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Air defense system behind schedule and over budget

Michael Fabey of Aerospace Daily & Defense Report writes that the Air Force's planned defense system meant to protect the US against a repeat of 9/11-type aviation attacks is 2 […]
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Afgan detainee deaths concealed by US Special Forces

Kevin Sack and Craig Pyes, special to The Los Angeles Times, report on misconduct by U.S. Special Forces in Afganistan. On two separate occasions, the Special Forces team concealed the […]
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Ground war costs dominate defense budget

The most recent Pentagon contract data show more payments for logistics, support and ground vehicles and less money for aviation programs, compared to a year ago. "One year of wartime […]
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Aviation deaths down but accidents increasing for Army

Michael Fabey of Aerospace Daily reported that while aviation-related deaths have decreased, serious accidents have seen a dramatic increase in 2006 over the past three-year period. Analysis of the Army's […]
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Sexual misconduct and military recruiters

Associated Press reporter Martha Mendoza reports on a probe into sexual misconduct by military recruiters. In a six-month investigation, the AP found "at least 35 Army recruiters, 18 Marine Corps […]
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Vietnam war crimes revisited

In continued coverage of unpunished war crimes during the Vietnam War, Deborah Nelson and Nick Turse, special to the Los Angeles Times, reveal disturbing details of military cover-ups. " While […]
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War Crimes in Vietnam went unpunished

A report by Nick Turse and Deborah Nelson for the Los Angeles Times shows recently declassified documents regarding war crimes committed during the Vietnam War establish that hundreds of soldiers […]
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Witnesses, Army records describe confusion and cover-ups in Tillman case

ESPN.com offers a series delving deeper into the 2004 death of Pfc. Pat Tillman, who left the NFL to serve with the Army Rangers in Afghanistan, and the questions still […]
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Troops kept on duty while mentally unfit

Lisa Chedekel and Matthew Kauffman of The Hartford Courant used military investigative records to show that unsuitable practices handling troops mental health "have helped to fuel an increase in the […]
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Classified military information on sale in bazaar

Paul Watson of the Los Angeles Times found stolen computer drives containing classified military assessments of enemy targets, names of corrupt Afghan officials and descriptions of American defenses were on […]
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