Afghan army to take lead in Combat Ops
Afghanistan - The Afghan army will take the lead in nearly all military operations in eastern Afghanistan this year, with U.S. troops in a support role, a top American general said. Since the first major Afghan-led operation last July in southern Ghazni province, U.S. troops have been training their Afghan counterp... Click Original Article for complete story Click Here for the original article ...    Continue

JCS Chairman Wants Gitmo Shut Down
US - The chief of the U.S. military said Jan. 13 he favors shutting down the prison at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base as soon as possible because negative publicity worldwide about treatment of terrorist s...    Continue

TAX BREAKS FOR DAV
IR-2007-198 - Please pass this liberally ***************************************************************************** Certain Payments to Disabled Veterans Ruled Tax-Free; Some May Be Due Refunds ...    Continue

House Committee Slams VA On Veteran Suicides
US - "This is going to be an emotional hearing." With that statement, Rep. Bob Filner (D., Calif.), chair of the House Veterans Affairs (VA) Committee, opened a Dec. 12 hearing on what he and other...    Continue

Turkey praises US help as jets bomb northern Iraq
Turkey - Turkey praised the United States on Wednesday for providing intelligence in support of attacks against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, as it confirmed its third such air strike in 10 days. ...    Continue

M4 Carbine Fairs Poorly in Dust Test
Maryland - The primary weapon carried by most soldiers into battle in Iraq and Afghanistan performed the worst in a recent series of tests designed to see how it stacked up against three other top car...    Continue

Turkey Puts Boots on the Ground in Iraq
Iraq - The Turkish army sent soldiers about 1.5 miles into northern Iraq in an overnight operation on Dec 18, Kurdish officials said. A Turkish official said the troops were still in Iraq by midmornin...    Continue

No Shift of Marines to Afghan War
Washington, DC - The top Marine general said Dec. 5 that Defense Secretary Robert Gates has rejected his proposal to shift Marine forces from Iraq to Afghanistan, reflecting in part the Bush administr...    Continue

More Troops Needed, Gates Told
Iraq - U.S. military commanders in northern Iraq told Defense Secretary Robert Gates here Dec. 5 that they need more troops to battle increased attacks by al-Qaida terrorists who have fled north after...    Continue

Record Cocaine Year for Coast Guard
Washington, DC - The Coast Guard has reeled in a record 355,000 pounds of cocaine over the past year, results that officials say have forced smugglers to transport their drugs through costlier methods...    Continue