Missing soldier shown in new Taliban video
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only U.S. soldier still missing in Afghanistan, is believed to still be alive after the military obtained a new video made by his captors, according to media reports.
View ArticleNavy announces verdicts of December courts-martial
As part of a pledge in 2013 to be 'active, open and transparent' when it comes to sexual assault prevention efforts, the Navy on Wednesday continued its monthly release of all courts-martial verdicts,...
View Article34 nuclear missile officers implicated in cheating investigation
Thirty-four missile officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., have been implicated in the largest occurrence of cheating in the Air Force's nuclear force, top Air Force leaders said Wednesday.
View ArticleGround combat vehicle budget slashed, cancellation more likely
Though long-touted as a 'must have' for the future Army, the Ground Combat Vehicle is all but canceled.
View ArticlePerkins gets nod for TRADOC command; Cone to retire
Lt. Gen. David Perkins is the Army's pick to lead its Training and Doctrine Command. He is commanding general of the Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
View ArticleMan sentenced for hit-and-run of Army recruiters
A Minneapolis man who struck two U.S. Army recruiters with his vehicle - dragging one of his victims for almost a mile before the man freed himself - was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 16 years in prison.
View ArticleObama's NSA announcements just the starting point
President Obama's blueprint for overhauling the government's sweeping surveillance program is just the starting point. The reality is few changes could happen quickly without unlikely agreements from a...
View ArticleIraqi army retakes western town seized by gunmen
Iraqi airstrikes pounded a town near Fallujah that had been seized by al-Qaida linked militants and commandos swept in Wednesday to clear the area, senior military officials said.
View Article4-star: Marine Corps not threatened by Army's Pacific strategy
The Army's new amphibious strategy for the Pacific has raised hackles among some who feel the service is encroaching on turf claimed by the Marine Corps and Navy. But Assistant Commandant of the Marine...
View ArticleNavy investigating possible Hawaii fuel tank leak
Navy officials said Wednesday night they're investigating a possible fuel leak in a tank at an underground facility built in Hawaii in the 1940s.
View ArticleGates warns on UK military spending cuts
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that Britain's defense spending cuts could limit its ability to be a full partner with the United States in military operations.
View ArticleBanks, aid groups robbed in S. Sudan looting spree
The U.N.'s top aid official in South Sudan watched helplessly as armed men in uniform stole a car from an aid group. Thugs took $50,000 of goods from Mercy Corps. Tons of food have been stolen, and...
View ArticleHASC Chair McKeon acknowledges tea party tactics influenced retirement decision
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Buck McKeon made it official Thursday morning, announcing he will not seek a 12th term.
View ArticleNew student vet leader details priorities
Six years ago, a few student-veteran groups on various college campuses connected with each other using social media and formed a joint organization.
View ArticleProposed MOU would require TA schools to be eligible for civilian financial...
The Pentagon is pushing a quality-control proposal that would shut out of the military tuition assistance program any colleges and universities that are ineligible for civilian federal financial aid.
View ArticleAcademic credits for military training don't always get you closer to a degree
If a school accepts a year or two worth of academic credit based on your military experience, does that really mean you'll get your degree a year or two more quickly?
View ArticleMilitary financial institutions feel some Target breach fallout
At least two large military-affiliated financial institutions - USAA and Navy Federal Credit Union - say they've seen a few cases of fraud linked to the data breach of the Target retail chain that...
View ArticleAcademy airman found not guilty of sexual assault
A non-cadet airman assigned to the Air Force Academy was found not guilty of sexual assault in a court-martial that ended Jan. 11.
View ArticleGED exam gets major facelift
The GED, for decades the brand-name high school equivalency exam, is about to undergo its first major facelift in more than a decade. As of Jan.
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