Coast Guard cutter gets new commander
The Portsmouth-based Coast Guard cutter Harriet Lane has a new commander.
View ArticleLawmaker wants Army officer to run Arlington cemetery
A Virginia congressman wants an Army officer to be the person in charge of Arlington National Cemetery.
View ArticlePressure increases on U.S. leaders to stem Chinese cyber threat
New revelations that China used cyberattacks to access data from nearly 40 U.S.
View ArticleTop Pakistan militant said killed in U.S. strike
A suspected U.S. drone strike Wednesday killed the No. 2 commander of the Pakistani Taliban, Pakistani intelligence officials said, although the militant group denied he was killed.
View ArticleVietnam veteran's photo added to virtual memorial
Samuel Winford Arrington Jr. knew he wouldn't return home from Vietnam.
View ArticleArmy veteran sentenced for deadly crash
An Army combat veteran has been sentenced to serve between 22 and 78 months in state prison over a traffic accident that took the life of a local fire chief.
View ArticleAccidental shot injures 1 at Arlington cemetery
One person was injured after an accidental shooting in the parking lot at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day.
View ArticleFormer Navy employee to plead guilty in 15-year kickback scheme
A former Navy civilian employee will change his plea to guilty and admit he orchestrated a kickback scheme in which government contractors funneled millions of dollars back to him and others.
View ArticleJudge delays Fort Hood shooting suspect's request
A report shows that the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage has the mental capacity to represent himself at his murder trial, but more information is needed about...
View ArticleMarine's mom doesn't know what led to rampage
The mother of a Marine killed after a shooting spree that left one dead in Texas said Tuesday that she doesn't know what prompted the attacks, including the stabbing of his wife in North Carolina.
View ArticleJury grilled during Annapolis professor court-martial
The court-martial of a former Naval Academy teacher accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman began Tuesday at the Washington Navy Yard, with the majority of time spent scrutinizing the jury...
View ArticleMaking a sex tape a crime for troops, court rules
Making a sex tape is a crime under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the military's highest court has ruled.
View ArticleShinseki on stopping homelessness: 'The climb will get steeper'
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki warned Wednesday that tackling the problem of homelessness among veterans, like so many other problems vets face, is likely to get more difficult before it is...
View ArticleNellis tech. sgt. charged in wife's death
Staff Sgt. Melissa Boyes often told her mom she was her hero.
View ArticleSlumber hearty: Sleeping on the ground doesn't have to suck
Sleeping outside sucks far less than it did in the '90s.
View ArticleBudget woes hit motorcycle training program
Although sequestration forced Marine Corps officials to cancel advanced motorcycle training in October 2012, they found enough money during a mid-year budget review to revive the program for the...
View ArticleEditorial: End the budget voodoo
No one begrudges troops the best possible pay and benefits, which is why a bipartisan House panel felt emboldened to raise the White House's proposed 2014 pay raise from 1 percent to 1.8 percent.
View ArticleEditorial: Cut tape from PT test
A recent Military Times study of body fat and waist measurements among all the services drew sharp criticism from experts, who said it should not be the deciding factor in a service member's career.
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Sexual assaults
Regarding your editorial, 'Wrong fight, wrong time,' in the May 9 issue: I was dismayed to see the Air Force Times' editorial dismissing the MARCH for Military Women Act as 'a solution in search of a...
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