Skeptics challenge Burlington to re-assess F-35's value
Most, but not all of the Burlington residents who spoke during the public comments period at Monday night's City Council meeting argued against the basing of advanced F-35 fighter planes at the Vermont...
View ArticleIG: Mail-order pharmacy saves money for beneficiaries, DoD
The Tricare Mail Order Pharmacy program costs the government and beneficiaries less money than retail stores and is a safe, effective way to deliver medicine, a Defense Department audit has concluded.
View ArticleBoss: Manning wasn't too mentally unstable to work
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's violent outbursts and a photo of him dressed as a woman ideally should have blocked him from working with classified information in Iraq, but the Army needed his skills, the...
View Article26th Lackland MTI heads to court-martial
A military training instructor accused of unprofessional relationships with seven technical training students between July 2010 and July 2012 will be the 26th to answer to charges in a basic training...
View ArticleHasan says he 'would still be a martyr' if executed
The Army psychiatrist on trial for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood told mental health experts after the attack that he 'would still be a martyr' if convicted and executed by the government,...
View ArticlePentagon watchdog to release classified audit on V-22 Osprey
The Pentagon's internal watchdog is poised to publish a classified report scrutinizing how much time the military's V-22 Osprey spends in maintenance and unprepared for flight.
View ArticleMalmstrom nuclear missile wing fails inspection
An Air Force nuclear missile wing has failed an inspection for the third time in five years.
View ArticleBales' defense wants prosecutors off slayings case
Lawyers for the American soldier convicted of killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids last year asked a judge Tuesday to remove the prosecution team from the case before his sentencing next...
View ArticleManning defense pinpointing command failures
Lawyers for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning are pinpointing his supervisors' failure to take actions that could have prevented him from disclosing classified information through WikiLeaks.
View ArticleMarine Corps: Captains, majors no longer guaranteed service through retirement
The Marine Corps has altered its longstanding policy of allowing non-promotable officers to serve 20 years in uniform and receive a full military retirement.
View ArticleArmy weighs step to limit Colo. training site
The Army said Tuesday it will consider cancelling one of several clearances that Fort Carson would need to expand a training site in southeastern Colorado.
View ArticleAir Force delays moving 10 C-130Js from Keesler
Air Force Reserve Command headquarters has announced a delay of plans to move 10 C-130Js from Keesler Air Force Base to Pope Airfield, N.C.
View ArticleRetired AF chaplain sentenced on sex charge
A former Air Force chaplain described by a judge as a 'serial child molester' has been sentenced to 10 years to life in prison.
View ArticleIndian minister confirms deaths as sub explodes in Mumbai
A huge explosion and fire that crippled an Indian navy submarine in its home port of Mumbai on Wednesday killed at least some of the 18 sailors aboard, the country's defense minister said.
View Article1st stealthy destroyer to be christened in Maine
An enormous and technology-laden warship that's taking shape at Maine's Bath Iron Works is due to be christened in October.
View ArticleEgypt police storm 2 pro-Morsi camps in Cairo
Egyptian police in riot gear swept in with armored vehicles and bulldozers Wednesday to clear two sprawling encampments of supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president in Cairo, showering...
View ArticleAfter ordering disabled vet to remove dog from boardwalk, N.J. town reverses...
Police officers in a New Jersey beach town have gotten a crash course in the important role service dogs play in helping disabled vets.
View ArticleSoldier charged with manslaughter after forgetting son in hot car
An attorney representing an Anniston woman accused of leaving her 4-month-old son in a parked car said Tuesday that his client is devastated by the boy's death and isn't a criminal.
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Pa. Guardsmen return from Kuwait
Nearly 1,500 soldiers of the 55th Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard mobilized in October for training at Camp Shelby, Miss. In January, they began their mission of...
View ArticleReserve re-up bonuses: Who can cash in
Selected Reserve sailors in the skill classifications listed below will be eligible for the corresponding re-enlistment bonuses Sept.
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