U.S. Army Activities
L-3 Communications gets $255.3M US Army contract
Aug 12, 2010 20:04 EDT
L-3 Communications gets $255.3 million US Army contract for night vision goggles technology. Defense contractor L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. received a $255.3 million Army contract for 220 enhanced night vision goggles test articles and associated contracts date requirement lists.
Canada hands over Kandahar security to US military
Jul 15, 2010 15:10 EDT
Canada relinquished command of Kandahar City in southern Afghanistan to the US army's 82nd Airborne Division on Thursday, as it begins to wind down its mission and NATO reshuffles its troops.
US soldier charged over leak of Iraq shootings video
Jul 06, 2010 12:07 EDT
An American soldier suspected of leaking video footage of a US Apache helicopter strike in Baghdad that killed two employees of the Reuters news agency has been charged, the military said on Tuesday.
Army: Mix-up at Arlington Cemetery
Jun 11, 2010 01:52 EDT
Potentially hundreds of remains at Arlington National Cemetery misidentified or misplaced. An Army investigation has found that potentially hundreds of remains at Arlington National Cemetery have been misidentified or misplaced, in a scandal marring the reputation of the nation's pre-eminent burial ground for its honored dead since the Civil War.
Pentagon links spike in casualties to surge in troops
Jun 09, 2010 13:38 EDT
The Pentagon on Wednesday linked a spike in NATO casualties in Afghanistan, including four US troops killed in the downing of a helicopter, to rising allied force levels in the country.
S.Korea general faces arrest for spying: report
Jun 09, 2010 02:22 EDT
South Korea's military on Wednesday sought an arrest warrant for a two-star army general accused of leaking the country's war plan and other secrets to North Korea, a news report said.
US weighs reinforcements for troubled Afghan province: Gates
Jun 08, 2010 14:24 EDT
The United States is weighing sending US reinforcements to Afghanistan's troubled southern Helmand province, where British troops are "in the thick" of fighting, officials said Tuesday.
White House sees smoother times with new Japan PM
Jun 07, 2010 22:20 EDT
A top aide to US President Barack Obama predicted a smoother relationship with Japan after Naoto Kan takes over as prime minister Tuesday, admitting to concerns about his predecessor.
Afghan troops fear life after foreign pullout
Jun 07, 2010 21:49 EDT
NAKHONAY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Standing beside a machinegun in a sand-bagged watch tower, an Afghan soldier contemplates a future once Western forces leave the country.
White House sees smoother times with new Japan PM
Jun 07, 2010 16:06 EDT
A top aide to President Barack Obama on Monday predicted a smoother relationship with Japan as Naoto Kan takes over as prime minister, admitting the United States had concerns about his predecessor.
White House sees smoother times with new Japan PM
Jun 07, 2010 15:07 EDT
A top aide to President Barack Obama on Monday predicted a smoother relationship with Japan as Naoto Kan takes over as prime minister, admitting the United States had concerns about his predecessor.
Two charged in 'jihad' plot against Americans
Jun 07, 2010 02:23 EDT
Two men were in US police custody Monday charged with conspiracy to kill American troops abroad in what has been described by officials as the nation's latest terror probe.
NJ men accused of trying to join Somali terrorists
Jun 06, 2010 18:35 EDT
NJ men accused of trying to join Somali terrorists arrested before boarding flights out of US. They were recorded talking jihad against their fellow Americans. But they hadn't talked the jihadists into accepting them.
Bombs kill 6 in Iraqi capital, including policemen
Jun 06, 2010 17:03 EDT
Blasts kill 6 in Baghdad, including policemen targeted by suicide attacker in bomb-rigged car. A car bomb exploded outside a Baghdad police station Sunday in the deadliest of a pair of attacks that killed six people in the Iraqi capital, security and hospital officials said.
D-Day Pointe du Hoc site gets facelift to save it
Jun 05, 2010 13:55 EDT
After Rangers conquered Pointe du Hoc, the job is now to save the fragile cliff from erosion. The Nazis thought the jagged cliffs were unassailable until the elite U.S. Rangers scaled them in a valiant D-Day assault. Now the rocks are undergoing major surgery to save them from an even greater force ? Mother Nature.
Army plans $100 millon Afghanistan special ops HQ
Jun 04, 2010 17:08 EDT
The Army is planning to spend as much as $100 million to expand its Special Operations headquarters in northern Afghanistan, evidence of its increasing reliance on covert operations.
Army plans $100 millon Afghanistan special ops HQ
Jun 04, 2010 17:08 EDT
Army looks to spend as much as $100M on Special Ops headquarters in Afghanistan. The Army is planning to spend as much as $100 million to expand its Special Operations headquarters in northern Afghanistan, evidence of its increasing reliance on covert operations.
US general: Iraqis lead security ops 'across the country'
Jun 04, 2010 16:59 EDT
Iraqi forces are leading security efforts "across the country," including on most counterterrorism operations, the top US general in Iraq said Friday.
Qaeda in Iraq struggling after leadership blow: U.S.
Jun 04, 2010 16:24 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed or captured 34 of the top 42 al Qaeda leaders in Iraq in the past 90 days, severing the group from al Qaeda's senior leadership and leaving it struggling to regroup, Army General Ray Odierno said on Friday.
S.Korean army general accused of spying for North
Jun 03, 2010 23:18 EDT
South Korean intelligence officials are investigating a two-star army general on suspicion of leaking military secrets to North Korea, a report said Friday.
