CNO talks Syria, sequestration and more during San Diego all-hands call
Hours before President Obama addressed the nation on potential military strikes targeting Syria, the Navy's top officer addressed that issue, and many others, before an audience of sailors and...
View ArticleMabus: 'Hollow' force coming if sequestration goes unchecked
The Navy's top civilian warned Wednesday that another year of sequestration cuts will put the fleet and Marine Corps within a year of going 'hollow'- with commands sent downrange without the manpower...
View ArticleJoint Base Charleston gets final C-17 Globemaster transport
The U.S. Air Force's 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston is getting its last C-17 Globemaster, 20 years after it got its first such transport.
View ArticleSyrian rebels rail against Russian chemical arms deal
Syria's top rebel commander on Thursday called for regime officials to be referred to the International Criminal Court for carrying out an alleged chemical attack near Damascus that killed hundreds...
View ArticleChina urges joint efforts to denuclearize N.K.
Beijing called for joint efforts to denuclearize the Korea Peninsula on Thursday following reports that North Korea may be restarting a plutonium nuclear reactor.
View ArticleFirst person: Top U.S. general in Afghanistan maps out next phase of war
Twelve years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, more than 50,000 U.S. service members still serve in Afghanistan.
View ArticleLegion challenges VA on claims accuracy
The nation's largest veterans' group is challenging the Veterans Affairs Department's record of accuracy in deciding benefits claims.
View ArticleTattooed Guard Sgt. from Kansas is Miss America contestant
There she is, Miss Sarge. Theresa Vail, the first contestant in the history of the Miss America pageant with visible tattoos - and perhaps sergeant's stripes - is a member of the Kansas Army National...
View ArticlePrince William leaving active duty in Royal Air Force
There will be no more perilous military helicopter missions for Prince William in the rugged mountainous terrain of northern Wales.
View ArticleReport: CIA delivering light weapons to Syria
The CIA has been delivering light machine guns and other small arms to Syrian rebels for several weeks, following President Barack Obama's decision to arm the rebels.
View ArticleSyrian rebels: Trickle of U.S. arms not enough
Arms smuggled by the United States to the Syrian rebels are just 'symbolic' and won't make a difference in the fight against the regime or against Islamists, Free Syrian rebel commanders and the Syrian...
View ArticleSECNAV's message to Assad: We're not going anywhere
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus had a none-too-subtle reminder Wednesday for Syrian President Bashar Assad.
View ArticleJapanese soldiers training with Army at Yakima
About 500 soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force are training this week with about 800 Lewis-McChord soldiers at the Yakima Training Center in Operation Rising Thunder.
View ArticleSyria status: Barry's indefinite extension keeps 4 destroyers in eastern Med
With the president weighing diplomatic alternatives to strikes on Syria, the crew of one of the destroyers patrolling the eastern Mediterranean as part of a possible strike force received a personal...
View ArticlePentagon eyes Vt. for missile interceptor site
The Department of Defense is considering Vermont as the location for an anti-ballistic missile launch site.
View ArticleAssad: Syria to offer data on chemical weapons
Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that his government will start submitting data on its chemical weapons stockpile a month after signing the convention banning such weapons.
View ArticleGen. David Jones: a legacy of efficiency, transformation
Retired Gen. David Jones, who passed away Aug. 10 at age 92 ['Jones a 'visionary' leader,' Aug. 26 issue], was a transformational military leader of the post-Vietnam period. Without his efforts, our...
View ArticleConsider a public service draft
As these words are written, polls show most Americans opposed to the military action President Obama wants to take in Syria but most congressmen likely to vote for it.
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