U.S. vets return North Vietnamese soldier's helmet to family
In 1968, young American soldier John Wast was scouring a battlefield in central Vietnam for weapons and intelligence when an enemy helmet with an image of a dove scratched onto it caught his eye.
View ArticleIraq attacks kill 8 people in Baghdad
Bombings and shootings killed at least eight people in and around the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, including a judge, officials said.
View ArticlePadres broadcaster, Marine pilot buried with full military honors
Hall of Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman has been laid to rest after services that included an F/A-18 flyover in the missing-man formation and a 21-gun salute.
View ArticleCongress seeks to improve military sex assault investigations
Lawmakers are taking fresh aim at the problem of sexual assault in the ranks, ordering the Defense Department to move forward on recommendations made last July by the department's own inspector general.
View ArticleLawmakers seek data on sailors' exposure to Fukushima radiation
House and Senate lawmakers want answers on whether U.S. sailors received high doses of radiation while supporting humanitarian operations in Japan following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
View Article3 generals nominated for new assignments
These Army generals have been nominated for the following assignments, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Jan. 14:
View ArticleMcKeon fails to obtain Afghan detainee names
A House Republican chairman has failed to obtain from U.S. military officials the names of 72 detainees that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered released from prison.
View ArticleReturned letters, Purple Heart open book on deceased WWII vet's life
Nancy Cederman knew this much about her uncle's life: Kendall Morrow was born in 1915 in Canada, the first of five children and the only son of Edwin and Mable Morrow.
View ArticleAt Marine outpost in Afghanistan, conditions grow more austere by the day
In the south of Afghanistan, Marines are working around the clock to turn a once-teeming base into a ghost town.
View ArticleVoluntary retirement, separation windows open
Starting today, those looking to bail out of the Air Force can apply for voluntary retirement or separation under nine force reduction programs.
View ArticleSpending bill funds Air Force combat rescue helicopter
The Air Force's replacement for the long-running Pave Hawk helicopter is slated to receive funds under a massive spending bill unveiled Monday night.
View ArticleOne soldier killed in MC-12 crash ID'd
A member of the Wyoming Army National Guard has died while serving in Afghanistan.
View ArticleDirector of Army National Guard retires
The Army National Guard's top officer was honored Tuesday as he prepares to retire after more than 40 years of service.
View ArticleArmy aviation's 'bold proposal' to cut costs
Army leaders are pitching a nimbler, more flexible force in the face of budget cuts - one they insist can provide the same capability for less money.
View ArticleFootage sought in Naval Academy sexual assault case
Lawyers for CBS and CNN told a military judge on Tuesday that they shouldn't have to turn over un-aired portions of interviews the networks conducted with a woman at the center of a sexual assault case...
View Article3-star: Sailor shortage threatens surface Navy's readiness
The largest challenge facing the surface fleet is continuing to maintain and deploy ready warships amid a shortage of 8,000 sailors, the surface Navy's top boss said Tuesday.
View ArticleMabus stresses forward presence despite fiscal problems
The Navy's top civilian stressed the importance of a global presence - and the way people, platforms, power and partnerships come together to support it - in a keynote address Tuesday at the Surface...
View ArticleIsraeli defense chief comments spark spat with U.S.
Israel's defense minister was quoted Tuesday as deriding U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's Mideast peace efforts as naive and foolhardy, triggering an angry response from Washington and rekindling...
View ArticleJoint high-speed ship to make 1st deployment
A new breed of Navy ship is preparing to begin its maiden deployment.
View ArticleAttack sub Scranton returns from deployment
After more than six months at sea and more than 40,000 nautical miles traveled, the attack submarine Scranton returned to its home port of Norfolk, Va., on Monday.
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