Former Gunston Hall CMC retires in wake of harassment report
The former top enlisted sailor aboard the amphibious dock landing ship Gunston Hall is retiring after a Navy investigation revealed a pattern of sexual harassment.
View ArticleExperts: Bombing chemical weapons sites carries many risks
You simply can't safely bomb a chemical weapon storehouse into oblivion, experts say. That's why they say the United States is probably targeting something other than Syria's nerve agents.
View ArticleFrance: U.K. vote doesn't thwart plans to hit Syria
French President Francois Hollande expressed willingness Friday to push ahead with plans to strike Syria for allegedly using chemical weapons despite the British parliament's rejection of military action.
View ArticleHasan arrives at Fort Leavenworth prison
Officials at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, say Nidal Hasan has arrived to begin his incarceration on the prison's death row.
View ArticleWhite House makes case for imminent Syria strike
A military strike on Syria appeared imminent Friday as President Obama and his administration publicly rolled out in great detail its case for why the regime of Bashar al-Assad should be punished for...
View ArticleMabus' choice to lead NCIS had been Obama's pick for ATF
The Navy's top civilian has tapped a former naval officer and veteran lawman to head the 2,500-person Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which provides security and leads criminal and...
View ArticleFort Bliss soldier faces immigrant smuggling charge
A criminal complaint says Carlos Manuel Vives Feliciano and Gerald Espinoza helped transport groups of Mexican immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally from a border town in New Mexico to...
View ArticleWhite House makes case for imminent Syria strike
A strike on Syria appeared imminent Friday as the Obama administration publicly rolled out its case that the regime of Bashar al-Assad should be punished for using chemical weapons against civilians....
View Article3rd AF commander warned about overturning sex assault verdict
One week before Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin overturned a high-profile sex assault conviction of an Aviano Air Base, Italy, inspector general, he received what would turn out to be a prophetic warning about...
View ArticleAF plans cut in tuition assistance funding in 2014
The Air Force is poised to cut tuition assistance next year, as it prepares to enact tough new rules for fiscal 2014. But it remains to be seen exactly how steep those cuts will be.
View ArticleDoD health affairs chief meets with still-troubled Tricare West contractor
Headaches continue for physicians and military health care beneficiaries in the Tricare West Region as contract manager UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans struggles to meet the demands of its...
View ArticleObama orders 1 percent military raise for January
In the midst of discussion about launching a U.S. military strike on Syria, President Obama moved Friday to reduce the size of January's military raise.
View ArticleOfficial: San Antonio joins destroyers in the eastern Med
The amphibious transport dock San Antonio, carrying elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has joined the five Navy destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, a defense official confirmed...
View ArticleOfficial: Ship carrying Marines arrives in Med
The amphibious transport dock San Antonio, carrying elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has joined the five Navy destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, a defense official confirmed...
View ArticleNew software to ease Navy's shipping, tracking
In three years or less, sailors should be able to schedule and track the delivery of a ship part as easily as booking a vacation online or tracking a friend's flight status from a phone.
View ArticleKy. Guard member sentenced in fatal crash
A 24-year-old Kentucky National Guard member has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a crash that killed two passengers and injured a third.
View ArticleSoldiers volunteer weekends to curb drunken driving
At the bars around Fort Wainwright, Alaska, they all know Spc. Albert Rodrigues, even though his van is unmarked.
View ArticlePutin urges U.S. to hold off on striking Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged President Barack Obama on Saturday not to rush into a decision on striking Syria, but to consider whether strikes would help end the violence and be worth the...
View ArticleIsrael deploys missile defense system in Tel Aviv
The Israeli military says it has deployed an 'Iron Dome' missile defense battery in the Tel Aviv area.
View ArticleCoast Guard officials: False alarms, shenanigans strain resources
Every year the Coast Guard spends untold amounts of money and countless hours responding to incidents that are 100 percentpreventable.
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