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06 9th, 2010| 
AFP – The Pentagon on Wednesday linked a spike in NATO casualties in Afghanistan, including four US troops killed in the downing of a helicopter, to rising allied force levels in the country. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought Tuesday to reassure Ecuador that the US military’s use of bases in neighboring Colombia was designed only to help that country. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Defense Secretary Robert Gates cautioned Britain and other NATO allies on Tuesday against cutting troop strength in response to their growing budget woes, urging them to try to find cost savings first in other areas. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called off plans to visit China next week after Beijing told the Pentagon the timing was “inconvenient,” officials said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Boeing Defense, Space and Security said Friday it was investing significantly in technology that would allow its fighters and other military aircraft to run on green fuel. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that Washington needed to be “sensitive” to Japanese concerns about a controversial US military base on Okinawa island. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US allies with openly gay soldiers, including some fighting alongside American troops, are providing growing evidence that allowing such service would have little to no effect on US military cohesion, a new study has shown. Read the rest of this entry »
