General: 'Conditions are set' to win Afghan war
The No. 2 American commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday he believes the stage has been set for winning the war, but hard fighting lies ahead for Afghan forces now suffering heavy casualties.
View ArticleMilitary spouse choir finds out fate on tonight's 'America's Got Talent'
Members of the American Military Spouses Choir finds out tonight if they were able to overcome the judges' less-than-rave reviews of their performance last night and advance to the finals of the...
View ArticleHoliday mail deadlines around the corner
Halloween is still more than a month away, but it's time to start thinking about getting cards, letters and packages to your overseas service member in time for Christmas or Hanukkah.
View ArticleAF sets Nov. 30 deadline for Senior NCO Academy prep course
The Air Force is releasing a new version of a distance learning course meant to prepare senior noncommissioned officers for entering the Senior NCO Academy. It also is giving senior NCOs until Nov. 30...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Nimitz statue unveiled next to 'Mighty Mo'
A 9-foot bronze statue of Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz was unveiled Monday next to the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - 68 years to the day Nimitz signed Japan's surrender document...
View ArticleFormer Tricare West contractor picked to help manage VA program
The Veterans Affairs Department has chosen two health care companies with histories managing Tricare contracts to administer the department's community care program.
View ArticleManning seeks presidential pardon
Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is seeking a presidential pardon for sending reams of classified information to WikiLeaks, a leak she says was done 'out of a love for my country and sense of duty to others,'...
View Article4 more guilty in Guard recruiting fraud
Four more current and former Army National Guard soldiers had pleaded guilty to roles in bribery and fraud relating to recruitment.
View ArticleArmy trains to influence people's will
Exercise focuses on joint-ness, uses Web to find flash points
View ArticleMany vets' caregivers cut out from federal benefit
John Thomas Doody was in a coma and on a ventilator, but his mom refused to follow a doctor's advice and put the Iraq war veteran in a nursing home.
View ArticleVehicle crash blamed in Feb. warehouse fatality
Senior Airman John E. King II, 21, was killed after being pinned between a vehicle and a wall, investigators have determined.
View ArticleHouse begins consideration of Syria resolution
The Obama administration's push for congressional authorization to conduct military strikes in Syria continues Wednesday in the GOP-led U.S. House, where Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of...
View ArticleNorfolk, San Diego focus groups show few fans of 'global force' slogan
The recruiting slogan 'America's Navy: A global force for good,' doesn't resonate with sailors and veterans. And while officers find it less objectionable, they don't love it, either.
View ArticleMarine Corps extends benefits to same-sex spouses
The Marine Corps began extending spousal benefits to same-sex couples Tuesday, in compliance with recent Defense Department guidance.
View ArticleFort Hood shooter Hasan forcibly shaved in Leavenworth
The Army psychiatrist sentenced to death for the Fort Hood shooting rampage has been forcibly shaved, an Army spokesman said Tuesday.
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