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| China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly BEIJING (AP) -- China didn't just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion Friday with an extravaganza of fireworks and pageantry dramatizing its ascendance as a global power.... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:25:20 GMT Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases DZHAVA, Georgia (AP) -- Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a military offensive to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict.... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:07:25 GMT Shiite militia to become religious, cultural body BAGHDAD (AP) -- Anti-U.S. Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr ordered most of his militiamen Friday to lay down their arms, and his spokesman said the young cleric might call off all resistance if the Americans accept a timetable to leave Iraq.... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:16:44 GMT Not just guns: Gazans smuggle lions into zoo RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- The monkeys and lions were drugged, tossed into cloth sacks and dragged through smuggling tunnels under the border between Egypt and the besieged Gaza Strip before ending up in a dusty Gaza zoo. Stocked almost entirely with smuggled animals, the "Heaven of Birds and Animals Zoo" is a sign of Gaza's ever-expanding tunnel industry.... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:12:27 GMT Unfazed by bombings, India has an option: peace NEW DELHI (AP) -- With a deadly attack on its embassy in Afghanistan, Pakistani troops clashing with its soldiers in disputed Kashmir and Islamic militants bombing its cities, India has in recent months seemed a country under siege.... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:37:05 GMT Politics, pageantry blend for Bush at Olympics BEIJING (AP) -- President Bush, the first U.S. president to attend an Olympics abroad, blended political messages for China and Russia with high fives and hugs for American athletes Friday.... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:26:21 GMT Beijing couples rush to tie knot on lucky 08-08-08 BEIJING (AP) -- For over a year, Zhao Gang and Liu Rui had hoped to get married at 8:08 a.m. on China's auspicious triple-eight date Friday. Problem was, so did more than 16,000 other Beijing couples.... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:17:22 GMT Baghdad zoo welcomes pair of US-donated tiger cubs BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Baghdad Zoo on Friday welcomed a pair of rare Bengal tiger cubs that were donated by a North Carolina animal sanctuary despite protests by animal rights activists.... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:41:00 GMT Security tightens more as Olympics get under way YINING, China (AP) -- Security forces squeezed their grip on China a notch tighter Friday for the start of the Olympics, edging up restrictions in the capital and imposing much tougher ones in a restive Muslim area in the country's far west.... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:13:31 GMT EU tightens sanctions on Iran over nuclear program BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The European Union tightened trade sanctions against Iran Friday for defying a long-standing international demand to freeze uranium enrichment.... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:25:54 GMT |
| Iran hails successful test of new anti-ship missile Iran said on Monday that it had successfully testfired an anti-ship missile with a range of 300 kilometres (180 miles) that it had developed with homegrown technology so far unused by any other country. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:06:04 PST Intelligence spin by US hardliners sparked NKorean crisis: book In circumstances echoing the Iraq war controversy, hardliners in US President George W. Bush's administration spun intelligence and triggered a nuclear crisis with North Korea, says a new book to be released this week. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:55:23 PST American Concerns Over Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons and Pakistan's Response 
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:39:34 PST Pentagon Pushes for 'Soft Power,' Interagency Cooperation The Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy is the latest in a series of Defense Department messages highlighting the need to develop a U.S. foreign policy with greater emphasis on so-called “soft powers” such as diplomacy and international aid. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:10:18 PST Germany, Italy looking to buy armed drones: Pentagon Germany and Italy are seeking to buy MQ-9 Reapers, new armed drones that the United States recently began flying in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Monday. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:01:14 PST Elbit Systems to Equip Australia with Additional Skylark I UAVs Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded yet another contract to supply the Australian Army with more Skylark I UAV systems for an estimated value of several million dollars. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:35:59 PST Defence Minister Releases New Defence Procurement Procedure Speedier acquisition of armaments, systems and platforms while ensuring greater transparency in the procurement process are some of the hallmarks of the Defence Procurement Procedure – 2008 which was unveiled by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony, here today. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:17:45 PST Iraq - M1A1 and Upgrade to M1A1M Abrams Tanks The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of M1A1 and Upgrade to M1A1M Abrams Tanks as well as associated equipment and services. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:14:30 PST Paveway IV Completes Demonstration Capability Trials The U.K.'s Royal Air Force completed capability demonstration trials of Raytheon Company's Paveway IV. The trials showed the full range of operational capabilities of the RAF's next-generation general purpose air-to-ground weapon system. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:06:25 PST Saab Offers Further Industrial Collaboration to Norway In conjunction with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) submitting a tender to Norway for 48 Gripen aircraft on the 28th April this year, Saab has also submitted proposals for industrial collaboration. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:01:45 PST |
| Command awards admin support services contract A recently-awarded U.S. Joint Forces Command contract possibly worth up to as much as $21 million with a Vienna, Va.-based firm will provide administrative support services. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:33:01 GMT Task force assists as health conference promotes continuing Iraqi medical education Members of the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM)-supplied Task Force Ramadi are helping to improve medical services in the area of Iraq where they are serving. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:17:56 GMT Joint Public Affairs Support Element welcomes new commander Navy Capt. Hal Pittman took over for Army Col. Stephen Campbell as commander of Joint Public Affairs Support Element recently in Suffolk, Va. at a change of command and retirement ceremony. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:39:54 GMT Liveblogging: Noble Resolve 08 U.S. Joint Forces Command Public Affairs will blog live all day July 29 from Noble Resolve 08 in Suffolk, Va. This U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Northern Command homeland defense campaign is designed to enhance military support to civil authorities in the wake of a natural or man-made disaster. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:41:49 GMT Task force opening the judicial lines of communication in Ramadi Members of the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM)-supplied Task Force Ramadi are helping to improve law enforcement and judicial services in the area of Iraq where they are serving. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:50:49 GMT |
| High Blood Pressure Cured - Sponsored Link Ad - Drop 30 Points in 30 Days. As Seen on Oprah and CNN. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:02:00 GMT Not just guns: Gazans smuggle lions into zoo also said Hamas was exploiting the calm to strengthen its military wing. Earlier this month, five smugglers were killed when Egypt blew up a tunnel exit, suffocating them inside. An Egyptian border official said authorities destroy about a tunnel a day. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:02:00 GMT L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa speaks at slain deputy's funeral are housed in single-man cells, authorities said after his death. Investigators said this week that the shot that killed Escalante was fired from behind and it was possible that he did not see his killer or killers. Investigators have not yet determined Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:02:00 GMT News Minute: Russia-Georgia conflict...Court martial...Summer games open to retake South Ossetia (ah-SEE'-shuh) today, triggering the Russian response. Hundreds of civilians are reported to have been killed. SAN DIEGO (AP) - A Marine sergeant has been ordered to stand trial on charges of murder and dereliction of duty in the Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:02:00 GMT Congo appoints Belgian prince to tame gorilla park the new head of the 790,000-hectare (2 million acre) park, where clashes with armed groups and poachers have killed 120 rangers in the past decade. 'Congo wants to preserve its protected spaces. It needs the best expertise. If that expertise comes from Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:02:00 GMT Olympics open in resurgent China accompanied by a young boy who survived an earthquake in the southwest of the country in May which killed some 70,000. 'For a long time, China has dreamed of opening its doors and inviting the world's athletes to Beijing for the Olympic Games,' Jacques Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:01:00 GMT Shrine clash threatens to tear Kashmir from India been fighting since 1989 for Kashmir's independence or it's merger with Pakistan. More than 68,000 people have been killed in the fighting. Indian and Pakistani troops have traded gunfire across the frontier in Kashmir at least three times in recent Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:01:00 GMT Russia bombs Georgian troops on offensive in rebel province that were bombarded by Russian forces. South Ossetian separatist leader Eduard Kokoity said hundreds of civilians have been killed in the fighting and the international Red Cross said Tskhinvali hospitals were overflowing with casualties. 'If this is not Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:01:00 GMT Security tightens more as Olympics get under way was marked off with crime scene tape, told the AP: 'The area is closed because of a possible terrorist attack. It's just a defensive measure.' He refused to give his name. Security guards checked bags at the entrances of hotels, department stores and Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:01:00 GMT 1908 race riot led to NAACP started with a meeting of 3 people in New York, months after two days of bloody race riots killed at least six people in Springfield. At the time, there was little opposition in Springfield to the violence and city leaders essentially ignored the riots. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:01:00 GMT Beijing enjoys its coming-out party bearer and NBA star Yao Ming, who walked alongside a 9-year-old survivor of the May 12 earthquake that killed 70,000 in the country's Sichuan province. The four-hour ceremony reached a climax when Chinese gymnastics legend Li Ning was hoisted by steel Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:01:00 GMT Albuquerque Journal, NM, Dan Mayfield column: Duo brings cash and ... - TMCnet million budget, yet made only $4 million at the box office. Or, films like the Jennifer Lopez-Ben Affleck bomb 'Gigli.' Nothing is ever a sure thing in the movie business. Then, of course, you have the odd 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' which was made for Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:01:00 GMT Chinese plane returns to Japan after bomb threat Air China passenger jet was forced to return to Japan and four others were delayed today after a bomb threat was e-mailed to the airline's Tokyo office, the Japanese Transport Ministry said. The anonymous e-mail, written in Japanese, told the Chinese Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:01:00 GMT Unfazed by bombings, India has an option: peace a lasting peace. Last month, tensions rose after a suicide car bombing at New Delhi's mission in Kabul killed 58 people. India and Afghanistan _ and, reportedly, the United States _ believe Pakistan's spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence, Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:00:00 GMT Car bomb kills 21 in Iraq market At least 21 people have been killed by a car bomb in northern Iraq. About 70 people were also injured when the bomb exploded in a vegetable market in Tal Afar, 420km (260 miles) north-west of Baghdad. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:00:00 GMT Des Moines County fish kill under investigation initial investigation turned up no sign of a manure problem, and officials are still trying to determine what killed the fish. Yarmouth is in Des Moines County about 20 miles northwest of Burlington. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:00:00 GMT State Police will help Chicago stem violence he said.The majority of Chicago's homicides are gang-related, police spokeswoman Monique Bond has said.Statistics show 291 people were killed in the city between January and July. That's up from 246 in the same period in 2007 and 266 in 2006.The city Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:00:00 GMT The Torch Is Lit, Let The Games Begin! accompanied by a young boy who survived an earthquake in the southwest of the country in May which killed some 70,000. 'For a long time, China has dreamed of opening its doors and inviting the world's athletes to Beijing for the Olympic Games,' Jacques Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:00:00 GMT |
| AARGM Scores Successful Test, Readies For Milestone C Alliant Techsystems [ATK], the U.S. Navy, and the Italian Air Force this month successfully completed another missile firing of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, the company said yesterday... Fri, 8 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT General Dynamics To Upgrade 235 M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks General Dynamics' [GD] Land Systems was awarded a $614 million contract to upgrade 235 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to the M1A2 Systems Enhancement Package (SEP) Version Two (V2) configuration, the company said this week. The order from Army TACOM Lifecycle... Fri, 8 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT First-of-Class Builds, Rising Material Costs Contribute To Volatility In Navy Shipbuilding By Geoff Fein While it seems much of the focus on the Navy these days is on the volatility in shipbuilding, the Navy is delivering between six and seven ships a year, has one of two new ships in tests and has a number of new design ships either in... Fri, 8 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT EMALS Catapult For CVN-78 Proceeding Through Testing, Appears Back On Track By Geoff Fein Testing on the giant motor generator that will be used to power the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) on the Navy's next-generation carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, should wrap-up testing next month at General Atomics' Tupelo, Miss.... Fri, 8 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Rear Adm. Landay To Take Over As PEO Ships Rear Adm. William Landay on Tuesday was assigned program executive officer for ships (PEO Ships), the Pentagon said. Landay... Fri, 8 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT ATK Opens FY '09 With Strong Results Despite Space Glitch By Calvin Biesecker Alliant Techsystems [ATK] yesterday posted strong earnings and sales to open its new fiscal year, powered by record results in its ammunition business that more than offset poor earnings in its space business, which suffered a $15 million... Fri, 8 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Pentagon Preparing To Migrate Large Portion of JIEDDO Funds To Base Budget By Marina Malenic Funding for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) will likely decrease next year, and the Defense Department will ask for proportionally less of that money in mid-year supplemental requests in the coming years... Fri, 8 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT From the Editors Don't miss your opportunity to learn, network and profit. Attend Defense Daily's Open Architecture Summit on Nov. 18 in Washington, D.C. This... Thu, 7 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT CAE To Acquire Canadian Aerospace And Defense Software And Systems Business Canada's CAE this week said it has agreed to acquire the aerospace and defense business unit of Toronto-based regional communications provider Bell Aliant for up to $24.9 million. The initial purchase price is $14.4 million with earn out provisions... Thu, 7 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT General Dynamics To Produce, Maintain Strykers Under Potential $1 Billion Contract General Dynamics' [GD] Land Systems yesterday announced a $599 million contract for production and maintenance of 615 Stryker vehicles as part of a deal with a potential value of $1.2 billion. This award issued by the Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command... Thu, 7 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT iRobot Introduces New Robot For Public Safety Market By Calvin Biesecker iRobot [IRBT] yesterday introduced a new robot to its product line aimed at providing public safety and civil security agencies with a low cost, tactical platform that can accommodate several surveillance and chemical detection upgrades... Thu, 7 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT FCS Spin Out 1 Equipment Should Move To Next Stage, Army Officials Say By Ann Roosevelt Just completed tests on Army Future Combat Systems (FCS) Spin Out 1 equipment such as the Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System (NLOS LS) and Tactical and Urban unattended ground sensors (T- and U-UGS) show an operational advantage and the... Thu, 7 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Pentagon Will Give 'Extra Credit' for Fuel Offloading Capacity in Revived Tanker Competition By Marina Malenic The Defense Department yesterday issued a new draft request for proposals (RFP) to build the Air Force's refueling tanker aircraft fleet and said it plans to give "positive consideration" for the ability to offload fuel in excess of the Air... Thu, 7 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Boeing Hails Stability, Expansion of Chinook Production Line As Advantages In CSAR-X Competition By Marina Malenic RIDLEY PARK, Pa.--The production lines and suppliers Boeing [BA] already has in place for manufacturing the Army's Chinook helicopters will make its Combat, Search and Rescue (CSAR-X) helicopter offering a better value for the Air Force than... Thu, 7 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Laptop Theft Leads TSA To Suspend Verified Identity From Enrolling New RT Members By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Monday evening said that it has suspended Registered Traveler (RT) service provider Verified Identity Pass from enrolling new applicants in the fast pass program after the company... Wed, 6 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Early Warning Satellite Decommissioned After Insertion To Wrong Orbit, Limited Use An early-warning missile detection satellite that was launched into the wrong orbit nine years ago was decommissioned, Northrop Grumman [NOC] said recently. The Air Force Flight 19 satellite was launched April 9, 1999, on a Titan IV launch vehicle with an... Wed, 6 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Pentagon Opens Office of Defense Cooperation In Finland The Defense Department on Monday opened an Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC), which is a separate DoD office in Helsinki, Finland. The ODC operates under the authority of U.S. Ambassador Barbara Barrett and is located at the Finnish Ministry of Defence. The... Wed, 6 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Northrop Grumman, Navy Working Out Best Path Forward Following Report On Sub Welds By Geoff Fein NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] Newport News (NGNN) are still working out how the service and the company will proceed forward following a report on interior welding issues first discovered last year on the USS New... Wed, 6 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Australian FMS Request For F/A-18E/F Follow-On Support Could Reach $1.5 Billion Australia wants as much as $1.5 billion for F/A-18E/F follow-on support as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said last week. Australia has requested a possible sale of follow-on support of the F/A-18 aircraft... Wed, 6 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Fincantieri To Acquire U.S. Shipbuilder Manitowac Marine By Calvin Biesecker Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri said on Monday that it has agreed to acquire United States shipbuilder Manitowac Marine Group (MMG) for $120 million, expanding the company's naval business overseas. Lockheed Martin [LMT], which is... Wed, 6 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT |
| Military.com news Operators Test New Commando Rifle In an exclusive, Military.com joined a group of about a dozen special operations Soldiers from around the country who traveled to Northern Virginia this summer to test fire the new SOCOM Combat Assault Rifle before their deployment to the Middle East this fall. Here’s what the experts had to say. Full Story More [...] Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:27:42 +0000 Czech Army rejects NATO criticism of insufficient support for A top NATO general has criticized allied nations for not keeping their promises to support the Afghan army. According to the supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe, this is not only hampering efforts to defeat the insurgent militants in the country but will also lead to a later withdrawal of NATO forces. But the [...] Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:23:48 +0000 Veterans Report Officials Release Facts on New GI Bill Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs officials are working out the details of a new education benefit recently approved by Congress that goes into effect Aug. 1, 2009. More Deal of the Week: 10% off ipod touch At ACOT you can take your education on the go. You get a laptop [...] Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:20:58 +0000 Military Installation Guides Each military installation offers services ranging from commissaries to pharmacies. Whether relocating due to Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders, or looking for services, the Military.com Military Installation Guide can help you find services, entertainment, housing information, MWR and family support functions on Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard bases worldwide. Intel on [...] Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:13:05 +0000 Military.com news The American Dream in Army Green Retired Sgt. Maj. Albert Brunson can recall the days when buildings had separate entrances for “Coloreds” and “Whites.” But in 1965 he found the Army — as close to a society where people would be judged by the content of their character instead of the color of their skin as [...] Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:49:40 +0000 Are We Winning the War in Iraq? According to an analysis by the Associated Press, recently published in an Air Force Times article, we are. Despite the occasional bursts of violence, Iraq has reached the point where the insurgents, who once controlled whole cities, no longer have the clout to threaten the viability of the central government, according to the article. Statistics [...] Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:37:09 +0000 Czech troops rotate in Afghanistan Prague, July 27 (CTK) - The Czech military Sunday started the probably last rotation of the personnel of the field hospital in Kabul, contingent member Vlastimil Schlinger told CTK. In the morning, the first part of the fifth contingent were flown from the Prague-Kbely airfield to Kabul, Schlinger said. The military health personnel is scheduled to stay [...] Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:00:58 +0000 Military.com news Craddock Hits NATO On Broken Promises During an inspection tour last week NATO Gen. John Craddock accused member nations and leaders of broken promises in the ongoing effort to support the Afghan army. “As soon as we begin to set up troops we fall on our nose,” the Supreme Allied Commander for Europe told Financial Times [...] Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:56:40 +0000 Active Duty GI Bill Payment Rates The 2008-2009 Active Duty GI Bill Payment Rates. The VA released the 2008-2009 payment rates, which go into effect two months earlier than normal, on Aug. 1, 2008. Full story Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:51:19 +0000 Navy News Service for Monday, July 28, 2008 Two-minute newscast- - Headlines from around the fleet: USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departs Timor-Leste and arrives in Australia; Sailors need their full Social Security numbers when filling in the electronic service record; Navy families need to muster when a disaster strikes. http://www.navy.mil/dnu.asp?id=11292 First one-minute newscast- - USNS Mercy Sailors participate in a community relations project in Timor-Leste. http://www.navy.mil/dnu.asp?id=11293 Second one-minute newscast- - [...] Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:49:39 +0000 |