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Gas turbine fired up on stealthy warship in Maine

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Shipbuilders at Maine's Bath Iron Works have fired up one of the main turbines aboard the future USS Zumwalt, marking a milestone in construction of the stealthy warship.

Ex-West Point cadet loses suit vs. LaBelle's staff

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A former West Point cadet has lost a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against members of R&B singer Patti LaBelle's entourage whom he accused of beating him as he waited for a ride outside a Houston airport terminal.

Obama aide asserts no U.S. troops on ground in Iraq

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National security adviser Susan Rice is asserting there's no plan to commit American ground combat forces to the fight against the Islamic State group.

Officials: U.S. drone kills 10 in northwest Pakistan

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A suspected U.S. drone fired four missiles at a vehicle carrying Uzbek and local militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing 10 of them, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.

Fort Bragg soldier pleads to stealing fuel

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A Fort Bragg soldier will be sentenced in December after pleading guilty to stealing more than a million gallons of fuel from an American base in Afghanistan.

VA to unveil new standardized disability claims forms

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The Veterans Affairs Department is introducing new, standardized disability claims forms that officials say will make it easier for veterans and their survivors to clearly state what benefits they're seeking from VA and provide the right information to pr

Report: Services for female veterans fall short

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The Veterans Affairs Department and other government agencies are not doing enough to help women who served in the military, even as their number is rising dramatically, according to a new report.

Iran general helped Iraq's Kurds battle IS group

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A top Iranian general and 70 of his forces were on the ground in Iraq this summer, helping Kurdish fighters defend the regional capital Irbil against Islamic State militants, a senior commander from Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Wednesday.

U.S. strikes militant staging area in Syria

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U.S. warplanes bombed Islamic State militant positions on both sides of the Syrian-Iraqi border on Wednesday.

Inhofe holds up Ebola funding, demands details

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The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee is holding up money to fight Ebola until the Obama administration provides details on how the military would protect American personnel sent to Africa to battle the epidemic and more specifics on t

Ex-SOUTHCOM intel official gets 3-plus years in bribery case

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A former intelligence specialist for the Miami-based Southern Command has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.

Student loan default rates decline

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The Education Department on Wednesday reported a drop in the percentage of people who are defaulting on repaying student loans in the first years after they are due.

GOP uses terror threat against Dems in campaign

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The recurring image in the latest Republican campaign ads is a lone militant walking across a barren land with the black banner of the Islamic State group.

Obama isn't the first president to take heat over saluting

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President Obama isn't the first chief executive to take flak for how he returned a salute, but he is the latest.

Universities forge ahead with 3-D printing programs

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When students propose, design and create projects at Florida Polytechnic University, they will have a state-of-the-art, 3-D printing lab available to help them along.

Jihadist video claims beheading of French hostage

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An Algerian jihadist group linked to Islamic State released a video Wednesday purportedly showing the beheading of a French tourist who was abducted on Sunday, a U.S. terrorist watchdog group says.

Army names senior NCOs to move up in October

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These senior NCOs have been selected for promotion in October, the Army announced Wednesday.

Navy's Triton unmanned aircraft flies cross country

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The MQ-4C Triton is about 3,000 miles closer to the fleet after completing its first cross-country flight, demonstrating its potential to keep up with manned aircraft once it goes operational in three years.

Nonprofit groups honored for supporting troops, vets and families

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A housing facility that helps veterans with transition issues or addiction problems, a program that provides critical dental care to needy veterans, two programs that support military children, and an entrepreneurship 'boot camp' for veterans are this yea

Obama calls for dismantling Islamic State group 'network of death'

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Declaring the world at a crossroads between war and peace, President Obama vowed at the U.N. on Wednesday to lead a coalition to dismantle an Islamic State 'network of death' that has wreaked havoc in the Middle East and drawn the U.S. back into military action.
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