Gen. Franks Sides With Rumsfeld on Usefulness of Crusader Weapon
Monday, June 3, 2002; Page A13
Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks, commander of the war on terrorism in Afghanistan, recently weighed in on the Crusader debate, saying he doubted the Army's mobile howitzer system would have even been used during Operation Anaconda, had it existed at the time of the battle in March.

Pilotless Predators and Air Apparents
Thursday, April 4, 2002; Page A15
Even with the starring role in Afghanistan played by pilotless Predators armed with Hellfire antitank missiles, Air Force Secretary James G. Roche says the service is resisting pressure to build another, more capable missile-firing reconnaissance drone.

New Weapon Systems Are Budget Winners
Friday, February 8, 2002; Page A29
Unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with surveillance sensors and missiles have emerged as the leading "transformational" weapons system from the war in Afghanistan, garnering $141 million in funding in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's proposed $379 billion defense budget for fiscal 2003.

Air Force Targeting Technology on Display
Friday, January 11, 2002; Page A19
Add the Air Force's new Litening II targeting pod to the list of technology upgrades on display in Afghanistan, enabling F-16 pilots to fire laser-guided bombs by locking directly onto a "laser spot" placed on a target by troops on the ground.

War College Details New Taiwan Attack Scenario
Friday, August 31, 2001; Page A21
"War over the Taiwan Strait could some sooner rather than later," predicts a provocative essay just published by the Army War College.

Drugs, Sex and Recommendations
Tuesday, July 17, 2001; Page A15
Substance abuse may be on the increase in the military, after two decades of success with a "zero tolerance" policy backed up by random testing.

Service Heads Keeping Corporate Ways
Thursday, June 21, 2001; Page A23
By long-standing Pentagon tradition, new service secretaries promise to put aside the ancient rivalries among the Army, Navy and Air Force and to institute new management practices that will save money. President Bush's appointees made the ritual declarations at a news conference this week, and, echoing so many of this administration's appointees, they hailed the efficiencies of the private sector.

Up in Arms: The Defense Department
Tuesday, October 24, 2000; Page A25
The controversial Pentagon display near the Republican National Convention last summer cost taxpayers about $600,000, according to a report by the General Accounting Office.

Up in Arms: The Defense Department
Tuesday, October 3, 2000; Page A23
During the Cold War, reservists typically donned their uniforms for one weekend a month and a couple of weeks each summer, but these days a reserve commitment can mean months far away--and employers are not happy.

Up in Arms: The Defense Department
Monday, August 21, 2000; Page A19
A glance at the summer crop of military journals proves conclusively that generals do in fact relive the last war over and over. Kosovo is on the mind, obsessively so, but in a surprising way.

Would Bush Look to Hill for Pentagon Chief?
Tuesday, August 1, 2000; Page A21
With a prospective Bush administration looking to be chockablock with Pentagon veterans, would there be anything left for his defense secretary to do?

Up in Arms
Wednesday, July 19, 2000; Page A21
The Marine Corps grounded most of its AV-8B Harrier fleet last week for safety reasons, saying that 105 of the 133 jump-jets had problems in the engine bearings that help turn the plane's main turbine shaft.

Up in Arms: The Defense Department
Thursday, July 6, 2000; Page A19
Instead of groaning through sit-ups, push-ups and two-mile runs, Army soldiers may soon find themselves tossing around medicine balls as part of a major reevaluation of physical fitness training.

Up in Arms: The Defense Department
Tuesday, June 27, 2000; Page A21
The increasing dependence of the U.S. economy on satellites will require the Air Force to prepare to counter potential attacks on them, Gen. Michael E. Ryan recently told reporters. Future adversaries may not need to physically attack orbiting satellites, but could seek other means, such as jamming uplinks to the satellites, he said.

Up in Arms: Department of Defense
Monday, May 29, 2000; Page A21
On Jan. 15, 1961, an Air Force radar station on a platform off the coast of New Jersey collapsed in a storm, killing all 28 people aboard. Casualties, their families feel, of the Cold War.

Crusader, Growing Even as It Shrinks
Thursday, April 27, 2000; Page A25
The Crusader, a mammoth high-tech artillery piece under development for nearly a decade, looked like a probable casualty last fall when the Army vowed to become lean and quick in belated recognition that the Cold War was over and that fast deployments had become the norm.

Up In Arms: Department of Defense
Thursday, April 20, 2000; Page A31
Up In Arms

Department of Defense

A visit from a decorated World War II veteran to the U.S. Military Academy last month stirred up a small tempest and indicated that there is continuing resistance to the integration of women in the Army, particularly in combat roles.

Up in Arms: Department of Defense
Thursday, February 10, 2000; Page A21
No Cabinet department writes its budget requests in the future tense quite as much as the Pentagon.

Researching, developing and procuring multibillion-dollar weapons requires years of advance planning--and advanced budget authority. In the 2001 budget, for example, the Defense Department seeks $277.5 billion worth of outlays, money it actually plans to spend in the next fiscal year. However, the Pentagon is telling Congress it will need $1.5 trillion in budget authority stretched out over five years.

Chiefs Plan Assault on Health Care Woes
Tuesday, January 18, 2000; Page A15
The chiefs of the military services are due to gather today at a super-secure Pentagon conference room for a "tank" session, but instead of hassling over war plans their do-or-die agenda will focus on health care.

Clinton to Raise Roof on Housing Allowance
Thursday, January 6, 2000; Page A17
President Clinton is expected to propose in his nearly completed 2001 budget an increase in housing allowances for members of the military who live off base. The extra money is part of a package of financial incentives to keep troops from leaving the service and to attract more recruits.

Up in Arms: Department of Defense
Thursday, December 23, 1999; Page A19
As of Jan. 1, virtually all veterans will be guaranteed military funeral honors by law, and with World War II veterans passing away at the rate of more than 1,000 a day, the Pentagon is scrambling to ensure that honor guards will be available.

Up in Arms: Department of Defense
Tuesday, November 30, 1999; Page A27
Soldiers whose stomachs quaver at the thought of another Meal, Ready-To-Eat, (MRE), the main sustenance for U.S. military forces in the field, will soon have delectable brand-name alternatives such as Hungry Jack waffles and Uncle Ben's rice. Occasionally, they will even get a grilled steak at the end of the day once the Army gets its new rations out to the trenches.

Up in Arms: Department of Defense
Monday, November 15, 1999; Page A21
Why is it that the U.S. Army, which has 40 percent fewer peacekeepers in the Balkans now than four years ago, suddenly has declared that the strain of peacekeeping is so great that two of its 10 divisions are unready for war?

Up in Arms: Department of Defense
Wednesday, September 15, 1999; Page A23
Just how many Yugoslav tanks did U.S. and other NATO aircraft hit during the 78-day bombardment of Kosovo last spring?

Up in Arms: Department of Defense
Thursday, August 19, 1999; Page A19
Looking for new ways of bringing the sights and sounds of war and peace operations home to soldiers before they risk the real thing, the Army yesterday enlisted the help of Hollywood.

Up in Arms: Department of Defense
Tuesday, August 3, 1999; Page A13
One mystery solved. Why was Gen. Wesley K. Clark's early removal from his post as NATO's top commander leaked within an hour after Clark himself was informed of Defense Secretary William S. Cohen's decision last Tuesday?

Up in Arms: Defense Department
Tuesday, July 6, 1999; Page A13
When Yugoslav authorities finally agreed to NATO's withdrawal terms last month after 78 days of allied airstrikes, Army Col. Greg Kaufmann and his team of Balkans experts at the Pentagon broke open a case of Samuel Adams beer.

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