Mar 8th, 2010 · The president is expected to announce Monday that he will appoint retired Gen. Robert Harding, a former senior Army official with a career in intelligence, to lead the Transportation Security Administration, according to a White House official.
Mar 8th, 2010 · The president is expected to announce Monday that he will appoint retired Gen. Robert Harding, a former senior Army official with a career in intelligence, to lead the Transportation Security Administration, according to a White House official.
Feb 23rd, 2010 · Gen. Stanley McChrystal appeared on national television to apologe for the strike in central Uruzgan province that Afghan officials say killed at least 21 people, an attempt to regain Afghans' trust while a mass offensive continues against the Taliban in the south.
Feb 14th, 2010 · Two rockets aimed at insurgents firing on Afghan and NATO forces missed their target by 1,000 feet and struck a house during the second day of NATO's offensive. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, said he had apologized to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Feb 14th, 2010 · Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson says the effort to retake Marjah may last up to a month as thousands of U.S. troops and Afghan soldiers fight for a second day in NATO's most ambitious effort yet to break the militants' grip on Afghanistan's dangerous south.
Feb 4th, 2010 · The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says the security situation in the country remains serious, but is no longer "deteriorating." Gen. Stanley McChrystal was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Istanbul.
Dec 10th, 2009 · Britain's senior military representative in Iraq said that "amateurs" were put into key roles in post-invasion Iraq, and lives had been lost as a result. Lt. Gen. Frederick Viggers said senior officials needed more training to deal with the complexities involved in mounting an invasion.
Dec 9th, 2009 · President Obama's top commander and top diplomat in Afghanistan have assured two congressional committees of their support for the president's battle plan. Both Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry told the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on Tuesday that the president's troop surge, and withdrawal timeframe for Afghanistan are the right approach.