West Point center aims to know the enemy
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Jarret Brachman recently told a class of West Point cadets that many Americans had an unsophisticated image of Islamic terrorists &#151; that they live in caves, "you know, beating the women over their heads." On the contrary, the U.S. is fighting a far more technologically savvy enemy &#151; one adept at both propaganda and Power Point &#151; said Brachman, the director of research at the United States Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center.
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U.S. soldiers have seen a sudden lull in violence in a neighorhood that has been a hotbed of sectarian attacks. Now the unnerving question is: Where is the enemy?
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ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq -- Maj. Craig Whiteside's anger grew as he walked through the sprawling school where U.S. military commanders had invested money and hope. Portions of the workshop's ceiling were cracked or curved. The cafeteria floor had a gaping hole and concrete chunks. The auditorium was...
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It's possible to work out effective countermeasures if your enemy sticks with specific tactics. But if your foe is a terrorist with the innate ability to think and adapt, things get a little more tricky.
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General Petraeus's drive against Sunni militants has got off to a much quicker start than past ones. But its success will depend on intelligence
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines  - The map in the U.S. briefing room looks like standard-issue military, but the colour-coded markings are not shorthand for fighting units, defensive positions, or future lines of attack.
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The U.S. will take the fight against terrorism to every shore and outpost in pursuit of enemies like none before, not relenting until their defeat and showing the same resolve that won the Cold War, President Bush told West Point graduates Saturday.
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U.S. commanders say they've learned from past mistakes and are trying to lay the foundation for stability as they clear insurgents from this battleground city. But it's a slow process at a time when Congress and the U.S. public are demanding speedy results.
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When tensions rose between U.S. troops and Iraqi insurgents this summer, members of Ramstein's 32nd Falconer Air Operations Center made sure American GIs got the air support they needed.
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When it comes to the Iraq war, apparently there is more than one right answer.
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WASHINGTON -- On a sun-drenched morning in Sadr City, an Army officer and his patrol may first have to size up an Iraqi civilian bearing an automatic rifle: Is he friend or foe? A few hours later, the same patrol leader might shift his focus from the dangers of stealth enemies to the status of the town's new sewage project. ...
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The Pentagon is drawing up a plan that would give the military a more prominent role in intelligence-collection operations.
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Counterinsurgency tactics put a big premium on winning hearts and minds. For soldiers undergoing training at Fort Polk, La., it seems to be sticking.
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New weapon system allows police and soldiers to see and shoot around corners.
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The clever, cruel and deadly methods insurgents are using to counteract the U.S.-led surge -- and the reasons their maneuvers are working
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As in war, there&#39;s plenty of fog and smoke on the political battlefield that makes it hard to see what&#39;s going on. But there is one place in particular that you can go and cut through the competing messages and find a least a kernel of truth.
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The Pentagon has begun reviewing old satellite images of a weapons facility south of Baghdad to see whether analysts can determine when nearly 380