AP - The U.S. commander overseeing troops in Iraq and Afghanistan says he's not sure that troops in the field care about the sexual orientation of fellow service members.
AP - Lawmakers this week will press the military's top uniformed officers for the first time on whether they think repealing "don't ask, don't tell" makes sense or would be too disruptive.
AP - Lawmakers will press the military's top uniformed officers for the first time on whether they think repealing "don't ask, don't tell" makes sense or would be too disruptive.
AP - Nearly 15 months after the Defense Department banned the use of external computer flash drives, officials have agreed to allow limited use of the convenient high-tech storage devices. -- read full article
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:02:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Military
AP - The U.S. troop presence on Okinawa should not be seen as a burden but as a benefit, a senior Marine Corps general said Friday, despite calls from some Japanese leaders to move a major American base off the crowded southern Japan island. -- read full article
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:01:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Military
AFP - The United States is ready to face "a variety of different possibilities" in talks with Japan on where to relocate a contentious US military base, its top diplomat for Asia was quoted as saying Thursday.
AFP - The United States is ready to face "a variety of different possibilities" in talks with Japan on where to relocate a contentious US military base, its top diplomat for Asia was quoted as saying Thursday.
Reuters - Russia and the Georgian rebel region of Abkhazia signed a deal on Wednesday allowing Moscow to build a military base on its soil, increasing its dependence on its sponsor and stoking tensions with Tbilisi. -- read full article
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:39:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Military
AP - An Army National Guard spokesman says two civilian construction workers were injured when a bathroom ceiling in an unoccupied barracks building fell on them. -- read full article
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:55:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Military
AP - The U.S. military's highest court says it will review the conviction of an Army reservist who prosecutors said was the ringleader of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. -- read full article
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:17:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Military
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. veterans continue to
meet barriers as they seek treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder,
researchers say. -- read full article
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:48:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Military
AFP - The size of the US force in Iraq has dropped below 100,000 troops for the first time since the invasion of the country in 2003, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
Reuters - Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region said on Tuesday it would allow sponsor Russia to build a military base on its soil for land troops, strengthening the region's dependence on Moscow and provoking ire from Tbilisi. -- read full article
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:56:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Military
AP - Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. said Tuesday that its information technology unit was awarded a five-year contract worth up to $154 million from the U.S. Army. -- read full article
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:01:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Military
AP - The number of American soldiers in Iraq has dropped below 100,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion in a clear signal the U.S. is wrapping up its nearly seven-year war to meet a deadline for leaving the country, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
