Regarding "Gates Ousts Air Force Leaders" (front page, June 6): I commend Defense Secretary Robert Gates for his decisive action in removing Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley from their posts as a result of the investigation over control of nuclear weapons and their components. ...more

June 9, 2008

The Air Force's senior civilian official and its highest-ranking general were ousted by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday after an inquiry into the mishandling of nuclear weapons and components found systemic problems in the Air Force. ...more

June 6, 2008

Myanmar's ruling junta, faced with global outrage about its low-key response to last month's deadly cyclone, said Sunday that recovery from the catastrophe will be speedy and extolled the country's leaders for their actions in the crisis. ...more

June 2, 2008

Myanmar needs more than food and shelter. Relief groups say the country needs human expertise for everything from purifying drinking water to mental health counseling - and right now, those experts can't get to the hard-hit delta. ...more

June 1, 2008

The military command overseeing the nation's most elite forces has moved away from a contentious plan that gave it broad control over anti-terrorism operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and other hot spots around the globe. ...more

May 11, 2008

Transfers from the Tampa Bay area and other slumping housing markets nationwide are forcing military members to sell homes for thousands of dollars less than they owe on their mortgage, a Tampa Bay area congressman said. ...more

May 2, 2008

In unusually blunt terms, Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday challenged the Air Force, whose leaders are under fire on several fronts, to contribute more to immediate wartime needs and to promote new thinking. ...more

April 22, 2008

High seas in the north Pacific may force the Navy to wait another day before launching a heat-seeking missile on a mission to shoot down a wayward U.S. spy satellite, the Pentagon said Wednesday. ...more

February 20, 2008

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday endorsed the idea of a pause in the drawdown of U.S. troops this summer, as bombers killed at least 22 Iraqis in attacks targeting U.S.-allied tribal leaders. ...more

February 12, 2008

U.S. military forces in Iraq were authorized to pursue former members of Saddam Hussein's government and terrorists across Iraq's borders into Iran and Syria, according to a classified 2005 document that has been posted on an independent Web site. ...more

February 4, 2008