WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) -- "Military Reform: A Reference Handbook," by Winslow Wheeler and Lawrence Korb, is an important and enjoyable guide to the U.S. military reform movement that started in the 1970s, peaked in the 1980s and died by the early 1990s.

WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- When the world was young and hope dared live in Washington, a small group of people put together something called the Military Reform Movement. Its purpose was to measure U.S. defense policies and programs by the standard of what works in combat rather than who benefits financially. Launched in the 1970s, it peaked in the early 1980s and was gone by 1990. Why did it fail? It failed because, in a contest between ideas and money, the money always wins.

WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- The next U.S. president likely will have to address sending women into combat, an issue driven by pressure to open all military jobs to women, observers say.

WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) -- If Gen. David Petraeus is confirmed as commander of U.S. Central Command, his broader responsibilities may force him to reconsider his thinking about U.S. commitments in Iraq in order to properly resource the U.S. effort in Afghanistan, say some analysts and military observers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama's military views shouldn't worry some members of the U.S. military and defense establishment, his supporters say.

WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Friends of U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus worry he may become the "fall guy" if U.S. strategy in Iraq should fail, The Washington Post reported Saturday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The Pentagon is reportedly preparing to rotate a quarter of a million troops into and out of Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan early next year.

WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- The Independent Institute has announced that national security expert Dr. Ivan Eland has joined the Oakland, Calif.-based think tank. Eland will to head the org

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The UPI think tank wrap-up is a daily digest covering opinion pieces, reactions to recent news events and position statements released by various think tanks. This is the second of three wrap-ups for Feb. 18.