Detention hearing for National Guard recruiter
A Tennessee National Guard recruiter is expected to appear in court for a hearing to determine if he can be released pending trial on charges he tried to kill four of his superiors.
View ArticlePrince Harry ends role as helicopter pilot
Palace officials say that Prince Harry is ending his role as a helicopter pilot and taking up a new job with the army in London.
View ArticleSoldier from N.C. receives Purple Heart
An Alaska-based soldier from North Carolina has been awarded the Purple Heart.
View ArticleJapan's last WWII straggler dies at 91
Hiroo Onoda, the last Japanese imperial soldier to emerge from hiding in a jungle in the Philippines and surrender, 29 years after the end of World War II, has died. He was 91.
View ArticleStudy: Military students more likely to carry guns, be bullied
Middle and high school students of military parents are twice as likely to carry guns and are more likely to be victims of physical violence such as being pushed or shoved, involved in fights, and...
View ArticleAirman gets 20 years for rape, assault of deployed airman's wife
A senior airman admitted Monday to beating and raping the wife of a deployed airman in August at her home on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D.
View ArticleSchwartz: Move away from nuclear F-35
Barring investment from European allies, the Pentagon should abandon the goal of a nuclear-capable F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in favor of spending funds elsewhere, according to former Air Force Chief of...
View ArticleU.S. to ship more ammo, arms to embattled Iraq
The Pentagon says it will soon deliver to Iraq another installment of small arms and ammunition requested by Baghdad as it battles al-Qaida militants for control of Fallujah and other key cities in...
View ArticleUN: 'Horrifying human rights disaster' in S. Sudan
The United Nations has evidence of the use of child soldiers and mass atrocities committed by both sides warring in South Sudan, a 'horrifying human rights disaster' that has killed thousands, the...
View ArticleFamilies, shipmates honor fallen helo crew members
Friends, family and shipmates gathered to pay tribute Friday to three aircrewmen killed when their helicopter crashed Jan. 8 off the coast of Virginia.
View ArticlePetition to close treacherous road gains momentum after Marines die in crash
In the wake of a tragic car crash that left two Marines dead, more than 2,000 people have signed a petition to close a North Carolina road so dangerous that area bases have made it off-limits for years.
View ArticleRocket scientist becomes Marine poolee, heads to boot camp
Like many Marine recruits, Roland Florenz will ship off to boot camp a month after graduation. But it won't be a high school diploma he earned; Florenz will have completed his doctorate degree - in...
View ArticleCommand chief removed at Offutt
The command chief for the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., has been relieved of duty, a wing spokesman confirmed.
View ArticleCBO: Bar younger retirees from Tricare Prime, save $90 billion
Pushing working-age military retirees out of Tricare Prime could save the Pentagon nearly $90 billion over the next 10 years, a measure that would generate the most savings of the various options...
View ArticleChief's Guard comments called 'irresponsible'
Two lawmakers have joined the ongoing debate about the role and future size of the Army National Guard, calling recent remarks by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno 'irresponsible.'
View Article'Divas in boots'- Female mentoring divides troops
Internet outrage is brewing over a female mentorship program at Fort Stewart, Ga., that featured a couponing class and the slogan 'divas in boots.'
View ArticleU.S. troops may return to Middle East to train Iraqis
The Pentagon is considering sending U.S. troops back to the Middle East to help train Iraqi forces, defense officials said Friday.
View ArticleFamilies, shipmates honor fallen helo crew members
Friends, family and shipmates gathered to pay tribute Friday to three aircrewmen killed when their helicopter crashed Jan. 8 off the coast of Virginia.
View ArticleSenior chief found guilty of dereliction in diver deaths
A panel of three master chiefs and one officer found Senior Chief Navy Diver (EXW/SW) James Burger guilty of negligent dereliction of duty in the drowning deaths of two of his divers on Feb. 26, 2013,...
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