AFP – Retired army general John Shalikashvili, the first foreign-born chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, died early Saturday of complications from a stroke, a military hospital said. He was 75. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama announced that a ban on gays serving openly in the US forces will end in September as he certified that the nation’s military was ready to accept them among its ranks. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The storied Walter Reed Army hospital, where generations of American soldiers came to heal their wounds, will shut down in September, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Actor Aly Sobhy’s trial in an Egyptian military court lasted just 20 minutes, hours after he was detained in March with more than 160 other protesters in central Cairo. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The storied Walter Reed Army hospital, where generations of American soldiers came to heal their wounds, will shut down in September, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – China and the United States remain starkly different on military issues and have a long way to go toward building a trusting relationship, the top U.S. military officer said Friday after a bumpy visit to Beijing. Read the rest of this entry »