Marine Corps crafts deployment strategy for post-war missions in Africa,...
The Marine Corps' post-Afghanistan deployment plans are taking shape, and personnel can expect today's vigorous operational tempo will continue as leaders reorient the service and rebrand it as a...
View ArticlePlan to pull Guard Apaches spurs controversy
The Army's combat aviation brigades are in for an overhaul if the service moves forward with a sweeping - and already controversial - proposal to restructure Army aviation.
View ArticleNew health coverage for vets' service dogs
Free medical coverage for the service dogs of veterans is now being handled under a new Veterans Affairs Department contract with pet health insurance company Trupanion.
View ArticleOfficials: 2 attacks kill 7 people in Iraq
Authorities in Iraq say two separate attacks against the country's security forces have killed seven soldiers and police officers.
View ArticleW.Va. man gets probation in Guard diesel theft
A Putnam County man has been sentenced to two years' probation for buying diesel fuel stolen from a National Guard facility for a fraction of its market price.
View ArticleMilitary jets to practice scrambling for Super Bowl
Military jets will take to the sky as part of security for the Super Bowl.
View ArticleAlleged OBL bodyguard seeks release after 12 years at Gitmo
A Guantanamo Bay prisoner suspected of being an Osama bin Laden bodyguard is pleading for his release from the U.S. naval base in Cuba.
View ArticleArmy vet, folk singer Pete Seeger dies in N.Y.
Buoyed by his characteristically soaring spirit, the surging crowd around him and a pair of canes, Pete Seeger walked through the streets of Manhattan leading an Occupy Wall Street protest in 2011.
View ArticleAgreement reached to sell billions in Apache helicopters to Iraq
A key congressional panel has finally removed obstacles to the White House's plan to sell 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Iraq, along with spare parts and maintenance, in a massive $6.2 billion...
View ArticleNavy: Jet-crash pilot listed in good condition
The F/A-18 pilot who ejected into the ocean 45 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va., on Jan. 15 has been upgraded to good condition, a Naval Air Force Atlantic spokesman said.
View ArticleObama hiking minimum wage for new federal contracts
President Obama will sign an executive order setting the minimum wage for workers under new federal contracts at $10.10 an hour, the White House said Tuesday. The president will announce the increase...
View ArticleIG: Literacy lags among Afghan troops
Despite spending more than $200 million, NATO's efforts to to teach Afghan soldiers and police reading, writing and arithmetic have failed to reach many of their goals, according to a report released...
View ArticleTop admiral outlines future of at-sea information-sharing
Nearly 200 warships will have brand-new computer networks in the next eight years, the Navy says. That means more bandwidth for missions, more security - and, possibly, more online access for sailors...
View ArticleMore airmen implicated in nuke cheating probe
The number of U.S. Air Force service members implicated in a scandal involving alleged cheating on tests of nuclear missile launch operations has roughly doubled from the 34 initially cited, officials...
View ArticleSenate panel lambasts changes to military pensions
Senators on Tuesday bashed changes to veterans' pensions that would reduce the cost-of-living adjustments.
View ArticleRIF-eligible captains, majors can apply for voluntary exit Feb. 6
Some captains and majors who are eligible for a reduction-in-force board can apply for voluntary separation between Feb. 6 and May 1.
View ArticleMedical officers chosen for ILE courses
Attached are the names, branches and specialties of the Army Medical Department officers selected for attendance at Intermediate Level Education courses in 2014 and 2015.
View ArticleCoast Guard seizes $37M worth of cocaine
The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded 2,500 pounds of cocaine valued at $37 million that was seized in a historic multi-national operation in the Caribbean, officials said Tuesday.
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