Articles By: American Forces Press Service

Joint Forces Paper Cites Possible Future Threats

WASHINGTON: U.S. Joint Forces Command is providing military leaders with valuable insight for the future of the military, the command’s chief of staff said this week. Air Force Maj. Gen. David M. Edgington discussed a paper called U.S. Joint Forces Command Joint Operating Environment 2010 during a...

March 19th, 2010 | Defense & Security News | Read More

McChrystal reports on progress in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: The commander of NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan said today he is pleased with the progress in the country so far while acknowledging that much more needs to be done. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal said military operations in Helmand province have been promising, and that efforts to build...

March 19th, 2010 | Defense & Security News | Read More

Holbrooke hails Marja operation, relationship with Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The ongoing U.S.-Afghan operation in Marja, Afghanistan, probably is the greatest in the history of counterinsurgency, the United States special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said in a weekend television interview. The United States made a concerted effort to introduce combined...

March 17th, 2010 | Defense & Security News | Read More

New protocol to provide early brain injury detection

WASHINGTON: Defense Department officials are rolling out a new set of guidelines for the treatment of mild traumatic brain injury among servicemembers in combat areas. "We're morphing from a symptom-based approach in theater to an incident-based approach," a senior official said March 15 during a "DoDLive"...

March 17th, 2010 | Defense Technology News | Read More

US troops in Iraq adopt new role

WASHINGTON: Some of the 98,000 U.S. military forces in Iraq already have made the transition from security to stability operations ahead of the September deadline, American military commanders said. In accordance with an agreement brokered between Baghdad and Washington, the drawdown to 50,000 U.S. troops...

March 12th, 2010 | Army News | Read More

Review Drops Two-War Force Size Paradigm

WASHINGTON: The model used to determine the appropriate size of the United States military is being replaced following the Quadrennial Defense Review process, a senior defense official said here today. Speaking on background at a two-day seminar on the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review hosted by the National...

March 12th, 2010 | Defense & Security News | Read More

Gates seeks ‘ground truth’ in Afghanistan

KABUL: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is visiting Afghanistan to get what he called the "ground truth" from servicemembers. Gates flew all night and landed at the international airport here. He immediately began a series of meetings with Afghan and NATO leaders. "I hope to use this time to get out...

March 10th, 2010 | Defense & Security News | Read More

Demonstration Showcases Emerging Technology

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.: Thirteen Marines here tested a U.S. Joint Forces Command interactive training simulation during a demonstration Feb. 23 to March 4. Future Immersive Training Environment, or FITE, is a virtual reality-based training system to improve team decision-making skills through a series of...

March 9th, 2010 | Defense Technology News | Read More

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ review seeks broadest input

WASHINGTON: The Defense Department's review on the potential impact of repealing the ban on gays serving openly in the military will solicit input from troops of every service and rank -- as well as their families -- through surveys, focus groups and social media tools, the team heading up the review...

March 8th, 2010 | Defense & Security News | Read More