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Department of Defense stories: 114 news summaries

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 Wounded Warriors
 Saluted at Pentagon

Quiet indoor ceremony honors injured

Mar 13, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A poignant and little-known ceremony featuring wounded vets is held privately indoors at the Pentagon every six weeks, reports the Wall Street Journal. It's called the "Wounded Warrior March." Hundreds of Defense Department employees line the corridors of the Pentagon to applaud, cheer, shake hands, or hug... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Pentagon • Department of Defense • soldier • Walter Reed Army Medical Center • wounded • Marine • Wounded Warrior March • caskets • bereaved • Maj. Zachary Miller • Diane Bodman • Maj. Lyndon Marshall

War Architect Blasts CIA,
State Dept. for Iraq Fumbles

Ex-defense official says his advice was ignored

Mar 9, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A top Iraq war architect slams the CIA and State Department for flawed handling of the build-up and eventual invasion in a new book, the Washington Post reports. Douglas Feith, former undersecretary of defense, takes shots at Colin Powell, Tommy Franks, and ex-occupation chief Paul Bremer, among others, for brushing... More »

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CIA • State Department • Paul Bremer • Department of Defense • Colin Powell • Tommy Franks • Iraq mess • Iraq war • Douglas Feith • War and Decision • George W. Bush

US Bases
Block Google
Camera Crews

General warns of security breach after base photos go online

Mar 7, 08 4:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Google camera teams have been banned from US military installations after panoramic views of the inside of a Texas base ended up on the internet, the AP reports. The street-level images show "where all the guards are, how the barriers go up and down, how to get in and... More »

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Google • Pentagon • Google Earth • privacy • Street View • Department of Defense • military bases • Google Maps

Stunned Boeing Presses USAF to Explain Choice

Scheduled debriefing not soon enough for jilted company

Mar 4, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Boeing is calling for an “immediate debriefing” on the Air Force's choice of a foreign company to build its fuel tankers, Bloomberg reports. The selection of Airbus and Northrop Grumman is to be the subject of a scheduled March 12 meeting, but Boeing says that isn’t protocol. “... More »

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Congress • Boeing • Air Force • Airbus • fuel tankers • Northrop Grumman • Department of Defense • manufacturing • debriefing • Patty Murray

Marines Demand Probe
Into Armor Delay

Blast resistant vehicles 'could have cut deaths in half'

Feb 26, 08 4:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The US Marine Corps has asked the Department of Defense to investigate delays obtaining vehicles with blast-resistant armor for combat units in Iraq. An internal USMC memo claims the money needed for the vehicles, which could have cut deaths from roadside bombings by 50%, was diverted to other projects, reports... More »

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Iraq • Pentagon • roadside bomb • budget • Department of Defense • MRAP • Marine • deaths • USMC • Plans, Policies and Operations Department • casualties • vetting • Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle • whistleblower • Naval Audit Service • Government Accountability Project

Satellite Shot Destroyed
Toxic Fuel

General: 'By all accounts this was a successful mission'

Feb 25, 08 12:10 PM CST
(Newser) - The missile fired at the errant spy satellite on Wednesday succeeded in destroying a tank full of toxic fuel, the Defense Department has concluded after analyzing the debris from the shootdown. The tank was said to have held 1,000 pounds of toxic hydrazine, which could have been released into... More »

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Department of Defense • satellite • James Cartwright • hydrazine

Blackwater Probers Return to Baghdad

Feds investigate massacre that killed 17, seek trial in US

Feb 21, 08 5:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Federal authorities investigating the Blackwater shootings that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead will revisit the scene of the massacre this week. Prosecutors from the Justice Department have already arrived in Baghdad, to be joined by inspectors from the FBI. But the inquiry has been hamstrung by the American government's promise... More »

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Iraq • Department of Justice • FBI • Baghdad • Blackwater • Department of Defense • security contractors • Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act

3Com Buyout Doesn't Pass Security Review

US leery of giving Chinese telecom access to networks

Feb 20, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - National security concerns have scuttled the buyout deal for 3Com by private equity firm Bain Capital and a Chinese telecom, the Wall Street Journal reports. 3Com, which supplies networking services to the Defense Department, withdrew its application from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US, having been unable to... More »

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national security • Bain Capital • Committee on Foreign Investment • Department of Defense • 3Com • Huawei

Separate FBI Raids Net 4 Alleged Spies

DoD analyst, ex-Boeing engineer accused of selling secrets to China

Feb 11, 08 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The FBI arrested a Defense Department employee and three others today on charges of spying for China, the Washington Post reports. The Virginia-based  DoD weapons analyst and two accomplices in New Orleans were coincidentally busted on the same day as an ex-Boeing engineer in Southern California, Justice Department officials in... More »

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China • espionage • Department of Defense • domestic spying

Army Buried Report Critical of Iraq Planning

Study rips Bush, agencies on poorly managed rebuilding

Feb 11, 08 10:29 AM CST
(Newser) - A federally funded report harshly critical of President Bush's management of rebuilding efforts in Iraq was deliberately buried by the Army, reports the New York Times. The 2005 assessment by the RAND Corp. accused Bush of failing to smooth over interagency rivalries. It criticized the "uneven quality" of a... More »

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Iraq • Condoleezza Rice • Department of Defense • US Army • RAND • George W. Bush

US Seeks Death for 6
in 9/11 Case

Capital punishment could put new burden on untested military tribunal system

Feb 11, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - US authorities are preparing to ask for the death penalty for six suspects in the 9/11 attacks who are detainees at Guantanamo. “If any case warrants it, it would be for individuals who were parties to a crime of that scale,” a Defense Department official told the New ... More »

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death penalty • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Department of Defense • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • death sentence • al-Qaeda • martyrdom

Petraeus Could Be Tapped to Head NATO

Pentagon mulls Iraq commander's next assignment

Jan 21, 08 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Iraq’s top commander could be at the helm of NATO by the start of next year, the New York Times reports. While no final decisions have been made, the Pentagon is considering nominating Gen. Petraeus in September, installing him before the election dust settles in a new, highly... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • NATO • Pentagon • David Petraeus • Department of Defense • US Central Command • Iraq war

US May Send 3,000
Marines to Afghanistan

Pentagon considers more troops to ward off Taliban offensive

Jan 9, 08 9:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Afghanistan may receive its own troop surge this April, the AP reports. To fend off a resurgent Taliban, the Pentagon will consider deploying another 3,000 Marines for 7 months. Military commanders say they actually need another 7,500 troops to fend off the expected offensive, and defense chief Robert... More »

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Afghanistan • Pentagon • Robert Gates • US troops • surge • Department of Defense • Marine

Mammoth Spending Bill Passes House

Bush pleased with spending levels, could veto over Iraq

Dec 18, 07 4:37 AM CST
(Newser) - After months of wrangling over details, the House has passed a huge $515.7 billion domestic spending bill, the Washington Post reports. Lawmakers finally managed to hammer out a compromise that makes just about nobody happy. Conservatives and interest groups of all sides blasted the bill, and even Democrats could... More »

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Iraq appropriations • House of Representatives • budget • Department of Defense • domestic spending bill • George W. Bush

Bush Blasts Lawmakers for Neglecting Bills

Prez demands funding for Iraq; Reid slams ultimatum

Dec 3, 07 5:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Lawmakers returned from Thanksgiving break today to face a scolding from President Bush over a number of unfinished bills, the Washington Post reports. Chiefly, Bush blasted them for stalling on Iraq funding—he wants $50 billion—as he cited “surge” success and warned of defense department layoffs if Congress... More »

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Iraq • Department of Defense • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act • US Congress • telecommunications companies

Hpy Thxgvng: Text Your Troops

Project allows free messages of support for the holiday

Nov 22, 07 7:06 AM CST
(Newser) - A college freshman has helped the Department of Defense launch a project to send text messages of support to US troops, reports ABC. Cell companies are backing the "Giving Thanks" initiative, allowing participants to send free messages to the number 8-9-2-7-9 until midnight Thanksgiving Day. More »

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Iraq • US military • Department of Defense • soldier • Thanksgiving • texting

Showdown Looms on War Funds

Pentagon warns of 200,000 layoffs without bucks

Nov 21, 07 3:45 AM CST
(Newser) - A showdown is rapidly approaching between Congress and the White House over funding for the Iraq war. The Pentagon has warned that up to 200,000 contractors and civilian employees may be laid off by Christmas unless Congress acts on a $196 billion request for war funds, reports the Washington ... More »

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Iraq • Congress • White House • John Murtha • Department of Defense • Dana Perino • war funding • Iraq war

Rumsfeld Memos: 'Keep Elevating
the Threat'

'Snowflakes' urge linking Iraq and Iran

Nov 1, 07 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - During his six years as defense secretary, Donald Rumsfeld told staffers to “keep elevating the threat” and develop “bumper sticker statements” to sell administration war policies. Internal memos obtained by the Washington Post depict a media- and politics-obsessed Rumsfeld who instructed staffers to link Iraq and Iran, contemplated... More »

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Bush administration • War on Terror • Donald Rumsfeld • Department of Defense • Operation Iraqi Freedom • defense secretary • Iraq war

US Military to Oversee Blackwater Convoys

Defense Dept. wins tug of war with State for control of contractors

Oct 31, 07 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The military is taking control of State Department security convoys in Iraq, supervising Blackwater and other contractors, the New York Times reports. State had fought a losing battle to keep control of Blackwater after it was involved in a September incident that left 17 Iraqis dead. Now, the military will... More »

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Iraq • Robert Gates • Condoleezza Rice • State Department • Blackwater • Department of Defense • Iraq contractors

Rice Sets New Rules for Guards

But Blackwater may still get the ax

Oct 24, 07 3:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Private security contractors in Iraq will operate under tougher controls and tighter supervision, according to new State Department rules approved by Condoleezza Rice today, but they won't be supervised by the military, as Defense's Robert Gates had proposed. Measures include investigative "go teams"' that will respond quickly to... More »

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Iraq • Pentagon • Robert Gates • Condoleezza Rice • Blackwater • Department of Defense • Sean McCormack • US Embassy • security contractors • Diplomatic Security Service

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