Tag Archives: pentagon
Hagel orders changes to confront military sexual abuse
Pentagon survey estimates 26,000 servicemembers were sexually assaulted last year. Continue reading
Pentagon report: N. Korea moving toward nuke missile
The Pentagon says North Korea appears headed toward its announced goal, which is to be able to strike the U.S. with a nuclear-armed missile. Continue reading
No changes seen in Army, Marine troop levels in budget
Obama’s Pentagon budget plan will contain no reductions in troop levels beyond those already in motion. Continue reading
Wall Street drops on signs of weak economy, North Korea
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 index posting its biggest daily decline in more than a month, after a weaker-than-expected survey of private employers raised concerns about the strength of the economy. News the Pentagon was sending a missile defense system to Guam in the coming weeks and remarks by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel that North Korea posed a “real and clear” danger added to investor caution. Continue reading
U.S. aims to clinch Afghan deal on prisoner transfer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke in a call on Saturday about efforts to quickly resolve one of the most vexing issues in the two countries' relations, the delayed transfer to Afghan control of a key detention center. The Pentagon said the two men “agreed to use the next week to conduct intensive work with a view to concluding an agreement,” spokesman George Little said in a statement. Continue reading
Security risks, frayed relations dog US, Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A series of security problems and fractured relations with Afghan leaders plagued Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's first trip here as Pentagon chief, including the Afghan president's accusations that the U.S. and the Taliban are working in concert to show that violence in the country will worsen if most coalition troops leave. Continue reading
Defense hawks seek alternatives to ‘bad’ sequester
Republicans want to shield the Pentagon from $42.7 billion in cuts that kick in Friday. Continue reading
Iran says it has brought down a foreign spy drone
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have brought down a foreign surveillance drone during a military exercise, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said on Saturday. “We have managed to bring down a drone of the enemy. This has happened before in our country,” the agency quoted war games spokesman General Hamid Sarkheli as saying in Kerman, southeast Iran, where the military exercise is taking place Continue reading
Pentagon Grounds Fleet Of F-35 Fighter Jets
A problem with the engine blade of a F-35 fighter jet forces the Pentagon to suspend operations for the entire fleet. Continue reading
Hagel defends record, sets priorities at Senate hearing
Pentagon chief nominee Chuck Hagel uses confirmation hearing to rebut his critics. Continue reading
