Jun 2

US, S. Korea survey military base for Agent Orange 
    (AFP)

AFP – Using ground-penetrating radar, the United States and South Korea launched a joint survey of a US army base Thursday to try to find out whether tonnes of toxic chemical were buried there decades ago. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 2

US military chief 'open' to ideas on Japan base 
    (AFP)

AFP – The head of the US military said Thursday he was open to ideas on resolving a long-running row with Japan over bases after three senators called the two governments’ agreement infeasible. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 2

US military chief: 'Dangerous' to abandon Pakistan 
    (AFP)

AFP – US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen said Thursday that Pakistan needed space to sort out internal problems and that it would be dangerous for the United States to abandon the troubled war partner. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 2

US, S. Korea survey military base for Agent Orange 
    (AFP)

AFP – Using ground-penetrating radar, the United States and South Korea launched a joint survey of a US army base Thursday to try to find out whether tonnes of toxic chemical were buried there decades ago. Read the rest of this entry »

May 30

Obama picks warrior-scholar Dempsey for top military job 
    (Reuters)

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May 27

Critics: Military should cover abortion after rape 
    (AP)
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May 26

General Dempsey may become top military officer 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – President Barack Obama may pick Army Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey as the U.S. military’s top officer, filling a crucial post that in recent years has served as the main point of contact with Pakistan’s military, sources said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

May 24

Gates says defense cuts will mean smaller military 
    (AP)
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May 22

Militants storm Pakistan military base in Karachi 
    (AFP)

AFP – Militants stormed one of Pakistan’s biggest military bases in the country’s largest city late Sunday, triggering explosions and gunbattles three weeks after the US killing of Osama bin Laden. Read the rest of this entry »

May 22

Gates warns against shrinking US military 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday called for maintaining a powerful US military and warned against slashing its budget as a response to the country’s fiscal troubles. Read the rest of this entry »

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