The U.S. Air Force’s first stealth fighter and one of the services’ most attractive planes (especially if you’ve ever seen one fly overhead), the F-117 Nighthawk, will be retired April 21st.
[Danger Room]

From Popular Mechanics:
The diesel-electric hybrid hype has met its match: the U.S. Army. After focusing on hydrogen fuel cells in its original version of “The Aggressor,” a high-performance, off-road Alternative Mobility Vehicle (AMV) for military ground exploration and scouting missions, the Pentagon is now going the way of Detroit—with batteries.
The new, second-generation prototype will still […]

The Los Angeles Times:
The number of U.S.-paid private contractors in Iraq now exceeds that of American combat troops, newly released figures show, raising fresh questions about the privatization of the war effort and the government’s capacity to carry out military and rebuilding campaigns.
More than 180,000 civilians — including Americans, foreigners and Iraqis — are working […]

The major offensives (Phantom Thunder, Arrowhead Ripper, et cetera) in Iraq continue today. The Washington Post has a story here that’s okay. I’m assuming it’s rather hard to find and report “both sides” of the story when the subject is changing so quickly — that is to say, I’m not certain that all the “naysaying” […]

After only just recently extending combat tours from 12 months to 15 months, the Army is again looking at extending tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
According to The Associated Press (via Military.com):
The Army is considering whether it will have to extend the combat tours of troops in Iraq if President Bush opts to maintain […]

Badger’s Forward thanks American taxpayers for the delivery of Mine Resistant Ambush Protective (MRAP) vehicles to replace the HMMWVs currently used in Iraq:
Anyone who has been in the military can give you a litany of complaints. The saying “a bitchy Soldier, is a happy Soldier” exists for a reason. But I would be hard pressed […]