SMA eyes 360-degree NCO assessments
The Army is working on a 360-degree assessment tailored for noncommissioned officers, the service's top enlisted soldier told Army Times.
View ArticleNavy's bad estimate more than doubles electric bills for Hawaii airmen
Airmen in Hawaii are facing a 123 percent rate hike in their electric bills - an increase brought on by the Navy's failure to properly estimate the cost of energy.
View ArticleNo end in sight for Marines' Wounded Warrior Regiment as war winds down
The war in Afghanistan may be ending, but the Marine Corps' Wounded Warrior Regiment isn't going anywhere.
View ArticleBonus dollars drying up for dozens of Marine Corps jobs
The Marine Corps has announced that nearly 100 specialties will stop offering re-enlistment bonuses in early February, including 75 specialties for first-term Marines with 17 months to six years of...
View ArticleFort Hood soldier from Cary dies in Afghanistan
The military says a Fort Hood, Texas, soldier from Cary has died in Afghanistan of injuries not related to combat.
View ArticleU.S. condemns deadly Taliban attack in Afghanistan
The U.S. is condemning a deadly Taliban attack in Afghanistan, saying there is 'no possible justification' for killing people who worked to help Afghans achieve a brighter future.
View ArticleArmy IDs soldier killed in Ga. helicopter accident
The Army has identified a soldier killed in a helicopter accident at a Georgia airfield as a 31-year-old special operations helicopter platoon leader.
View ArticleOpinion: Combat integration: Not bad, not good enough
Jan. 24 marks the one-year anniversary of the elimination of the combat exclusion policy, which officially kept women from accessing nearly a quarter-million military jobs. So what has changed for Army...
View ArticleTricare centers closing soon
The hospital- and clinic-based offices that handle Tricare patients' claims and billing questions in the U.S. are closing April 1.
View ArticleCommander tied to scout sniper scandal wins promotion
A senior Marine officer whose career was stalled for two years amid a high-profile scandal involving scout snipers in his unit has finally been promoted and assigned to a top-level school, Marine...
View ArticleCourage in the face of 'near-certain death:' how two Marines gave everything...
An instant of shock and a hail of bullets from an enemy dressed as a friend. Outgunned, they nevertheless rushed the threat, putting duty and their comrades' safety before their own. They fell fighting.
View ArticleJapanese mayor opposed to U.S. air base re-elected
A Japanese mayor who opposes moving a U.S. military base to his city in Okinawa won a hard-fought re-election battle Sunday, dealing a potential blow to hopes in Washington and Tokyo that the...
View ArticleJordan ready to host U.S. training of Iraqi soldiers
Jordan is ready to host U.S. training of Iraqi soldiers after al-Qaida militants seized control of two towns in Iraq's contested Anbar province, Information Minister Mohammad Momani said Sunday.
View ArticleTaliban bombing kills 20 troops in Pakistan
A Taliban bombing inside an army compound in northwest Pakistan killed at least 20 troops Sunday, officials and militants said, in one of the deadliest attacks to target the country's forces as they...
View ArticleSuicides drop at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Suicides recorded at Joint Base Lewis-McChord saw a small drop in 2013, the first decline in self-inflicted deaths since 2007.
View ArticleArmy's GCV program downgraded to study project
Congress has cut $492 million from the White House's request for the Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program for fiscal 2014, effectively ending the program as a major acquisition initiative for the...
View ArticleFort Jackson loses unit for wounded, Fort Bragg to gain
The Army is closing a medical unit at South Carolina's Fort Jackson that is caring for 36 wounded soldiers. It is also adding to a similar group at Fort Bragg in North Carolina that is caring for...
View ArticleWhen do nuclear missteps put security in jeopardy?
At what point do breakdowns in discipline put the country's nuclear security in jeopardy?
View ArticleKarzai again demands U.S. airstrikes end in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's president demanded Sunday that the United States no longer carry out military operations or airstrikes and must jump-start peace talks with the Taliban before his country signs a security...
View ArticleTrainees to get rabies shots after bats found at Lackland dorm
More than 200 trainees at a San Antonio Air Force base will be given rabies shots as a precaution after bats were discovered in a basic training dormitory. No trainees have reported being bitten.
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