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Flood of wounded GIs swamps care units
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - In a rush to correct reports of substandard care for wounded soldiers, the Army flung open the doors of new specialized treatment centers so wide that up to half the soldiers currently enrolled do not have injuries serious enough to justify being there, The Associated Press has learned.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. People:Robert Gates Donald H. Rumsfeld Source:(AP)
2008-11-02
Fort Dix plot case to start Monday in New Jersey
CAMDEN, N.J. - The arrests seemed like a startling wake-up call to America: Federal authorities said a group of would-be terrorists were foiled in a plot to sneak onto a New Jersey military base and kill soldiers. The federal government argues that the May 2007 capture of Serdar Tatar, Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer and the brothers Dritan, Eljvir and Shain Duka saved innocent lives. Defense lawyers contend there was no plot and that the government paid people to get them to discuss one. Opening arguments were due to be made Monday.
Nations:U.S. Activities:U.S. War on Terror Source:(AP)
2008-10-20
High-resolution satellite launched in California
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A super-sharp Earth-imaging satellite that can detail an area the size of a baseball diamond's home plate from space has been launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Central California coast.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Rescuers search off Guam for crew of crashed B-52
HONOLULU - Rescue crews were searching a vast area of floating debris and a sheen of oil Monday for crew members of an Air Force B-52 bomber that crashed off the island of Guam, officials said.
Nations:U.S. Japan Source:(AP)
2008-07-21
Mystery blast kills 8 at Pakistan militant base
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - An explosion wrecked a militant compound Monday, killing as many as eight people while Pakistani paramilitary forces pushed deeper into a border region where extremists threaten the city of Peshawar and a key supply line for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Nations:Pakistan Source:(AP)
2008-06-30
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