Provides the latest RSS feeds for U.S. Military News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The US News.com http://www.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/10/id/187cf2a69985adcf/ en-us Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:05:46 -0500 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:05:46 -0500 30 Someone representing the U.S. Census Bureau contacted me a few months ago to talk about the 2010 Census. More messages followed, persistently seeking to pass along information about the once-in-a-de... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33097029/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:40:57 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33097029/ BAGHDAD (AP) -- A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was winning in the all-important capital and a Shiite province in the south, according to a partial tally of election results re... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33094805/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:42:48 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33094805/ WASHINGTON (AP) -- The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face as they ... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33094806/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:42:47 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33094806/ DENVER (AP) -- Jamie Paulin-Ramirez was a straight-A nursing student when she abruptly left Colorado last fall with her 6-year-old son and turned up in Ireland, where her parents say she was arrested ... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33094807/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:42:47 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33094807/ CARREFOUR, Haiti — Servicemembers who contracted malaria in Haiti could be punished for failing to follow the prevention protocol, according to the Joint Task Force overseeing earthquake relief op... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33094808/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:42:45 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33094808/ WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department said Thursday that the cost to build the next-generation U.S. fighter jet has doubled since 2001, to as much as US$113 million per jet. http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33087552/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:25:23 -0500 The China Post http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33087552/ Where postseason hardware won by Kadena senior wrestler Harry Bloom and Seoul American junior basketball guard Liz Gleaves was concerned, one adjective spoke volumes: “Outstanding.” http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081757/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:28:42 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081757/ Important track and field dates Invitational tournaments Friday, April 8-Saturday, April 9 8th Alva W. “Mike” Petty Memorial Meet, Mike Petty Stadium, Kubasaki High School, Camp Foster, Okinaw... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081758/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:28:40 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081758/ Baseball Friday’s score At Camp Zama Zama American 14, Robert D. Edgren 6 Boys soccer Friday’s summaries At Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Kyoto International University Academy 5, E.J. K... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081759/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:28:40 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081759/ MANNHEIM, Germany — Former Milwaukee Bucks head coach Larry Krystkowiak will lead the U.S. team in next month’s 25th Albert Schweitzer international youth basketball tournament, it was announced... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081761/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:28:39 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081761/ BAMBERG, Germany — American Forces Network radio and television programs will air an hour earlier starting Sunday when the United States switches to daylight saving time. The hour’s difference ... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081760/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:28:38 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081760/ Members of the Kurdish Culture Club of Ludwigshafen plan to hold a nonviolent protest in Mannheim, Germany, on Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. The group will be protesting recent police raids by Belgian l... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081762/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:28:37 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081762/ Sean Conderman, an 18-year-old Department of Defense dependent living in Heidelberg, presents the top issues from the teen focus group during the U.S. European Command's Quality of Life Conference on ... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081763/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:28:33 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081763/ By Elaine Wilson American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 12, 2010 – The duration of today’s conflicts poses a greater challenge to the nation and its military than the magnitude of the... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081756/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:27:50 -0500 Defense Link http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081756/ By Ian GrahamSpecial to American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 12, 2010 – Improvised explosive devices are one of the most deadly threats to servicemembers deployed to Iraq and Afghanis... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081755/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:27:49 -0500 Defense Link http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33081755/ As of Friday, March 12, 2010, at least 936 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an A... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33079719/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:23:28 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33079719/ US Accuses China of Tightening Restrictions on Journalists, Activists The U.S. Defense Department is rejecting Chinese government assertions that it must take unspecified steps to improve what the Bei... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33076702/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:59:20 -0500 VOA http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33076702/ Friday, March 12, 2010 at 2:26 p.m. As of Friday, March 12, 2010, at least 936 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afgh... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33076796/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:50:15 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33076796/ By Jordan ReimerAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 12, 2010 – The Defense Department will require a shift to a fixed-price contract in its negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the ... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33078722/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:36:32 -0500 Defense Link http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33078722/ By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. CardenAmerican Forces Press Service MERCERSBURG, Pa., March 12, 2010 – Matthew Bilancia addresses the slopes like a man on a mission, cutting and edging his sno... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33078723/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:36:31 -0500 Defense Link http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33078723/ By Army Staff Sgt. Jim GreenhillSpecial to American Forces Press Service ARLINGTON, Va., March 12, 2010 – The National Guard is critical to U.S. Northern Command’s mission, Northcom’s comman... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33078724/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:36:30 -0500 Defense Link http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33078724/ A member of the Afghan Provincial Protection Force stands on a Hesco barrier behind U.S. Army Spc. Nick Lunnat a checkpoint in Wardak province, in eastern Afghanistan. The program, which arms local mi... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33072730/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:04:23 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33072730/ Three Army officers who were members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team have received letters of reprimand for decisions made before the deadly Battle of Wanat, including one officer who rece... http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33072729/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:04:22 -0500 Stars and Stripes http://story.theusnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/187cf2a69985adcf/id/33072729/