AFP – Citing “dire” fiscal pressures, Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed deeper cuts than planned in US military programs, scaling back ground forces for the first time since the 1990s. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – At the entrance to a military base in southern Afghanistan, US Army Staff Sergeant Andrew Cunningham hands out money to locals employed to help rebuild their villages devastated by war. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The Army’s famed 101st Airborne Division has suffered its deadliest year in combat since Vietnam, with the deaths of 106 soldiers since March. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday unveiled cuts of 78 billion dollars in US military programs, saying the country faced a “dire” fiscal situation that meant scaling back defense spending. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates unveils cuts in military spending on Thursday as he moves to preempt Congress from making deeper reductions in the Pentagon’s budget, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Navy on Tuesday stripped a captain of his command of an aircraft carrier over crass videos he produced for his crew, saying he had shown “exceptionally poor judgment.” Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates has authorised deployment of an extra 1,400 US Marines to Afghanistan to help counter a foreseen Taliban offensive ahead of mandated US troop reductions, a report said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Navy on Tuesday stripped a captain of his command of an aircraft carrier over crass videos he produced for his crew, saying he had shown “exceptionally poor judgment.” Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US military will face budget cuts as lawmakers hunt for savings to rein in the country’s deficit and national debt, senior US Republican Representative Eric Cantor said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »