Lawmakers: Obama weighing changes in NSA policy
President Obama is still grappling with key decisions on the future of the National Security Agency's phone collection program and the makeup of the secret court that approved the surveillance,...
View ArticleCongressman calls for U.S. air support in Iraq
A congressman who also is an Air National Guardsman is calling for the Air Force to begin again its fight in Iraq.
View ArticleTell us: Should sailors keep their danger pay for 5th Fleet duty?
Sailors stand to lose hundreds of dollars - in some cases, thousands - when new restrictions on imminent danger pay take effect in June.
View ArticleTwo Malmstrom nuclear officers implicated in narcotics investigation
Two missileers from the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., have been implicated in a narcotics investigation, the Air Force confirmed Thursday.
View ArticleMilitary Times launches 2014 Best for Vets: Employers survey
Do you work for - or know of - a company doing great things for veterans, service members or their families?
View ArticleDemocratic aides, White House clash over arms to Iraq
Aides to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez are sharply criticizing the Obama administration, dubbing its inability to engage constructively on sending weapons to Iraq as...
View ArticleU.S. scrambles to avert civil war in South Sudan
Three years after midwifing South Sudan's birth, the United States is desperately trying to prevent the world's youngest nation from falling apart.
View ArticleWorkers tear down Army chemical site in Utah
Wrecking crews are starting demolition at a remote Army depot in Utah that burned tons of deadly nerve gas and other chemical weapons.
View ArticleEnemy fire caused Black Hawk crash that killed 6 soldiers
Enemy fire caused the helicopter crash that killed six soldiers in Afghanistan in December, officials said today.
View ArticleFort Riley honoring 5 killed in Afghanistan helo crash
Five Fort Riley soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan are remembered by colleagues for their personalities, dedication and professionalism.
View ArticleEx-Navy worker pleads guilty to stealing from job
A former employee at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington has pleaded guilty to stealing equipment from her job and selling it to pawn shops.
View Article1 charge could be dropped in Naval Academy case
A lawyer for a woman at the center of a sexual assault case involving two U.S Naval Academy midshipmen says military prosecutors plan to recommend dropping a charge against one of the men.
View ArticleEnd of an era for 101st: Paratroopers lose jump status, but heritage - and...
Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are known for their World War II jump into Normandy, but about 70 years of parachute operations for the division will remain only in the...
View ArticleShrinking population triggers warrior care overhaul
The Army has announced it is shuttering Warrior Transition Units at five installations and eliminating 549 related jobs, saying the move is a response to declining numbers in the units as the Army...
View Article30 colonels nominated for 1-star; new assignments, promotions for 3 brigadier...
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh today announced the following assignments:
View ArticleBribery scandal: How the Navy will investigate
As the fallout from a contracting scandal spreads, the Navy has moved to install a single authority to handle all cases of misconduct not pursued by U.S. prosecutors.
View ArticleSearch suspended for missing helo crewman; dead crewmates ID'd
The Coast Guard suspended its active search Thursday for the missing crew member of the Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter that went into the ocean Wednesday off Virginia Beach, Va.
View Article'Culture of disrespect' fuels academy sex assaults
A culture of bad behavior and disrespect among athletes at U.S. military academies is one part of the continuing problem of sexual assaults at the schools, according to a new Defense Department report...
View ArticleVA reports spike in suicides among youngest vets
There has been a sharp increase in the suicide rate among the youngest male veterans, and a smaller but still significant jump among women who served in the military, the Department of Veterans Affairs...
View ArticleU.S. to start training Libyan soldiers at midyear
The top U.S. military commander for Africa says the Pentagon is planning to begin training 5,000 to 8,000 Libyan soldiers by midyear to help bolster the nation's security. The U.S.
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