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As the Defense Department braces for budget cuts, the Marine Corps has prepared a plan for deeper manpower reductions but hopes to retain its major aviation programs, the head of Marine aviation says.
U.S. Africa Command has been quietly battling terrorism in Africa, relying on special forces. But amid shrinking budgets and increased use of special forces in Afghanistan, it may see resources dwindle.
The Pentagon is planning to release a long-overdue report about the role of women in combat later this week, according to officials familiar with the report.
India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier as it modernizes its military to match China's.
The transfer of U.S. Marines to Guam will not require the prior closure of a base on the southern Japan island of Okinawa, the United States and Japan announced Wednesday.
The Office of Naval Research's electromagnetic railgun program will take an important step forward in the coming weeks when the first industry railgun prototype launcher is tested in Dahlgren, Va.
Adm. Bill McRaven said Tuesday that special operations forces in Afghanistan are preparing for a possible expanded role as overall U.S. forces begin to draw down after a decade of war.