Soldier fights conviction in open-carry incident
A Fort Hood, Texas, soldier and gun-rights activist is asking for a retrial inhis Nov. 19 conviction on a misdemeanor charge of interfering with the duties of a police officer after a confrontation...
View ArticleNAS Oceana pilot faces additional charges
A Navy pilot charged with extorting a 14-year-old Bedford County girl with whom he was having an online relationship is facing additional charges.
View ArticleFemale uniform tests to include new combo cover
The Navy's newly unveiled covers for female officers and chiefs look a lot like those worn by men - but are tailored for a better fit.
View ArticleMore Marines readied for possible South Sudan evacuations
The U.S. has moved additional Marines and aircraft from Spain to the Horn of Africa to provide embassy security and help with evacuations from violence-wracked South Sudan.
View ArticleBAH rates up 5 percent in 2014; program changes on horizon
Big changes to Basic Allowance for Housing rates are under consideration for down the road inside the Pentagon, but for now many troops can rest easy knowing that they will receive the standard uptick...
View ArticleAmid debate over sexual assault in the military, Fort Leonard Wood...
Special agent Lori Jones is on the front-lines of the battle against sexual assault in the military.
View ArticleDustup over military appeals judge delaying Air Force cases
Dozens of military criminal cases have been thrown into limbo because of a legal challenge over whether Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel improperly appointed a judge to the Air Force's highest court, with...
View Article3 of 4 SEALs injured in S. Sudan to be transferred to hospital in Germany
Three of the four U.S. troops injured Saturday when their CV-22 Ospreys were hit with small-arms fire in South Sudan are expected to be transferred Monday to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in...
View ArticleMedal of Honor recipient Hernandez dies at 82
Cpl. Rudy Hernandez, who fought in the Korean War and was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1952, has died at Womack Army Medical Center. He was 82.
View ArticleThe Corps revises its drawdown plan
The Corps will expand voluntary separation incentives, bring in fewer recruits and make it tougher for some noncompetitive staff sergeants to remain in uniform as it pares the service to 174,000...
View ArticleNavy moves forward with sonar training
The Navy is moving forward with a plan that will intensify its sonar use off Southern California and Hawaii.
View ArticleMarine Corps is first service to pass audit
The Marine Corps is the first military service to pass a financial audit, a small but potentially important budgetary milestone.
View ArticleAirmen facing Qualified Force Review Board to be notified Jan. 6
Airmen will be told Jan. 6 if they will be considered by the Air Force's first Quality Force Review Board that will convene May 5 to 16, according to a Dec. 19 memo obtained by Air Force Times.
View ArticleAir Force looking at value of promotion points for longevity
The Air Force is working on the first major changes to the enlisted evaluation system in 20 years with a goal to keep the best performing airmen as the service contracts under budget pressure.
View ArticleCOLA cutback angers retirees, spouses
Ann Wade, the wife of a recently retired Marine Corps pilot, watched the recent budget deliberations in the House and Senate with outrage.
View ArticleLCS Freedom returns to San Diego
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) returned to its homeport of San Diego on Monday following the completion of its maiden deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
View Article3 of 4 U.S. service members injured in S. Sudan to be transferred to hospital...
Three of the four U.S. troops injured Saturday when their CV-22 Ospreys were hit with small-arms fire in South Sudan are expected to be transferred Monday to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in...
View ArticleCanadians, Brits still in South Sudan city U.S. evacuated
British, Canadian and Kenyan citizens are among 3,000 foreigners trapped in a South Sudan city experiencing bouts of heavy machine gun fire, one of the most violent areas of a weeklong conflict that...
View ArticleJames officially sworn in as Air Force secretary
The Air Force officially has a new secretary.
View ArticleIraq's defense minister unhurt in roadside bombing
Officials say a roadside bombing has targeted Iraq's acting defense minister who was unharmed in the explosion, which wounded two of his guards.
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