Philippine corruption magnifies effects of typhoon
When a newspaper for Filipino workers in New Zealand told readers how to donate to the typhoon relief effort in their homeland, it mentioned agencies like the Red Cross but not a list of government...
View ArticleU.S. agrees to keep Patriot missiles in Turkey
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the U.S. will continue to provide two Patriot missile batteries in Turkey for another year as part of that country's air defenses while the civil war rages on in Syria.
View ArticleTroops use their strengths to find success as fitness models
Could you compete in physique modeling? These troops are doing it.
View ArticleExpedia-style system helps Marines get cargo to the fight sooner
Marine logisticians can now use the same technology that civilians use to book a vacation to transport cargo faster and more efficiently.
View ArticleFormer special ops Marine develops product line for 'war beards'
A former Marine operator-turned-entrepreneur has set out to honor a fallen comrade and raise money for wounded warriors with a new line of beard care products.
View ArticleDon't show 'pretty' female soldiers, Army colonel says
Would male soldiers and the American public be more likely to accept women in combat jobs if the women were ugly? That's the assumption one Army colonel seems to be making, according to a report.
View ArticleNew deployment system begins in October
Beginning in October 2014, most airmen will start deploying under a new system that aims to keep them with their units and that follows six months of deployment with 12 months at home.
View ArticleMany aspiring Marines must wait months before shipping to boot camp
The Marine Corps' 2014 recruiting goal is expected to fall by about 5,700 slots compared to last year, leaving aspiring troops - or 'poolees'- parked in the service's Delayed Entry Program up to a year...
View ArticleNavy: Mentors needed in the barracks
Pushing boots as a recruit division commander is not the only assignment that allows you to train up the fleet's next generation.
View ArticleArlington panel calls for end to memento exception
An advisory commission is recommending that Arlington National Cemetery end its relaxed policy on mementos in a section for those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan by the end of next year.
View ArticleKerry: U.S., Afghanistan agree on security pact
Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the United States and Afghan governments have agreed on terms for a security agreement that would allow an American military presence after 2014 when...
View ArticleKerry: U.S., Afghanistan agree on security pact
Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the United States and Afghan governments have agreed on terms for a security agreement that would allow an American military presence after 2014 when...
View ArticleNavy suspends some drone operations after cruiser hit
The Navy has suspended target drone exercises in the wake of Saturday's mishap where a drone punctured the hull of cruiser Chancellorsville during a tracking exercise off Naval Base Ventura County,...
View ArticleUSAF nuke troubles run deep; key officers 'burned out'
Trouble inside the Air Force's nuclear missile force runs deeper and wider than officials have let on.
View ArticleArmy to discharge convicted sex offenders
The secretary of the Army has issued an order to round up all convicted sex offenders in the service 'as soon as possible' and initiate proceedings for their discharge from the Army.
View ArticleMilitary high court to hear ex-airman's HIV assault case
The highest U.S. armed forces court will hear oral arguments next month in the appeal of a Kansas airman convicted of assault for exposing multiple sex partners to HIV at swinger parties in Wichita.
View ArticleNavy divers could join search for crashed drone
U.S. Navy divers could join the search for a New York Air National Guard unmanned aircraft that crashed into Lake Ontario last week.
View ArticleSuspected U.S. drone strike kills 5 in Pakistan
A suspected U.S. drone carried out a rare missile strike Thursday in northwest Pakistan outside the country's remote tribal region, killing five people, including three senior Afghan militants,...
View ArticleEU president says no military solution in Syria
The conflict in Syria cannot be resolved by military means and the EU is working hard to bring about a negotiated political solution, EU President Herman Van Rompuy said Thursday.
View ArticleTruck bomb, attacks kill at least 38 in Iraq
A truck bomb tore through an outdoor vegetable market in northeastern Iraq, the deadliest of a series of attacks Thursday that killed at least 38 people, officials said.
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