Nov 21

US soldier shot dead in north Iraq 
    (AFP)

AFP – An American soldier in Iraq died of his wounds on Sunday after being shot, the US army said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 20

Pilot 'believed dead' in F-22 crash 
    (AFP)

AFP – The pilot of an Air Force F-22 Raptor jet that crashed in Alaska this past week is believed to be dead, CBS News reported. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 20

With Afghan control by 2014, Obama sees combat end 
    (AP)
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Nov 20

Wreckage of F-22 found in Alaska: US Air Force 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Air Force on Wednesday said it found the “apparent wreckage” of a F-22 fighter jet in Alaska that had failed to return from a routine training mission. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 20

Pentagon says

Reuters – The Defense Department is aware that Internet traffic was rerouted briefly through China earlier this year, a Pentagon spokesman said on Friday, referring to what a congressionally appointed panel has described as a hijack. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 20

White House, Democrats, drive to lift US military gay ban 
    (AFP)

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Nov 19

Ivory Coast to put troops in rebel zones for poll 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Ivory Coast’s military and rebels will deploy 4,000 extra troops to rebel territory under a joint command to try to secure a run-off presidential election on November 28 that could easily turn violent. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 19

US to deploy tanks in southern Afghanistan 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US military plans to deploy heavily-armored battle tanks to Afghanistan for the first time in the war, officers said Friday, the latest sign of an escalation in the fight against insurgents. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 19

White House, Democrats, drive to lift US military gay ban 
    (AFP)

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Nov 19

Army SSG Salvatore Giunta becomes the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest award for valor in combat, in more than 40 years. Giunta was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama at the White House on November 16, 2010. The 25-year-old paratrooper received the medal for actions “at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty” on the night of October 25, 2007, at age 22, while on patrol in the remote Read the rest of this entry »

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