U.S. CASUALTIES 2 hr ago | Add a comment The U.S. Defense Department has announced that these American service personnel died in Iraq or Afghanistan: →Marine Gunnery Sgt. Marcelo R. Velasco, 40, of Miami, Fla.; died Wednesday from...

Afghan elections may need U.S. surge 2 hr ago | Add a comment CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next...

Admiral sees boost in stress for troops Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Stress on U.S. troops from repeated combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan is "extraordinary” and may be worsening even as fighting eases in Iraq, the military’s...

US military can meet Obama demands Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 13 WASHINGTON - The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday the Defense Department is developing plans to get troops quickly out of Iraq and into Afghanistan to battle a more confident and successful...

President nominates 2 for military promotions Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 4 President Bush is nominating two Oklahomans for military promotions. Air Force Maj. General's Harry Wyatt III and Loren Reno are both nominated for promotion to lieutenant general. Wyatt is...

U.S. DEATHS in Iraq Sat, Nov 15, 2008 The U.S. Defense Department has announced that these American service personnel died in Iraq: →Army Spc. Armando A. De La Paz, 21, of Riverside, Calif., died Thursday in Baghdad, of injuries...

Soldier who was born in Oklahoma dies in Afghanistan Sat, Nov 15, 2008 DENVER (AP) - A Colorado soldier who was born in Oklahoma has died after being wounded by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. The Defense Department said today that 38-year-old Spc. Jonnie Stiles of...

Ann E. Dunwoody becomes first female four-star general Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Comments 1 WASHINGTON -- From its humble beginning 33 years ago at Fort Sill, Okla., the career of Ann E. Dunwoody is ascending to a peak never before reached by a woman in the U.S. military: four-star...

Transportation Briefs: Thursday November 13, 2009 Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment Nation Delta to extend world reach ATLANTA — Fresh off its acquisition of Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc., the world’s biggest carrier, said Wednesday it plans to...

IN BRIEF: Detainees go to court Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Add a comment Detainees go to court WASHINGTON — Six Algerians held as terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay for the last seven years got their day in court Thursday. The men were the first Guantanamo...

Defense spending helps buoy state in rough times Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Add a comment Football coaches say defense wins championships. At least one Oklahoma-based economist agrees. Federal defense spending is one of the strongest drivers of the state’s economy, says Chad...

Book review: Author says intriguing book is based on facts Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Comments 1 Jack Bunds’ "Killerblind” (Tate Publishing, $14.99) is a work of fiction, but names, descriptions and incidents are based on the lives of actual people. Bunds, a sports director...

Nuclear outlook seen as ‘bleak’ Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Comments 1 WASHINGTON — The long-term outlook for keeping U.S. nuclear weapons safe and reliable is "bleak,” Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. In part, he said, that was because...

Analysis: Raid into Syria complicates Iraq's ties Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Comments 2 BAGHDAD - The deadly U.S. raid into Syria may complicate efforts to win approval for a new U.S.-Iraqi security deal by drawing attention to a fact many Iraqis detest — that they can't control...

Mexican police jail suspected drug kingpin, daughter Sun, Oct 26, 2008 | Add a comment

US considering implications of nuclear decline Sun, Oct 26, 2008 | Comments 3 WASHINGTON - The mighty U.S. arsenal of nuclear weapons, midwived by World War II and nurtured by the Cold War, is declining in power and purpose while the military's competence in handling the...

General wants help in Afghanistan now Wed, Oct 1, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top American military commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that he needs more troops and other aid "as quickly as possible" in a counterinsurgency battle that...

Pentagon announces 2009 deployments to Iraq Fri, Jun 27, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Six Army brigades, a National Guard unit and three military headquarters have been ordered to Iraq next summer in a move that would allow the U.S. to keep the number of...

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,176 Sat, Sep 20, 2008 As of Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, at least 4,176 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes...

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 535 Thu, Jun 15, 2006 As of Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at least 535 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to...