Whiteman-based airman found dead at home
Authorities in western Missouri are investigating the death of an airman assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base.
View ArticleFormer space shuttle astronaut Dale Gardner dies
Former astronaut Dale Gardner, who helped haul a stranded satellite into the space shuttle during a 1984 spacewalk, died Wednesday at age 65.
View ArticleMilitary Times announces key personnel moves
Military Times announced Monday two key moves in its news organization: the promotion of Andrew deGrandpre from managing editor of Marine Corps Times to a new role as the company's first digital news...
View ArticleCNP's big changes: Higher sea pay, stable advancements and a streamlined...
Vice Adm. Bill Moran is a man on a mission.
View ArticleAyotte: Decision to cut A-10 'serious mistake'
Calling the Air Force's decision to retire the A-10 combat jet a 'serious mistake,' Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., is pledging to fight the retirement in Congress.
View ArticlePromotions to sgt., staff sgt. announced for March
These soldiers have been selected for promotion to sergeant or staff sergeant in March, the Army announced today. They should contact their battalion S1 or Military Personnel Division to find out if...
View ArticleAdm. Nimitz's WWII diary published online
The U.S. Naval War College released a trove of World War II information Monday by posting online the operational diary kept by the Pacific commander, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, during the war against Japan.
View ArticleLittle Creek CMC fired after allegations of affair
The top enlisted sailor at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., was fired for undisclosed reasons Monday, according to a Navy spokesman.
View ArticleSpecial tactics airman dies in parachuting accident
A decorated special tactics airman who survived 10 deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan was killed in a parachute training accident in Eloy, Ariz., on Friday, the Air Force announced.
View ArticleMotorcycle safety urged after 2 military deaths in Fla.
Military officials in the Florida Panhandle are pushing motorcycle safety after the deaths of two active-duty service members this month.
View ArticleSoldiers survive combat, then lose their jobs
For thousands of career-military troops who endured combat and family separations during a dozen years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the end of hostilities brings a new directive from the government...
View ArticleSeafaring drug smugglers challenge Coast Guard
While security has tightened at the U.S. border, drug smugglers are increasingly turning to the high seas.
View ArticlePentagon changes course, halts LCS at 32 ships
The Pentagon leadership doubled back Monday on its direction for the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, returning to where things stood at the beginning of the year: End procurement at 32 ships...
View ArticleDoD budget seeks cuts in BAH, commissary, Tricare benefits
The Pentagon on Monday proposed the deepest and most far-reaching cuts to military compensation in the 40-year history of the all-volunteer force, explaining that such cuts are necessary in order to...
View ArticleDoD plan would slash commissary budget, raise prices
The often-touted 30 percent average savings that troops and families enjoy in military commissaries would shrink considerably under the Pentagon's plan to slash taxpayer subsidies for the stores by...
View ArticleMarines to train with equipment stored underground in Arctic
About 440 North Carolina-based Marines will move prepositioned gear out of caves in Norway for the first time in decades during a multinational exercise aimed at cold weather military training.
View ArticleTell us: How would you improve the combat boot?
We reported earlier this month that the Army was considering a standard-issue athletic shoe, but many readers said there was a bigger priority when it comes to footwear: improving your Army boots.
View ArticleHagel: Ground forces can fight in one theater, support air, sea forces in...
When it comes to the Army and Marine Corps, there were no real surprises in Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's peek today of the 2015 defense budget.
View ArticlePentagon, Air Force double down on engine technology
In his preview of the Pentagon's 2015 budget request, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made a clear statement that the Air Force plans to invest heavily in new engine technology.
View ArticleMarine sentenced for girlfriend's recorded beating
A Southern California Marine who pocket-dialed his girlfriend's cellphone and recorded himself savagely beating her has been sentenced to 14 years to life in prison.
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