Judge: VA can't deny benefits to lesbian Army vet
A judge in Los Angeles ruled Thursday that a lesbian Army veteran and her spouse should be entitled to disability benefits given the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down part of the Defense of...
View ArticleAustralian troops investigated after hands of dead insurgent are cut off
Australian special forces troops are under investigation for allegedly cutting off the hands of at least one dead insurgent in Afghanistan, a national broadcaster reported Friday.
View ArticleNavy studies: Training, testing may kill whales, dolphins
Navy training and testing could inadvertently kill hundreds of whales and dolphins and injure thousands over the next five years, mostly as a result of detonating explosives underwater, according to...
View ArticleNew-look Army has to fill big void at QB
When he took over at West Point four years ago, Rich Ellerson broke with tradition and went with a freshman as his quarterback to lead the Black Knights' triple option.
View ArticleFuture of tuition assistance remains uncertain
Most of the military remains in the dark about what changes will be coming to tuition assistance, with just one month until the start of a new, likely cash-strapped fiscal year, when such changes are...
View ArticleAt the movies: The summer's biggest apocalyptic hits and misses
Doomsayers have been predicting the end of the world for several millenniums now. In the summer of 2013, Hollywood got in on that act in a big way. This was truly an apocalyptic summer season, with no...
View ArticleQuestions surround Marine Corps' plan to open infantry training to enlisted...
The Marine Corps acknowledges it will soon send enlisted women to basic infantry training as part of its ongoing research to determine what ground combat jobs may open to female personnel. But the...
View ArticleAF: Pentagon must update space policy
Air Force Space Command has released a new white paper laying out its argument for moving toward a new architecture for military space programs.
View ArticleMany same-sex benefits retroactive
Army wife Ashley Broadway has paid about $2,000 out of pocket for unexpected medical bills since June, on top of the $350 a month she has been paying for medical insurance.
View ArticleAt Fort Gordon, bomb-making aims to save lives
Brian Clayson has more than a dozen explosives outside his Fort Gordon office.
View ArticleFamily reunited with Marine's WWII medals
A Kentucky family has regained possession of a batch of medals earned by their forebear during World War II after thinking the honors were lost to history.
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Russian, NORAD forces unite for hijacking exercise
Flying at 34,000 feet over the Bering Strait, the Russian pilots had a singular focus: making sure they smoothly received the hand-off of a 'hijacked' jetliner from their U.S.-Canadian counterparts.
View ArticleUSNA sex assault case: Attorney questions accuser's memory of party
A defense attorney is questioning how clearly a midshipman remembers a party where she says she was sexually assaulted by three former U.S. Naval Academy football players.
View ArticlePT belt wear now a leadership decision at 2nd ID
It could be an end of an era for the much-maligned PT belt.
View ArticleHasan joins 5 murderers on military's only death row
The last man executed at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, was John Bennett, hanged in 1961 for raping and choking an 11-year-old Austrian girl in 1954.
View ArticleSenators question trustworthiness, knowledge of VA financial advisers
The financial experts accredited by the Veterans Affairs Department to help low-income veterans apply for pensions may not be qualified or have the veteran's best interests at heart, says a group of...
View ArticleDrum soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Defense Department on Friday identified a soldier killed earlier this week in Afghanistan.
View ArticleMilitary practice bomb lands in tavern parking lot
Maryland officials say a military practice bomb landed in a Queen Anne's County tavern parking lot.
View ArticleDrum soldier killed in Afghanistan
A Fort Drum, N.Y., soldier was killed Wednesday when insurgents launched a complex attack on a NATO base in Ghazni province, Afghanistan.
View ArticleKerry: Syrian regime planned for chemical attack
Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. knows, based on intelligence, that the Syrian regime carefully prepared for days to launch a chemical weapons attack.
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