U.S. Forces Rescue Second Iranian Vessel
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2012 – For the second time in a week, a U.S. vessel has rescued Iranian mariners from a distressed vessel in regional waters.
Combined Forces Capture Taliban Leaders in Afghanistan
Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2012 – A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured two Taliban facilitators and detained a suspected insurgent in the Khugyani district of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province today, military officials reported.
Official: Strategic Guidance Recognizes U.S. NATO Commitments
WASHINGTON – As the United States implements new strategic guidance that increases its focus on Asia and the Pacific, it also needs to pursue “smart defense initiatives†as it continues to honor its NATO commitments, a senior defense official said today.
A ‘Friend’ Request from Al-Qaeda
Terrorist organizations have shifted Internet activity to social networks *Reports from Beirut say Hezbollah is searching for information on the Israeli army’s Facebook activity; American, British and Canadian soldiers have been instructed to remove identifying information from social networks; and users can quickly download instructions from Hamas’s open public forum on how to make an […]