AP – As of Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at least 591 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Washington has approved the sale to India of eight Boeing anti-submarine aircraft, a 2.1 billion dollar transaction which would be the largest ever sale of US arms to India, the State Department said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Russia’s plans to renew its military and nuclear arsenal are not cause for alarm, the US Defense Department said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – President Barack Obama’s administration has cleared a $2.1 billion sale to India of eight Boeing Co P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, the largest U.S. arms transfer to India to date. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Defense Department on Monday made light of Russia’s possible use of air bases in Venezuela or Cuba for its strategic bombers. Read the rest of this entry »
There are a number of special savings strategies available to you as members of the U.S. military. While the country asks sacrifices of you that it does not ask of other non-military citizens, it also provides you with some unique benefits.
When we began doing research to write about a few of these savings strategies for you, we discovered that Kimberly Lankford at Kiplinger’s has written an excellent piece summarizing some of those programs available Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called off his planned trip to a NATO summit next month because he needs more time to review budget decisions on major weapons programs, a spokesman said. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Defense Department said Friday it opposed a key lawmaker’s proposal this week to split in two a 35-billion-dollar plan to replace the Pentagon’s aging fleet of in-air refueling tankers. Read the rest of this entry »
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