Retired 1st sgt.: Don't let yourself go after the military
When 1st Sgt. Tyrone Filer retired from the Marine Corps five years ago, he didn't let it lower his fitness standards - and he wishes other retirees wouldn't either.
View ArticleFormer special ops Marine develops product line for 'war beards'
A former Marine operator-turned-entrepreneur has set out to honor a fallen comrade and raise money for wounded warriors with a new line of beard care products.
View ArticleSailor, fiancee to marry at Nev. airport
A Navy sailor from California and his high school sweetheart are so excited to get married, they're going to tie the knot as soon as his plane lands at a Nevada airport.
View ArticleTactical Veteran: 7 tips to avoid 'unemployment fatigue'
Separating from the military without having a job lined up is nerve-wracking enough. Being in the same position months later can be a lot worse.
View ArticleMerkel: Trust with U.S. needs to be rebuilt
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday the relationship between Germany and the United States as well as the future of a trans-Atlantic free trade agreement have been 'put to the test' by...
View ArticleSenators take new crack at expanding reserve retirement credit
Two senators are planning another effort to make it easier for members of the National Guard and reserves to earn earlier retired pay as a reward for extended active-duty service.
View ArticleFlag officer assignments announced
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert announced the following eight flag officer assignments late Friday in a Defense Department news release:
View ArticleSenate to consider fed hiring preference for reservists
Preferential hiring for federal jobs would be extended to National Guard and Reserve members based on length of service under a bipartisan amendment filed Monday in the Senate.
View ArticleNavy releases October courts-martial verdicts
As part of a pledge earlier this year to be 'active, open and transparent' when it comes to sexual assault prevention efforts, the Navy on Friday continued its monthly release of all courts-martial...
View ArticleDoD ends funding for online housing referral network
Defense officials will soon cut funding for a program that helps connect service members and their families with available rental housing at their new duty stations.
View ArticleSpecial Forces soldier killed in Afghanistan attack
The Pentagon has announced the death of a 29-year-old North Texas soldier in a roadside bombing attack in Afghanistan.
View ArticleNavy destroyer Shoup returns to home port
The guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup returned Monday to its home port at Everett.
View Article1 of 3 Academy football players accused in sexual assault case graduates
A U.S. Naval Academy football player who was accused in a sexual assault case but ultimately won't face a trial has graduated.
View ArticleMarine Corps tank unit tests unmanned scouts
Marine Corps tank units have begun using unmanned aircraft to help spot enemy forces and engage targets with greater accuracy, the latest in a series of developments for the service's drone fleet.
View ArticleTroops use their strengths to find success as fitness models
Could you compete in physique modeling? These troops are doing it.
View ArticleAides: U.S.-Afghan deal offers concessions for each side
The United States will maintain exclusive legal jurisdiction over American troops and contractors in Afghanistan after 2014 as part of a draft U.S.-Afghan security pact, congressional aides said...
View ArticleUpdate: Aerial target puts hole in cruiser's hull; 2 hurt
A cruiser's radar exercise in a Southern California test range went awry Saturday when an aerial target punched a hole into the ship's hull, leaving two sailors with minor burns.
View ArticleLeaders seek relief for the busiest, most stressed airmen
Staff Sergeant Jason Ostberg watched the birth of his son over FaceTime from an iPhone in Afghanistan. It would be 31/2 more months before father and son could finally meet.
View ArticleU.S. agrees to keep Patriot missiles in Turkey
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the U.S. will continue to provide two Patriot missile batteries in Turkey for another year as part of that country's air defenses while the civil war rages on in Syria.
View ArticleMarine inmate's wild claims point to wider concerns about military lockups
Lance Cpl. Shane Bardes is a convicted rapist serving a five-year sentence in the military penal system.
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