Courtesy Story | War.gov | 02.15.2012
The fiscal 2013 Defense Department budget request is a product of the strategic guidance introduced by President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, said Mike McCord, principal deputy to the Pentagon comptroller....
Courtesy Story | War.gov | 02.08.2012
The War of 1812 was a watershed moment in the nation’s development of a strong national defense system that changed the U.S. position on the global stage, a senior military historian said during a recent blogger's roundtable....
Courtesy Story | War.gov | 11.24.2011
U.S. forces and equipment are expected to leave Iraq by Dec. 31, Army Brig. Gen. Bradley A. Becker, commanding general for U.S. Division Center, Baghdad, said during a recent “DOD Live” Bloggers Roundtable....
Courtesy Story | War.gov | 10.19.2011
A U.S. Navy ship that’s rested on the bottom of the Patuxent River for nearly 200 years is slowly revealing its secrets to archaeologists, a senior Navy administrator said....
Courtesy Story | War.gov | 09.15.2011
The U.S. military is on track to withdraw its forces from Iraq by the end of the year, the U.S. military’s most senior engineering officer posted there said....
Courtesy Story | War.gov | 05.31.2011
Helping Afghanistan become a self-reliant nation by 2014 involves the training of Afghan security forces, as well as killing and arresting insurgents, a senior U.S. Army officer said....
Courtesy Story | War.gov | 05.30.2011
U.S. Forces Iraq has changed some of its goals to reflect both the progress of the Iraqi forces and threats in the area, an Army official said....
Courtesy Story | War.gov | 05.12.2011
For insurgents in Afghanistan who align themselves with the government, the road to reintegration starts with the force reintegration cell for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force....