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.

 

Phony U.S. military electronics traced to China

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee is planning to crack down on counterfeit electronic parts, which more often than not originate in China and eventually make their way to U.S. military weapon systems.

 

U.S. to work with Arab Spring Islamist parties

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Monday that the Obama administration would work with ascendant Islamist parties of the Muslim world, answering one of the central U.S. policy questions resulting from the Arab Spring.

 

Hire veterans, Panetta urges business execs

WASHINGTON – U.S. troops have sacrificed for their country, and now it’s time for the country to give a little back as troops leave the military – not handouts, but job opportunities, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday at a forum with business executives.

 

Iran Guard says will retaliate if leaders killed

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian semi-official news agency says that a top commander in the country’s Revolutionary Guard force has threatened to kill “dozens” of American military commanders, should the U.S. kill any one of theirs.

 

Marine Death Investigated as Homicide

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Military authorities say a Camp Pendleton Marine is suspected in the death of a fellow Marine whose body was found in his barracks over the weekend.