CNO: Focus on boosting fleet's 'quality of service'
Your leaders are determined to make the fleet a better place to live and work this year.
View ArticleYokota airman killed in motorcycle crash
An airman stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan, was killed Monday in a motorcycle crash, according to a news release from the 374th Airlift Wing.
View ArticleSpy court judge slams proposed privacy advocate
The U.S. judiciary told Congress on Tuesday it opposes the idea of having an independent privacy advocate on the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, while members of Congress lauded the...
View ArticleU.S. lawmakers urge tough stance on China sea claims
The United States must not tolerate China's use of military coercion in pursuit of its territorial claims in the seas of East Asia, lawmakers said at a hearing Tuesday.
View ArticleRIF board to convene June 16; will consider captains, majors
The Air Force will convene a reduction- in- force board June 16 to consider separating some captains and majors in overmanned career fields, according to an internal memo obtained by Air Force Times.
View Article2nd Article 32 begins for Aviano airman accused of rape
Prosecutors are getting a rare second chance to make the case against an airman accused of rape after the Air Force overrided a three-star general who initially dismissed the charges.
View ArticleSan Diego Navy contractor acknowledges $3.5M fraud
Federal prosecutors say a San Diego-based Navy contractor has acknowledged bilking the government out of some $3.5 million with phony cost claims.
View ArticleBombings at Iraqi markets, funeral kill 44
A wave of bombings across Iraq striking busy markets and a funeral north of Baghdad killed at least 44 people Wednesday, authorities said, as the country remains gripped by violence after...
View ArticleNational Guard team in W.Va. for water crisis
The Tennessee National Guard's 45th Civil Support Team has deployed to West Virginia to assist with that state's water contamination crisis. The 45th deployed 15 personnel to conduct environmental...
View ArticleWorld sea piracy falls for third straight year
World sea piracy fell for a third straight year in 2013, as Somali pirates were curbed by international naval patrols and improved ship vigilance, an international maritime watchdog said Wednesday.
View ArticleReport: NSA maps pathway into computers
The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world - but not in the United States - that allows the U.S. to conduct surveillance on those machines, The New...
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 ArticleYurts take camping to the next level
They were the go-to field tent for Genghis Khan's fabled cavalry as the Mongol hordes conquered Eurasia.
View ArticleFive female vets get reprieve on home foreclosure
A home in Alexandria, Va., occupied by five homeless female veterans and their two children got a last-minute reprieve from foreclosure, thanks to donations from the public and from the trust of a...
View ArticleBenghazi report: AFRICOM general offered ambassador help before attack
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday released a report on the deadly 2012 assault on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, blaming the State Department, the intelligence community and...
View ArticleOfficials: New video shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, missing since 2009
U.S. officials say they have received a new video of captured Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, but it is not clear when the video was taken.
View ArticleHistory help wanted: Frigate Constitution seeks sailors
The Navy's floating history lesson wants you. Well, it wants three of you.
View ArticleAir Force drug probe widened to include cheating
A defense official says an Air Force drug investigation of officers at six Air Force bases has been widened to include more service members as well as allegations of cheating on certification tests.
View ArticleNavy's acting No. 2 official forced out
Acting Navy Undersecretary Robert Martinage, the department's No. 2, has resigned under pressure, sources confirmed for Defense News.
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