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US Marines launch offensive in Afghanistan

AP - 1 hour 35 minutes ago

U.S. Marines swooped down behind Taliban lines in helicopters and Osprey aircraft Friday in the first offensive since President Barack Obama announced an American troop surge.

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U.S. Forces Begin Southern Offensive Against Taliban (Update2)
Bloomberg - 1 hour 6 minutes ago
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. and Afghan forces began an operation today in southern Afghanistan to disrupt Taliban militants, the first offensive since President Barack Obama announced plans to send 30,000 more troops to the country.
Scavenger Hunt Could Net You 40 Grand
Discovery Channel - Fri Dec 4, 12:28 pm ET
Be the first to find ten tethered red weather balloons and you could win $40,000. DARPA, the central research and development organization for the Department of Defense, is sponsoring a Network Challenge in order to "explore the roles the Internet ...
National Guard Eyes Springfield Airport Terminal
KOLR - KSFX Ozarks - Thu Dec 3, 12:43 pm ET
(Springfield, MO) -- The Missouri National Guard is working toward the possible use of the former Springfield airport terminal building, just as it signs another agreement with Springfield city leaders.
US Marines launch large offensive in Afghanistan
Culpeper Star-Exponent - Fri Dec 4, 9:48 am ET
Hundreds of troops from the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and the Marine reconnaissance unit Task Force Raider were dropped by helicopter and MV-22 Osprey aircraft behind Taliban lines in the northern end of the Now Zad Valley of Helmand province
Fort Hood Unit Deploys Despite Losses
CBS News - 2 hours 19 minutes ago
Combat Stress Unit Lost 3 Soldiers in Shootings; Names Etched onto Bracelets
Mourners pay tribute to fallen Crystal Lake soldier
Chicago Tribune - 2 hours 26 minutes ago
Hundreds of mourners packed a Crystal Lake funeral home to say goodbye to Army Sgt. Jason McLeod this morning. McLeod was killed Nov. 23 in Pashmul, Afghanistan, where he was stationed at Camp Wilson. McLeod, a mechanic, was killed in a mortar attack as he worked on Humvees. Representatives from all branches of the military and local police were among those at the funeral, the Davenport Family ...
Afghan Training Mission Faces Tough Obstacles
Fox News - Fri Dec 4, 2:46 am ET
Continuing obstacles provoke skepticism from Congress about whether the U.S. military can train the Afghans quickly and effectively enough to begin to replace American forces by Obama's proposed exit start date of July 2011.
General Dynamics receives $54M Marines contract
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 3:30 pm ET
General Dynamics said Thursday it has received a $54 million contract modification to build 24 additional combat operations centers for the U.S. Marine Corps.
NATO allies back US Afghan plan, eye pivotal 2010
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 8:51 pm ET
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Brussels Friday to nail down European backing for a troop surge in Afghanistan that commanders say should turn the tide of the war by mid-2010.
Seeing Obama Through Educator’s Eyes
Newsweek - 2 hours 49 minutes ago
A reflexive antiwar stance is easier to embrace when you're a candidate.
VA to survey veteran households
Lake County News - Fri Dec 4, 3:26 am ET
WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a national survey of veterans, active duty service members, activated National Guard and reserve members, and family members and survivors to learn if they are aware of VA services.
RTCM Asserts Loran Key to Navigation and GPS
GPS World - 40 minutes ago
The Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services on December 2 sent the following letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and the head of the U.S. Coast Guard in support of the Loran service.
Scientist: U.S. avoids Agent Orange study
UPI - Fri Dec 4, 1:13 pm ET
CHICAGO, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- An epidemiologist who studied the effects of Agent Orange used during the Vietnam War says the U.S. government doesn't want to confront the issue.
U.S. lawmakers doubt Obama's strategy on Pakistan
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 3:00 pm ET
President Barack Obama's top advisers rebuffed lawmakers' charges on Thursday that plans to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan ignored a larger threat of militants across the border in nuclear-armed Pakistan.
AP Interview: Karzai praises Obama's deadline
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 1:57 am ET
President Hamid Karzai put a brave face Thursday on President Barack Obama's decision to start pulling out troops in mid-2011, telling The Associated Press in his first public response that it will push Afghans to take control of their own destiny.
Secret Pentagon e-mails: Trust Canada? 'Who knows'
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 2:48 pm ET
Can Canada be trusted?
Veteran Gets Extra Week Before He Must Remove Flag
Fox News - Fri Dec 4, 12:58 pm ET
A Medal of Honor recipient in a dispute over his right to fly the American flag in his yard will have another week before D-Day -- when he'll be forced to take down the Stars and Stripes or face legal action.
Ex-U.K. Defense Chief: U.S. Declared Iraq Win Too Soon
Fox News - Fri Dec 4, 12:44 pm ET
A former British military chief says the United States decided that it had won the war in Iraq too soon.
Gates Defends ‘Gradual’ U.S. Afghanistan War Exit (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 2:28 pm ET
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.
4 months in, GI Bill still plagued by delays
Air Force Times - Thu Dec 3, 3:30 pm ET
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 next semester is just a month away,” said Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., chairwoman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s economic opportunity panel ...

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