DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
U.S. promises full investigation into video of Marines urinating on corpses 
Pentagon leaders scrambled today to contain damage from an Internet video purporting to show four Marines urinating on Taliban corpses — an act that appears to violate international laws of warfare and put further strains U.S.-Afghan relations.
By Pauline Jelinek and Robert Burns , January 12, 2012
UPDATE: Mistakes led to deadly November attack on Pakistani soldiers, U.S. concedes
VIDEO: Bottom of articleAn investigation into a NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani troops last month near the Afghan border has concluded that a combination of mistrust and bad maps led to the airstrikes on two Pakistani outposts, the U.S. Department of Defense and a NATO official said today.
By Lolita Baldor , December 22, 2011
U.S. Defense Secretary Gates to visit S. Korea after trip to Japan
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will travel to South Korea on Jan. 14 following his trip to China and Japan, the Defense Department said today.
By Associated Press , December 27, 2010
Audit: U.S. can't account for $8.7 billion in Iraqi funds
The U.S. Defense Department is unable to properly account for over 95 percent of $9.1 billion in Iraqi oil money tapped by the U.S. for rebuilding the war ravaged nation, according to an audit released today.
By Sinan Salaheddin and Tarek El-Tablawy , July 27, 2010
Joe Litzinger, Grand Forks, letter: Don’t spare defense budget from cuts
To deal with the spending problem head-on, our elected officials need to take action across all levels — even in our military and defense costs.
By Joe Litzinger , May 23, 2010
Ghana army generals to visit North Dakota
Ghana army generals are coming to North Dakota, as part of a partnership with the state National Guard.
By Associated Press , April 15, 2010
U.S. Air Force reuses, recycles equipment from closed missile sites
The Air Force is recycling or reusing everything from intercontinental ballistic missiles to refrigerators and beds after deactivating 55 launch sites and crew centers in northern Montana. A painstaking two-year process of shutting down and stripping the sites was finished in August.
By Dan Elliott , January 03, 2010
Sarah Palin's book tour hits NC's Fort Bragg
Sarah Palin brought her book-signing tour to North Carolina's Fort Bragg on Monday as thousands greeted the former Republican vice presidential candidate in a campaign-like gathering that tested military rules involving politicians.
By Mike Baker , November 24, 2009
Levin: There could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect
The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.
By Anne Gearan and Pamela Hess , November 21, 2009
Espionage suspect pleaded to overbilling feds
Court records show a former government scientist accused of attempted espionage last week pleaded guilty earlier this year to overbilling NASA and the Department of Defense more than $265,000 for contracting work.
By Associated Press , October 26, 2009
Report: U.S. risks Afghan failure without more troops
"Resources will not win this war, but under-resourcing could lose it," Gen. Stanley McChrystal wrote in a five-page Commander's Summary. His 66-page report, sent to Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Aug. 30, is now under review by President Barack Obama.
By Anne Gearan , September 21, 2009
Analysis: Obama abandons view of Iran, not Europe
The old idea was that Iran was focused on building long-range ballistic missiles capable of hitting Europe and the U.S., although it so far has none in its arsenal. The new view is that Iran has made slower progress on long-range missiles than previously estimated and is going faster on missiles of shorter range — the types that mainly threaten Europe and parts of Asia.
By Robert Burns , September 18, 2009
US officials eye North Korea in cyber attack
U.S. authorities on Wednesday eyed North Korea as the origin of the widespread cyber attack that overwhelmed government Web sites in the United States and South Korea, although they warned it would be difficult to definitively identify the attackers quickly.
By Lolita C. Baldor , July 08, 2009
White House, Defense Department, NYSE also targeted in cyber attacks
UPDATED 10:56 A.M.The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realized, also targeting the White House, the Defense Department and the New York Stock Exchange.
By Lolita C. Baldor , July 08, 2009
Minnesota-based Medtronic paid $850,000 to bogus study author
Medical device maker Medtronic paid about $850,000 over nearly 10 years to a former Army surgeon accused of forging signatures and falsifying data for a study touting the benefits of one of the company's implants.
By Matthew Perrone , June 18, 2009
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