Investigators review erratic behavior of Alexis
Investigators have been focusing on the erratic behavior of a former Navy reservist who law enforcement officials say was grappling with paranoia and had reported hearing voices and being followed...
View ArticleR.I. National Guard conducts cyberwar exercise
Members of the Rhode Island National Guard are wrapping up a four-day cyber defense drill.
View ArticleReport: Capitol Police SWAT team told to stand down during massacre
The U.S. Capitol Police have launched an investigation into whether an elite tactical team was abruptly recalled from responding to Monday's Navy Yard shooting massacre before D.C. Metropolitan Police...
View ArticleJihadis capture northern Syrian town near Turkey
Al-Qaida-linked gunmen in northern Syria captured a town near the Turkish border after heavy clashes with a rebel group in the area, activists said Thursday.
View ArticleNavy Yard opening 3 days after massacre
The Washington Navy Yard reopened for normal operations Thursday with returning employees saying they still felt unsettled about the shooting there earlier this week in which a gunman killed 12 people.
View ArticleElite Army units to stop taking anti-malarial drug
The top doctor for Green Berets and other elite Army commandos has told troops to immediately stop taking mefloquine, an anti-malaria drug found to cause permanent brain damage in rare cases.
View ArticleRocket trajectory links Syrian military to attack
The trajectory of the rockets that delivered the nerve agent sarin in last month's deadly attack is among the key evidence linking elite Syrian troops based in the mountains overlooking Damascus to the...
View ArticleJIEDDO Twitter account goes dark after jokes about Philippines bombing
The Pentagon shut down the Twitter account of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization after someone at the agency made jokes about a terrorist bombing in the Philippines.
View ArticleGallery: 7 decades later, Purple Heart given to daughter
Pfc. John Eddington was preparing for deployment to Europe in World War II when he learned his wife gave birth to a daughter. He penned a letter, sweetly telling the little girl how much he loved her...
View ArticleAirmen will stay in Afghanistan for 'Resolute Support'
For most U.S. and NATO forces, the war in Afghanistan will be over by the end of 2014.
View ArticleSECNAV orders review of shooter's Navy record, clearance process
The Navy's top civilian ordered reviews Wednesday of the four-year naval career of the gunman responsible for the Washington Navy Yard shootings to ascertain whether his conduct, on and off duty,...
View ArticleAmid drawdown, budget cuts weigh on Air Mobility Command
The maintainers, aerial porters and aircrews of Air Mobility Command confront a major role in moving troops and equipment out of Afghanistan next year as part of the drawdown of NATO forces.
View ArticleGallery: Marine Ken Norton, ex-heavyweight champ, dies at 70
One point on one card, a couple of points on some others. Ken Norton fought the greats, but the decisions he needed to be great never seemed to go his way.
View ArticleLake Erie crew hits target in BMD test
The Aegis ballistic-missile defense system continued its string of successful tests Wednesday, when a missile launched from the cruiser Lake Erie hit and destroyed a Hawaii-launched target, according...
View ArticleInd. lawmakers want vet disinterred from Mich. cemetery
Authorities could disinter veterans buried in national cemeteries if they committed a capital crime under a proposal from three Indiana lawmakers.
View ArticleAssad: Syria will allow access to chemical sites
Syrian President Bashar Assad said his government will allow international experts access to its chemical weapons sites, but cautioned in an interview broadcast Monday that rebels might block them from...
View ArticleBudget cuts affect the pace of training program innovations
The service will have to dial back on some of the innovative training programs it has rolled out in recent years - or intended to implement in the near term - as the Corps deals with deep budget cuts.
View ArticleMarines continue fight against drug cartels across Americas
Marine Corps leaders remain committed to training militaries across the Western Hemisphere that are fighting on the front lines of the drug war and forging new partnerships to deal with humanitarian...
View ArticleSailor accused of molesting girl, 13
A petty officer assigned to the crew of a ballistic-missile submarine has been charged with child molestation, allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl in his barracks room, First...
View ArticleArmy leaders warned about issues with Human Terrain System
Senior Army leaders were warned about potential fraud and rampant sexual harassment by government social scientists sent to Iraq and Afghanistan under the Army's Human Terrain System, newly released...
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