts For Rockwell Helicopter Simulator Rockwell Collins will supply its transportable Blackhawk operations simulator (T-BOS) to train the Kingdom of Bahrain's UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter pilots under a foreign military sale from the US... |
| Battlefield Dead Haunt Us Marines And Afghans Alike It was February 13, late morning. Hours earlier, I had landed by helicopter in a muddy field in Marjah in pitch darkness as last month's massive US-led military assault in southern Afghanistan got... |
| Witness - Battlefield Dead Haunt U.s. Marines And Afghans Alike MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Corporal Jacob Turbett gave out a single groan of pain before the Taliban bullet, which had pierced his heart, ended his... |
| Revised Defense Budget Leaves Hundreds Of L-3 Jobs In Jeopardy A U.S. Navy research and testing program for reconnaissance planes could be left out of the coming year’s federal defense budget, putting more than 200 jobs at L-3 Communications’ Waco... |
| Witness: Battlefield Dead Haunt U.s. Marines And Afghans Alike Golnar Motevalli is a Reuters correspondent who has been based in Kabul since November 2008. She covers the war, Afghan politics and women's rights. Prior to moving to Afghanistan, Golnar worked... |
| Pentagon Says F-35 Fighter Jet Cost Doubles WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday the cost to build its next-generation fighter jet has doubled to as much as $113 million per plane since 2001. The bad news about the F-35 Joint Strike... |
| Pentagon Says Price Of F-35 Fighter Plane Goes Up Drastically Senior Pentagon officials informed the Congress on Thursday the price of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has gone up drastically to 80 to 95 million apiece in base- year 2002 U.S. dollars, from the... |
| Pentagon To Resume Career Grants To Military Spouses Facing a phalanx of angry military spouses, the Defense Department said Thursday it will resume payments for college courses and job training for spouses who already had applied for grants when the... |
| Far East H.s. Baseball, Softball, Track And Field Preview: Pacificwide Tournaments Give Seasons Purpose For years, Pacific baseball, softball, and track and field waited, and hoped. They raised thousands of dollars and traveled on their own to far-flung locales, carrying home invitational tournament... |
| Military Update: Webb Takes Lead Of Personnel Subcommittee James Webb, D-Va., a take-charge senator who in just his second year conceived and negotiated passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, made clear Wednesday he will continue to influence issues that impact... |
| Okinawa Officials Push Tokyo On Removing Marine Air Operations GINOWAN, Okinawa — Okinawa officials are unleashing a full-court press on Tokyo to let the government know they don’t want Marine air operations to remain on the island. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu... |
| Sharp: South Korea ‘on Track’ To Take Wartime Command Workers sit inside the technical control room of the Korea Battle Simulation Center's Walker Center, on U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan. Behind them is a video teleconferencing screen with links to other... |
| 2-503 Soldier Dies In Fighting During Afghanistan Attack A soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment was killed by small-arms fire Sunday in Afghanistan, according to a Department of Defense news release issued Thursday. Pfc. Nicholas S.... |
| Owls An Obstacle To Mccully Barracks Renovation Building 6217 at McCully Barracks in Wackernheim, Germany, is slated for renovation, but barn owls have decided to call the building their home. Engineers are planning to construct a barn owl box... |
| Veterans' Visit To Washington Marks Premiere Of 'the Pacific' WASHINGTON — Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Elizabeth Dole welcomed 250 veterans to the World War II memorial Thursday to honor their service and introduce a TV miniseries on the battles of the... |
| Political Advisor Slashes Reports Alleging China Hiding Defense Budget A Chinese political advisor said in Beijing Thursday that it was "groundless" that some foreign media reports alleged China had hidden part of defense budget.Jia Yong, a member of the... |
| Pentagon Restores Spousal Program After a massive public outcry, the Pentagon will restore by Saturday a career education program that helps military spouses navigate the nomadic lifestyle often demanded by the armed forces. The... |
| Aps Gunston Hall Arrives In Ghana, Starts In-country Mission SEKONDI, Ghana (NNS) -- The Africa Partnership Station (APS) West platform USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), along with an embarked international staff, arrived in Sekondi, Ghana, March 10 to kick off the... |
| Mayor Of Haitian City Not Eager To See Marines Leave Haitian Coast Guard officer Jean Raynold Bataille, right, one of the community leaders who worked with the Marines in Carrefour, supervised this food distribution point in the city on... |
| 'the Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers' Is A Revealing Documentary "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" is a fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary about the secret history of the Vietnam War and the road to... |
| Pentagon: F-35 Fighter Jet Cost Doubles WASHINGTON (AP) The Pentagon said Thursday the cost to build its next-generation fighter jet has doubled to as much as $113 million per plane since... |
| U.s. Troops Accused Of Killing Reporter, Husband U.S. soldiers carry bags of bread as they patrol the area next to the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) headquarters in Baghdad on March 8, 2010, following Iraq's second general elections... |
| U.s. Troops Probed In Iraqi Reporter Death The U.S. military said it was investigating the killing of two Iraqis during a joint patrol by American and Iraqi troops in western Baghdad on Wednesday, but it did not give any details or confirm if... |
