Obama weighs canceling Moscow talks with Putin
The White House is considering canceling a fall summit between President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a move that would further aggravate the already tense relationship between...
View ArticlePanama holds ex-CIA station chief for Italian rendition case
A former CIA base chief convicted in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect from an Italian street has been detained in Panama after Italy requested his arrest in one of the most notorious episodes of...
View ArticleJury selection starts anew in 1-star's court-martial
Reversing an earlier decision, the judge in the sexual assault court-martial of Brig Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair has struck four jurors over their connection to a key witness who initiated the investigation...
View ArticleTruman CSG to deploy Monday
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is days away from returning to sea, six months after budget cuts stalled a planned deployment days before it was scheduled to begin.
View ArticlePanama charges crew of seized North Korean ship
Panama has filed charges against the crew of a North Korean ship seized as it tried to pass through the Panama Canal while carrying obsolete weaponry from Cuba hidden under bags of sugar, possibly in...
View ArticleObama to nominate new DoD personnel chief
President Obama will nominate Jessica Wright to be the Pentagon's personnel chief, according to an announcement from the White House.
View ArticleThree 1-star assignments announced
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert announced the following one-star assignments Thursday in a Defense Department news release:
View ArticleDifficulties continue in selecting jury for Army 1-star's court-martial
The judge in the sexual assault court-martial of Brig Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair has struck all but three potential jurors Thursday - two fewer than required to begin a trial - primarily for their...
View ArticleMilitary Times honors the 2013 Service Members of the Year
Top military leaders and members of Congress gathered July 18 with friends and family to honor the Military Times 2013 Service Members of the Year on Capitol Hill.
View Article3-star: Even more missile interceptors possible at Greely
The number of interceptor missiles at Fort Greely could rise beyond the level announced earlier this year, depending on threats from other nations, the director of the Missile Defense Agency said.
View ArticleBody found near Aberdeen Proving Ground
Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body found near in water near the military's Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
View ArticleMcConnell criticizes claims backlog at VA
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took aim Monday at the Veterans Affairs Department for a massive backlog of disability claims for veterans, calling it a 'national disgrace' that the president...
View ArticleDoD names new chief of family, MWR programs
A former broadcast journalist has been named to oversee DoD's family and morale, welfare and recreation programs.
View ArticleGeneral officer assignments announced
The Defense Department announced the following assignments July 18:
View ArticleJoint Chiefs chairman seeks Afghan troops deal by October
America's top general on Monday said he would like to see a security agreement with Afghanistan signed by October to give NATO enough time to prepare for a post-2014 military presence instead of a...
View ArticleVA center leaders get big bonuses despite vets' preventable deaths
From January 2011 to November 2012, at least 21 patients at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System contracted Legionnaires' disease. Five died.
View ArticleSoldiers chosen for warrant officer candidate course
These service members have been chosen to attend the Army Warrant Officer Candidate Course. They were selected by a board that met at Recruiting Command headquarters in mid-July.
View ArticleAlcohol is the 'lone common denominator'
Alcohol is a common denominator among some of the Navy's worst problems, including suicides and sexual assaults. So sailors should not be surprised to see the Navy taking more offensive actions to curb...
View ArticleLCS Freedom suffers propulsion loss at sea
The littoral combat ship Freedom suffered a temporary loss of propulsive power Saturday while operating near Singapore, the US Navy reported, but the ship never lost all power.
View ArticleChanging the Korean tour
One-year individual tours to South Korea may soon be replaced by deployments of trained and equipped combat units that will go for upwards of nine months at a time.
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