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Americans are more likely to disapprove (46%) than approve (39%) of the U.S. military action in Libya. This marks a shift from a prior reading just after the NATO action began, when Americans approved by 47% to 37%.
The U.S. military's top officer told Congress on Thursday that President Obama's decision to withdraw up to 33,000 troops from Afghanistan is risky but keeps the country on a path toward stability.
Defense Secretary-designate Leon E. Panetta faces an early test on defense spending when he takes office.Whichever way he goes, the Pentagon can expect to see a change in style.
Americans believe the U.S. Army and Marine Corps are most important to national defense, followed in order by the Air Force and Navy. Prior to the Iraq war, Americans said the Air Force was the most important service.
In another blow to Washington's relationship with Pakistan, U.S. officials say Pakistan failed another test to prove it could be trusted by tipping off militants at two more bomb-building factories.
A Somali court has sentenced six foreigners—three Britons and an American among them—for illegally bringing millions of dollars into the country to pay ransoms for the release of vessels held by pirates.
The upcoming early dismissal of more than 3,000 sailors will not have an adverse effect on the Navy's capabilities, the Chief of Naval Operations said Thursday.
Navy engineers in San Diego and Bangor, Wash., began testing diesel-powered hybrid vehicle technology June 15 for possible deployment to Navy and Marine Corps bases worldwide.
Somalia's president said his security forces will defeat al Qaeda and affiliate militants in the country, after the killing last week of Africa's most wanted al Qaeda operative.