IRobot to deliver explosive disabling robots to Naval Sea Command

October 5th, 2009 US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 779As of Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at least 779 members of the U.S.

September 25th, 2009 Walsh is new US Pacific Fleet commanderPEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Adm. Patrick M. Walsh has taken over as the commander of the U.S.

September 15th, 2009 SAIC gets Navy deal worth up to $18MSAN DIEGO — Science Applications International Corp. said Tuesday it received a contract worth up to $18 million from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command for an upgraded communication system.

August 31st, 2009 Turkmenistan plans Caspian naval base amid disputeASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan will establish a naval base on the Caspian Sea, the Central Asian nation's president said Monday — a move that could inflame disputes over the area's lucrative hydrocarbon fields. Addressing top security officials in televised remarks, President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov said a base will be built at the port city of Turkmenbashi to help "effectively fight smugglers, terrorists and any other forces." The joint naval and coast guard base will have two ships armed with missiles and an unspecified number of cutters, Berdymukhamedov said.

August 29th, 2009 Obama arrives in Boston to deliver Kennedy eulogyBOSTON — President Barack Obama has arrived in Boston to deliver the eulogy at Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's funeral.

August 25th, 2009 US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 721As of Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, at least 721 members of the U.S.

August 20th, 2009 Gen. Gary North takes over Pacific Air forcesHICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii — Gen. Gary North is taking command of the United States Pacific Air Forces based at Hickham Air Force Base in Hawaii.

August 20th, 2009 Underwater robots reach site of Indian Ocean crashPARIS — France says a ship carrying an underwater robot has arrived at the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros to retrieve the flight recorders from the Yemenia Airways plane crash. One girl survived the June 30 ocean crash and the other 152 people aboard the Comoros-bound flight were killed.

July 8th, 2009 US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 646As of Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at least 646 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S.

July 6th, 2009 'Transformers' wins weekend box office with $42.4MLOS ANGELES — Giant robots have defeated dinosaurs and woolly mammoths at the weekend box office. Distributor Paramount says "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" finished the Fourth of July weekend in first place again with $42.4 million.

July 3rd, 2009 Canadian soldier killed in AfghanistanOTTAWA — A Canadian soldier in Afghanistan's Kandahar province was killed Friday when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb seconds after the senior commander of coalition forces in the province narrowly missed the same explosive device. Canadian Brig.-Gen.

June 30th, 2009 Stavridis to take over at US European CommandSTUTTGART, Germany — Navy Adm. James Stavridis is taking over as head of the U.S.

June 20th, 2009 US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 634As of Sunday, June 21, 2009, at least 634 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S.

May 12th, 2009 US admiral appointed new NATO commanderBRUSSELS — A U.S. Navy officer who advocates a combination of military and diplomatic power to secure strategic goals has been formally appointed as NATO's top military commander, the alliance said Tuesday.

April 29th, 2009 No. 2 officer on USS Stennis relieved of dutyBREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy has relieved of duty the executive officer of the USS Stennis, second to the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier.