Eight US soldiers died in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday. This made October the deadliest month for US troops in Afghanistan since they originally entered the country eight years ago.
In a Pentagon policy shift, the US military has begun to share with the International Committee of the Red Cross the identities of militants detained in secret camps in Iraq and Afghanistan, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
The US Defence Ministry has announced the creation of its first command dedicated to thwarting cyber attacks amid growing concern over the threat posed by digital espionage.
Two officials working for the US Department of Defence died in Baghdad's Green Zone in separate incidents. A DOD civilian employee was killed in a rocket attack Friday night while an American Pentagon employee was also found dead.
The Pentagon is preparing to release 'hundreds' of images showing prisoners in Iraqi and Afghan prisons being abused by US personnel during the Bush administration, in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
Beijing has responded furiously to the Pentagon’s annual global military assessment, which warns of China’s growing military power and its effects on the region, accusing the report of “making groundless accusations”.
SupplyCore, a 110-employee US logistics company, was awarded a $4.4 billion contract by the Pentagon for support of tactical and non-tactical wheeled vehicle fleets for the US military, according to a Pentagon statement.
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked Pentagon staff to come up with a plan for shutting down the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, to be ready for when President-elect Barack Obama takes office next month.
US President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker to head a new panel that will advise him on stabilising financial markets in a bid to avert a painful recession.
