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This week's issue of Air Force Times tells you what proposed aircraft cuts would mean: retraining, permanent change-of-station moves, and separation or retirement.
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This week's issue of Marine Corps Times features a special report on post-war pay and benefits. Learn what's in store.
View ArticleNavy: Marine F/A-18C crash in Nevada is 'total loss'
A fighter jet that crashed during a training exercise in western Nevada is a total loss and the pilot's condition is unknown, a spokeswoman for the Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, said Sunday.
View ArticleWill Sgt. Bergdahl be left behind in Afghanistan?
The case of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, held by the Taliban since 2009, has arisen again as the U.S. and other countries engage in diplomatic efforts to free him.
View ArticlePentagon budget cuts cloud Davis-Monthan's future
The future of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is up in the air after the recent disclosure of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's proposed spending plan.
View ArticleCoast Guard helicopter makes emergency landing
The U.S. Coast Guard says a helicopter from its air station in Traverse City, Mich., had flight control problems and made an emergency landing on Wisconsin's Washington Island.
View ArticleQ&A: Will 'zero option' in Afghanistan cause chaos?
If President Obama were to decide to leave no military advisory force in Afghanistan next year, would Afghan security unravel to the point of enabling a civil war, a Taliban takeover and a return of...
View ArticleU.S. prepares tough response for Russia over Ukraine
Western powers on Sunday prepared a tough response to Russia's military advance into Ukraine and warned that Moscow could face economic penalties, diplomatic isolation and bolstered allied defenses in...
View ArticleWoman takes controls at key time for Air Force Academy
When Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson was a child, she would climb up onto her parents' hog house with her German shepherd and look out at the horizon. It was one of her favorite afternoon activities as a...
View ArticleEnlisted promotions: Far fewer slots for gunny likely this year
The number of staff sergeants selected for promotion to gunnery sergeant in 2014 is expected to drop by several hundred compared with last year, according to advanced copies of the message detailing...
View ArticleNATO says Russian action threatens peace in Europe
NATO's top official says Russia's military intervention in Ukraine is in violation of the U.N. charter and threatens peace and security in Europe.
View ArticleUkraine 'on brink of national disaster,' PM says
Ukrainian officials were tense Sunday, ordering up all military reservists to active duty while in the Crimean region in the south of the country, road traffic was blocked as telecommunications...
View ArticleNo backdoor pay raise for top brass, official says
The latest Pentagon budget calls for a one-year pay freeze for all general and flag officers.
View ArticleMacArthur ROTC award winners named
The Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va., heads a list of eight schools named winners of the 2012-2013 MacArthur Awards by Cadet Command at Fort Knox, Ky.
View ArticleGovernment straddles both sides in toxic water cases
President Obama signed a law in 2012 offering health benefits to thousands of former Marines and their families who were exposed decades ago to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
View ArticleNavy releases some Va. personnel early due to weather
The Navy says non-essential personnel at six installations in southeastern Virginia will be released early due to an incoming winter storm.
View ArticleEx-Blackwater contractors seek dismissal of case
Former security contractors charged in a deadly shooting in Iraq are asking a U.S. judge to dismiss the case against them.
View ArticleAfghan officials say roadside bomb kills 5 policemen
A police official says a roadside bomb destroyed a police vehicle in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province, killing five policemen and wounding one.
View ArticleSeoul: North Korea fires 2 more missiles amid U.S. drills
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Monday in the second such launch in less than a week, amid ongoing annual military exercises between Seoul and Washington, South Korean officials...
View ArticleVietnam veterans sue military over PTSD
The U.S. military has failed to upgrade the discharges of Vietnam veterans who developed post-traumatic stress disorder, resulting in stigma and loss of benefits, according to a federal lawsuit filed...
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