Spoils of war: Police getting leftover Iraq trucks
Coming soon to your local sheriff: 18-ton, armor-protected military fighting vehicles with gun turrets and bulletproof glass that were once the U.S. answer to roadside bombs during the Iraq war.
View ArticlePakistani protesters search for NATO supply trucks
Demonstrators protesting U.S. drone strikes roughed up drivers Sunday as they sought to stop trucks carrying NATO troop supplies and equipment from passing through northwest Pakistan.
View ArticleFort Carson soldier suspected in attempted kidnapping
A 28-year-old Fort Carson soldier was arrested after police say he crawled into the back seat of a woman's car in downtown Colorado Springs and threatened to hurt her unless she drove away.
View ArticleWest Point cadet named Rhodes Scholar
A West Point cadet from suburban Detroit and goalie of Army's women's lacrosse team is one of 32 Americans named Rhodes Scholars, giving them an opportunity to study at Britain's Oxford University.
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 ArticleCharles Waterhouse, famed Marine artist, dies
Retired Col. Charles Waterhouse, who was wounded at Iwo Jima and later gained renown as the 'Norman Rockwell' of the Marine Corps died Nov. 16 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Toms River,...
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 ArticleNew ship's Capt. Kirk is used to 'Star Trek' jokes
Captain Kirk's futuristic-looking vessel sports cutting-edge technology, new propulsion and powerful armaments, but this ship isn't the Starship Enterprise.
View ArticleMilitary alters training to deal with budget woes
The skies above Shaw Air Force Base in central South Carolina and the fields across Fort Campbell on the Tennessee-Kentucky line have been a bit quieter in recent months.
View ArticleAfter first co-ed infantry class, new perspectives on women in combat
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 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 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.
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