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Iraq buys US drones to protect nation's oil exports

4 hours 13 min ago
The United States has agreed to sell unarmed surveillance drones to Iraq's navy as part of an effort to help protect that nation's oil exports amid growing tensions in the Persian Gulf and to strengthen U.S.-Iraqi ties.

NATO leaders agree on exit plan for Afghanistan

6 hours 24 min ago
President Barack Obama and NATO allies on Sunday charted an outwardly confident path to a postwar Afghanistan, their talk tempered by a potential split in the coalition and warnings that bloodshed will continue, and perhaps escalate, when allied troops withdraw.

Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya

6 hours 40 min ago
The Libyan intelligence officer convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, died at home here Sunday nearly three years after passions around the case were reawakened when he was freed on compassionate grounds because of what was reported as advanced prostate cancer.

Amid budget austerity, Reserve looks for new ways to maintain capabilities

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 23:00
As combat winds down and the military faces a budget crunch, the Army’s reserve forces are looking for new kinds of deployment opportunities and cheaper ways to train.

Supreme Court looks at constitutional challenges to anti-terrorism laws

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 11:18
The Supreme Court, after a four-year break from terrorism issues, is set to decide as soon as Monday whether to again take up constitutional challenges to George W. Bush -era anti-terrorism laws involving wiretapping and the Guantanamo prisoners.

Economic woes, political volatility may creep into US foreign affairs

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 10:31
No matter who wins the presidential election in November, the United States appears headed for a prolonged period of political volatility as leaders do not seem to have good answers to voters' anxieties about their economic future. This threatens to spill over into U.S. relations with the rest of the world in the form of increased protectionist pressures.

Special ceremony for a special bugle call, the mournful taps

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 07:19
Honoring the fallen, and the tune that calls them to rest: Buglers and trumpeters gather at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the 150th anniversary of the composition of taps. In a touching moment, they fanned out so that the haunting notes came from all quarters of the vast cemetery.

Lethal bombing triggers student protests around Italy

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 03:56
Italians demonstrated in towns around the country late Saturday in outrage over the death of a 16-year-old girl from a school bombing in Brindisi that provoked fears of another round of mafia warfare.

Afghanistan toll as NATO leaders meet: 13 dead in suicide bombing; 2 US troops killed Friday

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 03:12
As NATO leaders prepared for a two-day summit in Chicago to plot their armed forces' exit from Afghanistan in less than two years, a suicide bomber on Saturday detonated his explosive vest at a police checkpoint in eastern Khost province, killing 10 civilians, including two children, and three Afghan policemen.

For Afghanistan's Karzai, funding tops NATO summit agenda

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 03:00
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, perhaps best known in the West for periodic well-aimed jabs at his NATO allies, is embarking on a determined charm offensive as he faces the prospect of seeing troops and, perhaps even more crucially, dollars slip away from his country.

Panetta to confront Pakistan on transport charges

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 02:35
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta heads to this weekend's NATO summit prepared to confront Pakistan over what he considers price-gouging for transport of supplies to Afghanistan and hoping for a "consensus" among allies over the war effort.

Navy commissions the high-tech USS San Diego

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 02:15
The $1.3-billion ship is billed as the most technologically advanced of any in its class in the U.S. Navy, with stealth capability and a state-of-the-art communications system.

Part blimp, part kite: Military testing Helikite for use over Afghan skies

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 23:01
The U.S. military is testing high-tech “battle kites” as a method of lifting communications and surveillance equipment above isolated bases in Afghanistan.

USAREUR commander outlines transformation for reservists

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 23:01
About 29,000 to 31,000 soldiers will remain in Europe in seven enduring communities after the Army completes its force transformation over the next three years, the commander of U.S. Army Europe told reservists Sunday with the 7th Civil Support Command.

More radical than Taliban, new Afghan insurgent group threatens

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 20:28
The group, called the Mulla Dadullah Front, has started a terror campaign of its own in Afghanistan, threatening elected officials and taking credit for a recent assassination.

Army veteran: 'Mixed martial arts has saved me'

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 10:57
In a 22-foot-diameter octagonal cage where kicks and punches are exchanged, Jeff Collins finds an escape from his pain. He doesn't think about the soldiers who died beside him in an Iraqi firefight; and he doesn't dwell on what might have been if post-traumatic stress disorder hadn't forced him from the Army.

Vietnam War MOH recipient Roberts retires from the Army

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 10:53
Col. Gordon R. Roberts, who received the Medal of Honor as a sergeant during the Vietnam War, retired from the Army on Friday at Fort Bragg. Roberts was the most senior soldier on active duty wearing the nation's highest military honor.

Military mom, son set to graduate from college on the same day

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 10:51
Ryan Thompson and his mother, Colette Mitchell Thompson, will graduate Sunday at the same time, miles apart. Ryan, 27, will be walking the Lawn at the University of Virginia. His mother will be at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Va.

Maj. Gen. Mark Graham, suicide prevention advocate, retires

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 10:50
Maj. Gen. Mark A. Graham, who lost two sons and became an advocate for mental health and suicide prevention, retired from the Army at Fort Bragg on Friday after 34 years of service.

Mids describe smooth transition from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 10:48
Eight months after the repeal, midshipmen both gay and straight describe a quiet but significant transformation at the U.S. Naval Academy. Gay midshipmen are seeking recognition for a student club. Last month, for the first time, faculty members and staff attended an off-campus dinner that had been organized secretly every year by and for gay midshipmen.