http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Military_and_Defense_PolicyFind stories, videos, and photos about Military and Defense Policy from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:48:41 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Military_and_Defense_Policy14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Military and Defense Policy from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/25/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/25/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama will announce the U.S. troop strategy for Afghanistan in a speech at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Wednesday.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/25/guantanamo.official.resign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/25/guantanamo.official.resign/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe official in charge of closing the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center has resigned, the Pentagon said Wednesday.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/iraq.uk.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/iraq.uk.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced a public inquiry Wednesday into allegations that Iraqis were killed and abused after a firefight more than five years ago in the southern part of the country.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/24/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/24/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon is making detailed plans to send about 34,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in anticipation of President Obama's decision on the future of the eight-year-old war, a defense official said Tuesday.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/18/china.space/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/18/china.space/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen China decided to test an anti-satellite missile in 2007, the impact shattered not just the target satellite but any illusions that China did not have military intentions in space and the capabilities to achieve them.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/fort.hood.medals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/fort.hood.medals/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitary victims of the Fort Hood massacre will be eligible to receive the Purple Heart if Congress passes a bill introduced Tuesday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/15/scotus.detainee.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/15/scotus.detainee.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon is blocking public release of photos apparently depicting abuse of suspected terrorists and foreign troops in U.S. custody, and urging the Supreme Court to dismiss a lower court ruling ordering the photos to be publicly disclosed, according to court documents.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/12/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/12/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan President Hamid Karzai's office contacted the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan about reports the ambassador warned against sending more U.S. troops to the country, a Karzai spokesman told CNN Thursday.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/afghanistan.military.vehicle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/afghanistan.military.vehicle/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt looks likes a cross between a Humvee and a monster truck, and Pentagon officials hope it can save the lives of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/guantanamo.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/guantanamo.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon stressed Tuesday that detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, won't be receiving H1N1 flu vaccinations until well after all Department of Defense active duty and civilian employees have received their vaccinations.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/afghanistan.costs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/afghanistan.costs/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf President Obama decides to send the 40,000 additional forces to Afghanistan as requested by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a rough estimate by the Pentagon projects the cost could be an additional $20 billion a year, according to a senior Pentagon official.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/28/afghan.crash.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/28/afghan.crash.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn inquiry into the crash of a British aircraft in Afghanistan three years ago calls the accident "preventable," citing a loss of focus on safety in an effort to save money for the armed forces, the defense secretary said Wednesday.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghanistan.ieds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghanistan.ieds/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe most dangerous threat for U.S. troops in Afghanistan has come from roadside bombs -- often referred to as IEDs, short for improvised explosive devices.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/ied.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/ied.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe most dangerous threat for U.S. troops in Afghanistan has come from roadside bombs -- often referred to as IEDs, short for improvised explosive devices.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/23/afghanistan.nato.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/23/afghanistan.nato.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, plans to address NATO defense ministers Friday about the next steps for the military strategy.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/04/pentagon.social.media.review/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/04/pentagon.social.media.review/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon is reviewing its policy concerning the access by military personnel to social networking Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter, a spokesman said Tuesday.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a sign that President Obama is facing growing skepticism within his own party on Afghanistan, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday that the U.S. commander in Afghanistan should brief Congress on his recommendations for revising U.S. military strategy.Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/21/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/21/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerica's top commander in Afghanistan warns that more troops are needed there within the next year or the nearly 8-year-old war "will likely result in failure," according to a copy of a 66-page document obtained by The Washington Post.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/11/afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/11/afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to approve sending thousands of additional forces to Afghanistan to deal with the growing threat from roadside bombs, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Friday.Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/15/kenneth.bacon.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/15/kenneth.bacon.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTextKenneth Bacon, a former reporter and Pentagon spokesman who later served as a top advocate of displaced people all over the world, died Saturday, according to Refugees International. He was 64.Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/07/US.military.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/07/US.military.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere will be no criminal charges filed in the death of a Green Beret who was electrocuted in his quarters in Iraq last year, the Department of Defense said Friday.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/31/military.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/31/military.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Democratic senators called on the Pentagon to take back more than $83 million in bonuses paid to military contractor KBR after a Defense Department report criticized its electrical work on U.S. bases overseas.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/25/uk.last.veteran.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/25/uk.last.veteran.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTextHarry Patch -- the last surviving British soldier from World War I -- died Saturday at the age of 111, Britain's Ministry of Defence said.Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/21/senate.f22/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/21/senate.f22/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate voted Tuesday to block expansion of one of the country's most controversial and expensive defense programs, the F-22 fighter jet program.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/20/bergen.guantanamo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/20/bergen.guantanamo/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs President Obama awaits formal recommendations this month on issues surrounding the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, it is crucial that policymakers and the public have an accurate picture of the threat to the United States posed by those detainees already released.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/17/defense.payments/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/17/defense.payments/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Defense may have paid more than $15 million into invalid civilian employee accounts over a six-year period, an investigation has concluded.Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/12/military.smoking.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/12/military.smoking.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou've seen the iconic picture of a soldier with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, but that could soon be a thing of the past.Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/18/afghan.civilian.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/18/afghan.civilian.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military is responsible for civilian deaths during a firefight with Taliban militia in May in western Afghanistan, the nation's highest ranking military officer said Thursday.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/02/army.secretary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/02/army.secretary/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama nominated a Republican U.S. congressman from New York on Tuesday to be secretary of the Army.Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/02/mcchrystal.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/02/mcchrystal.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextLt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal is a man of many secrets.Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/26/gitmo.recidivism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/26/gitmo.recidivism/index.html#cnnSTCTextMohammed Ismail was released from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in early 2004 and sent back to Afghanistan to be set free.Tue, 26 May 2009 22:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/guantanamo.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/guantanamo.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Democrats will pull money to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison from a war funding bill instead of face an onslaught of criticism from Republicans, CNN has learned.Wed, 20 May 2009 05:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/gates.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/gates.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith two wars weighing on him and troops on the line, Defense Secretary Robert Gates recognizes the gravity of a job he doesn't particularly enjoy.Wed, 20 May 2009 01:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/07/military.procurement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/07/military.procurement/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday to change the costly process of procuring weapons and equipment for the military, a budget reform pushed by President Obama.Thu, 07 May 2009 22:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/24/prisoners.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/24/prisoners.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon will release hundreds of photographs showing alleged abuse of prisoners in detention in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2006, Pentagon officials said Friday, but they said the photos did not show a systemic problem.Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/aclu.prisoners.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/aclu.prisoners.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Defense Department will release "a substantial number" of photographs showing abuse of prisoners at prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/21/pentagon.hacked/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/21/pentagon.hacked/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of confidential files on the U.S. military's most technologically advanced fighter aircraft have been compromised by unknown computer hackers over the past two years, according to senior defense officials.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/obama.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/obama.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the Defense Department weighs options to prevent a repeat of the drama that unfolded on the seas this weekend, those who patrol the waters say pirates must be rooted out before they leave land.Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/rollins.rescue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/rollins.rescue/index.html#cnnSTCTextA president makes many decisions, but none is more important than those he makes as commander in chief. Committing young men and women to war zones where their lives are at risk is a decision that can't be easily reversed, and the consequences can be fatal.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/10/zakaria.pentagon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/10/zakaria.pentagon/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is pushing a 2010 Pentagon budget that reflects major changes in Defense Department priorities.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/military.computers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/military.computers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military has spent at least $100 million defending its computer network from and responding to cyberattacks, according to a top official responsible for network security.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/congress.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/congress.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged Monday that proposed 2010 Pentagon budget cuts are likely to run into significant opposition on Capitol Hill, where politicians are concerned about preserving valuable defense contracts for their districts and states.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/06/gates.budget.cuts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/06/gates.budget.cuts/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a 2010 Pentagon budget Monday that reflects major changes in the "scope and significance" of Defense Department priorities.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea says it will attack the Japanese military and "major targets," if Japan shoots down a rocket Pyongyang plans to launch in the coming days, North Korea's state-run news service, KCNA, reported Thursday.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/pentagon.stoploss.ending/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/pentagon.stoploss.ending/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe military will phase out its "stop-loss" program, the contentious practice of holding troops beyond the end of their enlistments, for all but extraordinary situations, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Wednesday.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/12/mexico.border/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/12/mexico.border/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile the president has said states asked to deploy troops to the U.S. border with Mexico, the Pentagon has not received specific requests to do so, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/26/begleiter.dover/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/26/begleiter.dover/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe reversal of two decades of policy on images of returning war casualties is an important and welcome milestone for the American people.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/26/war.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/26/war.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Barack Obama will ask Congress for more than $200 billion to fund U.S. war efforts for the next year and a half, according to defense officials.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/25/penatgon.disclosure/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/25/penatgon.disclosure/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates is requiring officials working out the details of the next fiscal year's defense budget to keep their discussions "secret" and he's gone the extra step to ensure the secrecy.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/congress.pentagon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/congress.pentagon/index.html#cnnSTCTextCost overruns on big-ticket Pentagon projects have left the U.S. military facing a budgetary "train wreck" at a time of growing budget deficits, Sen. John McCain said Tuesday.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/obama.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/obama.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Barack Obama has approved a significant troop increase for Afghanistan, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/war.dead.coverage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/war.dead.coverage/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Pentagon review looking at allowing media coverage of the flag-draped coffins of fallen troops returning to the United States could be ready for the secretary of defense to look over within days, according to Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/12/detainees.documents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/12/detainees.documents/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush Pentagon tried to find loopholes in the Geneva Conventions for its "ghost detainee" program in Iraq and to delay the release of Guantanamo Bay prisoners to avoid bad press, three human rights groups contend.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/10/gates.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/10/gates.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Barack Obama will likely make a decision on sending additional troops to Afghanistan "in the course of the next few days," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/05/clinton.kyrgyzstan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/05/clinton.kyrgyzstan/index.html#cnnSTCTextKyrgyzstan's decision to close a key U.S. military base is "regrettable," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, but it won't affect the U.S. military effort in nearby Afghanistan.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/iran.satellite/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/iran.satellite/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran Tuesday successfully launched its first satellite into orbit, a step hailed by Iran's president as a "source of pride" for the Islamic republic, according to state-run news outlets.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/28/obama.pentagon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/28/obama.pentagon/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama visited the Pentagon Wednesday for a dose of "unvarnished" give-and-take on how to move forward in America's two wars.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/24/gitmo.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/24/gitmo.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity experts are questioning information released by the Pentagon last week, saying 61 former detainees from its detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may have returned to terrorist activities.Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/22/obama.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/22/obama.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of the Senate Armed Services committee said Thursday that he needed more information on how the nominee for deputy secretary of defense would handle conflicts of interests in his Pentagon post.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/08/defense.appointments/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/08/defense.appointments/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama, who campaigned on lessening lobbyist influence in government, has chosen a defense expert who is currently a vice president and lobbyist for one of the country's biggest defense contractors to be his deputy secretary of defense.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/us.troop.plans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/us.troop.plans/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlthough President-elect Barack Obama will become the next commander-in-chief in just two weeks, several key issues remain to be resolved regarding the drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq and the buildup of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/ptsd.purple.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/ptsd.purple.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Purple Heart medal, awarded to service members who have been physically wounded in combat, will not be given for a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, a Pentagon statement said.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/19/close.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/19/close.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates has asked Pentagon staff to draw up plans for shutting the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Pentagon spokesman said.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/13/usmilitary.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/13/usmilitary.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon is looking at options, but there are no plans for U.S. forces to go ashore in pursuit of pirates in Somalia, a spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday.Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/gates.balancingact/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/gates.balancingact/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates is learning that becoming the first defense secretary to bridge two administrations can lead to some awkward moments.Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/05/us.missile.test/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/05/us.missile.test/index.html#cnnSTCTextA missile shield test was a "smashing success," Pentagon officials said Friday, despite the failure of the test to put to rest concerns that the interceptor might not be able to differentiate between real missiles and decoys.Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/02/gates.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/02/gates.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates may have policy differences, but Gates said Tuesday he was "impressed" by statements Obama has already made on issues such as the Iraq War.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/03/gates.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/03/gates.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextSince 2006, he has garnered an image of fixing problems at the Pentagon -- he was the anti-Rumsfeld, and his time was to be short.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/25/transition.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/25/transition.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeveral officials close to President-elect Barack Obama's transition tell CNN that Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to stay on the job for at least the first year of the new administration.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/19/pentagon.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/19/pentagon.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs President-elect Obama plans for his first budget early next year, the Pentagon is asking for a record amount, according to a senior Pentagon official.Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/mcintyre.gates.buzz/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/mcintyre.gates.buzz/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs each day passes, the buzz is building that Robert Gates might be asked -- and agree -- to stay on as defense secretary, at least for a while.Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/06/pentagon.transition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/06/pentagon.transition/index.html#cnnSTCTextPentagon officials have begun preparing for the first transfer of power during war since Vietnam. They insist that the complicated transfer from the Bush administration to the Obama administration will go smoothly.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:59:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1846201,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1846201,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDefense Secretary Robert Gates, like his predecessor Donald Rumsfeld, believes the greatest threat to the U.S. military is its own sclerotic bureaucracy Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/28/somalia.piracy.ukraine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/28/somalia.piracy.ukraine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA crew member of a Ukrainian vessel pirates seized off the African coast last week has died, a Somali town commissioner said Sunday.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/27/somalia.piracy.ukraine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/27/somalia.piracy.ukraine/index.html#cnnSTCTextPirates who seized a Ukrainian vessel loaded with tanks and weapons off the African coast have lowered their ransom demand to $5 million.Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/23/gates.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/23/gates.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that the earliest more forces will become available for deployment to Afghanistan will be spring or summer of 2009.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:17:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843426,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843426,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Environmental Protection Agency has decided there's no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the country.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/afghanistan.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/afghanistan.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates and top military commanders are reviewing several aspects of U.S. military policy and strategy in Afghanistan, several defense officials say.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/11/pentagon.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/11/pentagon.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe grooved, gray concrete wall rising from a few inches to a few feet seems to be solely for blocking the noise from the nearby highway, but like many parts of the new Pentagon memorial, there is more to the wall than meets the eye.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/10/pentagon.survivor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/10/pentagon.survivor/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor years, retired Air Force Col. John Leech has had no desire to return to the Pentagon.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1840291,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1840291,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Defense Department will push back its decision on a $35 billion tanker contract to the next administration, delaying again the hotly disputed competition between Boeing and Northrop Grumman to replace the Air Force's aging aerial refueling fleetWed, 10 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/10/pentagon.tankers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/10/pentagon.tankers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon has "terminated" the competition for an Air Force airborne tanker contract for now, leaving the decision for the next presidential administration, a statement from the Defense Department said Wednesday.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/10/news/economy/tanker_contract/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/10/news/economy/tanker_contract/index.htmThe Pentagon has "terminated" the competition for an Air Force airborne tanker contract for now, leaving the decision for the next presidential administration, a statement from the Defense Department said Wednesday.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/woodward.whitehouse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/woodward.whitehouse/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe White House on Monday firmly rejected new allegations that President Bush ignored commanders in Iraq and top military advisers in Washington when he decided to send more troops to Iraq in 2007.Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839306,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839306,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile the U.S. goes slow on withdrawing troops from Iraq, Baghdad is seeking sophisticated warplanes to defend itselfSat, 06 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/05/iraq.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/05/iraq.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe top U.S. general in Iraq is recommending nearly 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq because of the improving situation there, a source close to the process has told CNN.Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1835118,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1835118,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBoeing Co. is considering bailing out of a politically charged competition for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, if it does not receive an additional four months from the Pentagon to assemble its offerFri, 22 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/18/us.iran.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/18/us.iran.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon does not believe an Iranian rocket test over the weekend was successful, despite reports in the official Iranian media saying the Islamic Republic had launched its first vehicle capable of placing a satellite in orbit.Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:27:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832982,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832982,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter Bush's tough talk, his Defense Secretary makes clear that military confrontation isn't an option Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/08/atheist.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/08/atheist.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTextArmy Spc. Jeremy Hall was raised Baptist.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/31/military.sexabuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/31/military.sexabuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextA congresswoman said Thursday that her "jaw dropped" when military doctors told her that four in 10 women at a veterans hospital reported being sexually assaulted while in the military.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/29/israel.missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/29/israel.missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will provide Israel with a radar system used to detect and track missile and rocket attacks, a senior Pentagon official told CNN Tuesday.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt will be left to the next president to send a significant number of additional troops to Afghanistan, the Pentagon's spokesman said Wednesday.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:32:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1821324,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1821324,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBoeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. will submit new offers for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, and the Pentagon will pick a winner by the end of the yearWed, 09 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/09/news/international/gates_tanker/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/09/news/international/gates_tanker/index.htmThe Pentagon will reopen bidding Wednesday for one of the largest contracts in military history, Sen. Richard Shelby, Republican of Alabama, said in a statement on his Web site.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly seven years after their defeat by U.S. forces, the Taliban have regrouped and have formed a "resilient insurgency," according to a new Pentagon report on security in Afghanistan.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1817699,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1817699,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsReports on the war's progress from the Pentagon and the GAO offer sharply divergent assessments that mirror the political debateWed, 25 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/17/detainee.hearings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/17/detainee.hearings/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top legal adviser to the Pentagon squelched objections from legal experts when the military was writing rules that cleared the way for harsh interrogation of prisoners, a former lawyer for the senior U.S. military commander testified Tuesday.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1814846,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1814846,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Defense Department report warns of the possibility that exotic drugs or implants could create a fearsome new enemyMon, 16 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/09/airforce/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/09/airforce/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates recommended new leaders Monday to replace the top Air Force brass he sacked last week, the Pentagon said.Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:50:00 EDT