US Military Modernizes With Troop Realignment
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Top US Defense officials say President Bush&#39;s plan to reposition American military power overseas is intended to put US forces in a better position to respond to potential conflicts and the threat posed by terrorism. To do that, tens of thousands of ...
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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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WASHINGTON - Two Army divisions will return to the United States from Germany as part of a global military restructuring that President Bush says will bring up to 70,000 American troops home in the next decade.    Pentagon officials said Monday the 1st Armored Division and 1st Infantry Division probably won't start leaving their bases in Germany until 2006 at the earliest...
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As the military rushes to reorganize, the 3rd Infantry steels itself for a second deployment in Iraq.
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The U.S. Army welcomed the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment to its new home in southern Germany on Friday as the military moved ahead with plans to shed its heavy Cold War divisions in favor of a lighter, more mobile force.
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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has signed on for another tour of duty at the Pentagon - in military jargon, &quot;re-upping.
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American troops will train with new U.S. military equipment in Australia under a pact being negotiated by Washington and Canberra, a prominent defense analyst said Friday.
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President Bush's global military restructuring plan will include some Eastern European states as host countries for troops and equipment in "new locations so that they can surge quickly to deal with unexpected ...
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The US military will boost its troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for scheduled Jan 30.
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President Bush would bring 70,000 troops home from Europe and Asia in a major revamp of US military.
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When George W. Bush looks out on the battlefields of the 21st century, he sees a sleek, mobile US force backed by high-tech weaponry. John Kerry also sees more boots on the ground.
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China's modernizing military will make it a more muscular player in world events, a U.S. Defense Department report says.
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President Bush on Monday announced plans to call 60,000 to 70,000 U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia &#151; in one of the largest troop realignments since the end of the Cold War.
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The United States will shift more than $US3 billion in aid to Iraq from reconstruction programs to strengthening security, US officials have said.
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The United States on Thursday handed   over formal command of the Iraqi army to Prime Minister Nuri   al-Maliki's government, a significant step toward the   withdrawal of about 150,000 U.S.-led foreign troops.
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US troops are vital to security, but pressure is growing for them to leave.
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US allies broadly welcome the announcement of plans for a major shake-up of US forces around the world.