Member of Old Guard arrested in child sex case
A member of the Old Guard Caisson Platoon is being implicated in a child sex scandal, police tell WUSA9.
View ArticleNew rules make much of Mexico off-limits to Marines
Much of Mexico is now off limits to Marines and other troops looking to travel there, and one expert said it provides a clear message that the U.S. can't rely on Mexican authorities to protect American...
View ArticleSome gay troops to get extra 'marriage leave'
Gay service members who want to tie the knot may be eligible for up to 10 days of 'marriage leave' so they can travel to a state that legally recognizes same-sex marriage, under a new Pentagon policy...
View ArticleKamikaze drones: Miniature munitions for dismounted troops
Tube-fired 'suicide' drones could be the new pocket artillery that will give dismounted troops a smaller footprint and a longer reach.
View ArticleSecurity clearance probes resume
After a five month suspension, the Air Force now has a backlog of periodic reinvestigations that need to be done
View ArticleNASA, Navy to test space capsule recovery
The Navy and NASA are testing out how they'll recover astronauts once they splash down in the ocean following future missions to deep space, something a Navy crew hasn't had to do in nearly 40 years.
View ArticleGen. David C. Jones, ex-Joint Chiefs chair, dies
David C. Jones, a retired Air Force general who helped set in motion a far-reaching reorganization of the U.S. military command while serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has died at 92.
View ArticleMarine Raiders holding annual reunion
The Marine Raider Association is scheduled to hold its annual reunion this week and is slated to visit with members of the Marine Corps Special Operations Command at Camp Lejeune.
View ArticlePentagon IG often makes reports on generals' misdeeds hard to access
The spirit of 'Catch-22' lives on at the Pentagon's Office of the Inspector General.
View ArticleCpl.'s sentence cut after he was forced to clean with a scrub pad
A Marine supply unit in North Carolina acted illegally by forcing a Marine to clean decks with a 'green scuzzy' scrub pad while he awaited trial, a military appeals court has ruled.
View ArticleMore than 500 majors promoted
Air Force releases names of majors selected for promotion as part of the 2013 Air Force Reserve Line and Health Professions Lieutenant Colonel Promotion Selection Boards.
View ArticleDeath toll from Egypt violence surges above 600
As the death toll soared past 600 on Thursday, weeping relatives in search of loved ones uncovered the faces of the bloodied dead in a Cairo mosque near the flattened epicenter of Islamist support for...
View ArticleCNO: Navy plans to restructure flag billets
The Navy is executing a plan to restructure a number of flag officer billets - cutting and merging some, while reducing the rank of others, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert announced in a...
View ArticlePentagon's top enlisted adviser backs off comments on common camouflage
The Pentagon's senior noncommissioned officer insists his comments made earlier this month critical of the hodgepodge of American camouflage patterns did not signal support for stripping Marines of...
View ArticleNew carrier Ford marks another milestone
Another milestone is being marked for the Navy's newest aircraft carrier.
View ArticleMovie review: Extreme dork violence: Kick-Ass 2 is crazy but sweet
Every kid dreams of being a superhero. Some kids just take the dream further than others.
View ArticleEmployer sued over Reserve airman's firing
The U.S. Attorney's Office is suing an employer on behalf of a military member whose job was terminated after he returned from required military training.
View ArticleEspionage trial begins for former sailor
A former sailor on trial for attempted espionage claims he gave classified information to what he believed were Russian spies in an attempt to catch them.
View ArticleReport: NSA spying broke privacy rules many times
The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the intelligence agency broad new powers in 2008, The...
View ArticleFormer exec of body armor firm gets 17 years for swindle
The founder of America's leading supplier of body armor to the U.S.
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