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McChrystal lays out campaign for Kandahar
Efforts to lay political and security groundwork in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar have already begun, even as the U.S.-led coalition continues efforts to pacify Marjah, the U.S. general leading the effort said Wednesday.
Sheehan: Gays weakened European militaries
The Dutch military’s failure to intervene during a 1995 massacre in Serbia suggests that allowing gays to serve openly — as the Dutch military does — hurts military readiness, a... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 18:46:32 EDT
JIEDDO 3-star: Afghan IED attacks more lethal
WASHINGTON — Attacks on U.S. and allied forces with makeshift bombs in Afghanistan are 50 percent more lethal than three years ago, reflecting insurgents’ use of more powerful explosives... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 20:33:09 EDT
Bliss soldier killed in Iraq vehicle crash
WASHINGTON — A Fort Bliss soldier is dead after a vehicle rollover while serving in Iraq. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 18:11:40 EDT
U.N. official wants Afghans to take the lead
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. peacekeeping chief said Thursday it’s time for the international community to take “concrete steps” to allow Afghans to take charge of their future... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 18:00:30 EDT
VA system should start over, official says
Bailing wire and bandages can’t save the veterans disability claims process, the Veterans Affairs Department’s chief technology officer said Thursday at a roundtable discussion about ways... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 17:35:19 EDT
Marines move gingerly to win support in Marjah
MARJAH, Afghanistan — Crouched on packed earth at a barricaded Marine encampment, the village elders issued their complaint: U.S. troops had killed an innocent 14-year-old boy. Secretly, the... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 16:54:54 EDT
Combatant commanders want C-130s in Afghanistan
Following a successful demonstration in Iraq, commanders in Afghanistan are going to request more C-130 aircraft to be used for time-sensitive, mission-critical cargo delivery, the Army’s top... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 16:55:18 EDT
Army tries new shipping route for M-ATVs
The Army has found a new way to transport its MRAP-All Terrain Vehicles to Afghanistan, according to the service’s top logistician. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 15:29:50 EDT
New story behind well-known image from WWII
NEW YORK — For 68 years, John E. Love has been haunted by the memory of carrying fallen comrades to a mass grave hollowed out of a Filipino rice field. Now, at last, a bit of history is being... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 14:56:12 EDT
2 Colo. guardsmen die in car crash
PUEBLO, Colo. — Two people killed in a crash in southern Colorado were both Colorado National Guardsmen. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 14:44:03 EDT
VA change eases process for Iraq, Afghan vets
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department took steps Thursday to make it easier for veterans of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars to get disability benefits. To qualify for the new streamlined... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 14:48:07 EDT
Official says DoD authorized alleged spying
SAN ANTONIO — A Defense Department official under investigation for allegedly running an off-the-books spy operation with private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan said the program was... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 16:27:13 EDT
Bill: Unused leave could go into TSP accounts
Lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday to allow retiring Thrift Savings Plan participants to deposit some or all of the cash value of their unused annual leave in their accounts. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 11:37:23 EDT
Officials: Fund programs, not bigger raise
Defense and service personnel officials continue to resist efforts by Congress to provide troops a bigger 2011 military raise, telling a House panel that they would rather see more money spent on... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 15:51:04 EDT
U.S. troops to march on Red Square
MOSCOW — The British Embassy says British, French and U.S. troops will march with Russian soldiers on Red Square to mark the 65th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 8:36:11 EDT
Death penalty off table in Campbell fire case
PADUCAH, Ky. — Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a woman charged with killing two of her children in a fire at Fort Campbell. Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 17:40:16 EDT
McChrystal: Goal still to get bin Laden alive
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and “bring him to justice.” Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 21:23:01 EDT
Personnel chiefs warn against cuts to bonuses
Despite meeting all recruiting and retention goals, the service personnel chiefs pleaded with a House panel Wednesday to keep paying enlistment and selective re-enlistment bonuses. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 12:35:56 EDT
Fundraiser who vanished says he has new event
A Maryland man who vanished in January 2009 with thousands of dollars that he raised for a presidential inaugural ball for veterans that never happened — leaving sponsors, entertainers and... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 9:36:41 EDT
1985 triple slayings trial opens at Bragg
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — An Army prosecutor on Wednesday methodically laid out the case against a 51-year-old soldier recalled to active duty so he could be tried a third time in the death of a woman... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 21:41:32 EDT
Adm. Mike Mullen
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen recently sat down with Military Times reporters and editors for an exclusive interview. Read the admiral’s comments on Iraq, Iran and American military.
Combatant commanders want C-130s in Afghanistan
Following a successful demonstration in Iraq, commanders in Afghanistan are going to request more C-130 aircraft to be used for time-sensitive, mission-critical cargo delivery, the Army’s top logistician said.
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