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Senate OKs Obama's choice for Afghan commander
The Senate approved Gen. Joseph Dunford, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, to be the top commander in Afghanistan.
Tags: Joseph Dunford , Barack Obama , Senate , DoD , Marine Corps , Afghanistan , Congress
Gen. Allen resumes command duty in Afghanistan
Gen. John Allen has returned to Kabul to resume his duties as the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Tags: DoD , Afghanistan
An apologetic Petraeus expresses regret for affair
Tags: David Petraeus , Paula Broadwell , Jill Kelley , CIA , DoD , Congress
Panetta orders ethics training review for officers
Citing a string of ethical lapses by senior military officers, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has asked the Joint Chiefs of Staff to review ethics training and to brainstorm on ways to steer officers away from trouble. The move is a reflection of the depth of concern triggered by a series of misconduct cases in a military that prides itself on integrity and honor but has suffered an unusual number of stumbles after a decade of war.
Tags: DoD , Leon Panetta , David Petraeus , ethics training , Wiliam "Kip" Ward
General investigated for emails to Petraeus friend
The Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen (pictured), is under investigation for alleged "inappropriate communications" with a woman who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom Petraeus had an extramarital affair.
Tags: DoD , CIA , David Petraeus , Leon Panetta , Senate Armed Services Committee , Congress , FBI
U.S. commander in Afghanistan reveals new security measures
Gen. John Allen said he was focusing on re-vetting the 16,000 local police stationed throughout the country.
Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Federal Drive , Afghanistan
US commander of Afghan war may shift to Europe
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Marine Gen. John Allen, is likely to leave to become the chief allied commander in Europe early next year as the war effort moves toward its final phase, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday.
Tags: DoD , Marine Corps , Afghanistan , Federal Drive , DoD Report , In Depth
Afghan commander prefers robust US force in 2013
Tags: Afghanistan , DoD , Marine Corps , Adam Smith , Congress , Senate , DoD Update
Case of troops disposing of Koran under investigation
U.S. Commanders are investigating a case in which troops might have improperly disposed of copies of the Koran and other religious materials in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Tags: DoD , DoD Update , Afghanistan , Federal Drive
