AFP – The Pentagon on Monday told the US defense industry to bring down costs and find more savings in a “new era” of more modest military spending. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – One of President Barack Obama’s top allies in the US Congress called Monday for military spending cuts and a possible tax increase once the economy has “fully recovered” from the 2008 global meltdown. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The withdrawal of American combat troops and equipment from Iraq is 60 percent complete two months ahead of a deadline that will serve as a precursor for a complete US military pullout. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Malaysia and Thailand have for the first time joined a major US-led exercise in the Pacific Ocean in which some 20,000 personnel are practicing how to coordinate in a crisis, an officer said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Republicans will call three military witnesses to testify against Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on Capitol Hill next week, an indication they plan to highlight her dispute with the military over recruiters’ access to Harvard Law School’s campus while she was dean. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Republicans will call three military witnesses to testify against Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on Capitol Hill next week, an indication they plan to highlight her dispute with the military over recruiters’ access to Harvard Law School’s campus while she was dean. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Malaysia and Thailand have for the first time joined a major US-led exercise in the Pacific Ocean in which some 20,000 personnel are practicing how to coordinate in a crisis, an officer said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – An organization representing soldiers’ families says Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s position on military recruitment at Harvard Law School is “troubling and appalling.” Read the rest of this entry »