Jan 6

Boeing wins UAE deal for military transport planes 
    (AFP)

AFP – US aerospace giant Boeing said on Wednesday it has won a contract from the United Arab Emirates for six C-17 military aircraft, making the UAE the second Middle East nation to order the airlifter. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 24

Military to scrap pregnancy punishment 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – The U.S. military in Iraq will scrap a policy early next year that has led to the punishment of some soldiers serving in Iraq for becoming pregnant, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 23

Senate approves 2010 military budget 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Congress on Saturday sent US President Barack Obama a massive annual military spending bill that funds current operations in Afghanistan and pays for the troop withdrawal from Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 19

Senate approves 2010 military budget 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Congress on Saturday sent US President Barack Obama a massive annual military spending bill that funds current operations in Afghanistan and pays for the troop withdrawal from Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 10

US military looks at supplying troops with drones 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US military is taking a serious look at resupplying combat troops in Afghanistan using unmanned aircraft, an Air Force general said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 10

US military looks at supplying troops with drones 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US military is taking a serious look at resupplying combat troops in Afghanistan using unmanned aircraft, an Air Force general said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 2

Military families brace for Obama's Afghan surge 
    (AP)
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Nov 28

Military divorces increasing from war stress 
    (AP)

AP – The divorce rate in the armed forces continues to edge higher, despite efforts by the military to help struggling couples. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 21

US Senate puts off action on military ban on gays 
    (AFP)

AFP – A planned November hearing by the US Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the US military will be postponed, a spokeswoman indicated Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 20

Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD 
    (AP)

AP – Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images. Read the rest of this entry »

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