BEIJING - The United States and China have signed an agreement for Chinese researchers to provide the U.S. military with information from Chinese archives. The information may help shed light on the fate of some of the 8,100 Americans still missing or unaccounted for from the Korean War.
The deal was signed in Shanghai Friday by […]

PENTAGON - The top U.S. military officer says it is possible the United States could pause its withdrawal from Iraq later this year, if commanders there believe it is necessary. But Admiral Mike Mullen says he does not see the need right now. The admiral spoke to reporters at the Pentagon Friday amid a continuing […]

SYDNEY - The United States Navy has proposed a “global maritime partnership” of like-minded countries working together to combat common threats at sea. The idea was floated at a maritime conference in Sydney on security and cooperation.
Among those addressing the 2008 Sea Power Conference was Admiral Robert F. Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet.
Willard […]

PENTAGON - The U.S. Defense Department announced Wednesday that most of the U.S. army troops now in Iraq and Afghanistan and other parts of the Middle East and East Africa will have their assignments extended from 12 months to 15 months, and that the longer tours of duty will apply to soldiers who deploy to […]

WASHINGTON - A published report says an internal probe by the U.S. Defense Department found there was no direct cooperation between the al-Qaida terrorist network and Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’ government.Friday’s edition of The Washington Post says military officials reached the conclusion based on interviews with Saddam and two former aides, as well as documents […]

WASHINGTON (RFE/RL) — The U.S. Navy has begun its most extensive maneuvers in the Persian Gulf region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
The exercises involve two aircraft carriers — the “USS John C. Stennis” and the “USS Dwight D. Eisenhower” — and their battle groups.
They come at a time of high tension between the U.S. […]

WASHINGTON - US lawmakers are pledging strong action in the wake of the latest revelations regarding poor conditions wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan have faced at a key Army medical hospital.
The scandal over unsanitary and other sub-standard conditions at a building at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center has already resulted in the […]

WHITE HOUSE - The secretary of the U.S. Army has resigned amid a scandal over the quality of health care for troops wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq. President Bush wants a bipartisan commission to investigate ahead of Congressional hearings by opposition Democrats. 
U.S. defense officials say Defense Secretary Robert Gates asked for the resignation of Army […]

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – Iraqi and coalition forces captured 61 suspected terrorists, destroyed five improvised explosive devices and seized several weapons caches during operations across Iraq in the past four days.
Today, special Iraqi army forces, along with coalition forces, destroyed a car rigged with an explosive device and captured seven suspected terrorists during a […]

WASHINGTON — Vietnam veterans will be gathering in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, March 17, 2007, to protect the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) and other war memorials from desecration by protesters attending a so-called antiwar rally being held that day adjacent to The Wall. The veterans intend to prevent a recurrence of what happened at […]

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military’s goal in laying out the case against Iranians helping U.S. enemies in Iraq is to “stop these people from killing our troops, period,” Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.
Gates and Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke during […]

WASHINGTON - As American troops battle Islamic extremists in Iraq and Afghanistan and try to bring stability to the region, here at home the Pentagon is reaching out to Arab and Muslim Americans, trying to interest them in joining the U.S. military. At least 15,000 Muslims, including about 3,500 Arab-Americans, are already in uniform. In […]

GUAM - The top American military officer is standing by remarks he made Monday that appear to contradict U.S. military officials Baghdad, who said Iran’s government is providing powerful bombs to Iraqi insurgents. The general also says the United States has no intention of attacking Iran.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter […]

By Pfc. Benjamin Gable, USA
Special to American Forces Press Service
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq  – “Snail mail” is quickly becoming a thing of the past for deployed soldiers thanks to the 1st Cavalry Division’s commitment to keeping families close through video teleconferences.  
“The guys love using the VTC capabilities here, and we stay busy all the time,” said […]

By Linda D. Kozaryn
American Forces Press Service
SEVILLE, Spain – Multinational forces in Iraq recently captured some Iranians during sweeps to find networks that build and emplace improvised explosive devices, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here yesterday.
Although Gates had no details about the devices, he said the sophistication of the technology and other evidence ties […]

IRBIL - General David Petraeus has taken over as commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, during a time that he called a “decisive moment” for the country’s future. In an address at his official handover ceremony Saturday, General Petraeus said the prospects for ending violence are good. 
During Saturday’s ceremony at the U.S. military’s “Camp Victory” […]

IRBIL, IRAQ - The top spokesman for the U.S. military in Iraq says four American helicopters that crashed in the past couple of weeks were shot down. The losses are prompting some changes in the way these aircraft are used. 
Major General William Caldwell, said for the first time, that a rash of recent helicopter crashes […]

PENTAGON - The U.S. Navy admiral nominated to take command of all U.S. forces in the Middle East, Central Asia and East Africa says the situation in Iraq can be salvaged, but it will require hard work by the military, Iraqi leaders and the country’s neighbors. 
Admiral William Fallon told the Senate Armed Services Committee he […]

WASHINGTON (RFE/RL) — A bacterial cocktail that transforms jet fuel into useless jelly.  A chemical spray that turns enemy soldiers into homosexuals. A ray gun that shoots invisible beams of heat, dispersing crowds in a few seconds.
Science fiction? Not entirely. All three are concepts for so-called nonlethal weapons considered by the U.S. Defense Department.
For years, […]

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON – Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 18 others while conducting multiple operations throughout Iraq today, military officials reported.
During a raid in Mosul one terrorist was shot and killed after he began firing at coalition forces.
Meanwhile, in al Anbar province, coalition forces captured six enemy fighters believed to have ties […]

PENTAGON - Along with his new Iraq strategy and troop increase, President Bush has named a new commander for U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. He is Lieutenant General  David Petraeus, the man who has spent the last year supervising the re-writing of the army’s counterinsurgency manual. If the Senate approves his assignment, he will have […]

PENTAGON - President Bush says he wants to increase the size of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps because he believes the United States is at the beginning of a long struggle between competing ideologies.  And his new defense secretary said in Baghdad the increase is needed because of the many and varied missions the […]

WASHINGTON (RFE/RL) — For the past six years, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld argued successfully for a streamlined military that relied on advanced technology and intelligence gathering to keep the number of soldiers to a minimum.
Now Rumsfeld is gone, and President George W. Bush is considering a new strategy. At a news conference today, Bush […]

PENTAGON - President Bush and other dignitaries gathered at the Pentagon Friday to say farewell to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who will leave office on Monday. The president and others praised the often-controversial secretary for his dedication and leadership over the last six years.
With a military band playing and hundreds of people watching on a […]

NEW YORK - The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says that nearly 15 percent of veterans aged 20-24 were jobless in July 2005 - three times the national average. The unemployment rate of non-veterans in the same age category was just under eight percent.Twenty-four year old Lee French is a veteran without a job. French […]