Ask the Lawyer: 'Misbehavior before enemy' can be near or far
A. Near or far, so long as a service member has what the Manual for Courts-Martial calls a 'tactical relation' to the enemy, misbehavior before that enemy could qualify as a violation of Article 99 of...
View ArticleMission: Family | Students help military kids feel welcome at new schools
Max Imm is not a military kid. But he wants to make life easier for military kids and other newcomers to his high school.
View ArticlePentagon may revise same-sex benefits
The Pentagon is poised to extend health care, housing and other benefits to the same-sex spouses of military members by the end of August, but may reverse earlier plans to provide benefits to gay...
View ArticleStewart soldier dies of Afghanistan injuries
A soldier based at Georgia's Fort Stewart died Aug. 6 of injuries sustained in a July 23 attack in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.
View ArticleLawyer: Hasan intent on getting death sentence
On the first day Maj. Nidal Hasan went on trial in a fight for his life, he claimed responsibility for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood. He posed no questions to most witnesses and rarely spoke.
View Article3 charged in Pasadena death of Marine reservist
Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged three men in the death of a Marine reservist who died after a fight outside a restaurant in a popular shopping and dining district in Pasadena.
View ArticleAlaskan Command getting new commander
A new commander is scheduled to take over the Alaskan Command, which oversees more than 22,000 service members in the state.
View ArticlePentagon's information operations chief moves on
The Pentagon's point man for 'information operations,' Austin Branch, is moving on to the National Counter Terrorism Center.
View ArticleFleeing driver in stolen truck crashes into JBER fence
An Anchorage police spokeswoman said the driver of a stolen pickup led officers on a chase through the city before finally crashing into a chain link fence at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson.
View ArticleMaldives officer joining next Army command class
An officer from the Maldives will make history this fall by becoming the first member of his nation's military to attend the Army's Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth.
View ArticleNew assistant adjutant general tapped for Md. Army Guard
The Maryland Army National Guard is getting a new leader.
View ArticleN.Y. cemetery gets marker for Civil War MoH recipient
A grave marker has been produced for a sailor from western New York who was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War.
View ArticleNavy: Miami inactivation won't hurt shipyards
The arson-damaged submarine Miami will be deactivated at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and extra repair work will be steered to Connecticut-based Electric Boat, minimizing the effect on workers at both...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Soldiers return to Hunter Army Airfield
About 110 soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade returned Aug. 7 to Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., after an eight-month deployment in Afghanistan, The (Savannah) Morning News...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Retired Marine working dog finds new home
A Marine veteran who went blind while in service to his country has found a home.
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