House Votes to Ease Airport Screening for Troops

WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday voted unanimously to allow military travelers on official duty to get a special preference to move through airport security checks faster.

 

Deadwood, South Dakota, welcomes Vietnam Veterans of America chapter

One South Dakota town is celebrating the formation of a new Vietnam Veterans of America chapter.

 

EU defense ministers may endorse pooling resources

BRUSSELS (AP) — EU defense ministers are considering whether to pool and share military resources as austerity measures due to the European debt crisis bite into national defense budgets, officials said Wednesday.

 

Postwar U.S.-Afghanistan ties are expected to remain rocky

KABUL – The wartime alliance between Afghanistan and the United States in the last decade has been fraught with suspicions over sharply differing goals and tactics. It is becoming clear that any postwar partnership to prevent a Taliban comeback is likely to be just as problematic.

 

Judge to Rule Whether Fort Hood Suspect Gets Experts

FORT HOOD, Texas — A military judge was expected to rule Wednesday on whether the government should pay for two defense experts on behalf of an Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage.

 

As Troops Leave Iraq, What is Legacy of 8 Years of War?

WASHINGTON — Think for a moment about the emotional seesaw of someone who has lost a loved one in Iraq and hears that the war is about to end.

 

SWAT Team Shooting of Marine Vet Causes Outrage

TUCSON, Ariz. — Jose Guerena Ortiz was sleeping after an exhausting 12-hour night shift at a copper mine. His wife, Vanessa, had begun breakfast. Their 4-year-old son, Joel, asked to watch cartoons.