A new generation of heroes racks up top valor medals
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 ArticleFirst A-10s depart from Fort Smith National Guard
The first A-10 jets have left for Georgia from the Arkansas National Guard base in Fort Smith.
View ArticleMarine vet held in Iran 2 years writes letter to Kerry
A former U.S. Marine held in Iran for two years said in a letter to the U.S. secretary of state that he has endured 'miserable prison conditions' and believes Tehran is holding him hostage for use in a...
View ArticleBomb hits Libya's Benghazi on attack anniversary
A powerful car bomb exploded Wednesday near Libya's Foreign Ministry building in the heart of the eastern coastal city of Benghazi, exactly one year after the Sept. 11 attack there that killed the U.S....
View ArticleCNO: New details on massive cuts
With chances mounting of another budget crunch, the Navy's top officer sharpened the service's arguments against it in a speech last week, painting a gloomy picture of a stalled-out fleet.
View ArticleAutomation may be key to solving data overload
For the past decade, technological improvements have made the dream of the unblinking eye a near reality. Cameras are cheaper to make and install and provide higher-quality images.
View ArticleEditorial: Cost-sharing is key to TA
The Air Force recently rolled out new Tuition Assistance rules that require supervisor oversight of TA requests and boots from the program troublemakers, fitness test failures and other substandard...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: 9/11 anniversary a time of remembrance, reflection
A nation that just stepped back from the brink of conflict with Syria paused Wednesday to honor and reflect on the nearly 3,000 victims of 9/11, the day terrorist attacks spurred two other long-running...
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.
View ArticleOfficial: Reports of sex assault in Navy increase
The number of sexual assaults reported to the Navy has grown by about 50 percent in the past year, which Navy officials said Wednesday is a sign that a growing number of sailors feel more comfortable...
View ArticleRooney nominated as Navy undersecretary
Jo Ann Rooney, a former university president and Massachusetts financial attorney with two years' experience in the Pentagon, has been nominated to become undersecretary of the Navy, the No. 2 position...
View ArticleSoldier's $7M lawsuit over meningitis alleges tainted medicine
A Tennessee soldier stricken with fungal meningitis after a spinal injection he received at a Nashville health clinic has filed a $7 million federal lawsuit alleging negligence.
View ArticleCarson soldier used Army training to save gunshot victim
A soldier at Fort Carson, Colo., has been honored for administering first aid to a gunshot victim on the streets of suburban Colorado Springs.
View ArticleSecurity in Libya worse since attack U.S. consulate in Benghazi
A year to the day since an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi that killed four Americans including the ambassador Christopher Stevens, the security situation in Libya has gone from bad to worse,...
View ArticleVa. Senators lobby to host AFRICOM headquarters
Virginia's two senators are championing an effort to move the Africa Command headquarters from Germany to their state.
View ArticleIraq war vet sues Mich. for denying 'Infidel' license plate
A former Army sergeant is suing the state of Michigan alleging it denied him a personalized license plate with a variation of the word 'infidel,' violating his free speech rights.
View ArticleAF eyes flexible weapons to lower costs, increase capability
The Air Force has a vast inventory of weapon systems developed and purchased through dozens of programs. Maintaining that disparate arsenal is costly and, in a time of budget cuts, increasingly important.
View ArticleFuture Navy ops like Syria at risk by budget cuts
American warships lie in wait across the eastern Mediterranean Sea ready to strike Syria if ordered, and Pentagon officials insist they'll find the money to fund the operation if needed.
View ArticleDiplomats move on 2 fronts on Syria weapons
Key international players were moving on two diplomatic fronts Wednesday to try to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control, and a fresh effort appeared to be underway to get the...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: 9/11 memorial dedicated at Dover Air Force Base
In a somber ceremony Wednesday, and thanks to the initiative of Dover Air Force Base firefighters, the state of Delaware became the final state to unveil a public memorial to those who lost their lives...
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