'Countdown' guide leads sailors through detailing system
Sailors seeking career-path clarity - especially in the first few months of the new Career Waypoints program - have a new reference available: A step-by-step guide through the 18 months preceding their...
View ArticleAmerican jihadi slain in Somalia by rivals
An American who became one of Somalia's most visible Islamic rebels and was on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list with a $5 million bounty on his head was killed Thursday by rivals in the...
View ArticleSites for potential East Coast missile defense plan selected
The Missile Defense Agency is looking at five potential locations to house a controversial third domestic ground-based interceptor site, which would guard the continental United States against...
View ArticleSyria says it joined chemical treaty on Thursday
Syria says it became a full member of the convention banning the use of chemical weapons as of Thursday but the United Nations says it will take at least another 30 days.
View ArticleAndersen airman was under mental scrutiny before death
An Idaho airman was stripped of her service revolver over mental health concerns, but her weapons privileges had been restored about a month before she used the gun to kill herself, according to...
View ArticleHood soldier arraigned on bomb charge
A Fort Hood soldier suspected of having pipe bombs has been arraigned on a federal charge of possession of an unregistered destructive device.
View ArticleIn U.S. arsenal, lessons for Syria chemical weapons
It's not easy or quick to get rid of a nation's chemical weapons. Just ask the United States.
View ArticleU.N.: Report will show chemical weapons use in Syria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he believes there will be 'an overwhelming report' from U.N. inspectors that chemical weapons were used in an attack in Syria on Aug. 21.
View ArticleBombing in Sunni mosque in Iraq, attacks kill 33
A bomb hidden inside an air conditioner exploded Friday at a Sunni mosque north of Baghdad, the deadliest in a series of attacks in Iraq that killed 33 people, officials said.
View ArticleMilitary Muscle: Work your glutes for better posture, less down time to injury
The glutes are the most important yet least respected muscle groups in our fitness endeavors. Let's put some concentrated effort into helping your glutes regain their rightful place at the top of the...
View ArticleAF expects F-35 upgrade, 2nd training squadron in the fall
The Air Force's F-35 program is expected to reach two major milestones this fall: the adoption of an advanced software and weapons system on the single-engine jet, and the beginning of major pilot...
View ArticleInformatics: Where health meets I.T.
Sometimes the stars align just right. They did for Matt Walker, 30, who left the Navy as a petty officer third class in 2007. Since getting out, his military work as a hospital corpsman has dovetailed...
View ArticleVeterans are particularly suited for jobs cybersecurity
When it comes to cybersecurity, Terry Roberts has been on both sides of the fence, securing IT systems in the private sector and also for the federal government.
View ArticleDoD starts new effort to get troops, employees thinking healthy
Summertime refused to cede to fall Thursday in Falls Church, Va., as temperatures soared to 90 degrees and the Pentagon's top doctor led a shorts-clad group on a fast-paced 1-mile run at the future...
View ArticleDestroyer Mahan returns to Va. after potential Syria strike
The Mahan has returned to Virginia following an eight-and-a-half-month deployment that included being positioned in the eastern Mediterranean Sea for a potential strike against Syria.
View ArticleNavy spent $71M on submarine Miami repairs
The Navy spent $71 million on cleanup, planning and initial repairs on the fire-damaged submarine Miami before scuttling plans to restore the nuclear-powered submarine.
View ArticleMob movie with French twist
Every family is dysfunctional in its own unique way. But there's unique, and then there's the Blake family.
View ArticleCarrier contract award delayed
Negotiations continue between the Navy and shipbuilders Huntington Ingalls Industries over the primary construction contract for the next aircraft carrier, even as the goal of a September contract...
View ArticleFrom troubled teen to 'youth of the year'
RaShaan Allen describes himself as a troubled youth a few years ago, with a 1.5 grade point average and problems with the law.
View ArticleNew survey: 3 of 4 post-9/11 vets have PTSD, anxiety
More than three out of four injured post-9/11 veterans have post-traumatic stress disorder and roughly the same number suffer from major anxiety, according to a survey released Sept. 10 by Wounded...
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