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US court allows suit against contractor in Abu Ghraib
(AFP)
AFP - A US court has given approval for a lawsuit to proceed from 72 Iraqi nationals against a private contractor accused of complicity in the alleged abuse of detainees at the US-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Pubished :Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:08:03 GMT( 6 hours ago )
AFP - A US court has given approval for a lawsuit to proceed from 72 Iraqi nationals against a private contractor accused of complicity in the alleged abuse of detainees at the US-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Pubished :Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:08:03 GMT( 6 hours ago )
Curtiss-Wright gets contract worth up to $20M
(AP)
AP - Curtiss-Wright Corp., which makes motion control products for military and commercial use, said Friday that it has received a contract worth up to $20 million from Moog Inc. to supply components for the flight control system of Boeing Co.'s new 787 aircraft.
Pubished :Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:43:43 GMT( 8 hours ago )
AP - Curtiss-Wright Corp., which makes motion control products for military and commercial use, said Friday that it has received a contract worth up to $20 million from Moog Inc. to supply components for the flight control system of Boeing Co.'s new 787 aircraft.
Pubished :Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:43:43 GMT( 8 hours ago )
With US drawdown in Iraq, shift from joint ops to training
(AFP)
AFP - US and Iraqi military police slowly comb a strip of dirt road west of Baghdad, looking for tell-tale signs of hidden improvised explosive devices.
Pubished :Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:01:57 GMT( 12 hours ago )
AFP - US and Iraqi military police slowly comb a strip of dirt road west of Baghdad, looking for tell-tale signs of hidden improvised explosive devices.
Pubished :Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:01:57 GMT( 12 hours ago )
Soldier in WikiLeaks video case transferred to US
(AFP)
AFP - Under tight guard, a US soldier suspected of being at the center of a massive intelligence leak has been transferred from Kuwait to a cell at the Quantico Marine base to face tough questioning.
Pubished :Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:36:36 GMT( 10 hours ago )
AFP - Under tight guard, a US soldier suspected of being at the center of a massive intelligence leak has been transferred from Kuwait to a cell at the Quantico Marine base to face tough questioning.
Pubished :Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:36:36 GMT( 10 hours ago )
US Army failing troubled troops at home: general
(AFP)
AFP - The US Army on Thursday said leadership and discipline have deteriorated at bases in the United States, with officers missing warning signs of soldiers on the verge of suicide.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:22:02 GMT
AFP - The US Army on Thursday said leadership and discipline have deteriorated at bases in the United States, with officers missing warning signs of soldiers on the verge of suicide.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:22:02 GMT
N.Y. subpoenas MetLife, Prudential on soldier death benefits
(Reuters)
Reuters - New York's attorney general has subpoenaed MetLife Inc and Prudential Financial Inc as part of a probe into whether life insurers are defrauding families of deceased military personnel by siphoning off millions of dollars of death benefits for themselves.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:21:24 GMT
Reuters - New York's attorney general has subpoenaed MetLife Inc and Prudential Financial Inc as part of a probe into whether life insurers are defrauding families of deceased military personnel by siphoning off millions of dollars of death benefits for themselves.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:21:24 GMT
Cuomo subpoenas Pru, MetLife in military probe
(Reuters)
Reuters - New York's attorney general said on Thursday he had subpoenaed MetLife Inc and Prudential Financial Inc as part of a "major" investigation into whether life insurers defrauded grieving military families out of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:39:50 GMT
Reuters - New York's attorney general said on Thursday he had subpoenaed MetLife Inc and Prudential Financial Inc as part of a "major" investigation into whether life insurers defrauded grieving military families out of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:39:50 GMT
Four killed in military plane crash in Alaska: air force
(AFP)
AFP - A US military cargo plane crashed during a training mission at the Elmendorf base in Alaska, killing all four crew members aboard, an Air Force spokesman said Thursday.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:47:08 GMT
AFP - A US military cargo plane crashed during a training mission at the Elmendorf base in Alaska, killing all four crew members aboard, an Air Force spokesman said Thursday.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:47:08 GMT
Philippines to get U.S. precision missiles: document
(Reuters)
Reuters - Washington has pledged to provide the Philippines with $18.4 million worth of precision-guided missiles this year to use in its fight against Islamist militants in the south, according to a military document seen by Reuters.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:13:45 GMT
Reuters - Washington has pledged to provide the Philippines with $18.4 million worth of precision-guided missiles this year to use in its fight against Islamist militants in the south, according to a military document seen by Reuters.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:13:45 GMT
China conducts naval drill in disputed southern seas
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese naval forces have carried out a series of drills in the South China Sea, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday, strategic waters which are disputed by a number of Southeast Asia countries.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:44:13 GMT
Reuters - Chinese naval forces have carried out a series of drills in the South China Sea, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday, strategic waters which are disputed by a number of Southeast Asia countries.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:44:13 GMT
Family of victims sues over Marine jet crash in SD
(AP)
AP - The family of four people killed in the crash of a Marine Corps jet in a San Diego County neighborhood two years ago sued the federal government and Boeing Wednesday.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:12:28 GMT
AP - The family of four people killed in the crash of a Marine Corps jet in a San Diego County neighborhood two years ago sued the federal government and Boeing Wednesday.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:12:28 GMT
Biden: US troops halted 'chaos' and 'destruction' in Iraq
(AFP)
AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that anti-US forces who wanted to consign Iraq to "chaos and destruction" had failed, as he welcomed home a much decorated military unit.
Pubished :Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:44:28 GMT
AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that anti-US forces who wanted to consign Iraq to "chaos and destruction" had failed, as he welcomed home a much decorated military unit.
Pubished :Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:44:28 GMT
AP source: DOJ supports DOD in WikiLeaks probe
(AP)
AP - A federal law enforcement official says the Justice Department is assisting in the Defense Department's military investigation into the disclosure of tens of thousands of once-secret U.S. military documents about Afghanistan.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:29:59 GMT
AP - A federal law enforcement official says the Justice Department is assisting in the Defense Department's military investigation into the disclosure of tens of thousands of once-secret U.S. military documents about Afghanistan.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:29:59 GMT
8.7 billion dollars in Iraq funds not accounted for: audit
(AFP)
AFP - The Pentagon cannot properly account for nearly nine billion dollars in Iraqi oil revenues and other funds received for reconstruction programs after the 2003 US invasion, a US audit found Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:53:18 GMT
AFP - The Pentagon cannot properly account for nearly nine billion dollars in Iraqi oil revenues and other funds received for reconstruction programs after the 2003 US invasion, a US audit found Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:53:18 GMT
On the Call: Lockheed CEO Robert Stevens
(AP)
AP - Lockheed Martin Corp. reported its second-quarter earnings Tuesday, which were up 12 percent compared to last year. But the company, along with the rest of the nation's weapons suppliers, faces uncertainty over the priorities of its biggest customer, the U.S. military.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:38:48 GMT
AP - Lockheed Martin Corp. reported its second-quarter earnings Tuesday, which were up 12 percent compared to last year. But the company, along with the rest of the nation's weapons suppliers, faces uncertainty over the priorities of its biggest customer, the U.S. military.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:38:48 GMT
$8.7 billion in Iraq funds not accounted for: audit
(AFP)
AFP - The Pentagon cannot properly account for nearly nine billion dollars in Iraqi oil revenues and other funds it received for reconstruction programs after the US invasion in 2003, a US audit found Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:58:38 GMT
AFP - The Pentagon cannot properly account for nearly nine billion dollars in Iraqi oil revenues and other funds it received for reconstruction programs after the US invasion in 2003, a US audit found Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:58:38 GMT
Audit: US cannot account for $8.7B in Iraqi funds
(AP)
AP - A U.S. audit has found that the Pentagon cannot account for over 95 percent of $9.1 billion in Iraq reconstruction money, spotlighting Iraqi complaints that there is little to show for the massive funds pumped into their cash-strapped, war-ravaged nation.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:07:21 GMT
AP - A U.S. audit has found that the Pentagon cannot account for over 95 percent of $9.1 billion in Iraq reconstruction money, spotlighting Iraqi complaints that there is little to show for the massive funds pumped into their cash-strapped, war-ravaged nation.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:07:21 GMT
An Active Duty Soldier on the Lessons of the WikiLeaks Documents
(The Daily Beast)
The Daily Beast - WikiLeaks’ posting of thousands of classified documents has caused a firestorm in Washington—and on the ground in Afghanistan. An anonymous active duty soldier says the released information could be a good thing—to validate troops’ concerns and increase transparency.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:12:06 GMT
The Daily Beast - WikiLeaks’ posting of thousands of classified documents has caused a firestorm in Washington—and on the ground in Afghanistan. An anonymous active duty soldier says the released information could be a good thing—to validate troops’ concerns and increase transparency.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:12:06 GMT
Hit list draws fire in wake of leaked US documents
(AP)
AP - When it comes to war, killing the enemy is an accepted fact. Even amid the sensation of the WikiLeaks.org revelations, that stark reality lies at the core of new charges that some American military commando operations may have amounted to war crimes.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:59:09 GMT
AP - When it comes to war, killing the enemy is an accepted fact. Even amid the sensation of the WikiLeaks.org revelations, that stark reality lies at the core of new charges that some American military commando operations may have amounted to war crimes.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:59:09 GMT
Profit outlooks key for aerospace, defense cos
(Reuters)
Reuters - Aerospace companies are likely to be buoyed by signs of recovery in the second quarter, while defense contractors' results could reflect a sector with tamer growth prospects as government budgets flatten or decline.
Pubished :Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:01:18 GMT
Reuters - Aerospace companies are likely to be buoyed by signs of recovery in the second quarter, while defense contractors' results could reflect a sector with tamer growth prospects as government budgets flatten or decline.
Pubished :Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:01:18 GMT
Shi'ite rebels capture north Yemen base, 10 dead
(Reuters)
Reuters - Shi'ite rebels captured an army base and several soldiers on Monday in clashes with the army and tribesmen that killed 10 people and threatened a fragile truce in northern Yemen, rebel and officials said.
Pubished :Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:45:54 GMT
Reuters - Shi'ite rebels captured an army base and several soldiers on Monday in clashes with the army and tribesmen that killed 10 people and threatened a fragile truce in northern Yemen, rebel and officials said.
Pubished :Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:45:54 GMT
N.Korea talks of "sacred war" on U.S., S.Korea
(Reuters)
Reuters - North Korea said on Saturday it would begin a "sacred war" against the United States and South Korea at "any time necessary," based on its nuclear deterrent, in response to "reckless" military exercises by the allies.
Pubished :Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:38:53 GMT
Reuters - North Korea said on Saturday it would begin a "sacred war" against the United States and South Korea at "any time necessary," based on its nuclear deterrent, in response to "reckless" military exercises by the allies.
Pubished :Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:38:53 GMT
Investigation ties military workers to child porn
(AP)
AP - A major federal investigation has found that dozens of military officials and defense contractors, including some with top-level security clearances, allegedly bought and downloaded child pornography on private or government computers.
Pubished :Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:26:31 GMT
AP - A major federal investigation has found that dozens of military officials and defense contractors, including some with top-level security clearances, allegedly bought and downloaded child pornography on private or government computers.
Pubished :Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:26:31 GMT
DoD limits education grants to military spouses
(AP)
AP - The Defense Department will revive an education grant program for military spouses that was suspended after an overwhelming surge of applicants, but new restrictions that exclude families of higher-ranking officers are being attacked as unfair.
Pubished :Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:23:02 GMT
AP - The Defense Department will revive an education grant program for military spouses that was suspended after an overwhelming surge of applicants, but new restrictions that exclude families of higher-ranking officers are being attacked as unfair.
Pubished :Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:23:02 GMT
U.S. continuing to work with Saudis on arms deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United States is working closely with Saudi Arabia on a possible arms sale worth close to $30 billion that includes 84 Boeing Co F-15 fighter jets, U.S. government officials familiar with the plan said on Thursday.
Pubished :Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:14:22 GMT
Reuters - The United States is working closely with Saudi Arabia on a possible arms sale worth close to $30 billion that includes 84 Boeing Co F-15 fighter jets, U.S. government officials familiar with the plan said on Thursday.
Pubished :Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:14:22 GMT
PTSD Peaks at Different Ages in Men, Women
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Women are most vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) between ages 51 and 55, while men are more prone to the condition from ages 41 to 45, a new study finds.
Pubished :Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:03:33 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Women are most vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) between ages 51 and 55, while men are more prone to the condition from ages 41 to 45, a new study finds.
Pubished :Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:03:33 GMT
US to boost training, aid for troops in Somalia
(AP)
AP - The U.S. military is looking for ways to expand the training and equipping of African forces to help battle al-Shabab militants in Somalia who claimed responsibility for recent bombings in Uganda, a top commander said Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:30:57 GMT
AP - The U.S. military is looking for ways to expand the training and equipping of African forces to help battle al-Shabab militants in Somalia who claimed responsibility for recent bombings in Uganda, a top commander said Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:30:57 GMT
Paper: Gates, Panetta concerned about contractors
(AP)
AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and CIA Director Leon Panetta are concerned about the role private contractors play in intelligence operations, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:45:34 GMT
AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and CIA Director Leon Panetta are concerned about the role private contractors play in intelligence operations, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Pubished :Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:45:34 GMT
Top Marine in Haditha case forced to retire
(AFP)
AFP - The highest ranking Marine officer charged and later cleared in the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqis after a bomb attack in Haditha has been forced into retirement, his lawyers said.
Pubished :Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:58:22 GMT
AFP - The highest ranking Marine officer charged and later cleared in the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqis after a bomb attack in Haditha has been forced into retirement, his lawyers said.
Pubished :Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:58:22 GMT
US Marine officer in Haditha case leaves service
(AP)
AP - A Camp Pendleton Marine officer who was accused of failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqis by a squad in the town of Haditha has left the service.
Pubished :Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:40:27 GMT
AP - A Camp Pendleton Marine officer who was accused of failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqis by a squad in the town of Haditha has left the service.
Pubished :Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:40:27 GMT
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