Pentagon Taking Closer Look at Dover Mortuary

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is launching a drive to reassure members of the military and their families that flaws in the handling of human remains at the Dover military mortuary — including two instances of lost body parts — have been fixed.

 

Vets say they didn’t receive government help they needed

More than half of all veterans who describe themselves as “seriously” hurt or wounded from combat or peacetime service say the government did not give them “all the help … it should,” according to a Pew Research Center survey released today.

 

New Charges Against GI in Fort Hood Bomb Plot

WACO, Texas — An AWOL Soldier planned to detonate bombs in a restaurant filled with Fort Hood troops and then shoot those who survived, federal authorities said in a new six-count indictment returned against him Tuesday.

 

U.N. Raises Questions On Iran’s Nuclear Program

The International Atomic Energy Agency released its much-anticipated report on Iran’s nuclear program, but failed to conclude definitively that the Islamic republic is engaged in a full-scale weapons program.

 

Pakistani leader vows operations against Haqqanis

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s president promised to work with the United States to “eradicate” the militant Haqqani network, a pledge made during a meeting with visiting American congressmen, according to one of the lawmakers.

 

Public may get to View Gitmo Terror Trial

MIAMI — Pentagon prosecutors have filed a sealed motion with the Guantanamo war court that apparently proposes allowing the general public to watch military proceedings against an alleged al-Qaida terrorist.

 

U.S. Army Europe to cut more than 1,000 civilian jobs

HEIDELBERG, Germany — The U.S. Army in Europe will cut more than 1,000 civilian jobs in the next year in what’s expected to be just the first round of reductions amid stark budgetary times and as two wars wind down.

 

Mental-health centers bring care closer to vets

PHOENIX — Reed Webber and his wife reached out for help after his first tour of duty in the Middle East.

 

Military’s Longest-serving General set to Retire

When Al Flowers was born, his grandmother brought him home in a shoe box and sat all night by the wood stove to keep him warm.