Five things: Traveling to foreign countries
Consult the DoD's Foreign Clearance Guide before making travel plans
View ArticleCharity founder runs hard to help veterans
On July 30, Army Maj. Mike Erwin ran 25 miles in Chicago. By Aug. 2, he'd added another 75 miles, three states and both coasts to his training log.
View ArticleCongress split on cutting off aid to Egypt
Members of Congress are split over whether the U.S. should cut off military aid to Egypt, highlighting the difficult choices facing the Obama administration amid spiraling violence on the streets of an...
View ArticleCoast Guard to release updates on some sex assault cases
Coast Guard public affairs is advising commanders on making more public updates on sexual assault cases as they progress through the justice system, but will not make it mandatory, the service...
View ArticleAUVSI convention shows trends toward civilian, international UAVs
This year's Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) show reflected the movement of the unmanned industry toward the civilian and commercial realm.
View ArticleMarines prepare for improvised explosives carrying WMD
The Marine Corps' explosives experts are enhancing their training to prepare for expected future encounters with improvised bombs carrying chemical, biological or radiological agents - so-called...
View ArticleMarines punish 17 for placing sex ads while deployed
The Marine Corps says 17 people have been punished for placing ads on the Internet seeking sex while they were deployed to Afghanistan.
View ArticleWhistle-blower alleges reprisal by Marine brass, says he won't back down
Maj. James Weirick had seen enough.
View ArticleApplication window opens for Acquisition Corps reserve officers
Applications are being accepted from qualified Army Reserve captains and majors seeking designation in Functional Area 51 (Research, Development and Acquisition), and assignment to the Army acquisition...
View ArticleNATO bases critical for U.S., leader says
The U.S. military's role in Europe has changed dramatically since the late 1970s, when Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove began flying F-16 fighter jets at the height of the Cold War.
View ArticleFleet reacts to chief-training standdown
Barely a week into this year's chief season, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (AW/NAC) Mike Stevens ordered a Navy-wide, 48-hour timeout.
View ArticleActive duty vs. retirees
Hey, MCPON, if it worked long before you, it's still going to work. Leave initiation alone, and stop playing the political games.
View ArticleLeaders turn focus toward NCO preparation
With a new noncommissioned officer career timeline set to roll out in 2015, senior leaders are exploring how the NCO Education System willprepare leaders for the Army of 2020.
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 ArticleGuard works with relay system to protect communications
The Atlantic hurricane season's most active phase has arrived, and forecasters say it could be a bad one. But if Delaware is struck, the state Guard says, first responders will be able to seamlessly...
View ArticleSailors honored for averting disaster on Comstock
The Navy is crediting quick thinking and actions of two Evansville sailors with averting a fire disaster on their ship and has awarded them medals.
View ArticleJudge bars most motive evidence in Fort Hood trial
The U.S. judge overseeing the Fort Hood shooting trial has blocked prosecutors from using several witnesses and most evidence they'd sought to explain the alleged motive behind the 2009 attack.
View ArticleIran to teach drone-hunting to school students
Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards paramilitary units plan to teach drone-hunting to school students, an Iranian newspaper reported Monday.
View ArticleRemains of soldier killed in Korean War ID'ed
The remains of a soldier killed during the Korean War are being returned to Lynchburg for burial.
View ArticlePurple Heart from Goodwill store returned to family
A Purple Heart medal found at a Goodwill store in New York has made it back to western Pennsylvania, where the recipient is buried and his family still lives.
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