'It sort of haunts you:' The moving story behind the preservation of Sgt....
When William Berry wrote to the National Museum of the Marine Corps asking its curators to find Sgt. Rafael Peralta's M16 service rifle, he wasn't terribly confident they would read it or respond.
View ArticleArmy plans radical upgrade of Stryker brigades
If the Army can manage to keep its future budgets in line with current projections, the service will transform all nine of its Stryker brigades into the heavily armored 'double V-hull' (DVH)...
View ArticleSabbaticals may help military keep women in ranks
Navy Cmdr. Valerie Overstreet wanted to start a family. But her job as a Navy pilot and the fact that she and her husband, also a naval officer, were stationed in different parts of the country made it...
View ArticleAnalysis: Obama's grand plan for Mideast shrinks
Five years after pledging to remake the U.S. relationship with the broader Middle East and improve America's image in the Muslim world, the Obama administration's regional strategy appears to have come...
View ArticleCar bombs, clashes kill 21 civilians in Iraq
A series of car bomb attacks and clashes between security forces and militants around and north of Baghdad killed at least 21 civilians, officials said Sunday, amid an ongoing standoff between Iraqi...
View ArticleCamp Shelby looks to future in cyberspace, drones
As Camp Shelby's role as the National Guard's largest mobilization center is winding down, its leaders are focusing now on a future in cyberspace and drones for the facility.
View ArticleMarine's wife to get $25K after N.C. traffic death
The wife of a Parris Island Marine killed when his motorcycle collided with another Marine's pickup truck will receive a $25,000 settlement following the fatal crash.
View ArticleVt. Guard unit gets prestigious award for valor
Six hundred members of the Vermont Army National Guard Sunday formally received the Valorous Unit Award for extraordinary heroism during their service in Afghanistan.
View ArticleObama: 6-month nuclear deal with Iran starts Jan. 20
President Obama is confirming that the clock starts ticking Jan. 20 on a six-month nuclear deal with Iran, which has agreed to temporarily limit uranium enrichment in exchange for a loosening of...
View ArticleCoast Guard icebreaker back at work after crash in Lake Michigan
The U.S. Coast Guard says one of its icebreakers has returned to service after sustaining damage in a collision with a freighter in the Straits of Mackinac.
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View ArticleBig changes to BAH?
Defense officials are considering doing away with Basic Allowance for Housing in favor of a new 'locality allowance,' according to several officials familiar with the plan.
View ArticleArmy to cut 5 BCTs this year, 5 more in 2015
The Army's sweeping reorganization of its primary fighting formations gets underway in earnest this year.
View ArticleTrail tough & totally retooled
The 2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk was unstoppable in the backwoods, mud-laden off-road course at Summit Point Motorsports Park in Summit Point, W.Va.
View ArticlePT365: 7 tips for starting the year off right
Let me offer some lessons learned from watching New Year's commandos crash and burn more often than not. If you follow these tips in your quest, you'll boost your chances of success.
View ArticleReport: Fling in Italy sank flagship CO's career
The 6th Fleet commander fired the skipper of his flagship in late 2012 for carrying on a monthlong extramarital affair in Gaeta, Italy, that was an open secret among his crew, according to details in a...
View ArticleVA hospital makes changes after fatal beating
The Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital failed to provide a safe environment for a 78-year-old man who was beaten to death last year at the Columbia facility, according to a VA report.
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View ArticleNavy resumes helicopter crash recovery off Va.
The Navy has resumed its search and recovery operations for a helicopter that crashed off the coast of Virginia.
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