The Pentagon will lift parts of its longtime ban on women serving in combat units, but only a small fraction of the force will be affected, officials announced Thursday...
New Policies Reflect Realities Of Modern Warfare, Officials Say
U.S. Department of Defense
Defense Department policy changes announced today reflect both women’s increased roles in and out of combat and the fact that war is no longer linear, senior officials said...
General: President, Military Insisted On Strategy-Driven Budget
U.S. Department of Defense
The new defense strategy guidance laid out by Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta last month is a blueprint for the budget proposal President Barack Obama will announce next week, the vice commander of U.S. Special Operations Command said...
Afghan Private Security Handover Looking Messy
Associated Press
The push by Afghanistan's president to nationalize legions of private security guards before the end of March is encouraging corruption and jeopardizing multibillion-dollar aid projects, according to companies trying to make the switch...
U.S. Marines Set Up Asia Pacific Base In Australia
National Public Radio
Now, the Arab awakening is just one of many events that President Obama's administration has to monitor in a changing world. The administration is also shifting emphasis toward the Asia Pacific region, which is why the first company of U.S. Marines arrive in northern Australia in April...
4,700 Marines: What Will Smaller Buildup Mean For Guam?
Pacific Daily News
Two local officials confirmed yesterday that the military buildup in Guam will shrink to 4,700 Marines...
Pentagon Attacks Obesity With New Food Choices
Reuters
Obese Americans in the military are a national security hazard and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama wants to see that change...
Amputation Cases Among Troops Hits Post-9/11 High in 2011
Stars and Stripes
More U.S. troops lost limbs in 2011 than in any previous year of fighting since the 9/11 attacks, recently published Pentagon data shows...
MCRD San Diego Helps Transitioning Marines
DVIDS
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego hosted its semi-annual Career and Education Fair at the Semper Fit Fieldhouse, Feb. 1...
A military jury on Thursday found a Marine sergeant not guilty after authorities charged him with hazing a lance corporal who later committed suicide in Afghanistan...
Afghanistan: Logistics Marines Account For Millions In Gear During Operation Clean Sweep
DVIDS
For the last five months, Marine and Sailors of 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) have accounted for, sorted, cleaned and processed several millions of dollars worth of gear and equipment in support of Operation Clean Sweep aboard Camp Leatherneck and Camp Dwyer...
11th MEU Marine Light Armored Recon Unit Trains In Djibouti
DVIDS
A platoon of Marines mounted in and operating light-armored vehicles engaged training targets with small-arms weapons while at a range here Jan. 31...
Pentagon Allows Women Closer To Combat, But Not Close Enough For Some
New York Times
Reflecting the steady but glacial evolution of the role of American women in war, the Pentagon took a small step Thursday and announced that women would be formally permitted in crucial and dangerous jobs closer to the front lines. But it stopped short of officially allowing women to serve in combat...
Amphibious Network Lets Marines Share Data From 250 Miles Away
Wired
The huge wargame happening off the Atlantic coast this week isn’t just a test of the Navy and Marines’ ability to storm a beach from the sea...
A Top Marine Says San Diego Area Not Facing Major Cuts
San Diego Union-Tribune
As the Defense Department braces for at least $489 billion in budget cuts over the next decade, the Marine Corps has prepared a plan for deeper manpower reductions but hopes to retain its major aviation programs, the head of Marine aviation said Wednesday...
U.S. Asks Japan To Pay Tab To Move Marines
Japan Times
Washington is asking Japan to shoulder the full cost of relocating about 1,500 U.S. Marines from Okinawa to the Iwakuni air base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, according to sources...
Groups Demand New Probe Into Marine Photo
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A leading Jewish organization and others outraged by a photo showing Marine snipers in Afghanistan posing with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol are demanding President Barack Obama order an investigation and hold the troops accountable...
The Marine Corps will award the Silver Star medal on Friday to a sergeant who led his infantry squad through a six-hour firefight in Afghanistan’s Sangin district last year...
Report: U.S. May Be Forced To Militarize Syria Crisis
MSNBC
The U.S. does not want to "militarize the situation" in Syria, but fears this may be unavoidable, according to a report citing an un-named State Department official...
New Plan To Cut The Fat Of The Military
Reuters
Obese Americans in the military are a national security hazard and first lady Michelle Obama wants to see that change...
General: "Use Drones To Kill" The Taliban In Pakistan
The Washington Times
A longtime adviser to U.S. commanders in Afghanistan says now is the time for President Obama to change strategy and target Taliban leaders ensconced in Pakistan, using drones and other tactics employed to kill al Qaeda operatives over the past 10 years...
U.S. Drone Kills Al-Qaida-Linked Militant In Pakistan
Associated Press
A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region Thursday, killing five suspected militants, intelligence officials said. The Taliban identified one of them as a prominent commander who has served as a key link to al-Qaida...
Video: Female Soldiers Tell Stories From The Front Lines
CBS News
The Pentagon is opening up more jobs to women soldiers, although they're still banned from combat. But that means they've never fought, reports David Martin...
High-Speed Railgun Moves Forward Despite Navy Budget Cuts
Stars and Stripes
The Navy is a small step closer to developing a shipborne electromagnetic railgun that could one day strike targets hundreds of miles away in less than six minutes...
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