May 8

Gates cites concern about New York flyover oversight 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed concern in a letter released Friday about the oversight of a bungled New York flyover by a spare presidential plane. Read the rest of this entry »

May 8

Obama budget allocates $130 billion for 2 wars 
    (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama’s proposed defense budget includes $130 billion for the nation’s two wars, a figure that may not be enough. Read the rest of this entry »

May 8

A giant US military base emerges in Afghanistan 
    (AFP)

AFP – In the forbidding Afghan desert, US engineers are carving out a sprawling military camp as part of a dramatic American troop build-up designed to confront Taliban insurgents. Read the rest of this entry »

May 8

Afghan war costs to overtake Iraq in 2010: Pentagon 
    (AFP)

AFP – The cost of fighting the war in Afghanistan will overtake that of the Iraq conflict for the first time in 2010, Pentagon budget documents showed Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

May 8

Ex US-soldier found guilty of rape, murder 
    (AFP)

AFP – A US federal jury will determine whether former soldier Steven Dale Green should be executed for raping an Iraqi teenager and executing the girl and her family, court officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

May 8

As Mother’s Day approaches, help us create a special tribute to all those women out there who fall into one of the three categories of military mothers: mothers who are in the military, mothers of military members, and mothers whose spouse is in the military. Send us your story about your favorite Military Mom. Your stories will be compiled here, and each story submitted will create a separate web page on our site dedicated especially to your story Read the rest of this entry »