Even by Afghan standards, it was a startling find: An opium packaging workshop, buried under donkey dung and old hay in a stable that U.S. Marines turned into a patrol base in southern Afghanistan.

Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by US Military News
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A US Marine from northern Indiana was killed in Afghanistan, and now the ABC 7 I-Team has learned that defense officials are investigating whether Lance Corporal Josh Birchfield was shot to death by private security contractors hired by the US government.

Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by US Military News
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia will build a new strategic bomber, a move that comes as the nation tries to upgrade its aging military arsenal.

Posted on March 1st, 2010 by US Military News
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More than 2,000 U.S. Marines and about 1,000 Afghan troops who stormed the Taliban town of Marjah as part of a major NATO offensive against a resurgent Taliban will stay several months to ensure insurgents don’t return, Marine commanders said Sunday.

Posted on February 28th, 2010 by US Military News
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A soldier was arrested on Saturday morning at Copperhead Road restaurant and bar, 3330 N. Academy Blvd., for allegedly handling a gun while drunk, said police.

Posted on February 27th, 2010 by US Military News
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Gov. Martin O’Malley called a press conference from an unexpected location Friday: Baghdad, Iraq, where he arrived on an early morning flight as part of a Pentagon-sponsored tour.

Posted on February 26th, 2010 by US Military News
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The Army is still investigating one of the five Fort Jackson soldiers detained amid allegations of threats involving poisoning the food supply.

Posted on February 25th, 2010 by US Military News
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The Pentagon has moved to lift a decades-old policy that prohibits women from serving aboard Navy submarines, part of a gradual reconsideration of women’s roles in a military fighting two wars whose front lines can be anywhere.

Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by US Military News
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A former leader at Redstone Arsenal, whose expertise most recently served global defense and technology company Northrop Grumman, passed away Saturday at age 60 while playing tennis.

Posted on February 21st, 2010 by US Military News
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Space shuttle Endeavour and its astronauts are aiming for a Sunday night landing in Florida.

Posted on February 20th, 2010 by US Military News
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