N. Korea to halt nuke enrichment, missile tests – US
• RTNorth Korea says it is ready to halt missiles tests, disable its nuclear reactors and allow IAEA observers into the country in exchange for a food aid package from the US.
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In Mock Village, A New Afghan Mission Takes Shape
• by Tom BowmanAt the Fort Polk military base in the pine forests of central Louisiana, the Army has created a miniature version of Afghanistan — with mock villages and American soldiers working alongside Afghan role-players.
Obama ‘confident’ of keeping to Afghan pullout plan
• The RawStory.comPresident Barack Obama said he was “confident” the United States could stick to its Afghan drawdown timetable despite a week of deadly unrest over the burning of the Koran at a US base.
Trillion-Dollar Stealth Fighter Cleared for Flight Training
• David Axe via WIRED.comThe Air Force’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter is finally cleared to begin introductory flights at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida — four months late.
Afghan president calls for calm over Koran-burning
• The RawStory.comAfghan President Hamid Karzai went on television Sunday to appeal for calm after five days of violent anti-US protests across his country over the burning of Korans at a US military base.
Justice US-style: ‘Obama has already announced Manning is guilty’
• RTUS Army analyst Bradley Manning, who is accused of leaking thousands of “classified” documents to WikiLeaks
US Troops in Four African Countries to Fight Christian Militants
• by Jason DitzForces Spreading Out After October Deployment
Army Probes Reversals of PTSD Diagnosis
• By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage TodayThe U.S. Army is investigating suggestions that diagnoses of posttraumatic stress disorder in 14 soldiers were changed to limit their eligibility for disability benefits.
Obama's Plan to Save the Military From Cuts--at the Expense of Domestic Programs
• by Amanda LangAs budget wonks comb over President Obama's outline for fiscal year 2013, a startling White House plan has become clear: the administration is seeking to undo some mandatory cuts to the Pentagon at the expense of critical domestic programs
Air Force Buys Fewer Drones — But Ups Drone Flights
• By Spencer AckermanOne of the problems with the Air Force’s drone fleet? There aren’t enough humans to operate the flying robots. And it’s contributing to a surprising Air Force decision to buy fewer drones — even as its own budget plan calls for the robots to get much
Naming of Navy ships returns to tradition
• By Rowan ScarboroughNavy Secretary Ray Mabus, under fire from Congress and veterans for naming ships after fellow Democrats and social activists, plans to announce another round of ship names in the near future that will be more traditional, a Pentagon official tells Th
Why Did Petraeus Fire the Auditor Charged with Stopping Flow of Pentagon Funds to Taliban?
• By Ralph LopezMajor source of funding for the Taliban is likely the Department of Defense itself, estimated around $400 million per year.
Darpa’s Magic Plan: ‘Battlefield Illusions’ to Mess With Enemy Minds
• www.wired.comperhaps it was inevitable that the Pentagon’s extreme technology arm would eventually start acting like magicians — and try to create illusions on the front lines.
Obama makes sure our soldiers eat their veggies
• APHold the meat: Military mess halls soon will be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services. First lady Michelle Obama and Pentagon officials announce
Santorum says ‘other types of emotions’ could preclude women in combat
• www.washingtonpost.comSantorum told CNN’s John King: “I want to create every opportunity for women to be able to serve this country . . . but I do have concerns about women in front-line combat.
U.S. Navy to test 32 megajoule EM Railgun in the coming weeks
• www.digitaltrends.comNavy planners hope to eventually increase that range even further to distances up to 220 nautical miles (253 miles)
Marines 'assault' US beaches in amphibious drill
• www.breitbart.comWith beach landings, 25 naval ships and an air assault, the United States and eight other countries are staging a major amphibious exercise on the US East Coast this week, fighting a fictional enemy that bears more than a passing resemblance to Iran.
Iran to deploy 15,000 troops to help Syria’s Assad
• infowars.comProminent Syrian lawmaker says the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force has recently arrived in the country to help manage Assad’s regime brutal suppression of a 11-month-long popular unrest.
The Drones Are Coming Home
• www.businessinsider.comThe past decade has seen unprecedented growth in the number of U.S. drones flying the skies over Iraq and Afghanistan. With unfettered access to the air space and rapidly advancing technology, the American UAV fleet has swelled beyond what was imagin
The Haditha Massacre: No Justice for Iraqis
• www.marjoriecohn.comLast week, Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich was sentenced to a reduction in rank but no jail time for leading his squad in a rampage known as “The Haditha Massacre.” Wuterich, who was charged with nine counts of manslaughter, pled guilty to dereliction of d
Massive US Military Buildup on Two Strategic Islands: Socotra and Masirah
• www.pacificrimcoins.comThey will top up the 50,000 military already present in the Persian Gulf region, so that in less than a month, Washington will have some 100,000 military personnel on the spot and available for any contingency.
U.S. Military Frees 2 Western Hostages From Somali Pirates
• www.nytimes.comAmerican commandos raced into Somalia early Wednesday and rescued two aid workers, an American woman and a Danish man, after a shootout with Somali pirates who had been holding them captive for months.
U.S. commandos free two pirate hostages in Somalia
• ReutersU.S. special forces swooped into Somalia on Wednesday and rescued an American and a Dane after a shootout with pirates holding them hostage, in a rare raid into the Horn of Africa nation to free foreign captives. The aid workers, American Jessica
Burial problems found at other VA cemeteries
• Washington PostThe Department of Veterans Affairs has found scores of misplaced headstones and at least eight cases of people buried in the wrong places at several military cemeteries across the country. The review by the VA’s National Cemetery Administration fo
The FBI Reports Military Gang Members Are Funneling Heavy Weapons To The Streets
• www.businessinsider.comThe FBI released its gang assessment in October saying that of the 1.4 million gang members in the U.S., many are in the American military.
Skynet: One in Three U.S. Warplanes Is a Robot; 7,494 Drones and Counting
• www.lewrockwell.com/Mac SlavoWe may be pulling people out of war zones, but our dependence on robotic weapons systems is growing rapidly, with sales of drone related technology rising significantly over the last decade, and especially in the last year.
New U.S. Commando Team Operating Near Iran
• www.wired.comThe primary, day-to-day mission of the team, known as Joint Special Operations Task Force-Gulf Cooperation Council, is to mentor military units belonging to the U.S.’ oil-rich Arab allies, who collectively are known as the Gulf Cooperation Council. T
Major U.S.-Israel military drill postponed
• The RawStory.comIsrael and the United States have agreed to postpone a major military defence exercise scheduled for spring, a senior security official said Sunday, amid rising regional tension over Iran’s nuclear programme.
'Standard' duty? More US battle ships head to Persian Gulf
• RT.comNew British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Daring, the first of the Royal Navy's new Type 45 destroyers, leaves the southern English harbour of Portsmouth on January 11, 2012
The Navy's Gremlin Uses Sonic Waves to Find Underground Bombs
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comThe tools for safely disposing of explosive threats like improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have come a long way over the last decade, but one rule of explosives ordnance disposal (EOD) holds fast regardless of how much technology you throw at it:
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