Marine Corps tight-lipped about plan for barracks security cameras
Marine Corps officials are saying little about the costs and timetable for implementing a plan, pushed by the service's commandant, to install security cameras in barracks bachelor housing complexes...
View ArticleCMC winds down 'reawakening' tour with NCOs
The top Marine already has paid visits to seven bases in a whirlwind series of 'reawakening' pep talks directed at noncommissioned officers around the service.
View ArticleHagel given assurances on Afghan security deal
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said Saturday that Afghanistan's defense minister re-assured him that a security agreement with the U.S. will be signed in a timely manner.
View ArticleU.S. veteran detained in North Korea returns home
An 85-year-old U.S. tourist and war veteran flew to freedom Saturday aboard a San Francisco-bound flight after being deported by North Korea.
View ArticleLong-awaited appearance reg in 'final review'
When might you see new grooming regulations? It may be this week. Or it may be this month. Then again, maybe not.
View ArticleApplications open for medical flight training
The application window has opened for the fiscal 2014 Medical Service Corps flight training program for MS officers and MS-branched cadets who want to become medical evacuation pilots.
View ArticleNew table may offer relief for AOs on back-breaking bomb duty
An aircraft carrier's war-fighting mission demands a crew that can deliver bombs against the enemy with precision.
View ArticleNorth's new book is 'a love story'
Lt. Col. Oliver North, a retired combat-decorated Marine, recently finished his 57th embed with troops since 2001. North, 70, has observed many units fighting on the battlefield, and now he has written...
View ArticleLejeune Marines lead upcoming deployments to Africa, Europe
North Carolina-based Marines are next in line to conduct rotational deployments in Europe and Africa as the service continues to push forward with expeditionary deployments geared toward crisis...
View ArticleSurvey helps gauge basic training environment
Recruits have begun taking an anonymous survey toward the end of basic military training as part of the Air Force's latest effort to prevent a repeat of the instructor sexual misconduct scandal...
View ArticleObama: Chances for final Iran deal 50/50 or worse
President Barack Obama said Saturday he believes the chances for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran are 50/50 or worse, yet defended diplomacy as the best way to prevent Tehran from acquiring...
View ArticleGuard cites progress in contamination cleanup
A project to clean up groundwater contamination in a residential area near the Wyoming Air National Guard Base in Cheyenne is making progress.
View ArticleFort Wainwright has new commander
Col. Sidney Zemp has taken over as commander at Fort Wainwright, Interior Alaska's largest military installation.
View ArticleSurvivors recall Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
For the first time since the war, Alvis Taylor returned to Pearl Harbor and recalled the surprise Japanese air attack that plunged America into World War II.
View ArticleBombings kill 39 in and around Iraqi capital
At least 11 explosions tore through predominantly Shiite Muslim areas in and around the Iraqi capital on Sunday, killing at least 39 people at crowded market places, commercial districts and car repair...
View ArticleIran says opposes foreign presence in Afghanistan
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday his country opposes the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan and the region, saying their presence generates tension, the official IRNA news agency...
View ArticleS.K. expands air defense zone after Chinese move
South Korea on Sunday announced an expansion of its air defense zone following China's move to establish a similar zone that has been criticized by Beijing's neighbors.
View ArticleIran's president: Nuclear deal has helped economy
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that last month's nuclear deal with world powers has already boosted the country's economy, as he continues a push to convince skeptics of the benefits...
View ArticlePT365: American Council on Exercise study says CrossFit works
A new study on CrossFit recently published by the American Council on Exercise concludes what many devotees have known for years.
View ArticleHagel offers troops rare glimmer of hope on budget
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel is offering troops a rare glimmer of hope about the department's financial woes.
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