By Sara A. Carter - Washington Times.Fort Huachuca, the nation's largest intelligence-training center, changed security measures in May after being warned that Islamist terrorists, with the aid of Mexican drug cartels, were planning an attack on the facility. Fort officials changed security measures after sources warned that possibly 60 Afghan and Iraqi terrorists were to be smuggled into the U.S. through underground tunnels with high-powered weapons to attack the Arizona Army base, accor... Read Full Story
Acting on a tip from a concerned local citizen, Soldiers from Company F, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division discovered a massive cache of mortar rounds near 50 Dar, Iraq. Pic: SSG Russell Bassett Read Full Story
U.S. Special Forces members provide security while Iraqi Special Operation Forces led U.S. Special Forces conduct a night raid in Baghdad, Iraq. Pic: Petty Officer 2nd Class Brett Cote Read Full Story
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, play a game of football after the completion of Operation Bear in Khatoon, Iraq.Pic: PFC Kirby Rider Read Full Story
By Brad KnickerbockerWed Aug 29Christian Science Monitor A recent op-ed about the war in Iraq charged that upbeat official reports amount to "misleading rhetoric." It said the "most important front in the counterinsurgency [had] failed most miserably." And it warned against pursuing "incompatible policies to absurd ends."Five years into a controversial war, that harsh judgment in a New York Times opinion piece might not seem surprising, except for this: The autho... Read Full Story
Washinton Times, P1. August 29, 2007 By Sharon Behn - BAGHDAD — Thoughts have turned to home and family for soldiers in the 2-3 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, one of the first units set to complete extended deployments ordered by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to meet demands of the U.S. troop surge. The conversation in the evening darkness outside the soldiers' "hooches," or where they live, is focusing more on wives and children, buying new trucks and that first cold beer. &q... Read Full Story
The Pentagon has approved the expansion of the MRAP program to over 20,000 vehicles. The US Army plans to increase its fleet of MRAP vehicles from the previously planned 2,300 to 17,700 vehicles. The Marines's allocation will remain at 3,400 and special operations forces will receive about 300 (170 have already been ordered). This plans will virtually phase out the HMMWV from use in combat patrols and high risk missions. Responding to the urgent requirement, the Army plans to have all 17,... Read Full Story
The Pentagon has approved the expansion of the MRAP program to over 20,000 vehicles. The US Army plan to increase its fleet of MRAP vehicles from the planned 2,300 to 17,700. The Marines's allocation will remain at 3,400 and special operations forces will receive about 300 (170 have already been ordered). This plans will virtually phase out the HMMWV from use in combat patrols and high risk missions. Responding to the urgent requirement, the Army plans to have all 17,700 MRAPs in theater ... Read Full Story
General Dynamics Land Systems Canada received a third production order worth $338 million for 600 RG-31 Category II Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles for the US Marine Corps. This is a new and extended variant of the RG-31 Mk5, already operated by the US Special Operations Command and Army. The vehicles are scheduled for delivery by March 2008. These vehicles will be produced by GDLS Canada in will be manufactured by Demmer Corporation of Lansing, Michigan and By BAE Systems OMC... Read Full Story
