Military News Archives

April 2008

Marines seize insurgent command center in Afghanistan USAF planned nuclear strike on China over Taiwan in 1958 GI Bill Sparks Senate War CIA chief says China's rapid military buildup troubling Mexico beefs up military in violent Tijuana The Al Qaeda weapons race continues U.S. Navy in Japan to screen service members An Officer and a Linebacker Marines launch operation in Taliban territory Drone attacks hit high in Iraq Surge in Iraq violence kills more U.S. troops All hands are on deck to build Boeing sub hunter Syria nuclear disclosure a warning to N. Korea, Iran A Hostage's Story: CBS Journalist Speaks Russia develops program against precision strikes U.S. Military presence strongest in Mindanao Video of run-down barracks sparks military response SKorea, Japan plan wider military cooperation Rearming the World Defector reveals NKorea's underground runway  |  Photo Millions in Iraq contracts never finished Thousands Mourn and Honor Ohio Soldier Nuclear aircraft carrier ahoy  |  Kitty Hawk in Hong Kong Brains, not brawn, in Afghanistan US Marines Deploying in Afghanistan Taliban Evolves Into Network of Groups Taliban bitten by a snake in the grass Iran boosting support for Iraqi insurgents Iraq: The Results Were Stunning Fighting for God AND Country US-trained Afghan fighters hit Taliban Boeing to outsource F-18 components to India Indonesian fears over US Navy laboratory Fighting the Taleban  |  Taliban hamper dam project The warlord along NATO's key supply route Mexico cartels post 'help wanted' ads Iraq's Simmering Ethnic War Over Kirkuk Marine charged with rape of 14-year-old in Japan National Guard Unit Not Fed in Iraq? Will Pakistan's militants lay down arms? Navy Re-Establishes U.S. Fourth Fleet New laser-capable JDAMs able to hit moving targets Bomb-Stopping Tech Sold to Iraq? VA plans to call 570,000 Iraq, Afghanistan vets 90 Killed in Fierce Fighting in Sri Lanka Russia's Navy Drill Accomplished Life Topside: Six Months on a Flight Deck N. Koreans Taped at Syrian Reactor US vets in Philippines involved in healthcare swindle Somali pirates find booming business North Korea gave Syria nuclear help Iraqi oil windfall keeps growing Deaths Haunt Afghanistan Mission Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for Navy UAV Blackwater plans training center in San Diego County How Islamicised is the Pakistan Army? Secret Sanya: China's new nuclear naval base revealed Green Berets Recount Deadly Taliban Ambush Marine couple back after days astray Who Stole the Plans for iRobot's Battle Bots? Sadr City residents caught in middle of showdown Bin Laden deputy says Iran trying to undermine al-Qaida RAF destroys UAV that crash landed in Afghanistan Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon's Hidden Hand Sending in the Marines (to Recruit Women) More convicted felons allowed to enlist in Army, Marines Sri Lanka says 33 killed in fresh fighting Iraq: After the bombs, the tomatoes US warplanes bomb Baghdad's Sadr City May the Royal Air Force Be With You North Korea's food shortage may worsen IDF braces for more attacks from Gaza Ecuador might end U.S. military pacts War, Guns and Money US Military Seeks to Widen Pakistan Raids Prince William flies Royal AF helo to girlfriend's house Air Force One Guidance Systems Sent to Russia Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile Iraq's Sadr warns of 'open' war Iraqi Army Seizes Basra From Militia Wife Cleared of Poisoning Marine Husband Mexico's Drug Cartel Undaunted by Military Assault Al Qaeda Planning Baghdad Attacks, Says U.S. Son of Dutch military chief killed in Afghanistan Pentagon eyes doubling its missile interceptors Coast Guard begins training with armed helicopters U.S. Begins Freeing Thousands of Captives in Iraq Prosecutors: U.S. sailors' marriages a scam Video: Final footage of Reuters journalist killed in Gaza US lawmakers want Iraq to start paying the bills Iraq: A desert storm Study says 300,000 US troops suffer mental problems US Army Develops Robotic Suits Suicide bomber slaughters 45 Iraqi mourners Militant's letter: Generate chaos, 'psychological conflict' Sole surviving son denied health benefits post-Iraq 1776: The Greatest Counter-Insurgency Failure Ever Iraqi Unit Flees Post, Despite American's Plea Al-Qaeda in Iraq: Not Done Yet Recruiting for the Cyber Wars Hamas has formed a suicide combat unit Car bombs kill at least 60 in Iraq Iraq navy tests sea legs Eighteen said killed in Chechnya gun battle Gurkhas: Special Forces Brazil and Russia to Build Jet Fighter Somali Town Seized; 4 Teachers Killed Arms Race in Space Marines to cut forces in stable Anbar province US to Withdraw F-16 Squadron From S. Korea Basra residents welcome Iraq army crackdown With the Marines, on patrol in Afghanistan How the Satellite Shot Went Down 3.3 percent rate of divorce holds, Pentagon says For the U.S. Military, Iraq is So Over Iraq's Secret Arms Deal With Serbia Taliban Grab Coalition Arms After Drop Iraq Dismisses 1,300 After Basra Offensive Hellfire Missile Overshoots Mark, Injures Troops In Mexico, War on Drug Cartels Takes Wider Toll China continues nuclear armament buildup Turkey to Buy Russia's Antitank Missiles Murky CIA Activity at Military Outposts US Navy turns away boats in Gulf, Iran denies Top Aide to Al-Sadr Assassinated in Iraq US Envoy to Iraq Says New Embassy Ready Satellite Exposes Iran Rocket Site Russian military battles overweight soldiers Government to Seek Terrorists in World of Warcraft Military personnel account for 20% of US suicides Can insurgents buy US military uniforms online? US Troop Levels in Afghanistan Top 32,000 US, Chinese Defense Chiefs Open Hotline Taliban Fears Cell Phones U.S. military trainers to head to Pakistan Obama: Repeal of "Don't Ask" Possible GAO concerned about DoD gear on eBay Hamas has built up a force of 20,000 U.S. Navy secures oil, fights drugs off Africa Subs vs. Carriers: Part 1  |  Part 2 Dole Wants More Subs, But Why? Army Under Stress From Long Wars Army Colonel Killed in Green Zone Seven British Soldiers Killed by Same Gun in Basra Military Mom Says She Was Brutally Raped in Iraq Weapons Upgrade Faces Big Hurdles New GPS sats have anti-jamming gear Secret US plan for military future in Iraq Israel admits Syria raid targeted nuclear facility Soldier's widow freezes his sperm Bush awards Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL The Iraq War's Costs in Dollars Israel will 'destroy' Iran if attacked More Army Recruits Require 'Conduct' Waivers Feds to Fly More Drones Along US Borders Eye to Eye: Fight in Sadr City (CBS News) French commandos dispatched to free yacht crew Army Worried by Rising Stress of Return Tours to Iraq Five Americans die in Iraq McCain is Silent On Son's Service 3 US troops killed, 31 wounded in Iraq clashes Britons seized in Iraq may now be held in Iran Top Taliban militant arrested, 15 killed in Afghan raids IEDs go beyond Iraq, Afghanistan War puts strain on Air Force's aging fleet China Expands Military Ties With Pakistan A look at Operation Knights' Assault More than 1,000 Iraqis deserted in Basra fight Bin Laden planning something for US election US Can't Stop Chinese Anti-Ship Missile US Sailor's Murder Case Reignites Anger in Japan New Plan Will Shorten Army Combat Tours Blackwater Iraq Contract to be Renewed A Long Search for US Soldier's Body