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Memorial Day 2012: List of military personnel from Oklahoma who have died since 2003 Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 These military members have died in Iraq, Afghanistan, or the Philippines since 2003 and had listed Oklahoma as their home state, according to the U.S. Department of Defense Read More
Shawnee sailor killed in Afghanistan Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 Hospitalman Eric D. Warren of Shawnee died May 26 of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device blast in the Sangin District of the Helmand Province, according to the Department of Defense. Read More
Strike down requirements to license rights Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 In response to John MacDonald (Your Views, May 20): Any requirement to be licensed for the exercise of a right should be struck down. Any requirement to show anyone a license for the exercise of a right is at least a Fourth Amendment violation. As a law-abiding citizen, I should be free to exercise my rights with... Read More
Lawton soldier killed in Afghanistan Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 2nd Lt. Tobias C. Alexander, 30, died from wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with a roadside bomb Sunday in Afghanistan. Also killed was Capt. Jesse A. Ozbat, 28, of Prince George, Va. Read More
Many questions remain about open carry bill Published: Sun, May 20, 2012 Can anyone seen openly and legally carrying a gun be stopped and asked to show their open-carry license? Who is or is not authorized to stop and question a person seen carrying a gun and ask to see the license? Does the open-carry bill make such provision? Many people will feel intimidated or made uncomfortable in... Read More
Retired Marine general explains to The Oklahoman the importance of energy independence Published: Fri, May 18, 2012 Retired Marine Maj. Gen. Anthony Jackson is urging the country to move away from foreign oil as a way to change the way it deals with conflict in the Middle East. Read More
House defense bill would block base closures, Tinker changes Updated: Wed, May 16, 2012 The U.S. House is considering the annual defense bill amid major conflicts over how the Pentagon should pare spending. Read More
Real federal budget legislation needed Published: Sat, May 12, 2012 The Budget Control Act of 2011 had the good intentions of controlling spending while approving an increase in the U.S. debt limit. The intent was to provide an increase to the debt limit while beginning a long-overdue effort to cut federal government spending. As an incentive, the act mandated that approximately... Read More
U.S. House committees move to save Boeing work in Oklahoma City Updated: Thu, May 10, 2012 Two U.S. House committees have taken actions this week to protect an aircraft modernization program led by Boeing workers scheduled to move to Oklahoma City. Read More
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas defends food stamp reductions to protect military spending Updated: Thu, May 10, 2012 In House debate, Oklahoma chairman of Agriculture Committee says the food stamp cuts target waste and abuse, but Democrats say 2 million poor people would lose benefits. Read More
Study would be needed before ending C-130 program in Oklahoma City Published: Thu, May 10, 2012 The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has approved a defense funding bill that would delay efforts to end a program in Oklahoma City to upgrade the cockpits of U.S. Air Force C-130 transport planes. Read More
King Aerospace in Ardmore secures $11 million Navy contract Updated: Thu, May 3, 2012 King Aerospace has secured an $11 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy with aircraft maintenance and exterior paint on its fleet of C-9B aircraft. Read More
U.S. suspends recovery of troop remains in North Korea Published: Thu, Mar 22, 2012 WASHINGTON — The United States said Wednesday it is suspending efforts to recover remains of thousands of fallen service members in North Korea, the latest sign that a recent thaw in relations is over. The U.S. was in the process of resuming the hunt for remains missing from the 1950-53 Korean War that had... Read More
Gags for military chaplains, round two Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 Every now and then, bishops write letters for their priests to read to the faithful during Mass. In 1996 the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services sent a letter to its chaplains instructing them to urge their flocks to back the "Project Life Postcard Campaign" in support of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban... Read More
Panetta blasts video of Marines urinating on dead Updated: Thu, Jan 12, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta phoned Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Thursday and promised full investigation of a video that purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters - a video both men condemned as deplorable. In a separate public statement,... Read More
Officials chase unconfirmed al-Qaida bomb threat Updated: Fri, Sep 9, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Counterterrorism officials are chasing a credible but unconfirmed tip that al-Qaida has plans to set off a car bomb in New York City or Washington around the Sept. 11 anniversary, with bridges or tunnels as potential targets. It was the first word of a possible "active plot" timed to coincide with... Read More
Sources: 10,000 U.S. troops on offer for Iraq Published: Wed, Jul 6, 2011 The White House has worked out options to keep between 8,500 and 10,000 active-duty troops to continue training Iraqi security forces during 2012, according to senior Obama administration and U.S. military officials in interviews with The Associated Press. The figures also were noted by foreign diplomats in Baghdad... Read More
Obama: Info from bin Laden shows al-Qaida strain Updated: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says information recovered from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan shows al-Qaida is under enormous strain. Obama says bin Laden expressed concern that his terrorist network had been unable to effectively replace senior leaders when they were killed. Bin Laden also... Read More
Obama address: Surge troops home by summer 2012 Updated: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says 10,000 troops will come home from Afghanistan by the end of this year as the U.S. mission shifts from combat to support after nearly 10 years of war. The president said a total of 33,000 troops would be withdrawn by next summer, as he announced what he called "the... Read More
Ex-Bush official would advise Obama against releasing photos of bin Laden's body Updated: Tue, May 3, 2011 FORT WORTH -- If Gordon England was still in the inner circle of top defense officials, as he was for the entire Bush 43 Administration, he's pretty sure what advice he'd give when the subject turned to whether to release photos of Osama bin Laden's body. He wouldn't be a Yes. "I don't think it serves any... Read More
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