Topic: James Cartwright

Despite its programmatic progress and status as an acquisition reform program for the U.S. Air Force, GPS III-as with any other Pentagon project-is...
Sniper in Helmand is a thrilling action-packed, yet very human, account of both front line service in the intense Afghanistan war and first-hand...

Ex-US general warns of growing cyber threat

A US adversary would currently be unable to bring down the entire US electrical grid using cyber weapons but such a scenario is conceivable within two to five years, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday."Today ...

Gates denies US general punished for dissent

Defense Secretary Robert Gates denied on Thursday that a US general was passed over for the military's top job due to his dissent over Afghan war strategy.When asked why General James Cartwright was not named as the next chairman of ...

Obama to name Dempsey to top military post

US President Barack Obama planned Monday to promote US Army General Martin Dempsey, who commanded an armored division in key battles in Iraq, to the top uniformed military position in the country, a US source said.The source, who spoke on condition ...

Obama to put General Dempsey in top military post

US Army General Martin Dempsey, a former English literature teacher who commanded an armored division in key battles in Iraq, was expected to be named new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday, a US source said.The source, who ...

Obama to name joint chiefs head Monday

President Barack Obama is expected to name General Martin Dempsey as his new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday, a US source said.The source, familiar with Obama's announcement but speaking on condition of anonymity, said Obama was ...
President Barack Obama's "favorite general" has been passed over for the US military's top job amid concerns over his standing among fellow officers, defense officials said.While General James Cartwright is out of the running, the current chief of the ...

Obama OKs use of armed drone aircraft in Libya

0 . President Barack Obama has approved the use of armed drones in Libya, authorizing U.S. airstrikes on ground forces for the first time since ...

WILL THE SHORT TAKEOFF F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER BE CANCELLED?

It's not only the Pentagon that appears worried about the increasing costs of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Lockheed Martin officials also say...