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New York Times 'At War', 26 Feb 10, by James Dao
Military Announces New Social Media Policy
'Many months behind schedule, the Department of Defense on Friday issued a new policy that, on the surface, seems likely to expand access to popular social networking sites like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter by troops using military computers.'

Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb 10, by Gregory M. Lamb
New role for robot warriors
'Drones are just part of a bid to automate combat. Can virtual ethics make machines decisionmakers?'

Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb 10, by Donald Kirk
Gen. Frederick C. Weyand, last Vietnam commander
'Gen. Frederick C. Weyand, the last commander of US ground forces in Vietnam, passed away on Friday. From Vietnam and Korea, where he was a battalion commander, Weyand surmised "that Iraq and Afghanistan will be with us for a long time to come."'

Washington Post, 05 Feb 10, by Greg Jaffe
U.S. commanders in Afghanistan face tougher discipline for battlefield failures
'The U.S. military has reprimanded an unusually large number of commanders for battlefield failures in Afghanistan in recent weeks, reflecting a new push by the top brass to hold commanders responsible for major incidents in which troops are killed or wounded, said senior military officials.'

Washington Post, 05 Feb 10, by Craig Whitlock
Gen. McChrystal says conditions in Afghanistan war are no longer deteriorating
'The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, whose gloomy assessment of the war last summer prompted the White House to boost troop levels, said Thursday that conditions are no longer deteriorating and predicted further improvements this year.'

New York Times, 05 Feb 10, by Rod Nordland
U.S. Military Faults Leaders in Deadly Attack on Base
'The United States military on Friday issued a long-awaited report on how Taliban insurgents managed to overrun an American Army combat outpost and kill eight soldiers last October in one of the worst single ground attacks in recent years.'

PBS NewsHour, 03 Feb 10, with Jeffrey Brown
Away from Battle, Soldiers Find Relief in 'Theater of War'
'At military bases around the nation, performances of Greek drama are linking ancient and modern warriors in an understanding of war's pain and mental agony.'

PBS NewsHour, 02 Feb 10
Portraits of the Face of War
'In her unflinching, but surprisingly tender portraits of former soldiers and marines, photographer Nina Berman documents the lives of veterans who have made an extraordinary sacrifice for their country, and who now are battling with serious injury.'

Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan 10, by Gordon Lubold
Patiently, US soldiers struggle to help Haiti rebuild
'As US troops arrive in Haiti, they are feeling overwhelmed by the sense of need. But they are also gaining experience and learning how to manage the situation.'

Washington Post, 27 Jan 10, by Robin Givhan
Michelle Obama announces more funding for military families in FY 2011 budget
'... [Michelle] Obama announced a 3 percent increase in funding over the 2010 fiscal year budget. That bump-up in dollars would bring spending on military support -- from child-care services and improved housing to spousal-education programs -- to $8.8 billion.'

New York Times, 20 Jan 10, by Diana B. Henriques
F.B.I. Charges Arms Sellers With Foreign Bribes
'The play-acting ended on Tuesday, when 22 top-level executives, including a senior sales executive at Smith & Wesson, were arrested in what Justice Department officials called the first undercover sting ever aimed at violations of the federal ban on corporate bribes paid to get foreign business.'

Washington Post, 20 Jan 10, by Craig Whitlock
Gates: Al-Qaeda has assembled a 'syndicate' of terror groups
'Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Wednesday that al-Qaeda was using proxy terrorist groups to orchestrate attacks in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan as part of a broader strategy to destabilize the region.'

Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan 10, by Gordon Lubold
Marine unit headed for Afghanistan now rerouted to Haiti
'The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, set to deploy to support the mission in Afghanistan, is now headed to Haiti first. It's a sign of the depth of the humanitarian crisis.'

Washington Post, 21 Jan 10, by William Booth
Military divers find Haiti's port in bad shape because of earthquake damage
'Sgt. Joshua Palmer, a U.S. Army diver, said that he and his men have examined every piling and that the news is not good.'

Washington Post, 20 Jan 10, by William Booth, Dana Hedgpeth and William Branigin
Aftershock hits Haiti; U.S. troops guard convoys in Port-au-Prince
'... the Pentagon ordered the deployment of an additional 2,000 Marines to Haiti, further bolstering a force intended to help provide relief and security. The troops were preparing to depart on other missions in the Middle East and Africa when they were diverted to Haiti.'

Washington Post, 20 Jan 10, by Dana Hedgpeth
Army captain leads effort to bring order to Port-au-Prince command
'U.S. Army Capt. Robert Day is mayor of this enclave-under-construction in the earthquake-ravaged Haitian capital, a small, self-contained town being erected atop a charter bus company's parking lot and grassy back yard. The size of about two football fields, Day's fiefdom is the soon-to-be-headquarters of the U.S. military's command and control operation for Haiti relief efforts.'

Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan 10, by Patrik Jonsson
Terrorism? Fort Hood report doesn’t mention Islamic extremism.
'... former Army Secretary Togo West ... said a key finding of the investigation is that the military does not adequately understand the process of what he called “self-radicalization.”'

Washington Post, 13 Jan 10, by nn Scott Tyson and Spencer S. Hsu
U.S. military dispatches aircraft carrier, other assets to help in Haiti
'The U.S. military is urgently dispatching a Navy aircraft carrier and large-deck amphibious ship, as well as military transport aircraft and assessment teams, to Haiti to assist with the earthquake relief effort, a senior U.S. military official said Wednesday.'

New York Times, 14 Jan 10, by Rod Nordland
U.S. Approves Training to Expand Afghan Army
'The Pentagon has authorized the training of an increased number of Afghan security forces by next year, in time for President Obama’s deadline for American combat forces to begin withdrawing from the country, military officials said Thursday.'

New York Times, 10 Jan 10, by Christopher Drew
Military Is Awash in Data From Drones
'As the military rushes to place more spy drones over Afghanistan, the remote-controlled planes are producing so much video intelligence that analysts are finding it more and more difficult to keep up.'

Foreign Policy, 06 Jan 10, by Thomas E. Ricks
A Marine's Afghan AAR (VIII): Some rules to live by
'CWO2/Gunner Keith Marine, who knows how to walk the walk, offers several small but interesting lessons from the ground in Afghanistan.'

2009 US Military, the Pentagon and Intelligence archive
2008 US Military, the Pentagon and Intelligence archive
2007 US Military, the Pentagon and Intelligence archive

"Hunt for the Somali Pirates" airs soon on the National Geographic Channel.
When Somali pirates hijack the Maersk Alabama -- and international headlines -- Navy SEALs launch a sneak attack to rescue the ship's American captain. Pirate Hunters recounts the harrowing five days from hijack to final fatal shots, and reveals sophisticated Navy SEAL training methods that prepare the world's most elite reconnaissance teams for daring missions with no second chances.