On Sunday, May 29, PBS presents the National Memorial Day Concert, from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. The show, which features the National Symphony Orchestra, is hosted by Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna, and airs from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Among the performers are the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants, and the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters. Gen. Colin Powell will also participate in the program. Follow the link below to Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Top US defense contractor Lockheed Martin has said that it had successfully warded off “a significant and tenacious” attack on its information systems network. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama’s “favorite general” has been passed over for the US military’s top job amid concerns over his standing among fellow officers, defense officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US House of Representatives passed a $690 billion Pentagon budget Thursday that bars American ground forces in Libya and limits the Obama administration’s powers on handling Guantanamo detainees. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US House of Representatives has broadened the type of Chinese entities barred from receiving Pentagon contracts amid growing unease in Washington over China’s expanding military might. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Five serving generals, two colonels and an admiral appeared in an Istanbul court on Friday for questioning over an alleged 2003 plot to unseat the government of Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US House of Representatives passed a $690 billion Pentagon budget Thursday that bars American ground forces in Libya and limits the Obama administration’s powers on handling Guantanamo detainees. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US House of Representatives has broadened the type of Chinese entities barred from receiving Pentagon contracts amid growing unease in Washington over China’s expanding military might. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – House of Representatives lawmakers sent a clear warning on Thursday to President Barack Obama about growing exhaustion over the war in Afghanistan as they passed a defense policy bill authorizing $690 billion in military spending for the 2012 fiscal year. Read the rest of this entry »