Coast Guard opens seasonal location at Kotzebue
The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a seasonal base in Kotzebue from which to run operations this summer.
View ArticleSurvivor speaks out for sexual assault prevention
Last year, Pfc. Natasha Schuette reported her Fort Jackson, S.C., drill sergeant for sexually assaulting her during basic training. Now, she's the subject of an Army training video aimed at fighting...
View ArticleNavy's top marksmanship instructors tell you how to take your best shot
While every sailor has to maintain basic proficiency with a weapon, not every sailor is an outstanding marksman.
View ArticleC-130 units called to Arizona after death of firefighters
The busy summer for firefighting C-130s has continued, with two specially equipped C-130 units continuing to fight fires in Arizona after taking over for two other units that had been in the fight...
View ArticleProtect Our Defenders: Pulled Shaw brochure puts responsibility on victim
A sexual assault prevention brochure at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., was yanked after a lawmaker objected to advice that victims submit to an attack rather than resist.
View ArticleEarly out deal lures Marines
Effective immediately, enlisted Marines with an end-of-active-service date between now and Sept. 30, 2014, may request to leave the Corps up to one year early.
View ArticleNational Marine Corps museum plans massive expansion
New wing will encompass post-Vietnam era through the Iraq, Afghanistan wars
View ArticleLePage criticizes Dems for military recruiter bill
Republican Gov. Paul LePage blasted Democrats this week for failing to approve a bill designed to ensure uniformed military recruiters have the same access to the state's public schools as other...
View ArticleGa. troops return from Afghan deployment
About 100 members of the Georgia Army National Guard are back home following a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.
View ArticleAnti-malarial drug linked to Afghan massacre
In less than a month, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be sentenced for the massacre of 16 Afghan civilians in March 2012.
View ArticleSuspected U.S. drone kills 2 militants in Pakistan
Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected American drone has killed two alleged militants in the country's northwest.
View ArticleVa Guard dedicates facility to former leader
SOUTH BOSTON, Va. The Virginia National Guard is dedicating its readiness center in South Boston to the memory of the late Maj. Gen. Carroll Thackston, a former adjutant general who died earlier this...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Arlington burial for corpsman killed in Vietnam
A Navy corpsman from Ohio whose remains were found last year in Vietnam will be buried 46 years after his death in the Vietnam War.
View ArticleNew sex assault prevention campaign looks to 'every airman' for ideas
Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer triggered an avalanche of ideas when he challenged airmen with Every Dollar Counts in May - more than 11,000 cost-cutting suggestions tumbled out across the service.
View ArticleHagel says budget cuts hurt military readiness
Federal budget cuts are damaging the military's current and future readiness, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told a town hall-style gathering Monday at Fort Bragg.
View ArticleStaff sergeant pleads guilty in hazing case
A South Carolina-based staff noncommissioned officer charged with hazing pleaded guilty to assault and violating orders during a summary court-martial last week.
View ArticleUniform uniformity: Dress blues wear test could bring servicewide changes
Common dress blues uniforms for Marines, regardless of gender, could be on the horizon pending results of a multimonth wear test underway at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C.
View ArticleLegendary warrior exemplifies what it means to be a Marine
When Staff Sgt. Cliff Wooldridge arrived here in 2011 to serve as an instructor with Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, he was less than a year removed from beating a Taliban fighter to death in...
View Article3-year-old shot in stomach at Fort Huachuca
A 3-year-old boy is hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in the stomach in a housing area at Fort Huachuca.
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