Congressman wants Navy secretary to investigate Marine Corps commandant
A North Carolina congressman wants Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to investigate the Marine Corps commandant's controversial involvement in legal cases stemming from an inappropriate war-zone video.
View ArticleObama puts Syria strike clock on hold
Despite the frantic pace of events over the past two days which has shifted the ground on the debate in Washington over whether to launch military strikes on the Assad regime in Syria, U.S.
View ArticleNavy leader to address sexual assault prevention
The head of the Navy's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office is meeting with those responsible for carrying out prevention education in Virginia.
View Article8 WWII vets getting French Legion of Honor
A soldier in the 'Ghost Army' that misled and tricked the Germans and one who led months of fights behind enemy lines in Normandy are among eight World War II veterans from Louisiana who are getting...
View ArticleCeremony at N.Y. base to honor fallen airman
Members of a New York Air National Guard unit will turn out at a Hudson Valley air base to honor a fallen comrade killed in Afghanistan.
View ArticleU.N. probe: 8 massacres by Syria regime, 1 by rebels
At least eight massacres have been perpetrated in Syria by President Bashar Assad's regime and supporters and one by rebels over the past year and a half, a U.N. commission said Wednesday.
View ArticleLevin confident Senate takes up NDAA before holidays
The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee is confident the full chamber will take up a Pentagon policy bill before it heads home for the holidays.
View ArticleHaunting memories of 9/11 shape Syria debate
Twelve years on, haunting memories of Sept. 11 are shaping the debate over what to do about Syria.
View ArticleMarine Corps gives fewer valor awards
Master Sgt. Brian Blonder fought his way through four deployments as an elite Force Reconnaissance Marine in Iraq and Afghanistan.
View ArticleRussia may up Iran arms sales if U.S. strikes Syria
Russia could expand arms sales to Iran and revise the terms allowing U.S. military transit to Afghanistan if Washington launches a strike on Syria, a senior Russian lawmaker said Wednesday.
View ArticleMcCain: Rebels fighting Assad feel abandoned by U.S.
The cause of rebels fighting Syria's President Bashar Assad has been obscured in the rapid military and diplomatic events following last month's chemical weapons attack near Damascus, U.S. Sen. John...
View ArticleArmy scientists find ways to make body armor lighter
Army scientists say they have pioneered a way to make body armor for soldiers that would be 10 percent lighter, but just as strong.
View ArticleGAO: Air Force needs better analysis of new GPS sats
The Air Force should come up with better cost estimates and options for new GPS Satellites, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.
View ArticleU.S. weapons releases in Afghanistan drop dramatically
U.S. aircraft in Afghanistan fired their weapons 158 times in August, the lowest monthly total in more than a year.
View ArticleWith soldier's help, Afghan interpreter wins visa
The Afghan interpreter credited with saving the life of an Army intelligence officer has been granted a visa and could be coming to the United States as soon as next month.
View ArticleHonor roles: Modern wars offer fewer opportunities to earn top military valor...
With the war in Afghanistan winding down and with it the window of opportunity for today's troops to add combat valor awards to their ribbon array, it's time to write up history's first draft on this...
View ArticlePrivately, U.N. talks begin on Syria chemical arms
Tense negotiations have begun on a proposed U.N. resolution that would put Syria's chemical weapons under international control and end a diplomatic stalemate over a deadly suspected poison gas attack,...
View ArticleTroops oppose strikes on Syria by 3-1 margin
To the list of skeptics who question the need for air strikes against Syria, add an another unlikely group - many U.S. troops.
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