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Department of Defense Undersecretary Ashton Carter has told Congress that it would keep working on Northrop Grumman\'s Global Hawk reconnaissance drone even though it\'s way over budget. He notified Congress on Tuesday that the program was essential to national security and that there were no alternatives that would meet the department\'s requirements for less money.
June 16, 2011 -
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the Associated Press that the Obama administration tried to improve relations with Pakistan recently by sharing intelligence about on the locations where insurgents were suspected of making bombs, but it turned out to be a big disappointment. The two locations are in the tribal territories in northwestern Pakistan. But by the time authorities reached the facilities, the suspects had been tipped off and were gone.
June 14, 2011 -
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The United States and NATO are stepping up military operations against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, hoping to push him out of power to drive him from power -- or Reuters says a senior U.S. official is hoping they can kill him. The comments came after some of the heaviest bombing in Tripoli since the campaign to oust Gadhafi began. According to the Reuters report, the official said, \"no one would shed a tear\" if Gaddafi were to die in one of the many attacks.\"
June 13, 2011 -
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CIA director Leon Panetta, expected to be the next Secretary of Defense told the Senate during his confirmation hearing he thinks Iraq will ask the U.S. to maintain a military present beyond the end of this year, when American troops are currently scheduled to leave. Panetta said Iraqi leaders will have to decide support they need, and for how long, in order to make sure security gains there are not lost. He said there are still about 1,000 al-Qaida insurgents in Iraq and keeping some troops in Iraq to support security forces there is a good idea.
June 13, 2011 -
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The U/S has to continue its financial investment in Afghanistan. That\'s what the nominee to be the next Ambassador says. Ryan Crocker, who did some tough duty in Iraq said during his confirmation hearing that the multi-billion dollar commitment that now totals close to $20 billion dollars, is necessary to prevent the government there from slipping back into the state that it was when Al Qaida used it as a launching ground for terror attacks.
June 13, 2011 -
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The U.S.S. Carl Vinson is arriving in Hawaii. This is it\'s first port of call since it ferried Osama Bin Laden\'s body out to sea to be buried. The ship arrived in Pearl Harbor for a a short visit before heading home to San Diego. The aircraft carrier was deployed in the Arabian Sea last month with the Navy SEAL team carrying the body of the man who spearheaded the Sept. 11th terror attacks was brought aboard. Bin Laden\'s body was reportedly put in a weighted bag on the carrier, an officer made religious remarks and his remains eased into the sea.
June 13, 2011 -
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The soft patrol cap will replace the black beret, at least for wear with the Army combat uniform, and some insignia will be sewn, losing the Velcro, the Army announced Saturday.
June 13, 2011 -
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Shay Assad, the Defense Department\'s director of defense pricing, and Dick Ginman, the Pentagon\'s director of defense procurement and acquisition policy, join host Roger Waldron to talk about their new roles. June 7, 2011 - (Encore presentation June 21, 2011)
June 07, 2011 -
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A non-event is how Army Vice Chief of Staff Peter Charelli describes the training that U.S. troops are getting on a new law allowing gay people to serve openly in the military. Most of the problems and trouble that had been predicted appears not to have materialized. The Pentagon has avoiding giving up details on the training because of concern that too much attention could enflame the issue. All of the training should be complete by mid august. Two point two million people need to be trained on the new regulation.
June 07, 2011 -
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Analysis on Defense Secretary Robert Gates\'s cost-cutting legacy from Winslow Wheeler, director of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information.
June 06, 2011 -
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A local military commander is asking the public to help find the person responsible for a series of shootings at Northern Virginia military buildings.
June 05, 2011 -
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There may soon be apps for war zone use. Learn more in today\'s DoD Report
June 03, 2011 -
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The Pentagon wants to better understand how military service affects those who employ members of the Guard and Reserves. The Department of Defense is surveying about 80,000 employers of all sizes across the nation. Guard and Reserve members currently comprise about 50 percent of the military\'s total strength, according to the Pentagon. Defense officials say they generally receive strong support from companies who employ Guard and Reserve members, who sometimes must be away from their families and their jobs for extended periods of time.
June 03, 2011 -
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The white head stones and Arlington and Punchbowl and at many other cemeteries just sit there today, silent but proud monuments to the sacrifice that this country was built upon. Originally called Decoration Day, this is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation\'s service. Several cities lay claim to observing the first memorial day but on this day, from California to the New York Island, from the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters every town village and hamlet honor those who proved Freedom is free but it ain\'t cheap.
June 03, 2011
