AFP – Japan’s defence minister suggested on Thursday that the country could agree to a delay of the 2014 deadline for relocating an unpopular US military base on the island of Okinawa, Jiji Press reported. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The U.S. military would consider sending officers and cadets to China on study exchange programs if relations between the two countries improve, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday that all military programs were on the table — including nuclear arms and the joint strike fighter — as the Pentagon tries to meet the president’s goal of cutting $400 billion in spending over 12 years. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Navy is turning to the wisdom of the crowd to forge military strategy, inviting the public to join an online game in which Somali pirates have hijacked commercial ships. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Navy is turning to the wisdom of the crowd to forge military strategy, inviting the public to join an online game in which Somali pirates have hijacked commercial ships. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Four American soldiers serving with NATO forces in Afghanistan died Monday in an explosion in the country’s south, NATO and a defense department official said, bringing home the human cost of the U.S.-led push into Taliban strongholds. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Japan on Thursday brushed aside calls by three US senators to halt plans to relocate a controversial US military base within its southern Okinawa island, saying it was committed to the move. Read the rest of this entry »