Topic: Military And Defense Policy

Names of the Dead

The Department of Defense has identified 1,258 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It...

Texas soldier killed in Afghanistan

The Department of Defense today announced the death of a Fort Hood-based soldier serving in Afghanistan.. . According to the Pentagon, Pfc. Diego ...
A Saudi once held at Guantanamo Bay has been picked up as part of a larger roundup over the weekend of operatives connected to Al Qaeda in the...
Navistar Defense has received a second delivery order for $56 million from the U.K. Ministry of Defence for an extra 89 MXT Husky vehicles.. The ...
The defense world is bracing for a whirlwind of dealmaking as tighter budgets and new security threats prompt the Pentagon's large contractors to ...
Navistar Defense has received a second delivery order for $56 million from the U.K. Ministry of Defence for an extra 89 MXT Husky vehicles. . . The ...

Links 9/7/10

Back to work, unless, like me you're on vacation. Still, I have links for you. Science: Ants work with acacia trees to prevent elephant damage...
Reporting ABC News President David Westin's plan to step down at the end of the year, the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz noted “some early...

Obama to Pentagon for 9/11 anniversary

President Barack Obama will commemorate the ninth anniversary of September 11, 2001, at the Pentagon - the same location where he marked the day...
Sometimes you have to go outside the capital to find out what is going on. Take Defense Secretary Robert Gates' recent proposal to kill the U.S...