War Dog: There's A Reason They Brought One To Get Osama bin Laden. -- Rebecca Frankel, Photo Essay/Foreign Policy
Dogs have been fighting alongside U.S. soldiers for more than 100 years, seeing combat in the Civil War and World War I. But their service was informal; only in 1942 were canines officially inducted into the U.S. Army. Today, they're a central part of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan -- as of early 2010 the U.S. Army had 2,800 active-duty dogs deployed (the largest canine contingent in the world). And these numbers will continue to grow as these dogs become an ever-more-vital military asset.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Military Dog Used in Bin Laden Compound Raid -- FOX News
Canine Commando. Why did the military send a dog to help kill Bin Laden? -- Slate
Navy SEALs Who Captured, Killed Osama Bin Laden Return to United States -- ABC News
Bin Laden raid shows blur between military and intelligence: Who’s a soldier, who’s a spy? -- Washington Post
House panel OKs more money for Special Forces -- Stars And Stripes/AP
India Rules Out US-Style Strike Against Terrorists in Pakistan -- Voice of America
Danish jets kill Gaddafi’s son: report -- Copenhagen Post
Soyuz 2-1a launches with Russian Meridian 4 military satellite -- Nasa Space Flight
Russian eputy PM urges Caspian Fleet upgrade -- RIA Novosti
China Threat Is The Key to Okinawa Bases -- Ares/Aviation Week
What a Difference 10 Years Makes for the PLA -- Defense Tech
Pirates Kill Indian Carrier -- Strategy Page
Sam Nunn: Pinpoint strikes by U.S. military could replace costly occupations -- AJC
Russia Lashes Planned Missile Interceptor Placement -- Global Security Newswire
Denuclearized USAF Bombers OK Under New START: General -- Defense News
Tactical Air Defense Services Acquires Use of Specialty Military Aircraft -- Space War
New Active Protection System Heading to Afghanistan? -- Ares/Aviation Week
Two More Merc Firms Get Big Iraq Contracts -- The Danger Room
Long-Range Strike Puzzle Pieces -- Ares/Aviation Week
House will try again to revive alternate engine -- DoD Buzz
US Navy to Christen Guided Missile Destroyer Michael Murphy -- MMD Newswire
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House panel OKs more money for Special Forces -- Stars And Stripes/AP
India Rules Out US-Style Strike Against Terrorists in Pakistan -- Voice of America
Danish jets kill Gaddafi’s son: report -- Copenhagen Post
Soyuz 2-1a launches with Russian Meridian 4 military satellite -- Nasa Space Flight
Russian eputy PM urges Caspian Fleet upgrade -- RIA Novosti
China Threat Is The Key to Okinawa Bases -- Ares/Aviation Week
What a Difference 10 Years Makes for the PLA -- Defense Tech
Pirates Kill Indian Carrier -- Strategy Page
Sam Nunn: Pinpoint strikes by U.S. military could replace costly occupations -- AJC
Russia Lashes Planned Missile Interceptor Placement -- Global Security Newswire
Denuclearized USAF Bombers OK Under New START: General -- Defense News
Tactical Air Defense Services Acquires Use of Specialty Military Aircraft -- Space War
New Active Protection System Heading to Afghanistan? -- Ares/Aviation Week
Two More Merc Firms Get Big Iraq Contracts -- The Danger Room
Long-Range Strike Puzzle Pieces -- Ares/Aviation Week
House will try again to revive alternate engine -- DoD Buzz
US Navy to Christen Guided Missile Destroyer Michael Murphy -- MMD Newswire
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Pirates Kill Indian Carrier -- Strategy Page
Sam Nunn: Pinpoint strikes by U.S. military could replace costly occupations -- AJC
Russia Lashes Planned Missile Interceptor Placement -- Global Security Newswire
Denuclearized USAF Bombers OK Under New START: General -- Defense News
Tactical Air Defense Services Acquires Use of Specialty Military Aircraft -- Space War
New Active Protection System Heading to Afghanistan? -- Ares/Aviation Week
Two More Merc Firms Get Big Iraq Contracts -- The Danger Room
Long-Range Strike Puzzle Pieces -- Ares/Aviation Week
House will try again to revive alternate engine -- DoD Buzz
US Navy to Christen Guided Missile Destroyer Michael Murphy -- MMD Newswire
Sikorsky, US Army claim whisper-flapcopter test success -- The Register
Navistar Gets Order For 250 Military Ambulances -- Wall Street Journal
DoD Officials: Cutbacks Won't Hurt Industrial Base -- Defense News
Annual Secrecy Costs Now Exceed $10 Billion -- Secrecy News
1.6 percent pay hike for troops in House defense budget proposal -- Stars and Stripes
Military families are thrust into caregiving roles for severely injured troops -- Kansas City/Dallas Morning News
Over the Horizon: Time for an Independent Special Forces Branch? -- World Politics Review
Sam Nunn: Pinpoint strikes by U.S. military could replace costly occupations -- AJC
Russia Lashes Planned Missile Interceptor Placement -- Global Security Newswire
Denuclearized USAF Bombers OK Under New START: General -- Defense News
Tactical Air Defense Services Acquires Use of Specialty Military Aircraft -- Space War
New Active Protection System Heading to Afghanistan? -- Ares/Aviation Week
Two More Merc Firms Get Big Iraq Contracts -- The Danger Room
Long-Range Strike Puzzle Pieces -- Ares/Aviation Week
House will try again to revive alternate engine -- DoD Buzz
US Navy to Christen Guided Missile Destroyer Michael Murphy -- MMD Newswire
Sikorsky, US Army claim whisper-flapcopter test success -- The Register
Navistar Gets Order For 250 Military Ambulances -- Wall Street Journal
DoD Officials: Cutbacks Won't Hurt Industrial Base -- Defense News
Annual Secrecy Costs Now Exceed $10 Billion -- Secrecy News
1.6 percent pay hike for troops in House defense budget proposal -- Stars and Stripes
Military families are thrust into caregiving roles for severely injured troops -- Kansas City/Dallas Morning News
Over the Horizon: Time for an Independent Special Forces Branch? -- World Politics Review