Progress 'slow and uneven'
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U.S. Gen. David McKiernan, the top NATO general in Afghanistan, rejected the idea that NATO is losing the Afghanistan war to an increasingly bloody Taliban insurgency.
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Navy chief emphasizes opposition to Prop B
SAN DIEGO, 2:55 p.m. Oct. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Navy Secretary Donald Winter on Wednesday underscored the military's opposition to Proposition B, the plan to double-deck San Diego's marine terminal that will appear on the November ballot.
Speaking to about 400 business and military leaders at a breakfast meeting in San Diego, Winter said the Navy, Marine Corps and defense industry rely heavily on the Port of San Diego. He suggested that a second deck could hamper the military's ability to ship heavy equipment through the port.
WASHINGTON, 12:58 p.m. Oct. 15 (AP)
Navy to review case of missing Gulf War pilot: The Navy is once again reviewing the long-running case of Capt. Michael “Scott” Speicher, the fighter pilot shot down during the first Gulf war and listed as “missing/captured,” U.S. officials said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, 12:40 p.m. Oct. 14 (AP)
Bush signs defense bill with troops' pay raise: President Bush on Tuesday signed legislation allowing $612 billion in defense spending for the 2009 budget year, including a pay raise for troops.
LOS ANGELES, 9:09 a.m. Oct. 15 (AP)
Coast Guard rescues sailor off Southern California: A sailor stranded at sea on a solo cruise from Hawaii to the mainland has been rescued by the Coast Guard some 100 miles off Southern California.
NEW YORK, 2:21 p.m. Oct. 14 (AP)
MTV, CNN partner for concert to support veterans: MTV's Choose or Lose campaign and CNN have partnered to broadcast a concert supporting veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
WASHINGTON, 12:40 p.m. Oct. 14 (AP)
Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back: More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition urging the Army to let an Iraqi puppy come home with a Minnesota soldier, who fears that “Ratchet” could be killed if left behind.
CORONADO, 7:17 a.m. Oct. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Military unit to send another group to Iraq: Thirty-five members of the Coronado-based Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 will leave today from North Island Naval Air Station for a six-month deployment in Iraq, said Lt. Kate Raia, a spokeswoman for the unit.
Oct. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
S.D.-based Navy ships had stay in Sydney: Two San Diego-based Navy ships were in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend for port visits. The amphibious assault ship Peleliu and the destroyer Halsey cruised into the harbor of Australia's largest city under blue skies Friday, Navy officials said. About 3,000 sailors and Marines went ashore, many of them looking to enjoy Sydney's beaches and pubs.
RALEIGH, N.C., 7:01 a.m. Oct. 14 (AP)
Marine fighting extradition, could delay U.S. trial: A Marine who fled to Mexico shortly before he was charged with killing a pregnant comrade is fighting extradition in a move that prosecutors said could delay or endanger the chances of him going to trial in the U.S.
CORONADO, Oct. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Members of Explosive Ordnance unit to deploy to Iraq: Thirty-five members of the Coronado-based Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 will leave Tuesday from North Island Naval Air Station for a six-month deployment in Iraq, said Lt. Kate Raia, a spokeswoman for the unit.
11:34 p.m. Oct. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Two San Diego-based ships make call in Sydney: Two San Diego-based Navy ships were in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend for port visits. The amphibious assault ship Peleliu and the destroyer Halsey cruised into the harbor of Australia's largest city under sunny blue skies Friday, Navy officials said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 13 (AP)
Pakistani tribes form armies to fight Taliban: Pakistani tribesmen are raising armies to battle al-Qaeda and Taliban militants close to the Afghan border – a movement encouraged by the military and hailed as a sign its offensive there is succeeding.
9:04 p.m. Oct. 10 (AP)
Some overseas soldiers' voting hampered: American soldiers can hump 60-pound packs through the broiling desert, kill for their country and die for it, but they can't always vote for their commander in chief.
Oct. 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Firefighters credited for fast control: CAMP PENDLETON – An aggressive attack and a turn in the weather helped firefighters gain the upper hand on a wildfire yesterday that scorched 1,500 acres on Camp Pendleton, but drifting smoke prompted air-quality officials to issue a health advisory throughout Southern California.
BAGHDAD, 9:31 a.m. Oct. 10 (AP)
Iraqi PM discusses U.S. pact with Shiite cleric: Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric indicated Friday he would not stand in the way of a long-term U.S. security deal if it's approved by the country's democratic institutions, the prime minister said.
WASHINGTON, 6:30 a.m. Oct. 10 (AP)
Gov't probes U.S. defense contractor over payments: Army criminal investigators are examining whether Combat Support Associates, a defense contractor that has earned more than $2 billion so far supporting U.S. troops in Iraq, overcharged the government. The company said it is cooperating in the case.
7:11 a.m. Oct. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Accused Marine's lawyer headed to Fallujah site: The attorney for a Camp Pendleton Marine charged with killing a detainee during combat in Fallujah, Iraq, is traveling to the alleged crime scene to conduct interviews and survey the area.
WASHINGTON, 2:21 p.m. Oct. 8 (AP)
Court wrestles with case on Navy sonar, whales: The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over how to resolve a long-running dispute over whether environmental laws may be used to limit the Navy's use of sonar to protect whales.
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, Oct. 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Davis: Study other sites for Navy building: Rep. Susan Davis, D-San Diego, called on Navy and San Diego officials yesterday to consider different sites for a proposed Navy administration building downtown.
SAN DIEGO, 11:07 a.m. Oct. 8 (SIGNONSANDIEGO)
Abraham Lincoln strike group arriving in port: The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and two locally based ships have arrived in San Diego Wednesday following a seven-month deployment.
Oct. 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Water polo offers hope to Afghans: The swimming pool at Pol-e-Charki Garrison in eastern Afghanistan sits atop a hill on the west side of the military base, and sometimes Jeremy Piasecki pauses, sucks in a puff of clean air and gazes over the terrain spread out before him.
WASHINGTON, 7:45 a.m. Oct. 8 (AP)
Pentagon source: strike killed 30 Afghan civilians: U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan on Aug. 22 killed some 30 civilians, far more than the military has previously acknowledged, defense officials said Wednesday.
AMSTERDAM, 7:14 a.m. Oct. 8 (REUTERS)
Rebel Serb leader gets 35 years prison on appeal: The U.N. war crimes tribunal sentenced on appeal the former leader of rebel Serbs in Croatia, Milan Martic, to 35 years in prison on Wednesday for ordering atrocities in a breakaway region of Croatia.
Oct. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Crew faulted in blaze on carrier: Navy investigators faulted at least two dozen crew members for a $70 million, “entirely preventable” fire aboard the aircraft carrier George Washington, according to a report from the Pacific Fleet command.
OHRID, Macedonia, 1:21 p.m. Oct. 7 (AP)
U.S. defense chief: U.S. forces in Kosovo thru 2009: Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said the U.S. is committed to keeping troops in Kosovo through late next year despite strong Russian opposition to creation of the world's newest country this year.
WASHINGTON, 2:50 p.m. Oct. 7 (AP)
Documents say detainee near insanity: A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation in a U.S. military brig, according to documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union and provided to The Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, 11:16 a.m. Oct. 7 (AP)
Pa. widow sues U.S. over Iraq vet-husband's suicide: The widow of a 23-year-old Iraq war veteran from Pennsylvania is suing the U.S. government over her husband's suicide.
WASHINGTON, 10:23 a.m. Oct. 7 (AP)
Military improves education on electrocution: The U.S. military is creating an electrical code for U.S. facilities in Iraq as part of an effort to prevent future electrocutions in Iraq. The deaths of at least 18 U.S. service members and contractors in Iraq are under investigation as possible electrocutions.
WASHINGTON, 6:45 a.m. Oct. 7 (REUTERS)
Pentagon denies U.S. warplane landed in Iran: The Pentagon denied Tuesday an Iranian news report that a U.S. military aircraft had violated Iranian territory and had been forced to land in Iran, saying all American planes were accounted for.
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., 3:57 a.m. Oct. 7 (AP)
Mind training helps troops with combat, then PTSD: The explosion of practice mortars sent Army Spc. Kade Williams into panic attacks, and nightmares plagued his sleep. The ravages of post-traumatic stress had left the veteran of the war in Afghanistan vulnerable, and he was desperate for help.
WASHINGTON, 2:07 p.m. Oct. 6 (AP)
Army officials cautious about future funding: The Army's vision of the future includes computerized battles fought with a range of tools, from sensor-packed unmanned aircraft the size of a trash can to giant cannons capable of hitting targets miles away.
WASHINGTON, 12:51 p.m. Oct. 6 (AP)
China cancels military contacts with U.S.: China has abruptly canceled a series of military and diplomatic contacts with the United States to protest a planned $6.5 billion package of U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, American officials told The Associated Press on Monday.
FORT BRAGG, N.C., 9:34 a.m. Oct. 6 (AP)
Charges remain for NY soldier accused of killing 2: A military judge has refused to dismiss charges against a soldier from New York who is accused of killing two Army officers by detonating a bomb in Iraq.
WASHINGTON, 4:01 a.m. Oct. 6 (AP)
U.S. defense chief meets NATO amid Russia tension: U.S. and NATO allies will embrace fledgling Eastern European nations during international meetings this week, in a what will be seen as a sharp message to Russia that further aggression in the region will not be tolerated.
Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Marines, sailors return from Iraq to homecoming: CAMP PENDLETON: Hundreds of friends and family members are expected to gather at Camp Pendleton today to welcome home more than 170 Marines and sailors returning from Iraq.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., 1:08 p.m. Oct. 3 (AP)
Ex-sailor wants new trial in terrorism case: A former Navy sailor is seeking a new trial after being convicted in Connecticut of leaking details about ship movements to suspected terrorism supporters.
BISMARCK, N.D., 12:14 p.m. Oct. 3 (AP)
Air Force: $5.6M to take rocket booster from ditch: The Air Force says it spent about $5.6 million in its efforts to recover an unarmed booster rocket for an intercontinental ballistic missile from a North Dakota ditch.
WASHINGTON, 12:57 p.m. Oct. 3 (AP)
U.S. announces Taiwan arms package: The Bush administration announced plans Friday to sell $6 billion in arms to Taiwan, a decision sure to anger Taiwan's rival China and one that could complicate stalled North Korean disarmament efforts.
RALEIGH, N.C., 7:38 a.m. Oct. 3 (AP)
Husband, 2nd man held in female soldier's stabbing: The husband of a female soldier found stabbed to death near her home was arrested Friday and charged with murder along with a second man authorities say was hired to kill the woman.
WASHINGTON, 4:42 a.m. Oct. 3 (AP)
Military relied on bonuses to lure new recruits: After seven years at war, the military paid recruits hundreds of millions of dollars over the past year as they answered the call to duty.
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, 12:45 a.m. Oct. 3 (AP)
Navy confirms lost WWII sub has been found: The Navy has confirmed the wreckage of a sunken vessel found last year off the Aleutians Islands is that of the USS Grunion, which disappeared during World War II.
BALBOA PARK, Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Second home for military kin opens: BALBOA PARK – The nonprofit Fisher House will today open its second residence for families of troops receiving treatment at the San Diego Naval Medical Center, which has seen an increase in patients from the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Trial of Marine accused of killing captive delayed : CAMP PENDLETON: A military judge has granted prosecutors a delay in the case of a Marine accused of killing an unarmed captive during a battle in Fallujah, Iraq.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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WASHINGTON, 2:35 p.m. Oct. 2 (AP)
Military recruiting bonuses grow by 25 percent: The Army and Marine Corps doled out nearly $640 million in the past year in bonuses to entice recruits to join the military, as the two services continue to bear the brunt of the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
QUANTICO, Va., 2:14 p.m. Oct. 2 (AP)
Marines reassess equipment needs for Afghanistan: With plans to redeploy more Marines to Afghanistan later this fall, companies like General Dynamics Corp. and Force Protection Inc. are being asked to re-engineer mine-resistant vehicles that can traverse the war-ravaged country's mountainous terrain while offering even greater protection.
Oct. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Troubles in port, at sea weigh down Navy ship: The crew of the New Orleans could find plenty of reasons to sing the blues. The Navy amphibious assault ship was battered by Hurricane Katrina while being built in its namesake city. It arrived at its home port of San Diego 16 months ago – two years behind schedule, 90 percent over budget and needing 400,000 hours' worth of construction work.
Oct. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Marine refuses to testify in hearing: CAMP PENDLETON – A Marine sergeant defied a general's order yesterday by refusing to testify against a fellow defendant in the case of a Camp Pendleton squad accused of killing unarmed captives in Fallujah, Iraq, almost four years ago.
NEW YORK, 5:07 a.m. Oct. 2 (AP)
Museum ship prepares to return to Manhattan pier: The former aircraft carrier Intrepid is ready to make its way back to Manhattan and resume its post as a floating museum.
SAN DIEGO, 4:51 p.m. Oct. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Ex-Pendleton Marine suspected of sexual assault on teens: A former Camp Pendleton Marine is in a Los Angeles County jail on suspicion of sexually assaulting two girls, and sheriff's deputies there said they are trying to determine if there may be possible victims in San Diego County.
FORT RILEY, Kan., 1:10 a.m. Oct. 1 (AP)
Soldiers headed to Iraq worry about economy: Soldiers and families who deal with enough stress during 12-month deployment to Iraq say they're now keeping a little closer eye on their finances.
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