Army, Marines Adjust ‘Reset’ for Afghan Buildup
WASHINGTON: As the U.S. military answers President Barack Obama’s order to reinforce efforts in Afghanistan, the Army and Marine Corps...
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Strategy Sharpens Focus on Mission, Policy Chief Says
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s Afghanistan strategy gives the United States and its allies a clearer set of objectives and a...
Logistics Chief Lays Out Challenges in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: Everything in Afghanistan – including combating improvised explosive devices – is made more difficult because the nation is at...
Lockheed to Upgrade 7 P-3Cs for Pakistan
Lockheed Martin Corp., Eagan, Minn., is being awarded a $43,988,555 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-06-D-0012) for the...
Army Announces Independent Body Armor Review
Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced today that the National Research Council (NRC) will perform an independent assessment of...
Task Force to Focus on Afghan Roadside Bomb Threat
OSHKOSH, Wisc: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has created a new task force to enhance existing department efforts to counter...
Sensors May Warn Troops of Vehicle Damage
WASHINGTON: Scientists at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center are researching armored vehicles made with built-in...
Center Looks Ahead to ‘Hybrid Threat’ Training
FORT IRWIN, Ca: When the National Training Center opened here in 1981, it presented the most realistic training environment imaginable...
Brigade Tests New Concept in Iraq
WASHINGTON: The first new “advise and assist” brigades already in Iraq and others slated to arrive soon have a big...
President Signs Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama signed the fiscal 2010 National Defense Authorization Act during a ceremony at the White House Oct....
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