On-duty Marines pop positive in spot blood-alcohol tests
Officials expect numbers to grow as program goes into full swing
View ArticleKey GOP chairman prepared to cut troop benefits
A key Republican subcommittee chairman is ready to accept pay and benefits cuts for future service members, but he won't support base closing or significant force structure cuts.
View ArticlePakistani Taliban issue demands before peace talks
The Pakistani Taliban demanded Sunday that the government release militant prisoners and begin withdrawing troops from the group's tribal sanctuary before they participate in peace talks, raising...
View ArticleAt least 48 die in Iraq bombings
A new wave of insurgent attacks in Iraq, mostly car bombs targeting Shiite-majority cities in the center and south of the country, killed at least 48 people on Sunday, officials said.
View ArticleWelcome to Fort McGee and 'Enlisted' on TV
'Enlisted,' a new sitcom coming in January from Fox and creator Kevin Biegel, is pop culture's latest attempt to portray military life.
View ArticleArmy consolidates deployment processing
In one month, the new Continental United States Replacement Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, has processed almost 250 soldiers and Army civilians for their overseas deployments.
View ArticleOfficials tone down expectations for 2013 CFC drive
Expectations are not high for this year's Combined Federal Campaign, given problems with the economy and the federal budget woes that have affected some government employees.
View ArticleNCIS agents brief troops on stopping workplace violence
Special agents at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service want you to consider this scenario:
View ArticleAF: Don't wait too long to transfer GI Bill benefits
The days of being able to wait until you were close to retirement to transfer your GI Bill benefits are over, and Air Force officials want you to plan ahead so you and your family don't lose out.
View ArticleWith new up-or-out limits, Marine reservists must advance to stay in uniform
Reserve Marines will now face the same pressure as their active-duty counterparts to pick up rank or risk discharge from the service.
View ArticleArmy fights hard but loses 34-20 to No. 5 Stanford
Don't mention moral victory to the Army Black Knights. It's not in their lexicon.
View ArticleBoise State tops Air Force 42-20
At a school with a long list of pretty good quarterbacks, Joe Southwick's passing performance Friday night lifted Boise State to a second straight win and set a new standard for pinpoint passing.
View ArticleObama: Russia doesn't share U.S. 'values' in Syria
President Obama says a U.S.-Russian agreement offers a chance to destroy Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons and promises to end the threat they pose to Syrians and the world.
View ArticleReynolds leads Navy to 51-7 win over Delaware
Delaware coach Dan Brock said his team needed to put the pressure on Navy early to have any chance of pulling off a victory Saturday in the Midshipmen's home opener.
View ArticleColo. Guard: 1,750 rescued from flooded areas
Military helicopter crews are expanding their searches for people who are stranded with more rain expected to fall in flooded areas.
View ArticleMore rain may hamper Colo. rescue efforts
The search for people stranded from the Rocky Mountain foothills to the plains of northeastern Colorado grew more difficult Sunday, with a new wave of rain threatening to hamper airlifts from the...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: World War II vet, 97, plays oldies for retirees
At the end of World War II, 2nd Lt. Vaughn Boone traveled across North Africa to entertain his fellow service members waiting their turn to go home. He performed music, magic shows, mind-reading acts,...
View ArticleSASC chairman: Expect 2014 budget cliffhanger
A cliffhanger finish to the 2014 defense budget is forecast by the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, leaving doubts right to the end of the year about funding levels, the size of the military...
View ArticleInd. Guard sergeant dies of illness in Afghanistan
Indiana National Guard officials say a sergeant from Indianapolis serving in Afghanistan has died from a non-combat related illness.
View ArticleReport: Radiation in bunker 7 times above normal
A military report says a contaminated bunker discovered at a West Texas military post had nearly seven times more than the level of accepted radiation.
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