Suicide blasts near Iran Embassy in Beirut kill 23
Two suicide bombers detonated explosions outside the Iranian Embassy in a mainly Shiite district of the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, killing 23 people, including the Iranian cultural attaché,...
View ArticleChurch-state separation group blasts academy in TV ad
An organization that advocates for the separation of church and state in the military plans to air a television commercial that blasts the Air Force Academy for what the group says is religious...
View ArticleUniform update: Key officer weighs in on NWUs, crackerjacks, running suit
A lightweight NWU wear test appears imminent, and the redesigned white crackerjacks are coming soon, too, contingent on funding. And it's back to the drawing board for a new and improved running suit.
View ArticleSoldier charged with murder in 2007 Iraq killings
A former Fort Bragg, N.C., soldier has been charged with two counts of premeditated murder in the killing of two Iraqi civilians.
View ArticleAcademy instructor pilot convicted of drunken driving
An instructor pilot at the Air Force Academy was convicted at court-martial Nov. 15 of drunken driving, reckless driving and lying to police about how much alcohol he had consumed.
View ArticleTuesday Philippines update: Ground transport, GW departure, water, candy and...
Relief efforts in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines included more than 650 flight hours as of early Tuesday local time - a figure that might not grow as fast in the coming days as more roads become...
View ArticleMilitary pay, benefits surface for possible cuts
The Congressional Budget Office has proposed 103 ways to reduce the federal deficit, including controversial ideas for cutting military and veterans benefits.
View ArticleGuard chief: Bigger Reserve components not feasible
The four-star chief of the National Guard Bureau said he does not envision the Reserve components growing in size, as some have suggested, for a simple reason: The Pentagon simply doesn't have the...
View ArticleActing AF secretary: New combat search-and-rescue helo unlikely
The Air Force is unlikely to see a new combat search-and-rescue helicopter in the near future, but the service remains committed to the mission, according to its top civilian.
View ArticleGroup creates website to save rescue helicopter
The possible cancellation of the new combat rescue helicopter the Air Force needs for search and rescue has prompted a group of former pilots and advocates to create a website to build support for the...
View ArticleNavy sailor, fiancee marry at Nevada airport
A Navy sailor married his high school sweetheart on Tuesday in Reno-Tahoe International Airport, just moments after returning from an 11-month deployment off the coast of war-torn Syria.
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Embedded with Ospreys on a relief mission in the Philippines
Editor's note: Staff photographer Mike Morones is with the Marines conducting humanitarian relief operations in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. About 400 Marines are there now for...
View ArticleLawmaker: Afghans wary of U.S. pact concession
A security pact with Washington that says U.S.
View ArticleRubio seeks bigger military pay raise for 2014
Senate debate on the $625.6 billion defense budget for 2014 could include a discussion about whether there is enough money for a slightly bigger military raise.
View ArticleU.S., Afghans work toward agreement on night raids
In a phone call Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged 'mistakes' and asked Afghan President Hamid Karzai to allow American forces to enter Afghan homes in '
View ArticleJumbo jet mistakenly lands at small Kan. airport instead of air base
The pilot of a cargo-hauling jumbo jet mistakenly landed the Boeing 747 at a small Kansas airport instead of the Air Force base a few miles away where he was supposed to set the plane down.
View ArticleFall advancement quotas: Chance to advance dips slightly
For 21,374 sailors hoping to move into or up the petty officer ranks, the wait is nearly over.
View ArticleComplex repair under way on submarine Montpelier
More than a year after a collision that tore off the upper rudder and damaged the hull, the submarine Montpelier remains under repair at Newport News Shipbuilding, Va. The work, envisioned early on as...
View ArticleNew assignments for four general officers
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh announced the following general officers assignments today:
View ArticleFine, no jail for Texas soldier in gun rights case
A Central Texas jury has fined a Fort Hood soldier convicted of a misdemeanor in a case fought on his behalf by gun-rights advocates protesting his arrest.
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