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Army Says Body Armor Safe, Despite GAO Report
Story by C. Todd Lopez
WASHINGTON - Despite testing anomalies cited in a Government Accountability Office report on body armor released Oct. 16, the program executive officer for the organization that fields new equipment to Soldiers said the armor plates in question are safe.
At a Pentagon news conference [...]
Pentagon Announces Iraq Troop Rotations, Extensions
WASHINGTON - An Army armored cavalry unit and three brigade combat teams will deploy to Iraq next summer as part of annual troop rotations there, according to a Defense Department news release issued Oct. 8.
Also, an Army headquarters unit and elements of a Marine expeditionary force now in Iraq have [...]
New Bomb Has ‘Important Capability,’ DoD Official Says
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2009 – The Defense Department is developing an advanced “bunker-buster” bomb that should be ready for deployment this summer, senior Pentagon officials said.
The department has been “working on technology that allows us to get at deeply buried, hardened targets” [...]
Medal of Honor Recipient Memorialized in Hall of Heroes
By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2009 – The father of Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti, who posthumously received the Medal of Honor, remembered his son today as a person defined by selflessness.
Monti, then a staff sergeant, was killed June 21, 2006, [...]
DoD, AP battle over photo of dying Marine
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Sep 5, 2009 16:39:39 EDT
A graphic photograph of a mortally wounded Marine released for publication Thursday by The Associated Press — over the objections of the family and the Pentagon — has reignited the debate over how to juggle [...]
Marines launch major offensive in Afghanistan
By Jason Straziuso - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Jul 2, 2009 17:37:02 EDT
NAWA, Afghanistan — Marines hiked through searing heat and took fire from small pockets of militants Thursday after landing in this Taliban-controlled southern region of tree-lined fields, mud homes and crisscrossing waterways in the first major operation [...]
Joint Crew Aboard Stiletto Deploys to the Caribbean
Story Number: NNS090605-17
Release Date: 6/5/2009 4:11:00 PM
From Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, Commander, U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs
MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) — The Department of Defense’s high-speed experimental boat Stiletto will depart from Key West, Fla., June 13 to the Caribbean where it will support U.S. and [...]
U.S. Continues to Monitor North Korean Situation, Official Says
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2009 – The United States government — including the Pentagon — is “very closely” monitoring the situation regarding North Korea’s recent nuclear device and missile tests, a senior Defense Department official said here today.
Meanwhile, President Barack Obama is [...]
U.S. Denies Using White Phosphorous in Afghanistan, Gates Pledges More Investigation
By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 – The U.S. military denies using white phosphorous during recent fighting with Taliban militants, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said American and Afghan officials will further investigate the recent Western Afghanistan battle.
The Taliban alleges [...]
Gates Expresses Horror, Regret Over Base Slayings
By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said the Defense Department will devote its “highest-priority attention” to the slaying today of five U.S. servicemembers in Baghdad.
“I would like to express my horror and deep regret over today’s shooting incident at [...]
