String of attacks leave scores of people dead in Iraq. And, suicide task force faults Pentagon for lack of coordination.

String of Attacks Leave Scores Of People Dead In Iraq

Bombers and gunmen launched an apparently coordinated string of attacks against Iraqi government forces on Wednesday, killing at least 43 people a day after the number of U.S. troops fell below 50,000 for the first time since the start of the war.

Suicide task force faults Pentagon for lack of coordination

WASHINGTON — A lack of coordination by the Pentagon and the rush by each service to develop suicide prevention programs have led to scattershot initiatives that overlap in some areas and have significant gaps in others, according to a report released Tuesday by a congressionally mandated task force on suicide prevention in the military.

Pakistan Flooding Disrupts Afghan War Supplies

SUKKUR, Pakistan — The immense floods that have inundated sections of Pakistan and cut roads and railways have also disrupted the main supply lines for United States and NATO military forces in Afghanistan.

Conway: Afghan drawdown unlikely to include Marines

ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. Marines will be fighting in the southern Afghan provinces of Helmand and Kandahar for years beyond the White House’s July 2011 target date to start withdrawing American troops and transitioning power to local forces across the country, according to the Marine Corps commandant.

Navy, CG Trade Blame for Midair Crash

The Coast Guard said Tuesday that a failure by the Navy to follow standard air traffic control procedures contributed to a midair collision that killed seven Coast Guard members and two Marines last year, while the Navy insisted the pilots were responsible.

Conway: Moral Concerns in Gay Billeting

In what was likely his last appearance in the Pentagon briefing room, soon-to-be retiring Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway once more waded into the “don’t ask, don’t tell” waters with his straight-shooter candor by suggesting that “very religious” Marines with “moral concerns” about homosexuality might not be forced to live with their gay battle buddies.