Gay Army couple says chaplain barred them from marriage retreat
A same-sex couple at Fort Irwin, Calif., says they have been denied participation in an Army marriage enrichment program because of their sexual orientation, even though they are legally married.
View ArticleNavy carrier assists Ospreys' critical role in Philippines relief effort
The Osprey has played a critical role in Operation Damayan, the relief effort that began almost immediately after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on Nov. 7.
View Article3 Va. sailors charged in connection with attempted robbery, possible hate crime
Three junior sailors and two civilian men are facing charges of assault, attempted robbery and a hate crime following an October incident at Old Dominion University, according to a campus news release.
View ArticleFirst female Marines to graduate infantry training: 'It takes everything you...
Their task: Complete a grueling 59-day test of physical and mental strength for a job long thought to be out of their reach.
View ArticleAirmen provide lifeline to typhoon survivors
Airmen are playing a vital role in getting life-saving supplies and care to the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos whose lives have been upended since Super Typhoon Haiyan made landfall Nov. 7.
View Article1st lt. among four convicted of sex offenses in Oct.
An officer at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., was sentenced to five months and dismissal for wrongful sexual contact of two female airmen and for streaming a pornographic video of himself online.
View ArticleTwo soldiers killed in South Korea during training
Two soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division were killed after their military vehicle went into a river near the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea Nov. 21, Army officials confirmed.
View ArticleSynthetic drugs are multiplying faster than they can be tracked
Keeping up with the latest formulations of synthetic drugs like spice or bath salts is similar to a game of Whac-A-Mole - as soon as the Drug Enforcement Administration identifies and bans a compound,...
View ArticleAnother Navy officer implicated in bribery scandal, sacked
A sixth senior Navy officer was implicated Thursday in connection with the continuing investigation into the practices of the husbanding company Glenn Defense Marine Asia and fired from his post, Navy...
View ArticleDoD seeks plan to shut all U.S. commissaries
Defense officials have reportedly asked the Defense Commissary Agency to develop a plan to close all U.S.
View ArticleActive duty senior NCO promotion list for December released
The Army has announced the active duty senior noncomissioned officers selected for promotion in December. See who made the list.
View ArticleReport: IG finds Marine Corps commandant did not show favoritism
The Pentagon inspector general has determined that Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Jim Amos did not show favoritism toward the son of his predecessor.
View ArticleJudge allows release of Navy bribery suspect
A U.S. magistrate judge issued a conditional ruling Thursday that would allow a Malaysian defense contractor accused in one of the biggest Navy bribery schemes in years to be released on $1 million bail.
View ArticleVa.-based Navy experts in N.Y. to aid drone search
A team of U.S. Navy experts has arrived in central New York to help in the search for a military drone that crashed into Lake Ontario last week.
View ArticleMedia: Chinese stealth drone takes 1st test flight
State media say China's first unmanned stealth drone made its first flight in the latest advance for the domestic arms industry.
View ArticleN. Korean arrest of American puzzles analysts
Merrill Newman doesn't fit the pattern of other Americans detained by North Korea in recent years.
View ArticleAnchorage-based soldier awarded heroism medal
ANCHORAGE, Alaska A soldier based in Anchorage has been awarded a medal for heroism.
View ArticlePhilippine typhoon death toll rises above 5,000
The death toll from one of the strongest typhoons on record has risen above 5,000 and is likely to climb further, although recovery efforts are beginning to take hold, Philippine officials said Friday.
View ArticleNew attacks across Iraq kill at least 23
Militant bombings and shootings Friday across Iraq killed at least 23 people, officials said, capping several days of bloody assaults in the country as the attacks go unstopped.
View ArticleSyrian Muslim rebel groups say they have unified
Powerful Syrian Islamic rebel brigades announced Friday their merger into a single organization, a step meant to hold off surging government forces and stop rival groups from seizing more...
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