
AFP - US President Barack Obama hailed retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday as an honest, humble man who loved his troops and had one of the best tenures of any civilian Pentagon chief.

AFP - US President Barack Obama hailed retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday as an honest, humble man who loved his troops and had one of the best tenures of any civilian Pentagon chief.

AFP - US President Barack Obama hailed retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday as a “humble” patriot whose bipartisan civility should serve as an example to Washington’s feuding politicians.

AFP - European members of NATO need to pool their defense funds to bolster their declining military power, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.

AFP - The Justice Department is investigating a range of problems at the top US military cemetery, including possible criminal contracting fraud and false records, The Washington Post reported.

AFP - The US Senate Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday to approve US Marines Lieutenant General John Allen to be the new US commander in Afghanistan, a key step towards final confirmation.

AFP - A key Senate panel voted Tuesday to authorize the US military role in the NATO-led campaign against Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi’s forces but forbid the deployment of ground troops.

AFP - The Justice Department is investigating a range of problems at the top US military cemetery, including possible criminal contracting fraud and false records, The Washington Post reported.
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