Congress today is ready to vote on the repeal of ’don’t ask, don’t tell’. Also today, we look at the increasing tensions between North and South Korea.

Congress to Vote on DADT Today

WASHINGTON — Congress is headed toward landmark votes on whether to allow gays to serve openly in the military.

Gen. McChrystal and Adm. Olson Actually on the Same Page
Afghan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s counterinsurgency guidance has taken what many considered to be a very, very soft approach to combating insurgents as laid down in the COIN manual, and softened it even more.

Nat’l Security Plan Focuses on Homegrown Terror

President Obama’s administration will unveil a new security strategy Thursday that places the focus on homegrown extremists and steps back from the Bush era’s “war on terror” terminology.

North Korea warns it will meet war with ‘all-out war’

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea reacted to a South Korean anti-submarine exercise early Thursday by saying it would meet “confrontation with confrontation” and war with “all-out war,” according to North Korean state-run media.

So far, so good for ‘top kill’ procedure, Coast Guard admiral says

Venice, Louisiana (CNN) — BP’s “top kill” procedure is going as planned and according to expectations, U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government’s point man in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill response, said Thursday.

Waverider sets record for hypersonic flight

WASHINGTON — An experimental aircraft has set a record for hypersonic flight, flying more than 3 minutes at Mach 6 — six times the speed of sound.

Prisoners Stop Making Helmets for Troops

Federal prisoners will no longer make helmets for U.S. troops after the Army recalled 44,000 helmets that were made by UNICOR –- also known as Federal Prison Industries.

U.S. destroyer shadows ship under pirate control

(CNN) — A U.S. destroyer is shadowing a ship off the coast of Somalia after it was taken over by 50 pirates, authorities said.

Obama to Send 1,200 Troops to Mexico Border

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will deploy 1,200 National Guard troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, according to an administration official and an Arizona congresswoman.

Bill would ease tax credit for hiring vets

Legislation that would expand tax incentives to encourage businesses to hire recently discharged veterans was unveiled Monday by the Democratic chairman and Republican ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee.

Experiencing an Afghan ambush, first hand

COMBAT OUTPOST REILLY, Afghanistan — It was about 6 p.m. when things began to look sinister. Second Squad detected men running back and forth in a tree line several hundred yards to their north — a possible indicator of a coming ambush.