| Obama backs Gates in budget debate President Barack Obama promised to veto any legislation that includes funding for an alternate engine for the F-35 joint strike fighter or more C-17 cargo jets, expressing his "strong support" for Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates' budget-reform effort. army.mil |
Future Army officers get early introduction to special operations at Fort Bragg The U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School has opened three special operations forces courses to senior U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and U.S. Army Cadet Command cadets over the summer: Special Forces Assessment and Selection and the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape course at Fort Bragg, and the Combat Diver Qualification Course in Key West. army.mil |
Iraqi Forces Kill Terrorism Suspect, Detain 7 Others Iraqi security forces killed a terrorism suspect and detained seven others in operations over the last two days in Iraq, military officials reported. defense.gov |
Defense Officials Testify on Cost-saving Measures Senior Defense Department officials detailed to the Senate Armed Services Committee the department's efforts to redirect $100 billion in defense spending over the next five years. defense.gov |
Army hospital shelves paper processes for digital supply system in Afghanistan In August, the MC4 program and 6th Medical Logistics Management Center teamed up with the 31st Combat Support Hospital in Afghanistan to arm them with a digital medical supply system, making them the Army facility to utilize it in theater. army.mil |