If the Egyptian Army cracks down on demonstrators, chances are they will do it with American weapons. Now, Capt. Honors claims the videos he was fired for, had been approved by senior Navy leadership.

Your Weapons Are On Cairo’s Streets

On the streets of Cairo and around the world, everyone’s waiting to see if the Egyptian Army is going to crack down on the demonstrators demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Whatever Egypt’s military does next, chances are they’ll do it with American weapons.

Afghan Villagers Return Home To Devastation

This summer, U.S. troops surged into southern Afghanistan, pushing into Taliban territory and setting off some of the fiercest fighting since the war began.

Exclusive: Honors says admirals backed videos

The former carrier commander fired for producing and starring in controversial shipboard videos says the films were made with the “affirmative and tacit approval of senior Navy leadership,” according to an official statement the former skipper, Capt. Owen Honors, has provided to investigators.

War wounded: Father, son suffer brain injuries

MOORPARK, Calif. (AP) — The crisply ironed uniforms of the father and son hang side by side in what they have dubbed the “Marine Corps closet,” a dark space filled with vestiges of their tours of duty.

Naval Academy Admissions Under Scrutiny

The Naval Academy will send appointment letters to the Class of 2015 this week, and nearly all of the successful applicants will likely accept.

Ivy League Preps for ROTC’s Return

Reserve Officer Training Corps programs may soon return to Ivy League campuses after an absence that’s spanned nearly two generations. Officials at Harvard, Yale and Stanford are considering asking the services to start ROTC programs at their campus now that the ban on gays serving openly in the military has been repealed. 

Afghan troop proposal may cost $2 billion more: U.S. aide

Washington and its allies are struggling to balance mounting budget pressures at home with the need to stand up a capable local fighting force in Afghanistan that can take over more security responsibilities as foreign forces withdraw.

Air Force official’s sentencing hearing set

MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) — A top Ohio-based Air Force official convicted of two counts of mistreating two lower-ranking women through sexual advances may learn his punishment.

WikiLeaks probe: Army commanders were told not to send Manning to Iraq

WASHINGTON — Investigators have concluded that Army commanders ignored advice not to send to Iraq an Army private who’s now accused of downloading hundreds of thousands of sensitive reports and diplomatic cables that ended up on the WikiLeaks website in the largest single security breach in American history, McClatchy has learned.
Gates Faults Congress for ‘Crisis on Doorstep’

OTTAWA, Ontario — Defense Secretary Robert Gates is accusing Congress of dumping a “crisis on my doorstep” by holding the Pentagon to last year’s spending levels and creating a potential $23 billion gap that could weaken a wartime military.
Misplaced VX Nerve Agent Led to Lockdown

DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah — The Army said Thursday that Dugway Proving Ground, where military weapons are tested, was locked down for hours because a small amount of a nerve agent was unaccounted for.

Al-Qaida leader admits facing pressure from drones

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A purported al-Qaida leader in Pakistan says the terror network is losing territory and fighters amid a U.S. drone strike campaign, according to an audio message monitored by a U.S. organization that tracks militant propaganda.

Karzai’s pick for parliament speaker accused of atrocities
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan warlord who’s accused of gross human rights violations and was once close to Osama bin Laden has received the backing of President Hamid Karzai for the important post of speaker of the new parliament, which was inaugurated Wednesday.