Casey confirmed as US army chief
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US senators approve the nomination of General George Casey as the country's next army chief of staff.
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Retired Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr. is proud his name is among a handful being mentioned as the next head of the US space agency.
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The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the United States and South Korea has reached final agreement on reducing US troops in South Korea, with the first phase to start this year involving 5,000 soldiers.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain subjected General George Casey to harsh criticism at the start of a hearing today on Casey's nomination to be Army chief of staff, saying Casey presided over a deteriorating situation as commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and didn't change strategy to halt the decline.
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President George W. Bush said on  Tuesday he had approved plans to create a U.S. military command  for Africa, a move that reflects increased U.S. strategic  interest in the continent.
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved  Gen. George Casey, the outgoing commander of U.S. forces in  Iraq, as the next Army chief of staff despite criticism of his  performance as a war commander.
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Air Force Gen. Gregory S. Martin was nominated by the Bush administration to be the new U.S. commander for the Pacific and East Asia, which oversees operations in more than half the globe.
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Washington, September 16: The United States has said it was aware of the announcement that Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf would stay on as head of the armed forces and as the country&#39;s president and would &quot;look at it carefully.
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The top U.S. military officer, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, will retire at the end of his term later this year and be replaced as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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The Senate has confirmed Francis Harvey as secretary of the Army. But ironically, Harvey was confirmed the same day Air Force Secretary James Roche (rohch) announced his resignation.
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The president endorses the recommendation of the US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, for a phased withdrawal of 30,000 troops.
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President Bush approves Pentagon plans for a US military command centre for Africa.
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The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Porter Goss as the next Director of Central Intelligence, charging him with the task of rebuilding a community under immense criticism for mishandling intelligence prior to the Sept.
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That&#39;s the official word from Charles Duelfer, the chief US weapons inspector who handed his final report over to Congress on Wednesday.
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Pakistani Americans have welcomed President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s move not to resign as head of the armed forces in December 2004 as promised earlier, reports Online news agency.
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The US president is expected to announce plans for a major reorganisation of forces stationed abroad.
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Australia's top military commander  said on Wednesday the job of the country's combat soldiers in  southern Iraq was done, bolstering a government decision to  bring them home mid-year.