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Air show to go on despite deadly crash
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 8:15pm
AP - A popular air show will be held this weekend, days after four people were killed when a military cargo plane crashed at an Anchorage base during a training demonstration for the event, military officials said Thursday.
NY subpoenas MetLife, Pru on soldier death benefits
(Reuters)
29 Jul 2010 at 4:26pm
Reuters - New York's attorney general has subpoenaed MetLife Inc and Prudential Financial Inc as part of a probe into whether life insurers are defrauding families of deceased military personnel by siphoning off millions of dollars of death benefits for themselves.
Thousands of Arlington graves 'unmarked': US Senate
(AFP)
29 Jul 2010 at 3:53pm
AFP - US military authorities lost track or mishandled remains at thousands of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, where many national heroes are buried, a Senate report revealed Thursday.
US Army failing troubled troops at home: general
(AFP)
29 Jul 2010 at 2:22pm
AFP - The US Army on Thursday said leadership and discipline have deteriorated at bases in the United States, with officers missing warning signs of soldiers on the verge of suicide.
Northrop Grumman 2Q profit soars, raises year view
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 7:42am
AP - Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter earnings nearly doubled, partly due to a tax benefit, and it raised its outlook for the year.
Four killed in military plane crash in Alaska: air force
(AFP)
29 Jul 2010 at 6:47am
AFP - A US military cargo plane crashed during a training mission at the Elmendorf base in Alaska, killing all four crew members aboard, an Air Force spokesman said Thursday.
Philippines to get U.S. precision missiles: document
(Reuters)
29 Jul 2010 at 4:13am
Reuters - Washington has pledged to provide the Philippines with $18.4 million worth of precision-guided missiles this year to use in its fight against Islamist militants in the south, according to a military document seen by Reuters.
China conducts naval drill in disputed southern seas
(Reuters)
29 Jul 2010 at 3:44am
Reuters - Chinese naval forces have carried out a series of drills in the South China Sea, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday, strategic waters which are disputed by a number of Southeast Asia countries.
Family of victims sues over Marine jet crash in SD
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 9:12pm
AP - The family of four people killed in the crash of a Marine Corps jet in a San Diego County neighborhood two years ago sued the federal government and Boeing Wednesday.
US: Drills sent 'clear message' to NKorea
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 7:13pm
AP - For four days, U.S. and South Korean troops fired artillery into the skies and dropped anti-submarine bombs on underwater targets — dramatic exercises meant to warn North Korea not to strike again.
Biden: US troops halted 'chaos' and 'destruction' in Iraq
(AFP)
28 Jul 2010 at 11:44am
AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that anti-US forces who wanted to consign Iraq to "chaos and destruction" had failed, as he welcomed home a much decorated military unit.
US military investigates contractor work force
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 9:05am
AP - The U.S. military said Wednesday it is clamping down on contracting firms on American military bases using employees whose home countries ban travel to Iraq, raising questions about why the contractors were allowed to work in the country for so long despite the ban.
FBI chief says agents assisting DOD on WikiLeaks
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 8:51am
AP - FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau is assisting the Defense Department in its criminal investigation into the release of some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents on Afghanistan.
8.7 billion dollars in Iraq funds not accounted for: audit
(AFP)
27 Jul 2010 at 2:53pm
AFP - The Pentagon cannot properly account for nearly nine billion dollars in Iraqi oil revenues and other funds received for reconstruction programs after the 2003 US invasion, a US audit found Tuesday.
On the Call: Lockheed CEO Robert Stevens
(AP)
27 Jul 2010 at 1:38pm
AP - Lockheed Martin Corp. reported its second-quarter earnings Tuesday, which were up 12 percent compared to last year. But the company, along with the rest of the nation's weapons suppliers, faces uncertainty over the priorities of its biggest customer, the U.S. military.
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