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03 9th, 2011| 
AP – The U.S. military is too white and too male at the top and needs to change recruiting and promotion policies and lift its ban on women in combat, an independent report for Congress said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar
8
AP – The U.S. military is too white and too male at the top and needs to change recruiting and promotion policies and lift its ban on women in combat, an independent report for Congress said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar
8
AFP – The Pentagon said Tuesday it had requested an investigation into a hacker group’s reported cyber threat against a military base that is being used to hold a US soldier suspected of giving documents to WikiLeaks. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar
8
Reuters – Western cuts and swiftly rising defense spending in emerging economies are redrawing the global strategic map, a leading think-tank said on Tuesday, with the danger of conflicts between states also rising. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar
7
AP – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan Monday, beginning a two-day visit with U.S. troops, allied commanders and Afghan leaders to gauge war progress as the Obama administration moves toward crucial decisions on reducing troop levels. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar
6
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he expects no major cuts to weapons programs in the next two years but that fiscal pressures could require sacrifices. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar
6
AFP – A senior US commander has recommended that Major Nidal Hasan face the death penalty over a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood military base that killed 13 people, the US Army said. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar
6
AFP – The US soldier suspected of passing secret documents to WikiLeaks is not being mistreated at a military brig or held “in a hole” as his supporters have alleged, the Pentagon said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »