Armed Forces

Libyan ship carrying supplies for blockaded Gaza turned back by Israel, showing limits of aid

2008-12-01 13:32:00

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) _ An eclectic group from Hamas officials to a flag-waving scout troop showed up to greet a Libyan ship planning to flout an Israeli blockade and deliver 3,000 tons of aid to this impoverished seaside strip. But they met only...

AAR gets Army contract

2008-12-01 06:19:00

AAR Corp., the Wood Dale provider of aviation-related services, said its Summa Technology group received a $40 million contract to provide the U.S. Army with specialized air-transport equipment. The equipment, known as Containerized Roll-in/Out...

Remains of sailor missing since World War II identified

2008-12-01 09:10:00

On Dec. 8, 1941 -- the day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor -- Ensign Robert G. Tillis was on one of two boats moored in the Phillines. Both boats were sunk by Japanese aircraft. All board the PBY-4 Catalina Flying Boats escaped except Tillis,...

Iraq: Key figures since the war began

2008-12-01 12:27:00

U.S. TROOP LEVELS: —October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup. —November 2008: 146,000. —Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Dec. 1, 2008: At least 4,207. —Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of Nov. 28, 2008:...

Sri Lankan military says it has seized key northern town held by rebels for 18 years

2008-12-01 09:47:00

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) _ Sri Lankan soldiers have recaptured a key northern town near the Tamil Tigers' headquarters, 18 years after the area was seized by the insurgents, the military said Monday. Troops seized Kokavil town, about 12 miles (20...

17 years after Gulf War, some sick vets feel vindicated but still worry about long-term health

2008-12-01 08:11:00

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Ground combat in the 1991 Persian Gulf War lasted just 100 hours, but it's meant 17 years of pain and anguish for hundreds of thousands of veterans. Those who came home and complained of symptoms such as memory loss and joint pain are...

Bombs kill at least 34 in Iraq

2008-12-01 06:41:00

Bombs targeting police recruits in Baghdad and U.S. and Iraqi security forces in the northern city of Mosul killed at least 34 people today, Iraqi police and hospital officials said. The attacks bore the hallmark of Sunni insurgents loyal to Al Qaeda...

Sports on TV

2008-12-01 00:00:00

TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || Men's col. bask. || Wisconsin@Virginia Tech || ESPN2 7 || || || George Mason@Liberty || MASN 7 || || || Kent State@Kansas || ESPNU 9 || || || Mount St. Mary's@American || MASN 9 || || Wom....

College basketball box scores

2008-12-01 00:00:00

State men RICHMOND 78, COPPIN STATE 67 COPPIN STATE-Young 0-2 0-0 0, Iloegbu 1-2 4-7 6, McKee 7-21 4-5 20, Chesnut 3-9 4-6 10, Sargeant 2-4 1-2 6, Goldsberry 1-6 2-2 4, Lee 5-14 3-3 15, Hayden 2-2 0-0 4, Kucinskas 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 21-62 20-27 67....

College basketball scores, schedule

2008-12-01 00:00:00

Yesterday STATE MEN Richmond 78 … Coppin St. 67 Old Spice Classic No. 21 Georgetown 75…Maryland 48 Ortho Carolina Classic Wingate 86…Bowie State 79 Pride of Maryland 1st: St. Mary's 84…Johns Hopkins 81 3rd:...

Pentagon is working to aid military families

2008-12-01 00:00:00

The column "Bolster military families" (Commentary, Nov.23) rightly highlighted the challenges that many military families face in their daily lives as a result of frequent reassignments and deployments of loved ones. The good news is that they do not...

Charles Richard Gamper

2008-12-01 00:00:00

Charles Richard Gamper, a retired Gilman School teacher, athletics director and coach, died Tuesday of cancer at the Pickersgill retirement community in Towson. He was 89. He also headed the old Maryland Scholastic Association, the sports league that...

The space shuttle Endeavour heads to a 1:25:06 p.m. landing on runway 04-left at Edwards Air Force Base.

2008-11-30 00:00:00

U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Gerber, 33, from Berlin, Pa., a cook with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, carries cooked turkeys for carving in preparation for Thanksgiving at a combat outpost in Baqouba, Iraq on Thursday.

2008-11-27 00:00:00

U.S. Army Cpl. Alexander Lewis, 21, from Las Vegas , Nev. , foreground, and Spc. Ryan Karandzieff, 24, from St. Louis , Mo. with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, eat Thanksgiving dinner at a combat outpost in Baqouba, , Iraq.

2008-11-27 00:00:00