Air Force's CSAR mission in jeopardy
If the federal budget sequester remains in effect, the Air Force's combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) mission is in danger of disappearing, according to multiple defense sources.
View ArticleAmphibs may sub for GW, LCS to join Philippines aid effort, more
Ten ships, two dozen helicopters and thousands of sailors are supporting relief efforts in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the island nation Nov. 8.
View ArticleBudget cuts trigger short-notice orders and extended tours
If you're one of the nearly 17,000 sailors or officers due to transfer between now and the middle of June, get ready for a shakeup. Budget cuts are forcing some major changes to permanent...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Embedded with U.S. Marines in the Philippines
The KC-130, piloted by a crew from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, pulled to a stop on the runway at Guiuan well after sunset.
View ArticleLawmakers: Hold off on A-10 cuts
A bipartisan group of lawmakers last week urged Defense Department leaders to hold off on any plans to cut the A-10 and provide more scrutiny to the Air Force's budget plans.
View ArticleSource: 4 female Marines will graduate enlisted infantry training this week
Four women will graduate this week from the Marine Corps' enlisted infantry training course, Marine Corps Times has learned.
View ArticleCorps postpones pullups for women, cites potential risks
Female Marines will now have more time to prepare for the pullup requirement to pass the Physical Fitness Test.
View ArticleOdierno: Army won't lower combat standards for women
The Army's top officer pledged Monday that the service will not lower physical standards as it works to comply with a Pentagon order to open all military jobs to women, including the infantry and other...
View ArticleWeather puts search for NY-based drone on hold
The search for more wreckage of the New York-based military drone that crashed into Lake Ontario a week ago has been put on hold because of the weather.
View ArticleMilitary maps to focus on natural disasters, analysis
The Pentagon agency that maps the world wants to create a global geographic intelligence database that can anticipate future world trouble spots and humanitarian crises by combining detailed mapping...
View ArticleCrowdfunding website raises money for vets' causes
Crowdfunding has supported everything from music, theater and games to an app that predicts the weather.
View ArticleSenate votes to disinter veteran from national cemetery
The remains of an accused murderer, Afghanistan veteran Michael L. Anderson, would be removed from a Michigan veterans' cemetery under a bill passed Monday night by the Senate.
View ArticleSoldier, 31, agrees to face trial in strangulation
A 31-year-old soldier has waived his right to a probable cause hearing, agreeing to stand trial on accusations he strangled one man and stabbed another in southeastern Michigan.
View ArticleEditorial: Protect all Americans
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has angered major veterans' groups by refusing to embrace an offer from Congress to provide advance two-year funding of the entire VA budget as protection in...
View ArticleSenate panel passes VA shutdown protection
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee moved Tuesday to protect all veterans programs from a future government shutdown.
View ArticleDorr: Senate to blame in loss of Helms
Lt. Gen. Susan Helms' request to retire means a loss to everyone in the Air Force.
View ArticleEditorial: Contractor cash flow
U.S. citizens, especially those with loved ones in uniform, would be red with anger if they learned their tax dollars are helping to support terrorists in Afghanistan who are out to kill their sons,...
View ArticleKorb and Laich: Sex assault and the chain of command
Most individuals and groups inside and outside of government agree that the U.S. military has a sexual assault problem, and that it is getting worse. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno has called...
View ArticleIranians rally in support of nuclear program
Hundreds of Iranians including university students and members of the country's Jewish community rallied Tuesday in support of the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program on the eve of the...
View ArticleRussian official: Syrian opposition warms up to talks
Russia on Tuesday urged Syrian President Bashar Assad's government to cooperate with the opposition in fighting 'terrorists' and encouraged the regime to speed up the deliveries of humanitarian aid to...
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