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View ArticleMuslim holy period to be celebrated at Gitmo
Guards were preparing to serve the first in a series of special meals Wednesday to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay to mark the end of the Muslim holy period of Ramadan, which this year brought a lull in a...
View ArticleMan who lost hand in Army wins suit vs. FBI
A Virginia man who lost his left hand in an Army training accident won a lawsuit Wednesday against the FBI claiming he was denied a fair chance to become a special agent.
View ArticleNavy bets on spider silk research with USU funding
The United States Navy thinks spiders' webs may hold the secret to anchoring objects under wet conditions and has funded two years of research at Utah State University to seek the answer.
View ArticleNational Guard take back Ft. Flagler gun
The Washington National Guard has taken back a World War II anti-aircraft gun that had been on display at Fort Flagler State Park since 2004.
View ArticleDoD looks for ways to scale back BAH
The Pentagon is hammering out details for potential cutbacks to Basic Allowance for Housing, a change that could force nearly a million troops to pay more out-of-pocket cash for their own living expenses.
View ArticlePeterson-based C-130 to fight fires in Pacific Northwest
A military firefighting plane from Colorado will help battle wildfires burning in the Pacific Northwest.
View ArticleObama at Pendleton: 'We don't get terrorized'
President Obama told troops and their families that security threats will never lead the U.S. to retreat from the world. He says Americans don't get terrorized.
View ArticleQDR two-star: AF must rethink strategies
The man in charge of a major Air Force review warned an audience Tuesday that the service needs to rethink long-held strategies in order to maintain air dominance in the coming decade.
View ArticleEight days left to apply for 15-year retirement
Eligible airmen have until Aug. 15 to apply for the latest round of voluntary early retirements.
View ArticleAcademy wrapping up investigation into 'human relations incident'
The Air Force Academy Preparatory School has finished its initial investigation into an 'alleged human relations incident' that resulted in at least two suspensions, and expects to release more...
View ArticleFlags to Congress: Smaller budgets could cripple maintenance, put sailors at...
The surface fleet's readiness is reaching a tipping point with as many as 30 ships facing overhaul cancellations on top of nearly $2 billion in deferred ship maintenance that has been put off for the...
View ArticleFurloughs leave backlog of work at Wright-Patterson
It could take anywhere from weeks to months to get to all the work that has piled up during the furloughs, the base's installation commander said.
View ArticleNavy, Coast Guard to offer legal advisers for sex assault victims
The Navy is establishing a program to provide additional support and legal counsel to to victims of sexual assault.
View ArticleMattis to join General Dynamics
James Mattis, the retired four-star Marine Corps general who spent just under three years as the commander of the United States' most active combatant command, is joining the board of General Dynamics,...
View ArticleScout sniper implicated in urination video pleads guilty, salvages medical...
A scout sniper implicated in a controversial video depicting Marines urinating on Taliban corpses in Afghanistan pleaded guilty to two charges Wednesday, taking a reduction in rank while saving his...
View ArticleNew SAPR video series features Air Force sex assault survivors
In the somber video, Col. Pamela Lincoln recalls one night 25 years earlier that changed everything.
View ArticleAnti-bath salt campaign, featuring viral video, earns Navy honor
Drugs. Monsters. Emergency-room drama. Shape-shifting special effects. Oh, and bowling.
View ArticlePacific Fleet's submarine force gets new commander
The U.S. Pacific Fleet's submarine force has a new commander.
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