http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/war war news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-05-21T07:23:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_mexico_officers_cartel/fourth-army-officer-held-mexico-drug-cartel-probe/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_mexico_officers_cartel/fourth-army-officer-held-mexico-drug-cartel-probe/ 17:28:00Z Luke Browne A fourth high-ranking Mexican military officer has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged army links to drug cartels. 2012-05-20T17:28:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_afghanistan/nato-withdrawal-brings-fears-civil-war-aghanistan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_afghanistan/nato-withdrawal-brings-fears-civil-war-aghanistan/ 15:59:00Z Chris Sands NATO states now meeting in Chicago are reaffirming the departure of foreign combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. But many Afghans have little faith in their own security forces. 2012-05-20T15:59:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_stuxnet_cyber_security/remember-stuxnet-why-us-still-vulnerable/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_stuxnet_cyber_security/remember-stuxnet-why-us-still-vulnerable/ 19:21:00Z Megha Rajagopalan Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. There was no damage, but security experts worry it may only be a matter of time. 2012-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_terror_intel_leaks/white-house-may-have-leaked-counter-terrorism-intel/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_terror_intel_leaks/white-house-may-have-leaked-counter-terrorism-intel/ 01:46:00Z Priyanka Boghani White House efforts to reassure the public that there was never a serious threat from the recently foiled underwear bomb plot may have inadvertently caused information about covert operations to be leaked. 2012-05-19T01:46:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_nuclear_weapons_cuts/former-us-nuclear-chief-proposes-cutting-arsenal-by-80/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_nuclear_weapons_cuts/former-us-nuclear-chief-proposes-cutting-arsenal-by-80/ 15:51:00Z R. Jeffrey Smith A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is urging that the existing American nuclear arsenal of 5000 warheads be cut by 80 percent, in an effort meant to be matched by similar reductions in the Russian arsenal. 2012-05-18T15:51:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051712_mex_generals_cartels/2-mexican-army-generals-detained-over-alleged-cartel-ties/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051712_mex_generals_cartels/2-mexican-army-generals-detained-over-alleged-cartel-ties/ 16:01:00Z Allison Jackson Mexican soldiers have detained two army generals, including a former assistant defense secretary, over their alleged links to organized crime. 2012-05-17T16:01:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_military_parks_pass/active-duty-military-offered-annual-passes-natl-parks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_military_parks_pass/active-duty-military-offered-annual-passes-natl-parks/ 17:44:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Beginning Saturday, active-duty military can receive a free annual pass that gives service members and their dependents access to more than 2,000 public land sites, including America’s national parks. 2012-05-16T17:44:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_f-22_restrictions/pentagon-limits-f-22-fighter-jet-flights-amid-safety-worries/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_f-22_restrictions/pentagon-limits-f-22-fighter-jet-flights-amid-safety-worries/ 14:31:00Z Jennifer Mattson Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered the Air Force on Tuesday to investigate safety problems with the F-22 fighter jet and restrict missions to regions where pilots can quickly land if they experience oxygen problems. 2012-05-16T14:31:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_army_women_combat/army-opens-combat-related-roles-women/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_army_women_combat/army-opens-combat-related-roles-women/ 14:00:00Z Priyanka Boghani Female soldiers serving in the U.S. Army will now be able to take up new positions in traditionally all-male units, as the Army formally opens combat-related roles to women. 2012-05-16T14:00:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_meads/another-250-million-drink-missile-defenses/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_meads/another-250-million-drink-missile-defenses/ 18:43:00Z Aaron Mehta The talk of the defense world is the budget — specifically, how to shrink it and what will be cut. Given the austerity pressures, it’s remarkable that a costly program targeted for cancellation can get a new government check for a quarter of a billion dollars . 2012-05-15T18:43:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mccain_myanmar/mccain-wants-us-sanctions-against-myanmar-lifted/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mccain_myanmar/mccain-wants-us-sanctions-against-myanmar-lifted/ 16:27:00Z Patrick Winn In a speech at Washington, D.C.‘s Center for Strategic and International Studies, Sen. John McCain advocated suspending — not permanently removing — almost all American sanctions against Myanmar. 2012-05-15T16:27:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_buckmaster/buckmaster-battle-independent-vote/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_buckmaster/buckmaster-battle-independent-vote/ 22:21:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Monday Political Face-Off featuring commentators John Munger and Vince Rabago. Plus, a conversation with General John Wickham, former chief of staff of the U.S. Army. 2012-05-14T22:21:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_military_pay_op/top-10-things-know-military-compensation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_military_pay_op/top-10-things-know-military-compensation/ 17:51:00Z Lawrence J. Korb The Pentagon’s personnel budget is composed of three major items: pay, retirement, and health care. These costs have nearly doubled in the past 10 years and now consume one-third of the baseline defense budget. If they continue growing, these costs will begin to divert funds from other critical national security initiatives such as training and modernization. 2012-05-14T17:51:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_mccain_f-22/mccain-f-22-safety/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_mccain_f-22/mccain-f-22-safety/ 15:37:00Z John McCain U.S. Sen. John McCain released this statement Thursday regarding concerns about the safety of flying the F-22A Raptor. 2012-05-10T15:37:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050812_eastofaden/war-terror-east-aden/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050812_eastofaden/war-terror-east-aden/ 04:38:00Z Roberto De Vido A would-be al-Qaeda suicide bomber was in fact a Saudi Arabian intelligence operative who turned over the bomb to his agency and the CIA. 2012-05-09T04:38:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050812_underwearbomb/1-800-happy-2cu/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050812_underwearbomb/1-800-happy-2cu/ 15:14:00Z Roberto De Vido In War on Terror news, another pair of exploding tighty whities have been captured, making the world a safer place. 2012-05-08T15:14:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050712_al_qaida_plot/cia-thwarts-bomb-plot-near-anniversary-bin-ladens-death/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050712_al_qaida_plot/cia-thwarts-bomb-plot-near-anniversary-bin-ladens-death/ 02:07:00Z Priyanka Boghani The CIA thwarted a plot by al-Qaida’s Yemen affiliate to bomb a U.S.-bound airplane around the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death. 2012-05-08T02:07:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050712_military_compensation/time-control-runaway-military-personnel-costs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050712_military_compensation/time-control-runaway-military-personnel-costs/ 16:06:00Z Lawrence J. Korb Military personnel costs have nearly doubled since fiscal year 2001. If these costs are allowed to continue rising at their current rate, they will eat through the entire defense budget by FY 2039. 2012-05-07T16:06:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050712_pentagon_whistleblowers/report-pentagon-failed-protect-whistleblowers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050712_pentagon_whistleblowers/report-pentagon-failed-protect-whistleblowers/ 15:19:00Z R. Jeffrey Smith The Defense Department has inadequately protected from reprisals whistleblowers who have reported wrongdoing, according to an internal Pentagon report, and critics are calling for action to be taken against those who have been negligent. 2012-05-07T15:19:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050312_buckmaster/buckmaster-targeting-tourist-dollars-from-sonora/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050312_buckmaster/buckmaster-targeting-tourist-dollars-from-sonora/ 21:15:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We start things off with a conversation with Terry Bracy, Buckmaster Show Washington contributor. Then, we preview the Sonoran Region Business Development Conference presented by Tucson’s Caballeros del Sol. Also, Guy Gunther of CenturyLink. 2012-05-03T21:15:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050312_afghan_corruption/corruption-still-threatens-us-efforts-afghanistan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050312_afghan_corruption/corruption-still-threatens-us-efforts-afghanistan/ 16:45:00Z Aaron Mehta As U.S. heads for the door in Afghanistan, deep corruption persists in the country, and can easily undermine the success of U.S. development efforts there. A report expressed concern about continuing thefts of fuel and cash, the shortcomings of local security forces, bribery of local and U.S. officials, and contractors that fail to deliver. 2012-05-03T16:45:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050312_f-22_pilots/air-force-pilots-balk-flying-f-22-fighters/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050312_f-22_pilots/air-force-pilots-balk-flying-f-22-fighters/ 16:28:00Z Cora Currier The pricey F-22 Raptor jet has just gotten back up in the air, but the safety problem that grounded it doesn’t seem to be resolved. The Air Force’s Air Combat Command confirmed that some pilots — they would specify only “a very small” number — have requested not to fly the F-22. 2012-05-03T16:28:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050112_obama_afghanistan/obama-makes-surprise-visit-afghanistan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050112_obama_afghanistan/obama-makes-surprise-visit-afghanistan/ 20:38:00Z Priyanka Boghani President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Kabul, Afghanistan, on the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death. 2012-05-01T20:38:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050112_the_carterschool/the-carter-school/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050112_the_carterschool/the-carter-school/ 15:56:00Z Roberto De Vido “Even Jimmy Carter would have given that order.” 2012-05-01T15:56:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043012_va_nurses/va-nurses-scrutinized-after-patient-deaths-two-states/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043012_va_nurses/va-nurses-scrutinized-after-patient-deaths-two-states/ 19:30:00Z Tracy Weber A review by the VA inspector general of 29 VA facilities found only half had adequately documented that their nurses had the needed skills. Some nurses “did not demonstrate competency in one or more required skills,” but there was no evidence of retraining, the report said. 2012-04-30T19:30:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043012_bin_laden_papers/bin-ladens-hideout-papers-published-online/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043012_bin_laden_papers/bin-ladens-hideout-papers-published-online/ 18:46:00Z Luke Browne Documents seized by U.S. Navy Seals during the raid on Osama Bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, last May are to be published online later this week, a White House counter-terrorism official said Monday. 2012-04-30T18:46:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/043012_dishonored_vets/dishonored-veterans-band-plays-on/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/043012_dishonored_vets/dishonored-veterans-band-plays-on/ 18:32:00Z Matt Davies Homelessness, untreated PTSD, suicides: How we play “Taps” for our veterans. 2012-04-30T18:32:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043012_missile_defense/missile-defenses-hobbled-by-uncertainties/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043012_missile_defense/missile-defenses-hobbled-by-uncertainties/ 18:11:00Z R. Jeffrey Smith The Pentagon really has no idea if its missile defense systems will do their job, because over the past several decades it hasn’t concocted validated targets to test them, fielded proven interceptors, or even collected all the data needed to assess their early performance, the GAO said. 2012-04-30T18:11:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042612_cispa_sopa/what-does-cispa-mean-internet-users/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042612_cispa_sopa/what-does-cispa-mean-internet-users/ 18:08:00Z Megha Rajagopalan The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act has privacy activists, tech companies, security wonks and the Obama administration all jousting about what it means. 2012-04-26T18:08:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042612_liberia_taylor_guilty/liberian-leader-guilty-aiding-abetting-war-crimes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042612_liberia_taylor_guilty/liberian-leader-guilty-aiding-abetting-war-crimes/ 16:24:00Z Luke Browne Charles Taylor, the former Liberian leader, has been found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war, at his trial in The Hague. 2012-04-26T16:24:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042512_navy_lcs/report-darkens-reputation-new-navy-ship/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042512_navy_lcs/report-darkens-reputation-new-navy-ship/ 15:44:00Z Aaron Mehta The Navy claims the Littoral Combat Ship represents its future, but watchdogs see serious flaws in design. Test runs caused cracked hulls that forced the ship to limit its speed; engines that simply failed; and over 600 failures of equipment led to dry-dockings. 2012-04-25T15:44:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042412_az_drones_range/supporters-tout-arizona-uav-test-range/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042412_az_drones_range/supporters-tout-arizona-uav-test-range/ 00:16:00Z Tarryn Mento A state lawmaker has championed a successful resolution that encourages Arizona to compete to host one of the unmanned aircraft test ranges to be established by the FAA. 2012-04-25T00:16:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042412_sudan/sudan-faces-new-charges-war-crimes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042412_sudan/sudan-faces-new-charges-war-crimes/ 16:35:00Z John C. Bradshaw As thousands cower in caves, the Enough Project petitions an African commission to stop Sudan from bombing civilians in the Nuba Mountains. 2012-04-24T16:35:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042412_syria_lockdown/syria-return-city-lockdown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042412_syria_lockdown/syria-return-city-lockdown/ 15:25:00Z Hugh Macleod Revisiting Daraa, where Syria’s uprising began, to find a city under military lockdown. 2012-04-24T15:25:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042012_breivik_ok_city/norway-killer-mcveigh-al-qaida-were-inspirations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042012_breivik_ok_city/norway-killer-mcveigh-al-qaida-were-inspirations/ 17:09:00Z David Trifunov The Oklahoma City bombing and al-Qaida attacks served as inspiration and education for confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, he told a courtroom in Norway on Friday 2012-04-20T17:09:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041912_mccain_syria/mccain-us-must-arm-syrian-opposition/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041912_mccain_syria/mccain-us-must-arm-syrian-opposition/ 21:24:00Z John McCain Bashar al-Assad has not abided, and will not abide, by a ceasefire. And the only way to stop Assad’s campaign of slaughter is for the United States to take tangible steps with our friends and allies to help the Syrian opposition change the military balance of power on the ground. 2012-04-19T21:24:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041812_natl_guard_border/drawbacks-seen-stationing-natl-guard-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041812_natl_guard_border/drawbacks-seen-stationing-natl-guard-border/ 21:28:00Z Julian Aguilar When the Obama administration announced in December that it would draw down the number of National Guard units that patrol the southern border, critics said the decision would leave Texas vulnerable to spillover violence from Mexico. 2012-04-18T21:28:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041712_az_land_exchange/lawmaker-preserve-military-bases-land-swaps/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041712_az_land_exchange/lawmaker-preserve-military-bases-land-swaps/ 03:53:00Z Tarryn Mento A state lawmaker wants to give voters a second chance to approve land exchanges that allow the preservation of military installations. 2012-04-18T03:53:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041712_closeprotection/close-protection/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041712_closeprotection/close-protection/ 15:15:00Z Roberto De Vido What happens in Cartagena stays in Cartagena ... until you decide to stiff the hookers and they complain. Loudly. To (eventually) your boss. The President. Of the United States. 2012-04-17T15:15:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041412_pyongyangproblem/pyongyang-we-have-problem/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041412_pyongyangproblem/pyongyang-we-have-problem/ 22:27:00Z Roberto De Vido North Korea’s attempt to launch a satellite (and test its long-range missile delivery capability) failed miserably Thursday when the rocket exploded not long after launch. 2012-04-15T22:27:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041512_battle-of-picacho-pass/az-marks-150th-anniversary-battle-picacho-peak/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041512_battle-of-picacho-pass/az-marks-150th-anniversary-battle-picacho-peak/ 21:31:00Z Ted Prezelski Now it’s a place for hiking or to stop at Dairy Queen but 150 years ago Sunday, it was the site of a small but violent engagement between Union and Confederate troops. 2012-04-15T21:31:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041412_peru_drug_war/peru-backs-us-war-drugs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041412_peru_drug_war/peru-backs-us-war-drugs/ 00:30:00Z Simeon Tegel As some Latin American leaders call for legalization of narcotics, Peru — a leading coca grower — remains opposed. A former anti-drug czar-turned-dissident explains why. 2012-04-15T00:30:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041412_thunderbirds_1/wright-flight-kids-open-d-m-air-show/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041412_thunderbirds_1/wright-flight-kids-open-d-m-air-show/#When: 09:55:000 Will Seberger Updated: The Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Open House air show continues despite the wet weather. 2012-04-14T09:55:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041312_thunderbirds/thunderbirds-prep-d-m-open-house-air-show/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041312_thunderbirds/thunderbirds-prep-d-m-open-house-air-show/#When: 09:55:000 Will Seberger Updated: The Air Force’s elite demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, took to the skies over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in a practice run for Saturday and Sunday’s events. 2012-04-14T09:55:49-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041212_n_korea_analysis/n-korea-rocket-launch-ruffles-international-feathers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041212_n_korea_analysis/n-korea-rocket-launch-ruffles-international-feathers/ 04:51:00Z Talia Ralph The United Nations and several countries were quick to respond to news of North Korea’s rocket launch, saying it was a provocative move. 2012-04-13T04:51:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041212_north_korean_missle_failure/us-n-korean-missile-launch-failure/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041212_north_korean_missle_failure/us-n-korean-missile-launch-failure/ 01:16:00Z Global Post The North Korean rocket launch, intended to place a satellite in orbit, was an unambiguous failure, officials in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo all agree. 2012-04-13T01:16:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041112_americasmostwanted/americas-most-wanted/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041112_americasmostwanted/americas-most-wanted/ 02:51:00Z Roberto De Vido The FBI has finally filled Osama bin Laden’s spot on its 10 Most Wanted list. The good news is, the new guy probably won’t cost you $1.3 trillion. 2012-04-12T02:51:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041012_mccain_f-35/mccain-f-35-basing-critical-az-economy-natl-security/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041012_mccain_f-35/mccain-f-35-basing-critical-az-economy-natl-security/ 17:20:00Z John McCain Arizonans recognize the criticality of supporting F-35 basing as part of a continued strong military presence in Arizona, not just for the economic benefit to our constituents, but also for the strategic benefits our state provides to the security of our nation. 2012-04-10T17:20:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041012_lewis_mike_wallace/honor-and-privilege-work-with-mike-wallace/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041012_lewis_mike_wallace/honor-and-privilege-work-with-mike-wallace/ 16:42:00Z Charles Lewis Mike Wallace piqued those in power for more than half a century, nowhere more famously than on the CBS News program “60 Minutes,” between 1968 and 2008. 2012-04-10T16:42:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040912_syria_protesters/syrias-peaceful-protesters-march-on/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040912_syria_protesters/syrias-peaceful-protesters-march-on/ 17:08:00Z Global Post As violence erupts all around them, some Syrians remain committed to peaceful protests. 2012-04-09T17:08:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040612_wounded_warriors/hurt-twice-once-war-and-once-treatment/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040612_wounded_warriors/hurt-twice-once-war-and-once-treatment/ 18:30:00Z Aaron Mehta A Department of Defense report said a program aimed at helping wounded Marines and sailors has resulted in terrible medical care, long delays in service and service members who felt like they were in a “petting zoo. 2012-04-06T18:30:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_f35_simulator/f-35-takes-skies-but-still-ground/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_f35_simulator/f-35-takes-skies-but-still-ground/ 04:04:00Z Will Seberger Sargent Aeropace & Defense, a Marana government contractor, showed off a low-level F-35 flight simulator on Monday morning to about 50 employees and guests. 2012-04-05T04:04:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_buckmaster/buckmaster-flake-defends-stand-against-earmarks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_buckmaster/buckmaster-flake-defends-stand-against-earmarks/ 22:20:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster — Rep. Jeff Flake, Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Megan Jasper about a benefit for the Boys & Girls Clubs, Former Army Chief of Staff Gen. John Wickham, and Mike Feder with an opening-night preveiw for the Tucson Padres. 2012-04-04T22:20:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_dupnik_border_gear/dupnik-bring-surplus-military-gear-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_dupnik_border_gear/dupnik-bring-surplus-military-gear-border/ 02:26:00Z Tarryn Mento Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik says military equipment left over from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could help bolster security in Arizona. 2012-04-04T02:26:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040212_sitton_military/military-brass-take-shine-sitton/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040212_sitton_military/military-brass-take-shine-sitton/ 05:12:00Z Will Seberger As the CD8 GOP primary race nears Election Day, Dave Sitton addressed a room of about 30 people who would make an impressive “who’s who in Tucson-area retired brass” list on Monday evening. 2012-04-03T05:12:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040212_oblshousewives/osama-bin-ladens-housewives/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040212_oblshousewives/osama-bin-ladens-housewives/ 20:23:00Z Roberto De Vido Once again, Gov. Jan Brewer is linked to Osama bin Laden. 2012-04-02T20:23:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_vets_home_parade/tucson-welcomes-home-veterans-with-parade/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_vets_home_parade/tucson-welcomes-home-veterans-with-parade/ 01:54:00Z Will Seberger Hundreds of Tucsonans lined sidewalks downtown Saturday for the Tucson Welcomes Home Veterans Parade to show appreciation to military members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. (with video) 2012-04-01T01:54:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_pcc_fallen_names/names-6800-fallen-troops-read-13-hour-ceremony/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_pcc_fallen_names/names-6800-fallen-troops-read-13-hour-ceremony/ 01:15:00Z Dylan Smith The names of the dead were read Friday in Tucson. For more than 13 hours, volunteers at Pima Community College read the names of U.S. service members who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2012-04-01T01:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_buckmaster/buckmaster-help-wwii-vet-take-honor-flight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_buckmaster/buckmaster-help-wwii-vet-take-honor-flight/ 20:55:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster- A conversation about honor flights to take local vets to the WWII Memorial in Washington, Dan Shearer of the Green Valley News and Sarah Garrecht Gassen of the Arizona Daily Star, and Culinary Cruiser Matt Russell. 2012-03-30T20:55:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032912_supremeleader/supreme-leader/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032912_supremeleader/supreme-leader/ 06:15:00Z Roberto De Vido North Korea fired two short-range missiles Thursday as part of what analysts believe is a test of upgraded weapons-delivery capabilities. 2012-03-30T06:15:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_afghanistan_poll/poll-69-americans-want-us-out-afghanistan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_afghanistan_poll/poll-69-americans-want-us-out-afghanistan/ 15:33:00Z Priyanka Boghani More than two-thirds of Americans want U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, the latest poll finds. 2012-03-27T15:33:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032612_pcc_fallen_soldiers/pima-college-parade-honor-fallen-troops-veterans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032612_pcc_fallen_soldiers/pima-college-parade-honor-fallen-troops-veterans/ 22:55:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Two events this weekend will honor America’s active duty military, veterans and those who died serving the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2012-03-26T22:55:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032612_bomber_program/will-55-billion-bomber-program-fly/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032612_bomber_program/will-55-billion-bomber-program-fly/ 17:47:00Z David Axe The Air Force accelerates work on a new multi-billion dollar strategic bomber despite the critics. 2012-03-26T17:47:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032412_kandahar_shootings/kandahar-shootings-what-really-happened/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032412_kandahar_shootings/kandahar-shootings-what-really-happened/ 20:21:00Z Bette Dam Little is known for certain about what happened on March 11, when Staff Sgt. Robert Bales allegedly massacred 16 Afghan civilians. 2012-03-24T20:21:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032312_bales_charges/soldier-accused-afghan-killings-faces-17-murder-charges/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032312_bales_charges/soldier-accused-afghan-killings-faces-17-murder-charges/ 14:40:00Z Helene Hofman The U.S. soldier accused of killing civilians on a shooting rampage in two villages in Afghanistan will be charged with 17 counts of murder. 2012-03-23T14:40:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032012_gop_budget_op/opinion-ryan-plan-would-harm-our-most-vulnerable/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032012_gop_budget_op/opinion-ryan-plan-would-harm-our-most-vulnerable/ 20:22:00Z Melissa Boteach The House Republican budget released Tuesday purports to boost economic growth by cutting taxes and government spending. Don’t be fooled by the rhetoric. 2012-03-20T20:22:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032012_syria_torture/grim-torture-tales-from-syria/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032012_syria_torture/grim-torture-tales-from-syria/ 17:48:00Z Aaron Mehta Civilians face torture as part of a systematic attack by the Syrian government, said Amnesty International. 2012-03-20T17:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032012_israel_iran_wargame/us-war-game-reveals-dangers-israeli-strike-iran/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032012_israel_iran_wargame/us-war-game-reveals-dangers-israeli-strike-iran/ 17:40:00Z Priyanka Boghani A U.S. war game showed that an Israeli strike against Iran and retaliation from Iran could pull the United States into the conflict and leave hundreds of Americans dead. 2012-03-20T17:40:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032012_afghan_bales_anam/soldier-accused-afghan-killings-likely-had-unreliable-brain-test/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032012_afghan_bales_anam/soldier-accused-afghan-killings-likely-had-unreliable-brain-test/ 16:50:00Z Lena Groeger An unreliable test used to detect traumatic brain injuries in soldiers may have failed on a 38-year-old staff sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians. 2012-03-20T16:50:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031712_afghan_bales_analysis/the-lessons-staff-sgt-robert-bales/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031712_afghan_bales_analysis/the-lessons-staff-sgt-robert-bales/ 23:50:00Z Charles M. Sennott Staff Sgt Robert Bales’ odyssey began just over 10 years ago when he joined the military in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks 2012-03-17T23:50:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031612_guat_soldier_sentenced/ex-guatemalan-soldier-gets-6060-years-82-massacre/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031612_guat_soldier_sentenced/ex-guatemalan-soldier-gets-6060-years-82-massacre/ 23:12:00Z Mike McDonald Former Guatemalan elite forces soldier Pedro Pimentel was sentenced to 6,060 years in prison this week for participating in a 1982 massacre that left 201 people dead. 2012-03-16T23:12:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_az_military_immersion/civilians-get-taste-military-life-from-az-national-guard/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_az_military_immersion/civilians-get-taste-military-life-from-az-national-guard/ 18:15:00Z Tarryn Mento For the second year, the Arizona National Guard and the Arizona Coalition for Military Families have offered civilians a two-day military-immersion experience. 2012-03-16T18:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031412_afghanistan_panetta/man-crashes-car-afghanistan-airfield-as-panetta-arrives/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031412_afghanistan_panetta/man-crashes-car-afghanistan-airfield-as-panetta-arrives/ 20:37:00Z Global Post A man crashed a stolen vehicle on the runway of an Afghanistan air base as Secretary of Defense Leon Panett’s plane arrived Wednesday, days after the killings of 16 civilians blamed on an American soldier. 2012-03-14T20:37:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031212_us_military_poll/poll-fewer-americans-believe-us-has-mightiest-military/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031212_us_military_poll/poll-fewer-americans-believe-us-has-mightiest-military/ 00:01:00Z Global Post Reversing the trend of the last decade, fewer Americans now believe the United States to be the world’s pre-eminent military power than at any time since 1999, according to a new survey. 2012-03-13T00:01:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031212_syria_intervene/syria-intervene-or-not-intervene/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031212_syria_intervene/syria-intervene-or-not-intervene/ 17:17:00Z Stephen Starr As the Syrian revolt approaches the 12-month mark, divisions between Syrians over whether or not to support foreign military intervention to curtail government attacks on civilians and rebels are becoming more pronounced. 2012-03-12T17:17:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031212_taliban_afghan_shootings/taliban-vows-revenge-deaths-16-afghan-civilians/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031212_taliban_afghan_shootings/taliban-vows-revenge-deaths-16-afghan-civilians/ 16:24:00Z Global Post The Taliban has vowed revenge against the United States after an American soldier allegedly went on a house-to-house shooting rampage in Kandahar province, killing 16 Afghan civilians. 2012-03-12T16:24:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031112_behaviorchange/coming-home/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031112_behaviorchange/coming-home/ 01:12:00Z Roberto De Vido It’s not what you know, it’s what you can convince other people you know. 2012-03-12T01:12:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031112_egypt_revolution_women/the-hidden-feminine-side-egypts-revolution/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031112_egypt_revolution_women/the-hidden-feminine-side-egypts-revolution/ 20:18:00Z Kevin Douglas Grant If not for a group of Egyptian women leading the way to Tahrir Square last Jan. 25, the revolution might never have begun. 2012-03-11T20:18:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031112_enterprise_final_voyage/navys-uss-enterprise-embarks-final-voyage/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031112_enterprise_final_voyage/navys-uss-enterprise-embarks-final-voyage/ 18:08:00Z Douglas Gillison After 50 years, the longest-serving aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy will embark Sunday on its final voyage. 2012-03-11T18:08:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031112_afghanistan_shootings/us-soldier-accused-killing-16-aghan-civilians/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031112_afghanistan_shootings/us-soldier-accused-killing-16-aghan-civilians/ 17:38:00Z Global Post An American soldier walked into a village near his base in southern Afghanistan, and shot and killed at least 16 civilians early Sunday morning. 2012-03-11T17:38:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030912_military_geotagging/army-facebook-geotagging-dangerous-soldiers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030912_military_geotagging/army-facebook-geotagging-dangerous-soldiers/ 23:35:00Z Global Post The United States Army says that geotagging on social media sites such as Facebook and Foursquare puts soldiers’ lives at risk. 2012-03-09T23:35:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030812_mccain/mccain-reminds-us-why-we-voted-obama/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030812_mccain/mccain-reminds-us-why-we-voted-obama/ 06:43:00Z Jimmy Zuma On Syria, John McCain reveals why he would have been a terrible president. In a McCain presidency we might have had upward of two million tired and over-rotated U.S. troops now engaged in shooting wars in the Middle East. 2012-03-09T06:43:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030812_ten_women/10-women-you-should-know/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030812_ten_women/10-women-you-should-know/ 22:38:00Z Hayley Miller On International Women’s Day, 10 larger-than-life women are celebrated. 2012-03-08T22:38:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030812_militita_op/state-guard-or-arizona-five-0/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030812_militita_op/state-guard-or-arizona-five-0/ 18:45:00Z Ed Perkins With the high costs of maintaining and potential legal ramifications of arming an autonomous militia to combat threats that are at best nebulous, lawmakers and the governor could find themselves in deep drama for something resembling reality TV – until, that is, reality itself steps forward. 2012-03-08T18:45:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030812_az_fort_apache/ft-apache-earns-designation-role-tribal-assimilation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030812_az_fort_apache/ft-apache-earns-designation-role-tribal-assimilation/ 16:09:00Z Salvador Rodriguez The Theodore Roosevelt School at Fort Apache has been designated a National Historic Landmark for its role between the federal government and tribes they were trying to assimilate. 2012-03-08T16:09:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030712_buckmaster/buckmaster-barber-expects-stiff-challenge-special-cd8-election/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030712_buckmaster/buckmaster-barber-expects-stiff-challenge-special-cd8-election/ 21:01:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - A newsmaker interview with CD8 Democratic contender Ron Barber, then Andrea Owan of SciEnTeK-12 talks about an upcoming science fair, and a talk with Gen. John Wickham. 2012-03-07T21:01:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030712_vets_ptsd_drugs/vets-with-ptsd-more-likely-get-addictive-painkillers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030712_vets_ptsd_drugs/vets-with-ptsd-more-likely-get-addictive-painkillers/ 20:02:00Z Global Post Recently returned war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder are twice as likely to be prescribed addictive painkillers. 2012-03-07T20:02:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030612_veterans_poverty_op/veteran-poverty-by-numbers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030612_veterans_poverty_op/veteran-poverty-by-numbers/ 20:41:00Z Kevin Hawryluk Our veterans have a lot at stake this year in the debates over the deficit and budget cuts. 2012-03-06T20:41:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030512_syria_options/thinking-through-our-options-syria/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030512_syria_options/thinking-through-our-options-syria/ 21:15:00Z Peter Juul Syria’s complicated situation has defied efforts to formulate solutions that would end the bloodshed there while removing the Assad regime from power. It is not enough for one player to develop a plan—it should consult and coordinate with its partners to push it forward. 2012-03-05T21:15:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030512_mccain_syria/mccain-time-us-air-strikes-syria/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030512_mccain_syria/mccain-time-us-air-strikes-syria/ 19:40:00Z John McCain What opposition groups in Syria need most urgently is relief from Assad’s tank and artillery sieges. The U.S. should lead an international effort to protect key population centers through airstrikes on Assad’s forces. 2012-03-05T19:40:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030312_az_military_bills/lawmakers-aim-help-military-members-veterans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030312_az_military_bills/lawmakers-aim-help-military-members-veterans/ 19:15:00Z Tarryn Mento Lawmakers are weighing bills that would support student veterans, require government offices to fly a special flag when Arizonans are killed in action, and note on driver’s licenses whether a person is a veteran. 2012-03-03T19:15:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030112_az_soldier_honored/san-manuel-soldier-honored-white-house/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030112_az_soldier_honored/san-manuel-soldier-honored-white-house/ 16:58:00Z Dustin Volz Army Capt. Brian D. Hartman, a San Manuel native, was among 78 servicemen and women who who were honored at a White House dinner dined at the White House with President Barack Obama and the first lady Wednesday. 2012-03-01T16:58:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022912_us_nkorea_nukes/north-korea-agrees-suspend-nuclear-work/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022912_us_nkorea_nukes/north-korea-agrees-suspend-nuclear-work/ 17:59:00Z Priyanka Boghani The United States announced Wednesday that North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on its nuclear activities and tests, marking a breakthrough in negotiations with the communist regime. 2012-02-29T17:59:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022812_sept11_remains_landfill/report-9-11-remains-ended-up-landfill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022812_sept11_remains_landfill/report-9-11-remains-ended-up-landfill/ 20:09:00Z Global Post A report released by the Pentagon on Tuesday revealed that remains from unidentified 9/11 victims ended up in a landfill. 2012-02-28T20:09:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022712_military_base_okinawa/okinawans-oppose-planned-relocation-us-base/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022712_military_base_okinawa/okinawans-oppose-planned-relocation-us-base/ 18:35:00Z Justin McCurry A plan to move a U.S. Marine base on Okinawa, Japan, to a less populated part of the island is meeting opposition by residents of the ecologically important stretch of coastline. 2012-02-27T18:35:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022412_mex_castro_memoir/new-castro-memoir-recalls-rebels-life-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022412_mex_castro_memoir/new-castro-memoir-recalls-rebels-life-mexico/ 22:21:00Z Nick Miroff The events of Fidel Castro’s 18 months in Mexico during the mid-1950s receive expansive treatment in the new two-volume, 1,000-page memoir “Guerrillero del Tiempo.” 2012-02-24T22:21:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022412_mccain_syria/mccain-us-must-help-stop-slaughter-syria/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022412_mccain_syria/mccain-us-must-help-stop-slaughter-syria/ 17:59:00Z John McCain The situation in Syria is often compared to Libya last year. In fact, the better analogy may be to the Balkans in the 1990s. Unfortunately, speeches and meetings by themselves will do nothing to stop the unacceptable slaughter in Syria, which is growing worse by the day. 2012-02-24T17:59:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022312_manning_plea/bradley-manning-defers-making-plea-court/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022312_manning_plea/bradley-manning-defers-making-plea-court/ 00:57:00Z Talia Ralph Bradley Manning, the Army private facing life in prison for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, deferred making a plea at his arraignment at Fort Meade on Thursday. 2012-02-24T00:57:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021812_az_clergy_vets/national-guard-clergy-team-help-stop-suicides/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021812_az_clergy_vets/national-guard-clergy-team-help-stop-suicides/ 19:32:00Z Tarryn Mento The Arizona National Guard is teaming with clergy and church members to help identify service members and veterans at risk for suicide and build relationships that help connect them with services. 2012-02-18T19:32:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021712_anthony_shadid/the-loss-anthony-shadid-profound-listener/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021712_anthony_shadid/the-loss-anthony-shadid-profound-listener/ 22:45:00Z Charles M. Sennott Anthony Shadid was the living embodiment of the idea of ground truth. He won two Pulitzer Prizes and a legion of other professional awards and was widely regarded by his colleagues. His death in Syria of an apparent asthma attack Thursday at age 43 stunned us all. 2012-02-17T22:45:02+00:00