Army gives recruits olive-drab hand sanitizer bottles and coughing orders to fight flu threatFORT JACKSON, S.C. — Soldiers in boot camp are getting something new this year besides rigorous basic training — Army-green bottles of hand sanitizer gel, part of a stepped-up effort by the military to ward off swine and seasonal flu. Anguilla native promoted by US Army and named deputy commander of Guantanamo prisonCHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — A Caribbean native was promoted to brigadier general Friday and named deputy commander of the U.S. joint military task force that runs the prison for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay. Honeywell gets $79.1 million Army contract for engines and fielding kits for ChinookWASHINGTON — Honeywell International Inc. recently received $79.1 million contract from the Army to make engines and fielding kits for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter, the Pentagon said late Friday. Air Force renews bid to award troubled $35 billion tanker contact to either Boeing, NorthropWASHINGTON — The Air Force on Friday launched its third attempt to award a $35 billion tanker contract to either Boeing Co. or Northrop Grumman Corp. Militant says Pakistani Taliban stronger than ever, warns of suicide attacksMIR ALI, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Taliban movement is stronger than ever despite the killing of its top commander and will stage more suicide attacks if the army launches another offensive against it, a top militant told The Associated Press. Scientists working on how to improve AIDS vaccine that showed some success in huge trialScientists and government leaders have already started mapping out how to try to improve the world’s first successful AIDS vaccine, which protected one in three people from getting HIV in a large study in Thailand. Army’s AIDS vaccine work only 1 example of broad military medical research programWASHINGTON — The Pentagon runs a massive medical research program, studying a broad range of problems from cancer to malaria to sleep disorders. Army’s AIDS vaccine work only one example of broad military medical research programWASHINGTON — The Pentagon runs a massive medical research program, studying a broad range of problems from cancer to malaria to sleep disorders. Analysis: Pakistan unlikely to cooperate with stepped-up US missile strikes against militantsISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s doubts about U.S. commitment to the Afghan war make it less likely to cooperate in targeting Taliban commanders said to be directing the insurgency across the border. Stripped of tanks that stormed Iraq, Army unit prepares for new way of fighting in AfghanistanDAHLONEGA, Ga. — Drenched in sweat, Army Capt. Aaron Hall peeled off his soggy socks and applied a liberal dose of foot powder before slipping on a dry pair and rallying his troops back to their throbbing feet. For an outfit used to being ferried from fight to fight in armored vehicles, a 50-mile march through the Appalachians was a little much. Air Force will again try to award $35 billion tanker contract to either Boeing, NorthropWASHINGTON — The Air Force is poised to reopen the competition between rivals Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. for a troubled $35 billion tanker contract. Navy taking closer look at hazing of gay dog handler, other personnel, in Bahrain for Iraq warANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy is reviewing how it handled the case of a gay sailor abused by fellow servicemen in Bahrain for two years until he sought a discharge by coming out to his commanding officer, a military spokesman said Tuesday. Mystery surrounding appointment of China VP to powerful military commission deepensBEIJING — The mystery surrounding the expected appointment of China’s vice president to a powerful military commission deepened Tuesday, with a leading Communist scholar saying the matter wasn’t even on the agenda at last week’s annual meeting of the party’s policy-setting Central Committee. Communist conclave did not discuss China veep’s seat on military body, party scholar saysBEIJING — The mystery surrounding the expected appointment of China’s vice president to a powerful military commission deepened Tuesday, with a leading Communist scholar saying the matter wasn’t even on the agenda at last week’s annual meeting of the party’s policy-setting Central Committee. Navy awards $60 million cell phone contract to AT&T, Sprint Nextel, VerizonWASHINGTON — The Navy awarded a bundled $60 million contract to AT&T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. for nationwide cell phone service, the Pentagon said late Monday. Former NY Republican congressman John McHugh sworn in as the new secretary of the ArmyWASHINGTON — Former Republican congressman John McHugh has been sworn in as the new secretary of the Army. Israel’s military chief says options remain ‘on the table’ for dealing with IranJERUSALEM — Israel’s military chief said Monday that all options remain “on the table” in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program, indicating that the Jewish state has not abandoned the possibility of a military strike. China says its military’s arsenal comparable with West, with further developments plannedBEIJING — China’s military now possesses most of the sophisticated weapon systems found in the arsenals of developed Western nations, the country’s defense minister said in comments published Monday. Police say attack on Pakistani provincial minister foiled, suicide bomber blows himself upPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police officers foiled a plan to assassinate a regional education minister in northwestern Pakistan when they took on four militants in a gunbattle Monday that ended with a teenage suicide bomber blowing himself up, police said. Report: General calls for more troops, warns of possible failure in AfghnaistanWASHINGTON — Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, said in a confidential report that without additional forces, the war against insurgents there will end in failure, The Washington Post reported Monday. President says he won’t get ahead of himself in Afghanistan, will evaluate troops plan in timeWASHINGTON — Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, says in a confidential report that without additional forces, the war against insurgents will end in failure, The Washington Post reported Monday. Sudan’s army says more areas of North Darfur have been cleared of rebel presenceKHARTOUM, Sudan — The Sudanese army said Sunday it has cleared several more areas of rebel control in North Darfur province ahead of peace talks set for October. Rebels denied the government claims. Pakistan gains upper hand against Taliban fighters while Afghan unrest spirals out of controlISLAMABAD — A successful army offensive, a shift in public opinion against the militants and the killing of top Taliban leaders have given grounds for cautious optimism in Pakistan as progress across the border in Afghanistan appears stalled amid spiraling violence and postelection turmoil. Army: Taliban commander dies from wounds suffered during capture in Pakistan’s Swat ValleyISLAMABAD — A feared Taliban commander known for beheading opponents died in custody Sunday from wounds sustained during a fierce firefight with Pakistani security forces last week, the military said. Iraq army arrests 3 men on charges of trafficking stolen antiquitiesBAGHDAD — Authorities in northern Iraq have arrested three men on charges they were trying to traffic stolen antiquities, including the bust of a Sumerian king, a local army commander said Saturday. Iraq army arrests three men on charges of trafficking stolen antiquitiesBAGHDAD — Authorities in northern Iraq have arrested three men on charges they were trying to traffic stolen antiquities, including the bust of a Sumerian king, a local army commander said Saturday. In strategic towns, Afghan commandos try new tactic: Persuasion and soccer ballsGHOWS KALAY, Afghanistan — The village is little more than a handful of mud huts surrounded by wheat fields, but the runway at NATO’s main air base in Afghanistan’s south is visible from the town center. There, the Afghan commando, his beard still youthfully scraggly, tried to persuade a small audience of countrymen to turn against the Taliban and rebuild their country. Top Russian military official says negotiations under way on buying French helicopter carrierMOSCOW — Russia has been negotiating the possible purchase of a military ship built in France, a Russian deputy defense minister said Saturday. French foreign minister says UN troops should remain in Haiti through 2010 electionsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — France’s foreign minister urged the U.N. to maintain peacekeeping troops in Haiti at least through next year’s planned presidential elections, while acknowledging improved security in the impoverished, politically chaotic country. Grand jury in Calif. drops charges against former Laotian general in government overthrow caseFRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury in California investigating an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Laos has dropped charges against a leading figure in the nation’s Hmong community, the U.S. attorney’s office in Sacramento said Friday. |
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