After Wasting $5 Billion Dollars The Army Is Eyeing These New Camouflage Patterns -- Business Insider
Earlier this summer we wrote: "The U.S. Marine Corps has long been known for doing more with less; smaller, more agile, and quick to react, it actually employed that ability when hunting for new uniforms in 2002.
Erik German at The Daily tells the story of the Marines and the Army's uniform selections, mentioning a conversation he had with a textile technologist that shows the Marines flexibility and the Army's cumbersome bureaucracy.
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Exclusive: Brazil delays jets decision until 2013; Boeing ascendant -- Reuters
US consulate attack in Benghazi 'disrupted major intelligence operation’ -- The Telegraph
Libyan militias melt into desert, wait for another day -- CNN
Work halted at N Korea rocket launch pad -- News24
Iran Preps New Drones -- Washington Free Beacon
Indian Air Force To Buy 22 Apache Helos -- Aviation Week
Reorganizing The Soviet Defense Industry -- Strategy Page
Let’s break up BAE – or sell it to the US -- The Telegraph
BAE-EADS Merger Could Reduce U.K. Govt. Influence -- Defense News
Okinawa governor's plea to stop Osprey deployment denied -- Stars and Stripes
Army leaders adjust to role as Afghan advisers -- Army Times/AP
Islamist group warns of new cyber attacks on US banks -- France24/AFP
The Islamic Anonymous Is Ramping Up Its Cyber War With The West -- Business Insider
US Navy's New Floating Base Gets a Workout in Gulf -- ABC News/AP
Air Force’s Secret Space Plane Prepped for New Launch -- Danger Room
Basing of first U.S. Space Fence facility announced -- U.S. Air Force
DoD Comptroller: Stopgap Funding Bill Will Cause ‘Serious Problems’
US consulate attack in Benghazi 'disrupted major intelligence operation’ -- The Telegraph
Libyan militias melt into desert, wait for another day -- CNN
Work halted at N Korea rocket launch pad -- News24
Iran Preps New Drones -- Washington Free Beacon
Indian Air Force To Buy 22 Apache Helos -- Aviation Week
Reorganizing The Soviet Defense Industry -- Strategy Page
Let’s break up BAE – or sell it to the US -- The Telegraph
BAE-EADS Merger Could Reduce U.K. Govt. Influence -- Defense News
Okinawa governor's plea to stop Osprey deployment denied -- Stars and Stripes
Army leaders adjust to role as Afghan advisers -- Army Times/AP
Islamist group warns of new cyber attacks on US banks -- France24/AFP
The Islamic Anonymous Is Ramping Up Its Cyber War With The West -- Business Insider
US Navy's New Floating Base Gets a Workout in Gulf -- ABC News/AP
Air Force’s Secret Space Plane Prepped for New Launch -- Danger Room
Basing of first U.S. Space Fence facility announced -- U.S. Air Force
DoD Comptroller: Stopgap Funding Bill Will Cause ‘Serious Problems’
Let’s break up BAE – or sell it to the US -- The Telegraph
BAE-EADS Merger Could Reduce U.K. Govt. Influence -- Defense News
Okinawa governor's plea to stop Osprey deployment denied -- Stars and Stripes
Army leaders adjust to role as Afghan advisers -- Army Times/AP
Islamist group warns of new cyber attacks on US banks -- France24/AFP
The Islamic Anonymous Is Ramping Up Its Cyber War With The West -- Business Insider
US Navy's New Floating Base Gets a Workout in Gulf -- ABC News/AP
Air Force’s Secret Space Plane Prepped for New Launch -- Danger Room
Basing of first U.S. Space Fence facility announced -- U.S. Air Force
DoD Comptroller: Stopgap Funding Bill Will Cause ‘Serious Problems’ -- Defense News
New Ruling on Katrina Favors Corps of Engineers -- New York Times
DoD cracks down on sexual assaults by trainers -- Army Times
Homosexuals in the military demand special privileges: Toleration doesn’t cut both ways. -- Col. Ron Crews, Washington Times
Silver Star Recipients Added to Valor Site -- US Department of Defense
BAE-EADS Merger Could Reduce U.K. Govt. Influence -- Defense News
Okinawa governor's plea to stop Osprey deployment denied -- Stars and Stripes
Army leaders adjust to role as Afghan advisers -- Army Times/AP
Islamist group warns of new cyber attacks on US banks -- France24/AFP
The Islamic Anonymous Is Ramping Up Its Cyber War With The West -- Business Insider
US Navy's New Floating Base Gets a Workout in Gulf -- ABC News/AP
Air Force’s Secret Space Plane Prepped for New Launch -- Danger Room
Basing of first U.S. Space Fence facility announced -- U.S. Air Force
DoD Comptroller: Stopgap Funding Bill Will Cause ‘Serious Problems’ -- Defense News
New Ruling on Katrina Favors Corps of Engineers -- New York Times
DoD cracks down on sexual assaults by trainers -- Army Times
Homosexuals in the military demand special privileges: Toleration doesn’t cut both ways. -- Col. Ron Crews, Washington Times
Silver Star Recipients Added to Valor Site -- US Department of Defense