CPL Radar's Radio Room

The Defense Department has informed companies interested in bidding on the KC-X aerial refueling tanker contract that if the European Aeronautics Defense and Space Co. formally expresses an intention to compete, the bidding deadline would be extended 60 days.

More than 1,500 National Guard members in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are waging a war against rising flood waters after several days of rain combined with melting snow.

The Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families kicks off its second swing through the United States on April 17 at Fort Knox, Ky.

President Barack Obama announced a series of energy initiatives, including plans to expand off-shore drilling, aimed in part at bolstering national security by weaning the United States off foreign oil.

Marine Corps Cpl. Dana Hineline stays awake for more than 24 hours during an annual walkathon to raise money for cancer patients, part of her efforts to “better this world.”

Defense and USO officials joined military families at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington to celebrate the launch of a new DVD to help military children cope with a parent’s deployment.

Afghan and international security forces detained several suspected militants.

The first woman chosen to lead a major U.S. intelligence agency believes that the nation will be able to draw upon more resources if more women join the intelligence field.

After visits to U.S., coalition and Afghan forces in Afghanistan’s Helmand and Kandahar provinces, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that “never has our partnership … been stronger, or the challenges we face, clearer.”

The coalition record on civilian casualties has improved significantly with a new strategy in Afghanistan, but American leaders continue to hammer home how important it is to avoid killing civilians.