Congress threatens Afghanistan over U.S. exit taxes
Lawmakers threatened Afghanistan on Tuesday with severe cuts in foreign aid if President Hamid Karzai's government institutes an exit tax on American military equipment, food supplies and other goods...
View ArticleDespite sequestration damage, solution looks unlikely
At a Tuesday hearing aimed at getting lawmakers to start negotiating a deficit reduction and budget deal, a Senate committee focused on the economic and national security damage of across-the-board...
View ArticleAirman killed at Grand Forks identified
The military has an identified an airman killed following a shooting incident at the Grand Forks Air Force Base.
View ArticleAF Academy says it understated military personnel numbers in spending report
The Air Force Academy says it understated the number of military personnel at the school in its annual report on spending.
View ArticleNavy kickbacks defendant may take back guilty plea
A leader of a multi-million dollar scheme that cost the Navy $18 million has indicated he is exploring the possibility of trying to withdraw his guilty plea.
View ArticleSculpture at Dover AFB comforts families of war dead
Atop the pedestal, a rough-hewn angel in bronze has swept down to gather up a fallen soldier whose wide-eyed stare and parted lips say, unmistakably, that life is slipping away.
View ArticleEx-MTI accused of rape headed to trial
A court-martial is set to begin today for a former Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland military training instructor accused of rape, forcible sodomy and having an unprofessional relationship with a basic...
View ArticleEditorial: Preserve JIEDDO
After a dozen years of war and months before the final pullout from Afghanistan, the Pentagon is debating the fate of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, created to combat the...
View ArticleDorr: Global Hawk is no prize
'When I heard that the Air Force chief of staff presented an award to the Global Hawk 'industry team,' I said, 'This is a joke. This has got to be a joke.''
View ArticleCG rescues fisherman after mega-sized tuna capsizes boat
A fisherman caught a tuna so massive it capsized his boat, sending him overboard. Fortunately, the Coast Guard was soon on-scene to assist.
View ArticleMcCain will not block Dempsey nomination
Sen. John McCain announced Tuesday he will not block Gen. Martin Dempsey's nomination for another term as Joint Chiefs chairman.
View ArticleMarine Corps inspector general orders crackdown on social media threats
A handful of crude and misogynistic Facebook pages run by Marines drew the ire of a congresswoman and made national news this year, prompting vows from Commandant Gen. Jim Amos that Marines would...
View ArticleDOD: Drum soldier dies in Germany
Military officials say a 22-year-old soldier from Southeast Texas has died in Germany following a noncombat related incident in Afghanistan.
View ArticleArmy ID's body found at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army investigators have identified a body found on Aberdeen Proving Ground property.
View ArticleAl-Qaida claims deadly prison raids in Iraq
Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for audacious raids on two high-security prisons on the outskirts of Baghdad this week that killed dozens and set free hundreds of inmates,...
View ArticleBill would prevent military pay during pre-trial confinement
Service members in pre-trial confinement for serious crimes - including rape, sexual assault and murder - would have their military pay and allowances suspended, under legislation introduced Monday.
View ArticleJudge rejects couple's apology letter for defrauding USAF out of millions
A federal judge has rejected a letter of apology from a New Mexico couple found guilty of defrauding the U.S. Air Force out of millions.
View ArticleCourt refuses to revive military sex assault suit
A federal appeals court refused Tuesday to revive a lawsuit against two former defense secretaries by 28 military members and veterans who said they were victims of sexual assault.
View ArticleGen. James Mattis joins Ivy League institution
The warrior monk is climbing into an ivory tower.
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