Marine veteran plans 273-mile walk to remember victims of Beirut bombings
It's not a monument or an elaborate fundraiser, just a personal journey of remembrance.
View ArticleNavy renews call for missile sub funding plan
The Ohio Replacement Program (ORP) has been staring at Navy planners for years, waiting for a scheme to pay its $60 billion bill.
View ArticlePentagon's anti-Kony mission could stretch into 2015
The Pentagon mission to help four central African nations track warlord Joseph Kony could extend deep into 2015, according to records released Wednesday.
View ArticleAcademy prep school disciplines six in race-tinged incident
Three officers and three noncommissioned officers at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School received administrative disciplinary action Sept. 12 for their role in a racially tinged incident involving...
View ArticleFired Vicenza garrison commander apologizes
The former commander of U.S. Army Garrison Vicenza, Italy, who was relieved for dressing down a military policeman during the garrison's Independence Day celebration, offered an apology and a defense...
View ArticleBudget uncertainty hurting morale, VFW warns
Budget cuts are taking a toll on deployed forces, with both service members and civilians 'very worried about what's going on in Washington,' says a senior member of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
View ArticleAndrews NCO charged with child pornography
An Air Force officer has been indicted on charges of child pornography.
View ArticleGunnery sergeant found not guilty on hazing charges
A South Carolina-based staff noncommissioned officer has been acquitted on hazing charges.
View Article'Countdown' guide leads sailors through detailing system
Sailors seeking career-path clarity - especially in the first few months of the new Career Waypoints program - have a new reference available: A step-by-step guide through the 18 months preceding their...
View ArticleAmerican jihadi slain in Somalia by rivals
An American who became one of Somalia's most visible Islamic rebels and was on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list with a $5 million bounty on his head was killed Thursday by rivals in the...
View ArticleSites for potential East Coast missile defense plan selected
The Missile Defense Agency is looking at five potential locations to house a controversial third domestic ground-based interceptor site, which would guard the continental United States against...
View ArticleAndersen airman was under mental scrutiny before death
An Idaho airman was stripped of her service revolver over mental health concerns, but her weapons privileges had been restored about a month before she used the gun to kill herself, according to...
View Article3 preschool employees fired in Atsugi child-abuse case
The Navy fired three staffers at a Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, preschool Wednesday in the wake of a child-abuse investigation triggered by a co-worker's complaint.
View ArticleFor interpreters for U.S. forces, time may be running out to get visas
The Taliban came for Ehsan's life in the night a month ago, knocking on his father's door, asking for Ehsan to come out. Ehsan is gone, his father told them and refused to open up.
View ArticleSyria says it joined chemical treaty on Thursday
Syria says it became a full member of the convention banning the use of chemical weapons as of Thursday but the United Nations says it will take at least another 30 days.
View ArticleKerry talks tough in Syria encounter with Russia
Striking a tough tone, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opened swiftly convened talks with Russia on Syria's chemical weapons Thursday by bluntly rejecting a Syrian pledge to begin a '
View ArticleSailor ordered recruits to sing children's songs, pleads guilty to hazing
A newly qualified recruit division commander at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Ill.
View ArticleObama: Changes to compensation should grandfather current troops
President Obama wants to consider sweeping changes to the military's retirement and compensation system, but he also said that all current troops should be grandfathered under the current retirement...
View ArticleHead of Air Force Quadrennial Defense Review reassigned
The head of Air Force's planning for the Quadrennial Defense Review has been taken off the assignment five months before the review is expected to be completed.
View ArticleO-6 advancement falls to lowest levels in 24 years
The promotion opportunities for lieutenant colonels hoping to become colonels will fall to the lowest levels in at least 24 years in 2013 as the Air Force tries to avoid creating logjams throughout the...
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