Aug 2

US identifies navy pilot shot down in Iraq in 1991: Pentagon 
    (AFP)
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Jul 18

US considers expanding army: Pentagon 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates is weighing a possible temporary expansion of the US army to ease the strain from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, his press secretary said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 17

Pentagon, Congress square off over money for jets 
    (AP)

AP – The Pentagon and Congress all but dared each other Thursday to a showdown over funding for fighter jets in a multimillion-dollar squabble that each side said they were fighting in the interests of U.S. security. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 16

Pentagon won't ban war-zone smoking, despite study 
    (AP)

AP – Smoke ’em if you got ’em. The Pentagon reassured troops Wednesday that it won’t ban tobacco products in war zones. Defense officials hadn’t actually planned to eliminate smoking — at least for now. But fear of a ban arose among some troops after the Defense Department received a study recommending the military move toward becoming tobacco-free — perhaps in about 20 years. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 16

US considers expanding army: Pentagon 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates is weighing a possible temporary expansion of the US army to ease the strain from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, his press secretary said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 14

US to deploy brigades to Iraq for advisory role: Pentagon 
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Jul 1

Pentagon: Military cooperation on hold after coup 
    (AP)

AP – The Pentagon says it has put cooperation with the Honduran military on hold. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 26

US lawmakers pass Pentagon budget, ignore veto threat 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defying a possible presidential veto, the US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a 2010 defense spending bill that would continue to fund a weapons program targeted by the Obama administration. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 16

Weapons makers look overseas as Pentagon cuts back 
    (AP)
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Jun 14

Weapons makers look overseas as Pentagon cuts back 
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