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As many as 2,000 more troops may be going to Afghanistan

As many as 2,000 additional troops - including a number of U.S. forces - may be headed to Afghanistan in the coming weeks under a plan being proposed by Gen. David Petraeus, who has not commented publicly on the need for more troops, but a U.S. defense official and a senior NATO official directly familiar with his thinking and the entire matter confirmed details to CNN. The Petraeus proposal for more troops has been briefed to NATO officials behind closed doors.

Infant deaths at Bragg have families weighing housing options

Scores of military families stationed at the North Carolina base say they are troubled by an ongoing Army review of 10 unexplained infant deaths that have occurred inside Fort Bragg housing units since 2007.
Study: Can the hormone progesterone aid TBI recovery? 15:41 September 5, 2010
Army studies concussions' effects on bomb techs
USS Olympia, 2-war naval veteran, battles for survival 03:42 September 6, 2010
Muslim Americans find their voice amid the shouts 20:35 September 5, 2010

Serbian immigrants seek answers about the horror

As lawyers for Zivka Mijic see it, during the Balkan War of the 1990s, America began to 'outsource' some of the dirty work of war and diplomacy to private contractors. They allege that behind an early morning attack that the Croats dubbed 'Operation Storm' was a northern Virginia-based consulting company called MPRI Inc., made up of former high-ranking U.S. military officers that included a chief architect of Operation Desert Storm a few years earlier in Iraq.
Spain dismisses Basque separatist group's truce 05:44 September 6, 2010
U.S. grasp of Russia nukes may weaken, official warns
Tony Blair might cancel book signing amid security fears
Ex-U.K. military chief says Blair underfunded army 08:14 September 5, 2010

Aviation brigade in South Korea to expand training

With lessons learned during three combat tours in Iraq, the new commander of the Army’s aviation brigade in Korea plans to have his aviators conduct more training with ground combat troops and add tactical complexities.
02:11 September 6, 2010
Report: N. Korea ready for major party conference 00:04 September 6, 2010
New Zealand troops provide security in earthquake-hit city 22:07 September 5, 2010
Philippines asks court to outlaw Abu Sayyaf 02:43 September 6, 2010
China praises 'sound, stable' relationship with U.S.

Loss of faith in Afghan leaders may hurt push against Taliban

The government of President Hamid Karzai may be awash in corruption, venality and graft, but if you walk the tattered halls of the ministries here, it is remarkably easy to find an honest man. One of them is Fazel Ahmad Faqiryar, who last month took the politically risky course of trying to prosecute senior members of Mr. Karzai’s government.
Afghan Central Bank: Kabul Bank has 'stabilized' 02:03 September 6, 2010
Pakistan's flooded farms unable to be sown 17:41 September 5, 2010
Mideast crisis looms over Israeli settlements 17:28 September 5, 2010
Police say suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 14

Pacific Sportsblog

Schrock rocking soccer at Mesa State

He's only a freshman, but ex-Kadena soccer star Schrock has made the Mesa State traveling team.
Pacific Sportsblog

Pacific high school football lookahead, Week 4.0

Big shuffling of the Top Ten as we approach Week 4 of the Pacific high school grid season.
Europe Sportsblog

Seals make splash in opening swim meet

SHAPE overpowers NATO in Saturday’s European Forces Swim League dual
Pacific Sportsblog

Things learned, observed in Pacific high school football Week 3.0

Panthers and runaway games ruled the roost during Pacific high school football's Labour Day weekend.
Pacific Storm Tracker

Tropical Storm 10W (Malou), # 7

It won't be like the typhoon that raked the place last week, but Malou should make for a wet, windy mid-week in Korea.
Pacific Sportsblog

Second blush at Pacific high school football Week 3.1

Huh? Guam High shut out George Washington? Sure as I'm sitting here breathing and typing, it happened.