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With mounds of paper work and time-consuming changes, the Navy's maintenance scheme falls heaviest on petty officers, chiefs and junior officers who either bristle at or are numbed by the daunting...
View ArticleBMI won't be easier than tape test
Soon, failing the waist measurement component of the physical fitness test will not mean an automatic failure for airmen who pass the rest of the test.
View ArticleOriginal Navy Seabee to be honored
The Navy is honoring one of the original Seabees who is also marking his 100th birthday.
View ArticleSailor charged in armed robbery
Authorities say a sailor has been charged in the armed robbery of a CVS store near the upstate New York training facility where he is stationed.
View ArticleArmy chemical depot isolates 3 munitions leaking gas
The U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot says crews have cleaned up a mustard gas leak that was detected July 3.
View ArticleManning lawyer gives more details on gender change
Soldier Chelsea Manning, previously known as Bradley Manning, decided to announce that she wanted to live as a woman the day after her sentencing for a massive leak of U.S.
View ArticleIraq, Afghanistan vet pleads not guilty to store crash
An Army veteran seriously wounded while serving in Afghanistan and Iraq has pleaded not guilty to ramming his pickup through the front of a Dennis convenience store and will undergo an evaluation to...
View ArticleFormer governor, Silver Star recipient Gilligan dies
Former Ohio Gov. and U.S. Rep. John J. Gilligan, a liberal Democrat whose creation of the state income tax was his most lasting accomplishment and also the undoing of his political career, died Monday....
View ArticleBragg paratrooper drowns in N.C. lake
A Fort Bragg paratrooper drowned Saturday at White Lake, N.C., authorities said.
View ArticleSyria vows to defend itself from U.S. attack
Syria's foreign minister said Tuesday his country would defend itself using 'all means available' in case of a U.S.
View ArticleAriz. National Guard unit returns from Afghanistan
An Arizona Army National Guard helicopter unit is returning from deployment to Afghanistan.
View ArticleNo charges in police shooting of Bragg soldier
A police officer who shot and killed a Fort Bragg soldier last year has been cleared of wrongdoing, although the soldier's family is not convinced by the investigation.
View ArticleNapolitano praises U.S. response in farewell speech
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that she is resigning with confidence from the Obama administration and that her tenure helped the agency prevent terrorist attacks and respond...
View ArticleVeteran, service dog turned away from diner
A Massachusetts military veteran said he feels 'belittled' after he and his certified service dog were refused a return visit to a diner.
View ArticleTricare charging more for Medicare-covered services
More than 12,000 Medicare-eligible retirees have been notified that if they receive care at a VA health facility for illnesses other than service-related conditions, they'll pay more starting Oct. 1.
View ArticleLawmaker wants commemorative coin to raise funds for Coast Guard museum
Plans are in the works to create a commemorative coin to help raise money for the planned National Coast Guard Museum in New London.
View ArticleCommissary agency tweaks curbside pickup test for online orders
Commissary officials have made some changes in their tests of the new curbside grocery pickup program.
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