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Hasan May Have 9/11 Mosque Link
A U.S. senator says he will begin an investigation into whether the Army missed signs that the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood had embraced an increasingly extremist view of Islamic ideology. Meanwhile, word has surfaced that the suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, apparently atten...

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Details Emerge on Hood Rampage Suspect
The name of the suspect in the Fort Hood rampage that left 13 dead and 30 wounded appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with Soldiers who supported U.S. wars.

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Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Alive
Hours after being reported killed in an exchange of gunfire, a military mental health doctor who allegedly opened fire on other Soldiers at Fort Hood Army base on Thursday is now said to have survived the bloody rampage and may recover.

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Mullen OK With Obama's Pace on Afghanistan
Adm. Mike Mullen, America's top military officer, said that he is comfortable with the length of time it is taking for the White House to come to a decision on the way forward in Afghanistan. Mullen also said he feels good about the "depth of the discussion."

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Going Rogue or Rouge, is Sarah Palin still crack cocaine to the blogosphere?

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Military Health System (MHS) is hosting a one-hour Web-based town hall on Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. EST to answer questions about novel H1N1 influenza.

No Pay, No Deployment, Iowa Reps say
Members of the Iowa National Guard who are owed up to $200 a day because of an extended deployment should get reimbursed before being deployed again, members of the Iowa congressional delegation said Thursday.

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BRUSSELS -- There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police. It adds up to a 12-1 numerical advantage over Taliban rebels, but it hasn't led to anything close to victory.

US Troops Outnumber Taliban 12-1
There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police. It adds up to a 12-1 numerical advantage over Taliban rebels, but it hasn't led to anything close to victory.

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UK Gives Eyes To FIST
This article first appeared in Defense Technology International. Thales U.K. has been awarded a £150-million ($245-million) supply and in-service support contract for the Surveillance and Target Acquisition (STA) suite of FIST, the U.K. Defense Ministry's Future Integrated Soldier Technology pro...

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Medal of Honor Likely for Isle Man
A Maui man who gave his life in a one-man stand during the Korean War against "overwhelming numbers" of enemy troops so fellow Soldiers could survive," is expected to be approved today for the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award.

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US Must Plan for Nuke Wars
In a world where the barriers to nuclear weapons proliferation are breaking down, military planners must prepare to fight on the battlefield one day after a nuclear explosion in a radioactive environment facing the prospect of second nuclear strike. This scenario is so complex and so costly that ...

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Bombers Strike UN Staff House in Kabul
Gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed a guest house used by U.N. staff in the heart of the Afghan capital early Wednesday, killing 12 people - including six U.N. staff - officials said. The U.S. Embassy said one of the U.N. dead was American. The Taliban claimed responsibility.

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Lawmakers Slam Tanker RFP
Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama notes "with alarm" in a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates that the draft tanker RFP "omits an assessment of risk associated with either schedule, past performance, or price..." Shelby supports the Northrop Grumman tanker. Rep. Norm Dicks of Washington, a Boei...

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