Princeton, Navy re-establish NROTC program
Princeton University is bringing back the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program, known as NROTC.
View ArticleSenators seek vote on U.S. troops in Afghanistan
A group of Senate Republicans and Democrats say Congress should vote on whether the U.S. leaves troops in Afghanistan after the NATO-led combat mission formally ends this year.
View ArticleMoH recipient Petry ponders future after retirement
In the almost three years since he was awarded the Medal of Honor, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry has met three presidents, shared a photo with basketball star LeBron James and rapper Jay-Z, and hitched a...
View ArticleIndyCar's Rahal gets National Guard as sponsor
The long battle between Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and Panther Racing for Army National Guard sponsorship ended Thursday, with the coveted funding moving to Graham Rahal's car for the upcoming...
View ArticleSeawolf's chief of the boat relieved for 'performance issue'
The attack submarine Seawolf's chief of the boat was fired Thursday due to unsatisfactory performance, the Navy said.
View Article3 ships to make the move to Japan
Three San Diego-based ships are scheduled to shift homeport to Sasebo, Japan, in the next year as part of the Navy's refocus on the Pacific.
View ArticleAnalysts: U.S. should cut carriers, buy subs and work with allies
It's hard to find consensus on most anything in Washington D.C., but four national security-focused think tanks managed to forge something of a rough outline for the future of defense spending.
View ArticleMcCain bids 'fair winds and following seas' to Ex-USS Forrestal
The Ex-USS Forrestal will always be known as a ship that would not go down without a fight.
View ArticleVictim in Wash. VA shooting had sought protection
A judge has set bail at $1 million for a woman suspected of shooting her former supervisor at the Veteran Affairs campus in Vancouver, Wash.
View Article267 selected for supplemental promotions
The Air Force has selected 267 enlisted airmen for supplemental promotions, the Air Force Personnel Center said Feb. 6.
View ArticleAir Force major charged with distributing child pornography
An Air Force Reserve major stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., was arrested on achild pornography charge while attending a national security course at the National Defense University in...
View ArticleCurl up with a book or movie: Gen. Welsh's picks
'Zero Dark Thirty,' the controversial 2012 film dramatizing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, is one of seven films on Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh's 2014 list of must-sees.
View ArticleU.N. tells Syria to hurry on chem. weapons disposal
The U.N. Security Council is calling on Syria to speed up the removal of the most harmful chemical agents from the country for destruction.
View ArticleU.N. tells Syria to hurry on chemical weapons disposal
The U.N. Security Council called on Syria Thursday to speed up the removal of its most harmful chemical weapons agents from the country, expressing 'growing concern' at several missed deadlines.
View ArticleNavy SEAL pleads to property theft, sale
A Navy SEAL has pleaded guilty to stealing government property and selling stolen ammunition and explosives.
View ArticleSlain Fort Campbell soldier to get Silver Star
The family of a Fort Campbell-based combat medic killed in combat in Afghanistan is set to receive a Silver Star on his behalf on Friday.
View ArticleVan carrying 10 JBLM servicemembers crashes, killing 1
The Washington State Patrol says one man died and another was injured when a van carrying 11 active duty members of the military from Joint Base Lewis McChord crashed on Interstate 5 in the Tacoma...
View Article22nd MEU Marines, sailors depart for 8-month deployment
About 2,400 Marines and sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are leaving North Carolina for an eight-month deployment in the Mediterranean, Persian Gulf and waters off northeastern Africa.
View ArticleN.D. Guard holding spring flooding exercise
The North Dakota National Guard is conducting training for possible spring flooding.
View ArticleRail expansion to help move tanks at Fort Benning
Workers have finished a $7.5 million railway expansion to help the Army move tanks and other heavy equipment at Fort Benning.
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