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Chinese Satellite Experiment Raises Concern Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:01:50 GMT - When the United States deployed the XSS-11 several years ago, critics claimed the Air Force was trying to test something that could grab another country's satellite or bump it. Now one Chinese satelli... Petraeus: Relationship with Karzai Sound Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:37:38 GMT - The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the sometimes strained relationship between the US and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid. Commanders: Iraqi Army Needs US Help Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:39:30 GMT - Iraq cannot yet sustain its army despite having managed to quell a violent insurgency, US and local commanders told AFP, raising the prospect that American troops will stay on beyond 2011. Gates on Surprise Visit to Afghanistan Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:47:19 GMT - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a surprise visit following a trip to Iraq, where he attended ceremonies to mark the formal end of the American combat mission there. Pakistan Taliban Put on Terrorism Blacklist Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:02:21 GMT - U.S. officials launched a broad legal offensive against Pakistan's Taliban, placing the group on its international terrorism blacklist and charging its leader with planning last year's suicide bombing... Navy, CG Ready to Move if Earl Strikes Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:41:02 GMT - Earl has put the military on alert. As of Wednesday evening, neither the Navy nor the Coast Guard in Hampton Roads had issued orders to move large numbers of ships in preparation for Earl, although th... Suspected Leaker’s Mental Health Tested Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:13:58 GMT - An Army private is undergoing medical tests to determine his mental state in a case alleging he leaked classified material to WikiLeaks, his lawyer said Wednesday. China Denies Having Troops in Pakistan Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:47:11 GMT - China on Thursday dismissed reports saying troops of the People's Liberation Army are in a disputed area of Pakistan. Unmanned AF Reaper Crashes in Mojave Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:09:03 GMT - An unmanned MQ-9 Reaper warplane crashed in the El Mirage Dry Lake area of the Mojave Desert, the Air Force said. US Forces Still in Fight in Iraq Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:52:23 GMT - Even as President Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American Soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided houses and arrested dozens of sus... Gates Says History will Judge Iraq War’s Worth Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:57:10 GMT - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that history will judge whether the war in Iraq was worth it. In Iraq to mark the formal close of the U.S. combat mission and the departure of the top U.S. war comm... Vets' Costs Concern Deficit Co-Chair Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:02:37 GMT - The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of Pr... Troops, Families Glad to Hear of Combat’s End Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:51:38 GMT - The presidentmarked the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom Tuesday by noting that we lived in an "age without surrender ceremonies," and that was just fine with many who fought and bled in that war. Reservist: Unit not Ready for Deployment Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:47:21 GMT - A U.S. Army Reserve sergeant from Chicago bypassed the chain of command and asked two Illinois lawmakers to intervene because he felt that his unit was woefully unprepared to deploy to Afghanistan thi... Agent: Army Analyst had Artillery Manuals Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:55:11 GMT - A former U.S. Army analyst who tried to board a flight to China with electronic files containing restricted Army documents poses a danger of the "gravest sense," a prosecutor argued Tuesday in federal... Tony Blair: I Cried for Iraq War Victims Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:00:26 GMT - Tony Blair's long-awaited memoir says the former British prime minister doesn't regret the Iraq war - although he wept for its victims - and carries revelations about his alcohol use, his interactions... ‘The Tillman Story’ a Warning, Mom Says Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:37:15 GMT - Pat Tillman's fratricide death, its attempted cover-up and a congressional investigation that found no one culpable are the subject of a documentary, which his mother says should stand as much as a ca... Provided courtesy of: http://www.military.com/cs/Satellite?c=AdvCols&channel=news&cid=1186032310810&pagename=News%2FnwsLayout