China sends fighters to ID U.S. and Japan flights
China launched two fighter planes Friday to investigate flights by a dozen U.S. and Japanese reconnaissance and military planes in its new maritime air defense zone over the East China Sea, state media...
View ArticleOCS board delayed until Jan. 6
The last of the 2013 federal Officer Candidate School selection boards will meet Jan. 6-10 at Fort Knox, Ky., about a month later than previously scheduled.
View ArticleAir defense specialty put on Fast Track
The Army has too many soldiers serving as air and missile defense crew members and has placed MOS 13S in the Fast Track reclassification and re-enlistment program.
View ArticleIraq police find bodies of 18 Sunnis; bombs kill 4
Men dressed as Iraqi soldiers abducted 18 Sunnis, whose bullet-ridden corpses turned up in farmland just south of Baghdad, authorities said Friday, a grim reminder of the worst days of sectarian...
View ArticleMortar launched near Yokota Air Base
Japanese police are investigating whether improvised explosive was fired at the base.
View ArticleEjection seat safety: Senators push for review
Two senators are pressing the Air Force to review the safety of its ejection seats following last month's announcement that an F-16 pilot was killed when he punched out during a steep dive.
View ArticleCNO: You may have to pay for tuition benefit
The Navy plans to fully fund its tuition assistance coffers in fiscal 2014 at the same $84 million level it paid out in 2013. But after that, all bets are off.
View ArticleMarines fire ally's weapons during training in New Zealand
Four U.S. Marine military policemen had the opportunity to spend a day on a shooting range in New Zealand, firing 900 rounds from the service rifles and pistols used by their Kiwi counterparts.
View ArticleBases launch self-defense classes to combat sex assault
Senior Airman Cortney Paxton didn't plan to take a five-day self-defense course at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., last month. She was a last-minute fill-in for a sick friend.
View ArticleCDC using Army scientists in ricin detection project
Researchers at Army Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center say they have been tasked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to evaluate breakthrough technology that would detect ricin,...
View ArticleMarines wind down efforts in Philippines
Marines have begun leaving the Philippines after deploying there to assist with relief efforts following deadly Typhoon Haiyan. Joint Task Force 505 could stand down as early as tomorrow.
View ArticleStar of 'Red October' returns from last deployment
GROTON, Conn. - The submarine that starred in 'The Hunt for Red October,' the Dallas, returned from its last overseas deployment Monday. Next year, after 33 years in the fleet, the Dallas will be...
View ArticleU.S. to destroy Syrian chemical weapons
Syria's government will try to move the most lethal components of its chemical weapons program to a port city by the end of the year, and the U.S.
View ArticleArmy drops number of paratroopers
The legendary Pathfinders have taken their final jump and the Red Devils aren't too far behind.
View ArticleU.S.: American fighters in Syria a security risk
Federal officials say Americans are joining the bloody civil war in Syria, raising the chances they could become radicalized by al-Qaida-linked militant groups and return to the U.S. as battle-hardened...
View ArticleAir Force drubbed 58-13 by Colorado State
The only consolation for the Air Force Falcons was they didn't get shut out for the first time since 1992.
View ArticleFamily: American detained in N. Korea in good health
The family of an elderly U.S. tourist detained for more than a month in North Korea said Saturday the Swedish ambassador has seen the man and found him to be in good health.
View ArticleHawaii gets 1st win of season 49-42 over Army
Sean Schroeder threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another score to lead Hawaii to a 49-42 win over Army Saturday.
View ArticleIraq monthly toll drops; uptick in bodies found
The monthly death toll in Iraq dropped by nearly a third to 659 last month, the U.N.
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