Reuters – The United States will host a top general from China’s armed forces later this month, a visit meant to improve relations between the two countries’ militaries, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Despite decades of denials by Washington and Tokyo, US officials believe they enjoyed a secret pact to transport nuclear weapons through Japan, newly declassified documents showed. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The governor of Japan’s Okinawa prefecture said a US military base could stay on the island, officials said Wednesday — the latest twist in a row weeks before President Barack Obama visits the country. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama has approved the deployment of an additional 13,000 US troops to Afghanistan beyond the 21,000 he announced publicly in March, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Helped by tough economic times, the US military had a banner year for recruitment, meeting all its goals for the first time since creating an all-volunteer force in 1973, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – New White House helicopters will cost less than a cancelled 13-billion-dollar program that proved too expensive and “useless,” the Pentagon said on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Aided by a bleak job market, the U.S. military met all of its recruitment goals in the past year for the first time since it became an all-volunteer force in 1973, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Navy said on Friday a cargo ship will be named after civil rights activist Medgar Evers, whose notorious murder in 1963 shaped the struggle for racial equality. Read the rest of this entry »