The Russian Defense Ministry denied a newspaper report that Russia was considering basing nuclear-capable bombers in Cuba. A Russian newspaper this week cited an anonymous air force official as saying the bombers could be based in Cuba as a response to U.S. missile-defense plans.

President Bush and Iraq's prime minister have agreed to set a "general time horizon" for bringing more U.S. troops home from the war, a dramatic shift from the administration's once-ironclad unwillingness to talk about any kind of deadline or timetable.

The transfer from U.S. military authority in Anbar has become stalled by worries that a hasty move could tempt unrest and reopen rivalries. Talks on Anbar have moved into the slow lane after much fanfare last month when the planned transfer to Iraqi forces was announced and then abruptly put on hold.

A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base killed nine American Soldiers and wounded 15 in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years. Those troops were on their way to rescue a four-man team of Navy SEALs caught in a militant ambush.

Pakistan's top diplomat said there are no U.S. personnel on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in his nation, and none will be allowed. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said his nation's new government has ruled out such military operations, covert or otherwise, to catch militants.

The Russian Defense Ministry denied a newspaper report that Russia was considering basing nuclear-capable bombers in Cuba. A Russian newspaper this week cited an anonymous air force official as saying the bombers could be based in Cuba as a response to U.S. missile-defense plans.

President Bush and Iraq's prime minister have agreed to set a "general time horizon" for bringing more U.S. troops home from the war, a dramatic shift from the administration's once-ironclad unwillingness to talk about any kind of deadline or timetable.

The transfer from U.S. military authority in Anbar has become stalled by worries that a hasty move could tempt unrest and reopen rivalries. Talks on Anbar have moved into the slow lane after much fanfare last month when the planned transfer to Iraqi forces was announced and then abruptly put on hold.

A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base killed nine American Soldiers and wounded 15 in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years. Those troops were on their way to rescue a four-man team of Navy SEALs caught in a militant ambush.

Pakistan's top diplomat said there are no U.S. personnel on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in his nation, and none will be allowed. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said his nation's new government has ruled out such military operations, covert or otherwise, to catch militants.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz asked senators July 22 for more time to weigh arguments for and against boosting the number of unrated unmanned aircraft pilots, but promised that as chief of staff, he would have USAF intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance experts work closely with combat commanders and the nascent ISR Task Force.

The court-martial of Airman 1st Class Nathaniel N.F. DaSilva sheds light on the challenges military officials face in preventing improper interaction between young servicemembers and the teenagers that live close by.

Boeing has selected QinetiQ, the U.K.-based defense technology company, as its key technology partner on Vulture -- the ultra-long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) concept proposed by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

The manager of a popular South Korean beach festival said Tuesday that drunken and rowdy U.S. troops are such a problem that organizers have considered banning servicemembers from the event.

The Anbar Provincial Council appealed Saturday for the American military to delay its handover of provincial security responsibilities to Iraqi forces until at least the end of the year, according to a report in Sunday editions of The New York Times.

Killer robots, which can change their shape to squeeze under doors and through cracks in walls to track their prey, are moving from the realms of science fiction to the front line in the fight against terrorism.

Lawmakers are not yet sold on the new acceleration of the Army's Future Combat Systems. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton and Airland Forces Subcommittee Chairman Neil Abercrombie called the changes a "positive step" in improving FCS, but they are still concerned that the new plan may not allow for adequate testing of the equipment due to its "very tight" schedule.

Boeing and several system suppliers have been awarded U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contracts to mature technology for an airborne electronic attack (AEA) pod that could be flight tested on the B-52 in fiscal 2012, giving the venerable bomber another shot at one day providing stand-off jamming for early-warning radars.

Membership in The American Legion includes a full year's subscription to our monthly magazine, The American Legion Magazine.

Capitol Hill denizens are increasingly debating whether the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) should alter its research and spending priorities to better address more immediate concerns than defending against a long-range strike.

While looking for money for school many servicemembers, veterans, and their families tend to overlook the more than $300 million of military -- and veteran -- related scholarships and grants.Learn to use scholarships to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that the GI Bill will soon be worth $38,700 -- a total increase of nearly $1,500 over last year's rate.

Join our military expert, CGCPO (ret) Terry Howell as he explains the GI Bill and how to use it in conjunction with tuition assistance to get the maximum benefit you're entitled to.

A bipartisan bill which authorizes more than $2 billion in funding for numerous major medical facilities for veterans in 22 states passed the Senate recently by unanimous consent.

This is the complete version of this week's Veterans Report. Print it, circulate it, and make sure your colleagues and friends keep up with the latest military benefits updates.

Time is running out to find and recognize the last remaining veterans of "The Great War." The rolls of World War I veterans have declined so rapidly that the day is fast approaching when there will be one remaining, then none.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary is urging America's boaters to start thinking about taking one of many boating courses offered by the Auxiliary to enhance their boating skills.

Veterans Day, celebrated each year on November 11, is the day America sets aside to thank and honor all those who served honorably in our nation's military.

Chairman Henry Brown (R-S.C) and subcommittee members expressed concern that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) had not spent all of the mental health care dollars appropriated for it.

The House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs received testimony recently on the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Pension Program.