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CSA Outlines Future for Army
Gen. George W. Casey Jr., chief of staff of the Army, visited the Installation Management Command headquarters Friday, saying the Army has accomplished more in these years of sustained conflict “than humanly possible.” Casey, chief of staff of the Army since 2007, said the Army has grown by 100,000 Soldiers just since 2007, converted every [...]
Gates: Congress must address “crisis on my doorstep’
The failure of Congress so far to pass the fiscal 2011 defense appropriations bill, which creates the possibility of funding the department under a year-long continuing resolution instead, is “the crisis on my doorstep,” Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in an interview Jan. 26. Failure to pass the funding legislation will represent a $23 [...]
Picatinny ‘squeezes in’ solution for MRAP ammo stowage
Duct tape, bungee cords, straps, netting, plywood. Do these items sound like safe and secure ways to store 200 pounds of ammunition on a combat vehicle in the middle of a war zone? For years, Soldiers have been relying on their own makeshift methods to secure ammo containers inside Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles, because they [...]
North Korea’s uranium for making bombs: South Korea
SEOUL: North Korea’s new uranium enrichment programme is designed to make nuclear weapons, South Korea’s foreign minister has said, rebutting Pyongyang’s claims that it is for peaceful use. “I think it is part of an attempt to produce nuclear bombs on top of plutonium-based ones,” Kim Sung-Hwan said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency [...]
China shifting nuclear rules of engagement: report
The Chinese military would consider a pre-emptive nuclear strike if it had no other way to defend itself in a war against another nuclear-armed state, Kyodo News said Wednesday, citing Chinese documents. The policy, called “Lowering the threshold of nuclear threats” may indicate a shift from China’s pledge not to first fire nuclear weapons under [...]
Iraqi soldiers learn map reading, land navigation skills
December has been a busy month for Soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center. The first week of the month was a flurry of activity, as the company transitioned into its new role in Iraq while training, advising and assisting [...]
NATO: No Pause in Afghan Winter Fighting
NATO says there will be no letup in fighting during the winter in Afghanistan. A spokesman for NATO’S International Security Assistance Force, German General Josef Blotz, says NATO will maintain pressure on the Taliban during the winter months when fighting traditionally eases. Blotz said Monday that NATO expects a recent upturn in violence to continue, [...]
Colonel cites measurable, fragile Afghan progress
Measurable progress has been achieved in Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktia provinces, but it is fragile, Col. Viet Luong, commander of the American task force in the area, said today. Luong spoke to the Pentagon press corps via teleconference. The commander of the 101st Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team also said that Afghan security forces [...]
2011 decisive for US strategy in Af-Pak
US strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda and the Taliban tripled American troops fighting in Afghanistan and doubled missile strikes in Pakistan, but ushers in a make-or-break 2011 after a year of record violence. Since taking office, President Barack Obama ordered more than 50,000 extra troops into battle to reverse Taliban momentum and build up Afghan government [...]
