TOKYO — The U.S. military will probably scale back plans to build key bases in Japan and Guam because of political obstacles and budget pressures, according to U.S. and Japanese officials, complicating the Obama administration’s efforts to strengthen its troop presence in Asia. Read full article > >

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U.S. likely to scale down plans for bases in Japan and Guam

H ere’s something for critics of the country’s defense budget to ponder: After I was confirmed as secretary of the Navy in May 2001, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld asked me and the other service secretaries to work with Congress to gain approval for a pending supplemental appropriation to the defense budget. This was not a war supplemental; it was still four months before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The Pentagon was simply running out of money. Read full article > >

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Military preparedness does not come cheap

H ere’s something for critics of the country’s defense budget to ponder: After I was confirmed as secretary of the Navy in May 2001, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld asked me and the other service secretaries to work with Congress to gain approval for a pending supplemental appropriation to the defense budget. This was not a war supplemental; it was still four months before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The Pentagon was simply running out of money. Read full article > >

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Military preparedness does not come cheap

The U.S. military is planning to elevate the role of Special Operations forces in Afghanistan as it shifts away from a combat focus to a mission that places greater emphasis on advising Afghan forces and raids to kill top insurgent leaders, senior U.S. officials said. Read full article > >

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U.S. to elevate Special Operations forces’ role in Afghanistan

CAIRO — Two female American tourists were released Friday night, hours after masked gunmen kidnapped them on the road that leads to St. Catherine’s Monastery, a historic landmark in the Sinai Peninsula, a military official said. Read full article > >

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Abducted U.S. female tourists released in Egypt

Asks why the president would our enemies our military plans.

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Romney: Announcing Afghan Withdrawal Was "Naive"

First lady Michelle Obama joined Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Monday to propose an expansion to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that would give more job protection to military caregivers. The proposed rules would allow spouses, parents and children of service members to care for their loved ones, attend military functions, or deal with child care and family finances “without fear of losing their jobs,”Solis said. Read full article > >

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Michelle Obama, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis propose more job protection for military caregivers

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, was permitted to travel abroad Monday by the nation’s Supreme Court after two months of fending off treason allegations over his purported involvement in a mysterious memo that sought Washington’s help to neuter Pakistan’s powerful military. Read full article > >

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Husain Haqqani, former Pakistan envoy to U.S., allowed to travel abroad

The Sudanese military said on Monday morning that it freed 14 kidnapped Chinese workers who were captured over the weekend by Sudanese rebels.

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Sudan Says It Has Freed 14 Kidnapped Chinese Workers

After a week of major protests demanding an immediate end to military rule, the request may be an attempt to calm the unrest.

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Egypt’s Military Seeks Advice on Handing Power to Civilians

BEIRUT–Syrian security forces bombarded several cities with mortars and heavy artillery on Friday, and fighting edged closer to the capital of Damascus as residents of the city’s suburbs reported a days-long military onslaught. Read full article > >

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Surge in violence, killings across Syria; U.N. Security Council set to meet

Grenades fired at military academy.

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Attack Near bin Laden Compound

As Israel’s political and military leaders weigh options to stop Iran’s nuclear program, many are guided by an assessment that an attack is unlikely to set off widespread conflict.

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Israelis See Iran’s Threats of Retaliation as Bluff

The Pentagon budget will actually shrink next year, for the first time since 1998, under a proposal released by the Obama administration that will cut the size of the Army and Marine Corps, trim the number of fighter aircraft and ships, and seek congressional approval for another round of military base closures. Read full article > >

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Pentagon budget set to shrink next year

When authorities caught up to Yonathan Melaku, it was more than six months after a mysterious spree of overnight shootings at the Pentagon and other military buildings in Northern Virginia. Melaku was lurking in Arlington National Cemetery with a backpack filled with bags of ammonium nitrate and a can of black spray paint. Read full article > >

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Yonathan Melaku admits shooting at Pentagon, military buildings