US Department of Defense

Afghan Insurgency More Pervasive, Mullen Says

December 16, 2009

KABUL: The insurgency in Afghanistan has become more pervasive, more sophisticated and more violent, said the chairman of the Joint...

Army, Marines Adjust ‘Reset’ for Afghan Buildup

December 14, 2009

WASHINGTON: As the U.S. military answers President Barack Obama’s order to reinforce efforts in Afghanistan, the Army and Marine Corps...

Strategy Sharpens Focus on Mission, Policy Chief Says

December 9, 2009

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

November 25, 2009

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

November 25, 2009

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

November 24, 2009

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

November 16, 2009

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

November 12, 2009

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

November 9, 2009

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

November 6, 2009

WASHINGTON: The first new “advise and assist” brigades already in Iraq and others slated to arrive soon have a big...