US Department of Defense

Iraq Mission to Continue With Stability Operations

August 23, 2010

WASHINGTON: With the last full brigade of combat troops now out of Iraq and another 6,000 U.S. forces to leave...

US Mission In Iraq Officially Changes Sept. 1

August 23, 2010

WASHINGTON: A fundamental shift will take place at the end of the month in the mission of U.S. forces in...

Missile Defense Agency to Test Airborne Laser

August 19, 2010

WASHINGTON: The airborne laser test platform – a high-powered chemical laser aboard a modified 747 -- will undergo its second...

General Calls Layers Key to Missile Defense Strategy

August 19, 2010

WASHINGTON: The key to a successful missile defense strategy is layers, the director of the Missile Defense Agency said today....

New Threat Detection Capabilities Ready to Test

August 18, 2010

WASHINGTON: A new system being developed to give helicopter crews a “heads up” when they’re being attacked, as well as...

Report Says Chinese Military Transparency Still Lacking

August 18, 2010

WASHINGTON: China has made some progress, but not enough, in military transparency, and the Chinese decision to suspend military-to-military contacts...

Gates Orders Marine Corps Force Structure Review

August 16, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has ordered a thorough force structure review of the Marine Corps to determine...

Gates announces cuts as part of Pentagon efficiencies initiative

August 11, 2010

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is putting meat on the bones of his initiative to reform the way the...

Sec. Gates Announces Efficiencies Initiatives

August 11, 2010

Today, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced a series of initiatives designed to reduce overhead, duplication, and excess in...

Logistical Drawdown in Iraq Proceeds Ahead of Schedule

August 10, 2010

WASHINGTON: As President Barack Obama this week hailed “one of the largest logistics operations we’ve seen in decades” accompanying the...