http://www.military.com/News/Home/0,13324,,00.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS Military Top Stories Center Wednesday, 10 February 2010 7:20:30 AM http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,210368,00.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2010-02-09 http://www.military.com/news/article/marines-wait-in-cold-for-afghan-offensive.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2010-02-09 http://www.military.com/news/article/us-army-tightens-noose-on-afghan-town.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation in support of a planned attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan. NATO and Afghan officials, meanwhile, urged militants holding Marjah to lay down their arms and warned civilians to "keep your heads down." 2010-02-09 http://www.military.com/news/article/canadian-af-colonel-charged-with-murder.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2010-02-09 http://www.military.com/news/article/german-cabinet-okays-afghan-troop-boost.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2010-02-09 http://www.military.com/news/article/shelby-ends-tanker-protest-in-senate.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2010-02-09 http://www.military.com/news/article/three-bragg-soldiers-killed-in-pakistan.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS Three Soldiers killed Wednesday in Pakistan were from U.S. Army Special Operations Command units at Fort Bragg, the Pentagon said. The Soldiers were part of a low-profile mission and were the first U.S. Soldiers to die in Pakistan, officials said. 2010-02-07 http://www.military.com/news/article/marine-deaths-underscore-us-struggle.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS The incident, deadly and tragic as it was, rated only one short sentence on the official NATO website. The violent deaths of Marine Sgt. Daniel Angus and LCpl. Zachary Smith, underscore how quickly things can go from bad to worse in the frontline battle against the Taliban. 2010-02-06 http://www.military.com/news/article/us-faults-command-over-deadly-afghan-ambush.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS The U.S. military blamed "shortcomings in command oversight" and delays in closing a remote outpost in Afghanistan for an October ambush that left eight Americans dead. The gunbattle broke out when hundreds of insurgents stormed the base in Nuristan province. 2010-02-05 http://www.military.com/news/article/clock-starts-ticking-to-end-gay-ban.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS The U.S. Defense Department starts the clock next week on what is expected to be a several-year process in lifting its ban on gays from serving openly in the military. At the White House, officials continued reviewing options for the Clinton-era policy. 2010-01-30