Military

Military Mapping the Threats and Advantages of Urban Areas

The U.S. Military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is investing in a program that looks to create 3D imagery of urban areas and the common spaces and objects that could pose threats or provide advantages to military operations.
24 August 2009 - 5:00am
CNET

Baghdad's Changing (U.S.) Demographics

The population is falling -- the population of U.S. troops stationed in Baghdad, that is.
4 July 2009 - 7:00am
The New York Times

Ranchers Fighting Army Over Land

This piece from Reason looks at a land dispute in Colorado between ranchers and the U.S. Army, which wants to add more than 400,000 acres to a 245,000 acre training and testing site.
27 February 2009 - 6:00am
Reason

The Urban Recruitment Center

Sat, 01/24/2009 - 17:59

The military has recently opened a new type of recruitment office known as "The Army Experience Center" in a Philadelphia shopping mall. It's like an arcade, where video games and other interactive technologies provide visitors a glimpse of what it might be like to be in the military. It's a new approach, one that capitalizes on the modern teenager's affection for video games to attract them to the military life. You could call it persuasive, cajoling, or even a thinly-veiled attempt to con kids with flashy games, but, as it provides exactly what its target audience wants, the bottom line is that it's very effective. Why couldn't a city do the same thing?

Military Sprawl in Afghanistan

The military presence in Afghanistan is expanding at a rapid pace, creating a military sprawl.
29 September 2008 - 7:00am
The National Post

Florida Planner Takes Skills to Iraq

Daniel Reed, former Planning Director of Daytona Beach, is now the primary planner of Sadr City, 12 miles north of Baghdad.
18 June 2008 - 9:00am
The Bay City Times

Russian Army Plans Massive Land Auction

In order to raise money to provide much-needed housing for its soldiers, the Russian Army has plans to auction of millions of dollars worth of property -- from huge mansions to entire towns.
13 March 2008 - 7:00am
BBC
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