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US Marines launch offensive in Afghanistan

AP - Fri Dec 4, 2:02 pm ET

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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Obama aides pressed on Afghan graft, al Qaeda
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 6:58 pm ET
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.
NATO chief says 25 countries to help in Afghan war
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 6:03 am ET
NATO's top official said Friday that at least 25 countries will send a total of about 7,000 additional forces to Afghanistan next year "with more to come," as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to bolster allied resolve.
Mikros says its ADEPT received top scores
UPI - Fri Dec 4, 11:35 am ET
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Mikros Systems Corp. says its U.S. Navy Aegis System support technology has achieved a top rating during a recent naval experiment.
Marines modify deal for additional COCs
UPI - Fri Dec 4, 11:32 am ET
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has modified a contract with General Dynamics to supply additional Combat Operations Centers to support Iraq and Afghanistan operations.
Mohr to support Navy's TDR upgrade
UPI - Fri Dec 4, 11:32 am ET
RICHLAND, Va., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Mohr and Associates to support an upgrade to next-generation time-domain reflectometer technologies.
Over 1,000 NATO troops launch Afghan offensive
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 11:11 am ET
More than 1,000 British, Afghan and US troops launched a fresh offensive in a key battleground of southern Afghanistan on Friday, after President Barack Obama unveiled a new strategy to end the war.
Corrections
Washington Post - Fri Dec 4, 12:00 am ET
-- A Dec. 3 Page One article on testimony about the war in Afghanistan misstated the timing of two committee hearings. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on...
Ex-UK defense chief: US declared Iraq win too soon
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 10:55 am ET
A former British military chief says the United States decided that it had won the war in Iraq too soon.
Air National Guard unit commended for workplace safety
Wisconsin State Journal - Thu Dec 3, 8:24 pm ET
The Madison-based Wisconsin Air National Guard 's 115th Fighter Wing is being recognized as running one of the safest Air Force bases in the nation.
SALUTING AMERICAN VALOR: Pfc. Jason T. Maimes, U.S. Army, Army Commendation Medal with Valor
Ely Times - 1 hour 23 minutes ago
The first time he raced across the field, Pfc. Jason Maimes felt like a moving target. The way back could only get messier.
NATO pledges 7,000 more troops for Afghanistan
USA Today - Fri Dec 4, 10:41 am ET
Some two dozen countries will send an estimated 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan next year, the chief of NATO said Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told her allied counterparts that an infusion of forces is crucial to turning the tide in the long war.
'Shop' Talk: Afghanistan, 'Crasher Gate' and Tiger Woods
NPR - 2 hours 50 minutes ago
Freelance writer Jimi Izrael, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar and NPR Senior Producer JJ Sutherland discuss President Obama's call for a surge of U.S. troops to Afghanistan. The guys also debate who is to blame in "Crasher Gate," which centers on a Virginia couple who crashed a White House state dinner, and whether Tiger Woods can rebound from his ...
Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday
Park Hills Daily Journal - Fri Dec 4, 11:36 am ET
Cordia-Humphrey, American Legion Post 265, in conjunction with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6996 will have a flag ceremony honoring veterans of all wars at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the Washington County Courthouse.
Northrop Bags Navy Contract
Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 4, 10:28 am ET
Northrop bagged a $171 million fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy.
Lawmakers rally to sailors' aid in court martial
San Francisco Chronicle - Fri Dec 4, 2:39 pm ET
Lawmakers are seeking a reprieve for three Navy SEALs facing court-martial because one allegedly punched a suspect in an ambush killing of U.S. contractors in Iraq. One of the SEALs is reported to have punched Ahmed Hashim Abed during Abed's September arrest,... Iraq - United States - United States Navy SEALs - Court-martial - Navy SEAL
Gates: No deadlines for troops to leave
Denver Post - Fri Dec 4, 3:29 am ET
The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, scheduled to begin in July 2011, will "probably" take two or three years, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, although he added that "there are no deadlines in terms of when our troops will all be out."
Clinton meets with NATO amid talk of new momentum
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 4:35 am ET
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined a NATO foreign ministers meeting Friday to sell the new U.S. war plan for Afghanistan to wary allies, and the top NATO official predicted a "new momentum" in the war effort in 2010.
Fort Hood unit deploys despite losing soldiers
USA Today - Fri Dec 4, 9:57 am ET
The day after arriving at Fort Hood, Army reservists dedicated to counseling troubled soldiers in war zones were overcome with their own grief.
National Guard to mark closure of Roanoke armory
WDBJ 7 Roanoke - Fri Dec 4, 12:05 pm ET
Soldiers will hold a closure ceremony at the Reserve Avenue site at 10:00 a.m. Saturday.
Site of Kent State shootings clears first step toward listing on National Register of Historic Places
The Cleveland Plain Dealer - 9 minutes ago
The areas on the Kent State University campus where protesters were shot by the National Guard in 1970 could be part of the National Register of Historic Places by the 40th anniversary of the shootings in May.

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