Military News

1. Report: N. Korea tests more short-range missiles
May 26, 2009 Associated Press
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-05-26-north-korea-missiles_N.htm

Mission Specialist Cassidy poses for a portrait.

1. Iranian Missile Launch Confirmed

By Thomas Erdbrink Washington Post Thursday, May 21, 2009 8:40 AM

http://www.investigativeproject.org/ext/3463

Navy SEAL Ernest H. Greppin III didn’t start as a scholar or athlete, but a late interest in rowing and service led him to success at the Naval Academy, special forces training, and a dangerous life.

Last week I gave a plenary address to the Joint Warfighting Conference 2009 -- the annual East Coast naval extravaganza co-sponsored by the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA).

1. U.S.-Russian Team Deems Missile Shield in Europe Ineffective

By Joby Warrick and R. Jeffrey Smith Washington Post Tuesday, May 19, 2009

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/18/AR200905...?

1. Tehran's nukes
THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL: Monday, May 11, 2009

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/11/tehrans-nukes/print/

After U.S. airstrikes killed scores of civilians in western Afghanistan this past week, White House National Security Adviser Gen. James L. Jones said the United States would continue with the airstrikes and would not tie the hands of U.S. generals fighting in Afghanistan. At the same time, U.S.

1. Al Qaeda's Global Base Is Pakistan, Says Petraeus
U.S. Central Command Chief Says Group Has Shifted Operations There, While Afghani Taliban Plan 'Surge' of Their Own
By YOCHI J. DREAZEN Wall Street Journal MAY 9, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124182556238902393.html

A Navy SEAL died Thursday in a training exercise in the waters near Keyport.