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Marines Mount Defense for Shore-Storming Vehicle

(May 27) -- The secretary of defense doesn't seem to want it, but the Marines definitely do. The question now is, who will win? The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, which is designed to carry Marines from ship to shore, has faced numerous budget woes and cost delays over the course of two decades of development, prompting...

Pentagon Sends Blimps to Battle Roadside Bombs

Alison Miller, Sky Sentry LLC / U.S. Army

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (May 18) -- A type of aircraft dating back more than 100 years, blimps were used in World War I to drop bombs and conduct reconnaissance over enemy territory. Now, updated versions are making a comeback in military operations in Afghanistan. As troops face a deadly escalation in roadside bombings, the...

General: Iran Increasingly Meddling in Afghanistan

(April 8) -- The general in charge of the Pentagon's efforts to counter deadly roadside bombs says Iran's attempts to aid anti-U.S. forces in Afghanistan is still modest, but increasing. "I do think we've seen a slight uptick in their support, in terms of training and some limited material support, but it's not the extent...

From Hollywood Fantasy to the Medical Fast Track

(Dec. 21) -- The Department of Defense has announced plans to fast-track face transplant surgery, with a $3.4 million grant for surgeons at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. An estimated 200 veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are candidates for the procedure; better body armor and trauma care mean more troops...

Pentagon Mounts New Effort to Stop IEDs

(Nov. 13) - Given the number of years and the billions of dollars that the Pentagon has sunk into finding ways to counter the crude bombs, improvised explosive devices still make up a devastating portion of U.S. troop casualties -- some 80 percent. But Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has a new plan to combat the...