Director of Army National Guard retires
The Army National Guard's top officer was honored Tuesday as he prepares to retire after more than 40 years of service.
View ArticleSpy court judge slams proposed privacy advocate
The U.S. judiciary told Congress Tuesday it opposes the idea of having an independent privacy advocate on the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, while members of Congress lauded the idea...
View ArticleArmy aviation's 'bold proposal' to cut costs
Army leaders are pitching a nimbler, more flexible force in the face of budget cuts - one they insist can provide the same capability for less money.
View ArticleFootage sought in Naval Academy sexual assault case
Lawyers for CBS and CNN told a military judge on Tuesday that they shouldn't have to turn over un-aired portions of interviews the networks conducted with a woman at the center of a sexual assault case...
View ArticleJoint high-speed ship to make 1st deployment
A new breed of Navy ship is preparing to begin its maiden deployment.
View Article3-star: Sailor shortage threatens surface Navy's readiness
The largest challenge facing the surface fleet is continuing to maintain and deploy ready warships amid a shortage of 8,000 sailors, the surface Navy's top boss said Tuesday.
View ArticleCNO: Focus on boosting fleet's 'quality of service'
Your leaders are determined to make the fleet a better place to live and work this year.
View ArticleMabus stresses forward presence despite fiscal problems
The Navy's top civilian stressed the importance of a global presence - and the way people, platforms, power and partnerships come together to support it - in a keynote address Tuesday at the Surface...
View ArticleIsraeli defense chief comments spark spat with U.S.
Israel's defense minister was quoted Tuesday as deriding U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's Mideast peace efforts as naive and foolhardy, triggering an angry response from Washington and rekindling...
View Article2nd Article 32 begins for Aviano airman accused of rape
Prosecutors are getting a rare second chance to make the case against an airman accused of rape after the Air Force overrode a three-star general who initially dismissed the charges.
View ArticleSan Diego Navy contractor acknowledges $3.5M fraud
Federal prosecutors say a San Diego-based Navy contractor has acknowledged bilking the government out of some $3.5 million with phony cost claims.
View ArticleBombings at Iraqi markets, funeral kill 44
A wave of bombings across Iraq striking busy markets and a funeral north of Baghdad killed at least 44 people Wednesday, authorities said, as the country remains gripped by violence after...
View ArticleNational Guard team in W.Va. for water crisis
The Tennessee National Guard's 45th Civil Support Team has deployed to West Virginia to assist with that state's water contamination crisis. The 45th deployed 15 personnel to conduct environmental...
View ArticleWorld sea piracy falls for third straight year
World sea piracy fell for a third straight year in 2013, as Somali pirates were curbed by international naval patrols and improved ship vigilance, an international maritime watchdog said Wednesday.
View ArticleReport: NSA maps pathway into computers
The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world - but not in the United States - that allows the U.S. to conduct surveillance on those machines, The New...
View ArticleSpending bill funds Air Force combat rescue helicopter
The Air Force's replacement for the long-running Pave Hawk helicopter is slated to receive funds under a massive spending bill unveiled Monday night.
View ArticleYurts take camping to the next level
They were the go-to field tent for Genghis Khan's fabled cavalry as the Mongol hordes conquered Eurasia.
View ArticleMARSOC Marines killed in insider attack to receive Navy Cross
Two Marines from the Corps' elite special operations unit will be awarded the Navy Cross this week for heroism during an insider attack in Afghanistan in 2012.
View ArticleFive female vets get reprieve on home foreclosure
A home in Alexandria, Va., occupied by five homeless female veterans and their two children got a last-minute reprieve from foreclosure, thanks to donations from the public and from the trust of a...
View ArticleBenghazi report: AFRICOM general offered ambassador help before attack
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday released a report on the deadly 2012 assault on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, blaming the State Department, the intelligence community and...
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