News, March 25, 2010

US Military

	Judge Says Burden Is on Government in Haditha Case
	Pentagon Eyes More 'Humane' Enforcement of Gay Ban
	How Some Retired Military Officers Became Well-Paid Consultants
	Defense Secretary Orders Review of Military Information Programs
	Army to Refurbish Humvees, Not Buy More
	Military Aims for Better Concussion Detection
	Army: Dead Robbery Suspect Was AWOL Iraq Vet

News, March 20, 2010

US Military

	Likely Successor Emerges to Lead US Forces in Iraq
	In Choosing Its Battle Names, the Military Must Know Its Target Audience
	Wind Farm Plans Stir Up Storm Over Military Radar
	EADS Asks Pentagon to Extend Tanker Competition Deadline

News, March 19, 2010

US Military

	Marine General to Testify at Haditha Hearing
	Report Alleges Afghan Contractor Shot Marine
	Marine Corps Turns to Social Media to Find Recruits
	US Army Thrusts Bayonet Aside After Centuries of Faithful Service
	Murrieta Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Defrauding Marines in Iraq

News, March 17, 2010

US Military

	Special Forces Now Report to McChrystal
	It's a New Boot Camp: Army to Revamp Basic Training for First Time in 30 Years
	Obama Revises Bush Administration Succession Plan for the Pentagon
	Gates Picks Vice Admiral to Run Troubled F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jet Program
	E-Mails Suggested Fort Hood Suspect Subpar for Army
	Reports Shine Light on Nuclear Weapons Vigilance
	Sex Assault Reports Rise in Military

News, March 16, 2010

US Military

	Petraeus to Make Rounds on Capitol Hill
	Washington Mulls Modernization of Aging Bombs
	Defendants Fresh From War Find Service Counts in Court

Fiction of Marjah as City

For weeks, the U.S. public followed the biggest offensive of the Afghanistan War against what it was told was a "city of 80,000 people" as well as the logistical hub of the Taliban in that part of Helmand. That idea was a central element in the overall impression built up in February that Marjah was a major strategic objective, more important than other district centers in Helmand.
It turns out, however, that the picture of Marjah presented by military officials and obediently reported by major news media is one of the clearest and most dramatic pieces of misinformation of the entire war, apparently aimed at hyping the offensive as a historic turning point in the conflict.....go to aticle:Fiction of Marjah as City Was US Misinformation

News, March 09 2010

	Northrop to Drop Bid for Tanker
	Justices to Hear Case of Protest at Marine Funeral
	Pentagon Resists Army's Desire to Stop Development of Missile System
	Utah Air Force Base Dealing With Rash of Suicides

News, March 07 2010

Brits in Afghanistan

	Gordon Brown Visits Afghanistan Amid Iraq Inquiry Row
	Brown Accused of Cheap Stunt in Military Cuts Row
	Afghanistan Blast Kills UK Regiment's Second Soldier in Four Days
	Admiral Slams 'Disingenuous' Brown Over War Funds
	British PM Pledges Vehicles to Battle Afghan Bombs
	Brown Finally Axes Snatch Land Rovers Linked to 36 Army Deaths

News, March 07 2010

US Military Navy Has Fired 6 Commanders Since January, Triple Its Usual Monthly Rate Hurry Up and Wait for the Gajillion-Dollar Stealth Plane Army 'Mad Scientists' Study Swarming Mines, Facebook Attacks Despite New Policy, Pentagon Still Wary of the 'Tubes' DARPA Pushes for Fail-Proof Prosthetics Americans Still Dying Community Mourns Second Utah Marine Killed in Afghanistan This Week OK Soldier Killed Two Weeks After Arriving in Afghanistan Mississippi Soldier Killed in Afghan Battle During 5th Tour of Duty Family, Friends Remember Slain Orem (UT) Marine Slain Florence (KY) Marine Was a 'Fine Young Man' Paratrooper From Stevenson Ranch (CA) Killed by Afghan Bomb Fallen Marine Returns Home to Larue County (KY) Grieving Father Remembers His Fallen Son (NC) Redmond (WA) Marine With Minnesota Ties Killed in Afghanistan

US Military

Army Chief Sees 'Anxiety' on Lifting Ban on Gays Navy Vessels Stage Drag-Race, Probe Shows