388 picked for squadron command
The Air Force has selected 388 officers across multiple career fields for squadron command, the Air Force Personnel Center said Dec. 9.
View ArticleHouse weighs comprehensive defense bill
The House pushed toward passage of a comprehensive defense policy bill on Thursday that would address sexual assault in the ranks, cover the cost of combat pay for the nation's war-fighters and fund...
View ArticleNCIS agent to plead guilty in Navy fraud case
A senior Navy investigator accused of tipping off an Asian defense contractor at the center of a multimillion-dollar fraud probe in exchange for prostitution services and luxury travel plans to plead...
View ArticleHouse OKs Pentagon policy bill
The House on Thursday - for the second time this year - approved a 2014 Pentagon policy bill, setting up a high-stakes showdown in a Senate that one veteran lawmaker called 'poisonous.'
View ArticleA-10 supporters include protective language in NDAA
Proponents of the A-10 close air support aircraft have inserted language into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that should protect the plane through the end of 2014.
View ArticlePentagon preps for large-scale mobile rollout
In less than a month, the Pentagon is expected to roll out initial capabilities for centrally managing its growing inventory of smartphones and tablet computers.
View ArticleAbout 50 NEX locations to offer free Wi-Fi
Navy shoppers at about 50 exchanges fleetwide have a new way to save money - free Wi-Fi.
View ArticleShaw Air Base places Nativity near chapel
Officials at Shaw Air Force Base have decided the best place for a Nativity scene is next to the installation's chapel.
View ArticleNorth Korea executes leader's uncle as a traitor
North Korea said Friday that it had executed Kim Jong Un's uncle as a traitor for trying to seize supreme power, a stunning end for the leader's former mentor, long considered the country's No. 2...
View ArticleMissing American in Iran was on unapproved CIA mission
In March 2007, retired FBI agent Robert Levinson flew to Kish Island, an Iranian resort awash with tourists, smugglers and organized crime figures.
View ArticleCongress wants common camouflage uniform
Congress will try one more time to get the Pentagon to cease its uniform madness and adopt a common camouflage pattern for all four services.
View ArticleFeds: Guardsman stole military IDs for militia
A Minnesota National Guardsman and Iraq War veteran charged with fraud for allegedly stealing personal information of roughly 400 members of his former Army unit had worked in intelligence, where he...
View ArticleDefense bill aims to address sexual assault crisis
A defense policy bill that aims to deal with the epidemic of sexual assaults in the military is heading to the Senate, where it could get slowed by Republican outrage over majority Democrats' limits on...
View ArticleIran's fears of being a target cloud nuke talks
Assassinations, cyber-attacks and possible military strikes: As nuclear negotiations with Iran enter a crucial stage, Tehran is voicing fears that tougher oversight of its activities will increase the...
View ArticleMan gets life for killing Riley soldier at party
A Manhattan man was sentenced to life in prison for killing a Fort Riley soldier and injuring four others outside an apartment complex.
View ArticleHistory & top workouts from the former SEAL who inspired the CrossFit movement
CrossFit legend Dave Werner remembers that first grueling workout well. It was early 2003, and the former SEAL had made a pilgrimage to Santa Cruz, Calif., where a former gymnast-turned-fitness guru...
View ArticleIEDs won't die after Afghanistan, top general says
The Pentagon's multibillion dollar effort to combat makeshift bombs will continue even after the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan ends next year.
View ArticleAn Afghan governor defies Taliban, death threats
Tooryalai Wesa was sitting in his office just three months after starting his new job as governor of Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan when he heard the deafening noise of rockets and bombs...
View ArticleAir Force planning 900 civilian job cuts in 2014
The Air Force plans to eliminate some 900 civilian jobs in fiscal 2014 because of a budget crunch, the service's director of force management policy said Wednesday. While Brig. Gen.
View ArticleNSA, Cyber Command leadership to remain dual-hatted role
The White House has decided to keep the positions of director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command together when Gen. Keith Alexander retires in 2014, according to an...
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