U.S. Military
- 2 Humvees missing from US base in Afghanistan
(AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 11:12:05
AP - Two armored Humvees were missing from a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, a military spokesman said Monday. - Japan court rejects US nuclear carrier suit
(AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 05:50:16
AP - A Japanese court Monday rejected a lawsuit demanding a halt to harbor work to accommodate a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that is to be based south of Tokyo starting in August, a court spokeswoman said. - At least 427 US military deaths in Afghanistan
(AP)
Sun, 11 May 2008 23:30:57
AP - As of Sunday, May 11, 2008, at least 427 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures May 3 at 10 a.m. EDT.
- U.S. makes changes to cremations for slain troops
(Reuters)
Sat, 10 May 2008 02:47:09
Reuters - The Pentagon on Friday announced
changes to procedures for the cremation of slain U.S. troops
after concerns emerged about the military’s use of a
crematorium that burns both human and animal remains.
- Canada blocks sale of top space company to US firm: minister
(AFP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 16:18:58
AFP - Canada’s industry minister confirmed Friday he is blocking the sale of leading space firm MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates to a US defense contractor, saying it provided no net benefit to Canada.
- U.S. said to shift plans for top brass in Pakistan
(Reuters)
Fri, 09 May 2008 05:16:24
Reuters - The U.S. military has dropped plans
to assign the former commander of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, to Pakistan, after sharp criticism of his Guantanamo
command in Pakistani media, the New York Times reported in its
Friday editions.
- Marine who killed Iraqi gets sentence cut, rank reduction
(AP)
Thu, 08 May 2008 08:31:15
AP - A Marine sentenced to 15 years in the brig for killing an Iraqi civilian had his term reduced by four years and was given a dishonorable discharge, the man’s attorney and a Marine spokesman said.
- AP IMPACT: An islands tax haven for US defense contractor
(AP)
Wed, 07 May 2008 19:24:39
AP - When the Pentagon announced an obscure California company had won a lucrative military contract, no one mentioned any plans for a Caribbean outpost a tropical shell the company quickly created that allowed it to duck millions in taxes and deflect U.S. lawsuits.
- Veterans’ office covering up soldier suicides: US lawmakers
(AFP)
Wed, 07 May 2008 15:57:19
AFP - US lawmakers have accused the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of being out of control and of covering up the high suicide rate among Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.
- Pentagon warns of June pay crunch for troops
(AFP)
Tue, 06 May 2008 17:43:46
AFP - The Pentagon warned Tuesday the US Army will not be able to pay its soldiers beyond June 15 unless Congress acts soon on a stalled request from the administration for war funding.
- U.S. military marriages strained by long deployments
(Reuters)
Tue, 06 May 2008 15:42:14
Reuters - U.S. military chaplain
Nathan McLean says he deliberately makes it difficult for young
soldiers to get married because if they have to “jump through
some hoops” the marriage is more likely to survive.
- “Lioness” shows U.S. women on frontline in Iraq
(Reuters)
Tue, 06 May 2008 15:40:59
Reuters - Women are officially barred from
frontline combat in the U.S. military, but a new documentary
shows that in Iraq, some are “out there playing GI Joe with the
guys,” as one female soldier puts it.
- Iraq war strains U.S. army mental health system
(Reuters)
Tue, 06 May 2008 12:28:27
Reuters - Fort Drum, a bleak U.S.
Army base in upstate New York, is a test case for how the
military is handling a looming mental health crisis.
- Iraqi alleges Abu Ghraib torture, sues US contractors
(AP)
Tue, 06 May 2008 10:40:44
AP - An Iraqi man sued two U.S. military contractors, claiming he was repeatedly tortured while being held at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison for more than 10 months.
- US to withdraw 3,500 troops from Iraq
(AFP)
Tue, 06 May 2008 07:42:34
AFP - The US military said on Tuesday it will shortly withdraw 3,500 soldiers who were deployed in Iraq as part of the controversial “surge” in February last year.
- US contractors accused in Abu Ghraib torture suit
(AFP)
Mon, 05 May 2008 23:44:11
AFP - Employees from US military contractors helped torture Iraqi civilians detained at Abu Ghraib prison five years ago, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Monday.
- Osprey hybrid copter-plane passed Iraq test: US Marines
(AFP)
Fri, 02 May 2008 19:05:45
AFP - The US military’s long-gestating V-22 Osprey, built to fly both like a helicopter and an airplane, performed well in Iraq its first official field deployment, the Marine Corps announced Friday.
- Obama, Clinton battle for military votes
(Reuters)
Fri, 02 May 2008 16:15:21
Reuters - Promising a strong
military and better care for veterans, Democrats Hillary
Clinton and Barack Obama are battling for the support of a town
dominated by the home of the 82nd Airborne Division.
- US defense chief pushes for combat stress treatment
(AFP)
Thu, 01 May 2008 23:29:15
AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the army’s senior enlisted leaders Thursday to encourage soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan to seek help for “the unseen scars of war.”
- Gates acknowledges mistakes in treatment of troops
(Reuters)
Thu, 01 May 2008 23:21:00
Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert
Gates on Thursday said the military had made mistakes in
treating returning combat troops including in their physical
and mental health care and by providing some sub-standard
housing.
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