Senate set to vote on military sexual assault bill
The Senate is heading for a showdown over contentious legislation to curb sexual assaults in the military by taking away the authority of senior commanders to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses.
View ArticleE-6 exam postponed for nearly 70 sailors
Nearly 70 sailors in the National Capitol Region slated to take Thursday's E-6 exam will get a few extra weeks to study due to a delay, a personnel official told Navy Times Wednesday night.
View ArticlePentagon: Half of stateside Marine units at unacceptable readiness levels
Only half of non-deployed Marine units were at an acceptable level of readiness last September due to the long-term budget cuts known as sequestration, the Pentagon announced this week.
View ArticleContractor in Va. pleads guilty to bribery
A Chesapeake defense contractor faces up to five years in federal prison for paying bribes to public officials.
View ArticleHouse to ask for autonomy for Gulf War Illness board
The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs is putting together legislation to give autonomy back to a Gulf War illness advisory committee that has been stripped of its independence over the past year.
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in National Guardsman's murder
A South St. Paul man pleaded guilty Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a National Guardsman, but told the judge that the guardsman's wife concocted the murder plan and convinced him that she was being...
View ArticleU.S. announces visa restrictions on Russians
The Obama administration slapped new visa restrictions Thursday on pro-Russian opponents of the new Ukraine government in Kiev and cleared the way for financial sanctions as the West began punishing...
View ArticleEx-Afghan translators for German army fear attacks
Sometimes the calls come in the middle of the night. Other times it's a text message sent to a mobile phone. But the warnings are always the same, threats of death for having worked with the German...
View ArticleUSS Truxtun en route to Black Sea for training
A Virginia-based warship is heading to the Black Sea.
View ArticleDestroyer Truxtun heads to Black Sea amid tensions
The Navy is dispatching a destroyer to the Black Sea at a moment of mounting tensions over Ukraine, the service said Thursday.
View ArticleFort Detrick: Building site groundwater polluted
The Army says it has found unsafe levels of groundwater pollution on private property near Fort Detrick where a developer wants to build more than 700 homes.
View ArticleVRAP gets cash to carry through school terms
A $65 million fix by the Veterans Affairs Department will keep thousands of unemployed veterans in job training programs through the end of this semester.
View ArticleArmy sex assault prosecutor suspended over alleged assault
A lieutenant colonel who supervises sexual assault prosecution in the Army is under investigation for allegedly sexually assaulting a female colleague, sources have confirmed.
View Article'Lucky' dog rescued by Coast Guard reunited with owners
A dog rescued from ice on Lake St. Clair by a U.S. Coast Guard crew has been reunited with his owners.
View ArticleCongress set to take 1st steps on Ukraine, Russia
The House of Representatives was poised Thursday to pass the first aid bill for Ukraine's new, pro-Western government, while both chambers of Congress looked to advance legislation imposing...
View ArticleArmy opens all field artillery officer jobs to women
Virtually all Regular Army, National Guard and Army Reserve positions coded for field artillery officers have been opened to women under a directive issued by Army Secretary John McHugh.
View Article16th-century manual shows 'rocket cat' weaponry
You're a 16th century German prince plotting to crush a peasant rebellion, or perhaps you're leading an army against the Ottoman Empire or looking to settle the score with a rival nobleman. What's a...
View ArticleSenate blocks change to military sex assault cases
The Senate on Thursday blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses, capping an emotional, nearly yearlong fight...
View ArticlePentagon studies Putin body language for hint of intent
A Pentagon research team is studying the body movements of Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders to better predict their actions and guide U.S. policy, Pentagon documents and...
View ArticleCarson brigade commander under investigation
Fort Carson says the commander of one of its brigades has been temporarily relieved of duty during an investigation into allegations of unspecified violations of Army policy.
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