Russia executes de facto takeover of Crimea region
Russia executed a de facto military takeover of a strategic region in Ukraine as the parliament in Moscow gave President Vladimir Putin a green light Saturday to proceed to protect Russian interests.
View ArticleObama calls for Russia to end Ukraine incursion
President Obama has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that his military forces need to return to their military bases in the Ukraine, according to the White House.
View ArticleExperts bust 5 advancement exam myths
Sailors love scuttlebutt, and at just about every command, ashore and at sea, it ferries myths around the passageways about everything from Navy regs to the ship's schedule. Advancement exams are no...
View ArticleNavy's top admiral hopes to sell Marine Corps on new vessel for...
A new class of amphibious ships could be used to support Marine Corps embassy-security and crisis-response missions in regions such as North Africa and the Arabian Gulf, the Navy's top admiral said Feb.
View ArticleState governors fight back against National Guard cuts
The nation's governors have banded together to oppose cuts to the Army National Guard as outlined in the Army's 2015 budget proposal.
View ArticlePacific exercise includes S. Korea for first time
The largest U.S.-led air exercise in the Pacific wrapped up Friday, and this year's iteration marked the first time South Korea participated in the training.
View ArticleRiverines to add women in March
Barring a last-second roadblock from Congress, the six women already assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 2 will become the first official female riverines in March, a Navy spokesman said.
View ArticleMarines greet new sleeves-up order with cheers, confusion
Despite the waves of happiness sweeping through the ranks in response to the new 'Sun's out, guns out' order, Pfc. Madison Randolph could only think one thing: 'Oh crap.'
View ArticleUSS Somerset commissioned as Flight 93 tribute
A new Navy ship named to honor 40 passengers and crew killed when their hijacked United Airlines flight crashed as they fought with terrorists during the Sept. 11 attacks was put into service in...
View ArticleArmy's Olympians hope there's a next time
As the fanfare of the 2014 Winter Games fades into memory, the squad of soldier-athletes and military coaches who competed for Team USA will spend the next few weeks on tour, visiting the White House...
View ArticleNavy psychiatrist's acupuncture, meditation methods embraced by special...
Psychiatrist Capt. Robert Koffman has more than 20 years of operational medicine and combat stress expertise, but he's probably best known for sticking lots of needles in special operators.
View ArticleMarines confront stigma of post-traumatic stress
A staff noncommissioned officer whose angry tirade on a reality TV show made gossip site headlines around the country is reaching out for help with his post-traumatic stress. Now he is encouraging...
View ArticleCommunity grieves special tactics airman
There is never enough time. That is what Master Sgt. Josh Gavulic told his wife, Alyssa, each time he left for war. As a special tactics airman, his work was particularly perilous, on the ground and...
View ArticleU.S.: Lack of security pact could cost Afghanistan
U.S. willingness to wait to sign a new security pact with the next Afghan president offers hope that a deal can still be made, but the ongoing delay could mean fewer American troops and fewer dollars...
View ArticleOfficials: Al-Qaida plots comeback in Afghanistan
Al-Qaida's Afghanistan leader is laying the groundwork to relaunch his war-shattered organization once the United States and international forces withdraw from the country, as they have warned they...
View ArticleNavy: Hornet crashes in Nev.; pilot's condition not known
The Navy says a fighter jet has crashed during a training exercise in western Nevada, and the pilot's condition was not immediately known.
View ArticleMarine from Minn. killed in Afghanistan
A Marine from the southern Minnesota city of Waseca has died in Afghanistan.
View ArticleJury selection starts for bin Laden son-in-law
Amid unusually tight security, Osama bin Laden's son-in-law goes to trial Monday on charges he conspired to kill Americans in his role as al-Qaida's mouthpiece after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
View ArticleOn newsstands this week
This week's issue of Army Times features a special report on post-war pay and benefits. Learn what's in store.
View ArticleOn newsstands this week
This week's issue of Navy Times features an interview with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert. He predicts steady manning levels and outlines plans to shelve some ships.
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