Kerry warns Syria: 'Threat of force is real'
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday sent a strong warning to Syria, saying 'the threat of force is real' if it does not carry out an internationally brokered agreement to hand over its...
View ArticleWelsh: Scarce resources must go to core missions
Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh has a lot to contend with - an aging fleet of aircraft, an uncertain fiscal future and the possibility that the Air Force will be needed for an operation in Syria.
View ArticleAF considers scrapping A-10s, KC-10s, F-15Cs, CSAR helos
Faced with steep budget cuts and the desire to keep existing procurement initiatives on track, the Air Force is considering scrapping its entire fleet of A-10 attack jets and KC-10 tankers, according...
View ArticleProgram aims to give vets mental health, specialty care
Next year, veterans could have broader access to mental health treatment and specialty care provided by private physicians under a new multibillion-dollar program.
View ArticleAir Force may reassess TA funding in fiscal 2014
The Air Force has budgeted roughly half as much money for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 as it expects to spend this fiscal year.
View ArticleFirst regionally aligned BCT shares lessons learned
Working with foreign partners presents soldiers with a new set of challenges, according to the commander of the first unit to be regionally aligned with a combatant command.
View ArticleLyons flooding leaves National Guard stranded
The Colorado National Guard says 15 rescuers, including members of their unit, are stranded in Lyons after they were trapped by flooding on Sunday.
View ArticleCiting budget cuts, Marine Corps ends popular Moto Mail program
The secure electronic service Marine Corps families use to get mail to troops in Afghanistan and aboard Marine expeditionary units within 48 hours will cease operations at the end of September due to...
View ArticlePassed over for speaking out?
He's his ship's go-to lieutenant. When it entered the locks of the Panama Canal on its maiden voyage last November, he was the officer of the deck.
View ArticleRouhani: Iran will accept any elected Syria ruler
Iran's President Hasan Rouhani says his country will accept anyone as ruler of Syria who is elected by the Syrian people, the official news agency reported Monday.
View ArticleMarine Corps expands residential options for officer education
The Marine Corps will broaden residential options for captains and majors attending professional military education classes, which will allow them to finish the required courses faster and closer to home.
View ArticleCoast Guard court-martial scheduled Monday in Va.
A Coast Guardsman accused of sexual assault and other charges is scheduled to face a court-martial in Virginia.
View ArticleU.N.: 'Convincing evidence' of Syria chemical attack
United Nations inspectors said Monday there is 'clear and convincing evidence' that chemical weapons were used on a relatively large scale in an attack last month in Syria that killed hundreds of people.
View ArticleJudge at Gitmo considering pause in 9/11 case
A judge at Guantanamo Bay is considering whether to put preparations for the Sept. 11 trial on hold because of problems with a Pentagon computer system used by lawyers in the case.
View ArticleShooting reported at Washington Navy Yard
There are reports of fatalities on the scene of the Monday morning shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, Navy officials have confirmed.
View ArticleDefense Sec. Hagel honors Navy Yard victims
Washington archbishop Cardinal Donald Wuerl is celebrating a special Mass of healing and consolation after the shooting rampage at the Navy Yard.
View Article200 Drum soldiers return from Afghanistan deployment
About 200 soldiers in the 10th Mountain Division have returned home to their Army post in northern New York.
View ArticleDecision time for Amos following Bastion attack investigation
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Jim Amos will soon decide what actions to take after receiving the results of an investigation into how a spectacular and deadly attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan...
View ArticleAcademy professor back to class after investigation
A Naval Academy professor has been cleared in an investigation into comments he made to students concerning the school's sexual assault prevention and response program.
View ArticleDrum soldier who saved Polish officer tapped for Silver Star
A Fort Drum, N.Y., soldier killed in Afghanistan died shielding a Polish soldier from a suicide bomber during an assault on their base that involved grenades, mortars, rockets and a 3,000-pound bomb.
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