Measuring Success in Afghanistan A report by GAO cites enemy initiated attacks in Afghanistan as a useful metric showing a deterioriating security situation...
US Helo Industry Crashing; ATL Wants Industry Consortium DoD is sufficiently worried about the long term health of the helicopter industry that acquisition chief, Ashton Carter...
Marines First In Afghan Surge My colleagues at Military.com are reporting that -- to no one's surprise -- some Marines will be the first troops deployed...
Huge Surge Logistics Bill Coming President Obama has committed to a major new phase of the Afghan campaign. With the substantial mission expansion comes a...
What to Watch in 2010 <strong>UPDATED: Veteran Pentagon Watcher Predicts Budget Gridlock if Gates Leaves And GOP Wins House and Heritage Analyst Comments</strong>...
Open Up! U.S. Tells China Less than four months after China resumed military to military talks with the United States, the people's republic failed to...
Better Armor Tech Looks Scarce If you were hoping that shear thickening fluids, carbon nanotubes and lightweight flexible armor was just around the corner...
Cut Budget, Gut Capabilities: Gates Defense Secretary Robert Gates sent a clear signal to Democrats who might be eager to make cuts to the Defense Department's...
FMTV Contract Stays With Oshkosh The Army has decided that Oshkosh will keep the $3 billion contract to build the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV)...
Tanker RFP Brief We got our hands on today's Tanker RFP brief from Deputy SecDef William Lynn, chief weapons buyer Ashton Carter and Air Force...
Air Force Conducting Service-Wide Inspections of Sig Sauer M18 Pistol After Airman's Death The entire Air Force is doing a service-wide inspection of the M18 handgun after a Security Forces airman suddenly died last...
Coast Guard Loopholes Could Be Linked to Miami Barge Crash, Maritime Experts Say If a commercial tugboat is under 26 feet, it is subject to fewer requirements and restrictions, a retired ferry, barge and...
The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch. Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers are being forced to scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the...
Quick Thinking by Rookie Seaman Saves Drowning 97-Year-Old During Coast Guard Festival A 97-year-old man who lost his balance and fell around 6 feet into the Grand River is expected to make a full recovery...
Navy Leader Confirmed by Senate After Half-Year Vacancy After nearly half a year without a Senate-confirmed uniformed leader, the Navy has a new top admiral.