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Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Congress on Thursday that the surge force of 30,000 going to Afghanistan will grow to at least 33,000 when support troops are included.
Pakistan's prime minister on Thursday defended his country's efforts in fighting terrorism, saying he didn't believe Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan and that Pakistani security forces had been successful in tackling terrorism within the country's borders.
Administration officials testifying before a Senate panel on Thursday were asked about the strategy for the rugged border region.
General Dynamics C4 Systems will produce 24 additional Combat Operations Centers for the U.S. Marine Corps under a new $54 million contract modification. The COCs will enable command and control operations for Marines deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq, from division or air-wing headquarters to the regimental level.
Greg Mortenson, author of 'Three Cups of Tea,' says success lies in building trust and schools in rural Afghanistan.
A fire ripped through the Indiana home of a soldier who is serving in Iraq. Annie Rekitzke was at work and her four children were staying with a grandparent when the fire broke out at the house in Cedar Lake on Wednesday. Her husband, Christopher Rekitzke, has been serving with the Army National Guard in Iraq for six months and has six more months to go. The blaze claimed the family's dog and ...
dance Cantigny Post 367 VFW: Every 3rd Friday of the month, Polka music by Bob Mutz with "BIG" John Churnovic at Cantigny Post 367 VFW. At 826 Horseshoe Dr., Joliet. Croatian Cultural Club: Fish Frys and Music on Stage every Friday. Music on Friday nights starts at 7 p.m.: Ham and Jam, Nov. 27; Saturday music. Sunday Night Dances at the Croatian Club 6 to 10 p.m.: Krystalites, Dec. 6. $5 ...
The race for a Senate seat once held by John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, John F. Kennedy and "liberal lion" Edward M. Kennedy is shaping up as a battle of relative national unknowns, led by a state Democratic insider and a Republican lawmaker perhaps best known as a male centerfold and father of an "American Idol" contestant.
Col. Gordon D. Kuntz will turn over command of the Kansas Army National Guard's Medical Detachment to Col. John D. Muther during a change of command ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.
Days after President Obama announced his decision to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, who commands American troops throughout the Middle East and South Asia, talks with Steve Inskeep about a country where Obama cannot send more forces: Pakistan.
U.S. lawmakers told President Barack Obama's top advisers on Thursday not enough was being done to combat corruption in Afghanistan, singling out allegations against the Afghan president's brother, whom Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged was a problem.
Twenty-six thousand veterans now in college still have not received their living stipends and book allowances under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, a big sign of continuing problems in the program that may lead some students to drop out.
The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, scheduled to begin in July 2011, will "probably" take two or three years, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Thursday, although he added that "there are no deadlines in terms of when our troops will all be out."
Northrop Grumman Corp. said Wednesday it has won a $171 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide parts used in the construction of Aegis-class DDG destroyers.
This Veterans Day, the members of American Legion Swift Murphy Post #32 celebrated the renovations to the building that houses the post.
Associated Press - December 4, 2009 6:15 AM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing has earned a prestigious workplace safety award.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. forces will leave Afghanistan gradually based on security in local areas, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers as he sought to deflect Republican criticism of a target July 2011 troop-drawdown date.
CHARLESTON — There were more than paintball battles Thursday at Fly ‘N’ Colors Paint field.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. forces will leave Afghanistan gradually based on security in local areas, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers as he sought to deflect Republican criticism of a target July 2011 troop-drawdown date.
Things looked a lot like Christmas at the VA Medical Center on Tuesday and Wednesday.
President Barack Obama said he'd send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. But the actual number could be higher.
