
AP - The military has begun accepting applications from openly gay recruits but will not act on them until the legal ban on openly gay service is lifted Tuesday, says a Pentagon official.

AP - The military has begun accepting applications from openly gay recruits but will not act on them until the legal ban on openly gay service is lifted Tuesday, says a Pentagon official.

AFP - The US military’s top officer on Thursday said American troops are “ready” for the repeal of a ban on gays serving openly, saying the armed forces would be stronger as a result.

AFP - The US military’s top officer on Thursday said American troops are “ready” for the repeal of a ban on gays serving openly, saying the armed forces would be stronger as a result.

AFP - The United States is ready to negotiate with Japan in a months-old row over a US military base, a Pentagon official said Monday, suggesting a softer stance from Washington.

AFP - The Pentagon said a giant “bunker buster” bomb will be ready within months, adding a powerful weapon to the US arsenal amid tensions over Iran’s nuclear program.

AFP - Iraqi forces are “ready” to take over security operations in the country’s cities after American troops pull back on June 30, the general in charge of US-led coalition forces there said Sunday.