Lawmaker: Hagel reconsidering MoH for Peralta
Rafael Peralta, a Marine sergeant who saved the lives of fellow Marines before he was killed by a grenade blast in Iraq in 2004 may get another look for the Medal of Honor.
View ArticleDempsey to teens: Watch what you post online
If they don't believe their parents, maybe America's teens will listen to the Pentagon's top general.
View ArticleChina gives no ground to Biden in air zone dispute
Giving no ground, Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S.
View ArticleRyan, Murray Near Deal To Raise Spending Caps, Reduce Sequestration Impact
A US House-Senate budget committee is close to finalizing a plan on federal spending for the next two years that would provide the Pentagon and other federal agencies some relief from automatic...
View ArticleIraq police storm mall, kill gunmen after standoff
Iraqi police stormed a mall in a northern city that al-Qaida gunmen used to launch an attack on a nearby police station, killing three militants and ending an hourslong standoff as attacks elsewhere...
View ArticleEx-soldier's bail doubled in child enticement case
A judge has doubled the bail of a registered sex offender from Berwick charged with trying to lure young girls into his vehicle after two more girls came forward.
View ArticleU.S. sends 2 Gitmo prisoners back to Algeria
Two men who have been held without charge at the Guantanamo Bay for more than a decade have been sent back to their native Algeria as part of a renewed effort to gradually close the prison, U.S....
View ArticleKerry seeks to soothe Israeli security concerns
Looking to soothe irritated relations with Israel, America's top diplomat on Thursday pledged to support the Jewish state's security throughout separate negotiations with Iran and the Palestinians -...
View ArticleVP Biden in South Korea for last stop on Asia tour
Vice President Joe Biden is in South Korea on the final leg of a three-nation tour of Asia.
View ArticleU.S. envoy: Afghan president unchanged on troop deal
The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said Thursday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai still refuses to sign a security deal with the United States until after next April's...
View ArticleSpecial pay overhaul to affect thousands of enlisted
Thousands of enlisted soldiers serving in certain recruiting positions, or as drill sergeants, career counselors, air traffic controllers and cadre with warrior transition units will have their Special...
View ArticleGlamorous Victory Belles revive World War II era
Decked out in 1940s throwback tailored dresses and perfectly coiffed curls, the Victory Belles seem delightfully out of place in the age of hip-hop.
View ArticleMiddleman in $18M kickback scheme sentenced to 3 years
A former Navy subcontractor who was a middleman in a kickback scheme that cost the U.S. Navy $18 million has been sentenced to three years in prison.
View ArticleStockdale Award winners credit their sailors at ceremony
The Navy recognized a former SEAL Team leader and a former ballistic missile submarine commanding officer Wednesday as the year's top skippers - leaders who said the credit really belongs to their crews.
View ArticleDoD begins cutting staff sizes, will reorganize policy office
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel put into action Wednesday plans to reduce his Defense Department staff by 20 percent, an effort he said will save the Pentagon $1 billion over a five-year period.
View ArticleHighway 1 shows the difficulties ahead in Afghanistan
Light, pale dust trail several U.S. soldiers as they head past twisted and blackened tanker trucks on Highway 1 in search of the insurgents who set them on fire.
View ArticleAcademy superintendent to oversee use of cadets as informants
Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson will now oversee the confidential informant program at the academy following a media report alleging that cadets have been victimized by...
View ArticleArmy launches fuel cell testing with GM
The Army announced it will start testing hydrogen fuel cells in conjunction with General Motors at a laboratory at the U.S. Army Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Mich.
View ArticleU.S. teacher shot dead in Benghazi
Unknown assailants shot an American teacher to death as he was jogging on Thursday in Benghazi, Libyan and U.S. officials said, underlining persistently tenuous security in the eastern Libyan city...
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