Archaeologist digs at Tarawa for WWII remains
Garth Baldwin recently spent three weeks on a small island in the turquoise waters of the Pacific Ocean, but it was no vacation in paradise.
View ArticleIG: One-star guardsman scammed nearly $200K
A one-star general and former commander of the Michigan Air National Guard improperly received nearly $200,000 and broke the law by collecting a federal paycheck while performing a state-level job for...
View ArticleBodies litter South Sudan oil town; talks resume
Dozens of dead, mangled and bloated bodies line the roadside from the airport into this state capital of one of South Sudan's oil-producing regions.
View ArticleLetter: Kalashnikov suffered remorse over AK-47 deaths
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the AK-47 assault rifle, reportedly wrote a regretful letter several months before his death asking the head of the Russian Orthodox Church if he was to blame for...
View ArticleN.D. Guard, Ghana celebrate decade-long partnership
The North Dakota National Guard is celebrating a decade-long partnership with Ghana.
View ArticleRetired generals, admiral embrace pay reductions
Four retired general and flag officers with a collective 14 stars among them - including an outspoken advocate for military compensation reform - have expressed support for the 1 percent reductions in...
View ArticleGOP senator: Budget cuts affect military survivor benefits
A pension cut for military retirees in last month's budget agreement that riled veterans groups and several lawmakers extends to survivors' benefits and special compensation for combat, the Pentagon...
View ArticleMahan sailors honor WWII attack survivor
Three years to the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, a U.S. destroyer took three hits from suicide planes while supporting an amphibious landing in Ormoc Bay in the Philippines.
View ArticleJudge blasts Corps for botched prosecution of Marine who shot corpsman in the...
Following a federal court's dismissal of a criminal assault charge against a former Marine who was accused of shooting a Navy corpsman in the eye in 2008, the Marine Corps is distancing itself from its...
View ArticleSub Minnesota arrives at new homeport in Groton
A newly built attack submarine that will be among the first in the Navy to welcome female officers has arrived at its homeport in Connecticut.
View ArticleFormer soldier gets 7 years in terrorism case
A former Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military has been sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with the case.
View ArticleFinal rotation of Marines deploys to Afghanistan
I Marine Expeditionary Force arrives as war efforts draw to a close
View ArticleArmy chief's comments 'disrespectful' of Guard, NGAUS president says
Proponents of the National Guard are hitting back against comments made Jan. 7 by the Army's top officer.
View ArticleDeployed, deactivating units targeted in early-outs
Early-outs of up to 12 months have been authorized for thousands of Regular Army enlisted soldiers assigned to units scheduled for deployment or deactivation.
View ArticleMan arrested for attempted transfer of F-35 data to Iran
A man was arrested on charges of attempting to ship technical data from the F-35 joint strike fighter to Iran, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
View ArticleMarch court-martial set for Naval Academy midshipman
The court-martial of a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman accused in a sexual assault case is now scheduled to begin in March after a military judge agreed to delay the proceeding, which had been scheduled...
View ArticleBonus dollars drying up for dozens of Marine Corps occupational specialties
The Marine Corps has announced that nearly 100 specialties will stop offering re-enlistment bonuses in early February, including 75 specialties for first-term Marines with 17 months to six years of...
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Get your copy of Marine Corps Times today at your local exchange or commissary.
View ArticleFederal spending bill calls for $572B for Pentagon
Congressional appropriators on Monday evening unveiled a massive federal spending bill that includes a full 2014 Pentagon appropriations measure that would provide nearly $93 billion to buy new weapons.
View ArticlePhone firms hesitate at U.S. record-keeping idea
Telephone companies are quietly hesitating at the idea of changing how they collect and store Americans' phone records to help the National Security Agency's surveillance programs.
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