Suspect charged in JBLM soldier's stabbing death
The Pierce County prosecutor charged a Puyallup man with second-degree murder Tuesday in the stabbing death of a Lewis-McChord soldier who intervened in a domestic violence assault.
View ArticleMont. politician reprimanded by Army after investigation
Lieutenant governor and Democratic Senate candidate John Walsh was formally reprimanded by the Army in 2010 for using his position as Montana's adjutant general to solicit National Guard troops to join...
View ArticleColo. Guard recruiter charged with theft
An Army National Guard recruiter in Colorado has been charged with fraudulently collecting $28,000 in referral bonuses for recruits.
View ArticleAirman thwarts smash-and-grab heist in N.J.
Authorities say a member of the Air Force thwarted a nearly $26,000 smash-and-grab robbery at a store in southern New Jersey.
View ArticleMan gets 6 years for theft from Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange
A man has been sentenced to six years in prison for a drug offense, identity theft and attempting to steal $17,000 worth of electronics from the Navy Exchange at Pearl Harbor.
View ArticleThree Holloman airmen killed in car crash
Alamogordo police say a car was traveling at high speed when it failed to negotiate a curve and rolled over, killing three airmen from Holloman Air Force Base.
View ArticleBat caught at Lackland dorm not rabid
Experts say a bat caught inside an Air Force basic training dormitory in South Texas has tested negative for rabies.
View ArticleCongressman supports missile defense system on Guam
The head of a congressional delegation said yesterday he supports the long-term deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system on Guam.
View Article5 Minn. guardsmen injured in Afghanistan
The Minnesota National Guard says five of its members have been injured in an attack in Afghanistan.
View ArticleCoast Guard helo makes emergency landing in Mich.
Authorities say a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on a training flight made an emergency landing in a mid-Michigan field after the aircraft began to malfunction.
View ArticleIraqi hero convicted of Colo. sex assault
An Iraqi immigrant who came to the U.S. after helping American soldiers in his home country was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman who was seriously injured in the attack.
View ArticlePentagon contract workers walk off jobs, demanding higher wages
More than 100 Pentagon contract workers carrying posters of Martin Luther King Jr. and singing 'We Shall Overcome' picketed outside the building Wednesday to demand that companies doing business with...
View ArticleIsrael says it foiled al-Qaida plot on U.S. Embassy
Israel on Wednesday said it had foiled an 'advanced' al-Qaida plan to carry out a suicide bombing on the U.S.
View ArticleMurder charge pending in wife slaying at Nellis
Prosecutors in Las Vegas are filing a murder charge against a 32-year-old Nellis Air Force Base technical sergeant who was arrested after he was found asleep and nearly unconscious in a home where...
View ArticleNellis airman due in court Jan. 28 in connection with wife's death
A Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., airman being held without bail in his wife's death will next appear in court Jan. 28.
View ArticleCase shows impact of year-old special victims counsel
At first, it seemed the airman would escape the charge that he had raped a co-worker. The investigating officer didn't think there was enough evidence to send the case to court-martial and recommended...
View ArticleNCO instructors will soon earn badges
Soldiers who serve as instructors in the NCO Education System will be recognized with badges and professional development skill identifiers as a result of the Army's continued efforts to battle sexual...
View ArticleWarrant officer killed in Afghanistan
An Army warrant officer has been killed in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced today.
View ArticleAir Force secretary has 'picked up on morale issues'
The top civilian leader in the Air Force said Wednesday she has 'picked up on morale issues' among airmen and officers in charge of the nation's nuclear force but remains confident in its mission.
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