Gear, gadgets show Army's energy-saving side
No batteries? No problem. The Army is exploring technologies that power radios and other electronics by squeezing juice from the rays of the sun or the movements of a hiking soldier.
View ArticleAdditional remains found of pilot killed in Iraq
About seven years after he died, and a year and a half after the search for his remains restarted in Iraq, there will be another ceremony for Maj. Troy Gilbert at Arlington National Cemetery.
View ArticleCoast Guard boosts SAPR budget for better training, more staff
As the Coast Guard works to eliminate sexual assault within the service, experts are looking at ways to beef up its prevention and response program while better communicating their message of respect...
View ArticleObama: Nuclear deal blocks Iran's path to bomb
Iran struck a historic deal Sunday with the United States and five other world powers, agreeing to a temporary freeze of its nuclear program in the most significant agreement between Washington and...
View ArticleKarzai again delays signing U.S.-Afghan security deal
Afghanistan's president said on Sunday he will not sign a security deal with the United States until next April's elections, ignoring a recommendation by an assembly of Afghan elders and leaders that...
View ArticleTop brass claims personnel costs are swamping DoD, but budget figures say...
To hear the top brass talk sometimes, you might think the biggest threat to national security is your paycheck.
View ArticleFilipinos escape typhoon wasteland, but not worry
Romnick Abadines' heart pounded as a Philippine air force C-130 carried him above typhoon-wrecked Tacloban city. He had never been on a plane before, never watched silvery-white clouds pass from a...
View ArticleDefense bill caught in Congress' political wrangling
For 51 years of war and peace, Republicans and Democrats rallied around a bill to pay the troops, buy ships and aircraft and set military policy.
View ArticleIsrael to send envoy to U.S. to discuss Iran deal
Israel's prime minister says he will dispatch a top envoy to the United States in the coming days to discuss a final nuclear deal with Iran.
View ArticleSoldiers killed in South Korea identified
Two soldiers who were killed after their Humvee fell into a river near the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea Nov. 21 have been identified by the Army.
View ArticleEasing of Iran sanctions could start in December
European Union sanctions against Iran could be eased as soon as December, officials said Monday, after a potentially history-shaping deal that gives Tehran six months to increase access to its nuclear...
View Article800 lieutenant colonels and colonels face SERB
About 90 lieutenant colonels and 150 colonels could be selected for early retirement when the Selective Early Retirement Board meets Dec. 9.
View ArticleArmy takes step back from Colo. expansion
The Army on Monday took another step back from its one-time plan to expand a large training site in southeastern Colorado, drawing praise from area residents who said the move gives them some certainty...
View ArticleU.N. says Syria peace talks to take place Jan. 22
Syria's government and opposition will meet for the first time in an attempt to halt the nearly 3-year-old civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, the United Nations said Monday.
View ArticleSyria talks aim to build on momentum of Iran deal
Within 24 hours of an interim deal aimed at reining in Iran's nuclear program, world powers raised hopes Monday for the first face-to-face talks to end the Syrian civil war as the United Nations called...
View ArticleChosin returns to Hawaii after six-month deployment
The cruiser Chosin made it home in time for Thanksgiving, returning to Hawaii on Friday after a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific.
View ArticleArmy forecasts shrinking squads, smaller vehicles
For the Army, everything is on the table.
View ArticleAirman from Mountain Home dies in canyon fall
Authorities have recovered the body of an airman from the Mountain Home Air Force Base who died in a fall in a southwestern Idaho canyon.
View ArticleHagel praises deal with Iran, worries about Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, in his first public statements about the high-stakes talks with Iran, said Monday that the deal to slow the country's nuclear ambitions poses 'minimal' risks for the...
View ArticleTop brass claims personnel costs are swamping DoD, but budget figures say...
To hear the top brass talk sometimes, you might think the biggest threat to national security is your paycheck.
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