Opinion: Ensuring another 40 years for the all-volunteer force
Forty years ago last week, our nation instituted the all-volunteer force. For 39 of those years, I've witnessed the dedication of our men and women in uniform.
View Article4 in 10 Marine officers seeking career designation may not make the cut
The Corps will likely end the careers of roughly 40 percent of the active-duty lieutenants who come before thesecond of this year's two career designation boards, slated to convene Aug. 6.
View ArticleMarines seek commanders for drone missions
Officers who want a change of pace, and opportunity in a burgeoning community, can now apply for the fiscal 2014 unmanned aircraft system officer accession board.
View ArticleCIA let 9/11 mastermind design vacuum cleaner in prison
Confined to the basement of a CIA secret prison in Romania about a decade ago, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the admitted mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, asked his jailers whether he could embark...
View ArticleU.S. envoy confident on deal with Afghans on troops
Facing sharp criticism from a Senate panel, a senior Obama administration official expressed optimism Thursday that the U.S. will reach an agreement with the Afghan government allowing American troops...
View ArticleAt least 31 dead in Iraq insurgent attacks
Insurgents in Iraq launched two days of bloody assaults at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that killed at least 31 people, most of them members of the security forces serving in restive...
View ArticleLawmakers want answers on Afghan helicopter deal
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is demanding answers from the Pentagon over a contract to buy helicopters for the Afghan security forces from a state-run Russian arms exporter that is a top...
View ArticleFort Bliss soldier hurt in artillery accident
Fort Bliss officials say a soldier was injured seriously when an artillery shell exploded near him during a fire coordination training exercise.
View ArticleRain assists fight against Alaska fire sparked on Army land
Rain has brought relief to crews tackling a wildfire east of Fairbanks, but conditions are expected to warm up and increase fire activity, responders said.
View ArticleJudge halts Gitmo genital searches
A federal judge Thursday ordered the government to stop genital searches of Guantanamo Bay detainees who want to meet with their lawyers, concluding that the motivation for the searches is not to...
View ArticleSpec ops aviation unit seeks female pilots, mechanics
The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment is now recruiting women to be pilots and mechanics, the first special operations unit to do so.
View ArticleTrial delayed for Army 1-star facing sex charges
The trial of an Army general facing charges he sexually assaulted a female subordinate has been delayed indefinitely.
View ArticleFalling tree hurts 15 at Marine Corps Recuit Depot, San Diego
A towering Eucalyptus tree fell Thursday morning during a family event at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, injuring 15 people, most of whom suffered scrapes and bruises.
View ArticleMilitary Bowl strikes deal with American Athletic Conference
The American Athletic Conference and the Military Bowl have agreed to a six-year deal that starts in 2014 and will match the league against Atlantic Coast Conference.
View ArticleCourt denies Fort Hood shooting suspect access to evidence
The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, cannot access evidence obtained through secret electronic surveillance, a federal appeals court ruled.
View ArticleIG report: Camp Leatherneck burn pit may endanger health
Trash incinerators at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, are either being underused or not used at all, potentially exposing troops to toxic pollutants from open-air burn pits still in...
View ArticleFort Jackson 1-star relieved for misconduct
The Army has relieved the commander of Fort Jackson, S.C., amid misconduct allegations that include adultery and a physical altercation with a woman who was not his wife.
View ArticleRescue swimmers receive DFCs for HMS Bounty rescue
Rescue swimmer Randy Haba was standing duty Oct. 28 at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C. It had been four days since Hurricane Sandy made landfall in Jamaica.
View ArticleTime capsule welded into future USS Gerald R. Ford
In the corner of a small room aboard what will be one of the Navy's largest ships, an unassuming plaque a few inches above the floor is the only clue that an ancient maritime tradition is being carried...
View ArticleVA expands efforts to keep vets off the streets
The Department of Veterans Affairs Thursday announced it is tripling to $300 million the investment provided to community groups such as Goodwill Industries, Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army...
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