Full details: Navy's plan to reduce flag-officer billets
Those at the top have stayed immune to the decades-long forces that have shrunk the fleet. But that is changing.
View ArticlePolice: Marine deserter jailed in killing, attack
A deserter from the Marine Corps has been captured in Pendleton and accused of the killing of an Eastern Oregon hotel employee in 2012 and the beating of a woman on a riverside trail earlier this...
View ArticleAdmiral cuts and changes: The list
The Navy announced the following flag changes Aug. 20:
View ArticleLeonard Wood soldier found dead
Military authorities say a soldier was found dead at Fort Leonard Wood.
View ArticleNew tuition assistance rules beginning Oct. 1
Tuition assistance is back for fiscal 2014, but under new rules you will need permission from your supervisor to take classes.
View ArticleReport: U.S. spying is costly but often ineffective
The U.S. government will spend $52 billion on intelligence programs this year but often fails to provide the president with information needed to protect national security, according to a report in the...
View ArticleGAO rips VA over vague criteria for doctor bonuses
The Government Accountability Office has criticized the Veterans Affairs Department for giving bonuses to physicians when its medical centers and clinics haven't clearly defined what the extra pay is...
View Article2 flag officer assignments announced
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert announced two flag officer assignments today:
View ArticleReligious freedom advocate says he's encouraged after meeting USMA...
An advocate who has in the past accused West Point of improperly promoting religion says he's greatly encouraged after meeting with the academy's new superintendent.
View ArticleMother of former Marine held in Iran releases letter to him
The mother of a former U.S. Marine who has been held in Iran for two years has released the contents of a letter she sent to him.
View ArticleUnder cuts, families struggle to get medical appointments
Difficulty getting medical appointments tops the list of military families' complaints during the current budget crunch, according to family advocates.
View ArticleCrisis-response force coming to MARFORSOUTH
The Marine Corps will soon stand up a crisis-response force, based in the United States, to respond to security challenges or humanitarian emergencies in the Caribbean and Central and South Americas.
View ArticleIRS faces more pressure on veterans service organization audit rules
The House Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman is giving the IRS until Tuesday night to explain why veterans' organizations are being required to prove their members are really veterans.
View ArticleOfficial: 5th destroyer headed to the Med
The destroyer Stout is en route to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, marking the fifth destroyer to be positioned near Syria, a defense official tells Navy Times.
View ArticleSaved from Katrina, beagle retires to Florida as rescue wing mascot
Nowadays, 13-year-old Katrina the beagle sleeps most days on a comfortable carpet in her Orlando, Fla., home, spending spare time time getting treats and hugs as the mascot of the 920th Rescue Wing,...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Pa. guardsmen return from deployment
Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers returned Wednesday to the 109th Armory in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
View ArticleStudy: Reserve families say they adjust well after deployments
The vast majority of Guard and reserve families in a new RAND study reported that their readjustment after deployment was going well or very well.
View Article'America's Army: Proving Grounds' out today
The military is launching its next salvo into the online multiplayer gaming front with today's release of 'America's Army: Proving Grounds.'
View ArticleU.S. releases 2 Algerians from Guantanamo
Two Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay prison for more than a decade have returned to their homeland, where they were interrogated by judicial authorities pending an investigation, the Algiers Court said...
View ArticleConvicted Wikileaks soldier doing well in Leavenworth
A lawyer for Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning said in a blog post on Thursday the soldier is doing well as she goes through processing at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth.
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