The story of Mosul: Few jobs, lots of trouble Five years ago this month, Paul Wolfowitz, then the Pentagon's second-ranking official, dropped in on this northern city to take its temperature. He walked the streets, chatted with locals and came to a quick conclusion: The people here had grown impatient with post-invasion chaos.
From bull semen to bras, Iran still buys American Nuclear weapons? No way. But there are plenty of items on Iran's shopping list the United States is more than happy to supply: cigarettes, brassieres, bull semen and more.
Pentagon to decide on tanker contract The Pentagon is expected to announce Wednesday whether the Air Force will rebid a $35 billion contract to build new refueling tankers.
Senators decry plan to transport chemical weapons Lawmakers from both parties are challenging a Pentagon plan to study whether to transport deadly chemical weapons across state lines to speed their destruction.
Academies to improve sexual assault reporting A conference later this month should help the nation's military academies standardize reporting of sexual assaults, a Naval Academy administrator said Tuesday.
Report says some vets paying more for health care Some military retirees disabled in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan pay more for health care than other retirees, and a new report recommends waiving their insurance premiums to correct the inequity.
Defense Secretary says carrier Lincoln shifted to Afghan combat Defense Secretary Robert Gates said moving the aircraft carrier Lincoln from the Iraq war to Afghanistan combat was a response to declining violence in Iraq and increasing violence in Afghanistan.
Pentagon putting more air power on Afghanistan Worried about increasing insurgent attacks in Afghanistan, the U.S. military says it is sending extra air power there by shifting an aircraft carrier away from the Iraq war.
Pentagon aims for less deadly cluster bombs Faced with growing international pressure, the Pentagon is changing its policy on cluster bombs and plans to reduce the danger of unexploded munitions in the deadly explosives.