New MARSOC recruiting website details Corps' spec-op lifestyle
A new website launched July 16 by Marine Corps Special Operations Command seeks to entice more Marines to apply to become operators or support personnel within the organization.
View ArticlePhoto gallery: 3 Fort Stewart soldiers killed in Afghan blast
U.S. military officials say three Fort Stewart soldiers were killed by a bomb blast in Afghanistan.
View ArticleConsumer Watch: Retail ID systems raise privacy concerns
A retired Army lieutenant colonel recently wrote in to say he has 'significant security concerns' about two programs that have been developed to give companies ways to verify that people are veterans...
View ArticleSTRATCOM chief to check morale at missile bases
About six months after the inspection that pushed the base's missileers into the national spotlight, the commander of U.S.
View ArticlePromotion list: Reserve line officers selected for O-4
The following Reserve line officers were selected for promotion to lieutenant commander, according to a fleetwide message, ALNAV 050/13, released Wednesday.
View ArticleReport: CO torpedoed career for 'perfect woman'
It was awkward timing: The manager heading the Navy's next-generation intranet push was abruptly fired on the eve of the big contracting announcement in late June.
View ArticleCongress, Army at odds over GCV protection
A showdown is taking shape between lawmakers who want an Active Protection System on the Ground Combat Vehicle and acquisition officials who say that'snot going to happen.
View ArticleGillibrand welcomes delayed vote on military sexual assault
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand thinks the expected two-month delay in a Senate vote on proposals to address the issue of sexual assault in the military is good for her and her allies who are trying to change...
View Article3-star: Commandant wanted Marines 'crushed' for urination video
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Jim Amos stripped a three-star general of his authority to prosecute Marines implicated in a war-zone scandal after the general refused to boot them from the service as...
View ArticleFormer Marine sentenced for role in man's punching death
A former Marine who punched another man in August 2011 has been sentenced to one year and six months in prison for his role in that man's death.
View ArticleSlicing and dicing: Mutant antihero carves up Japan
Ninja. Samurai. Bushido. Ronin. Japanese warrior culture is steeped in mystery and intrigue, which makes it a fine backdrop for the latest film starring one of Marvel Comics' most mysterious and...
View ArticleFormer Marine's memories feed book to aid other vets
After four years of delving into his own traumatic memories and facing his locked-up demons, a Vietnam veteran has found his 'improbable' book is reaching others.
View ArticlePiece of C-17 falls into couple's backyard
Authorities say a piece of the exterior of an Air Force C-17 fell off the aircraft and into the backyard of a San Antonio home. No one was injured.
View ArticleNavy admiral to give WWII flag to Japan consulate
A Navy admiral will hand over to the Japanese government a Japanese soldier's flag that his late uncle picked up at the end of World War II.
View ArticleCoast Guard to retrieve WWII remains buried in ice
When an Army Air Forces B-17 crashed on the Greenland ice cap during World War II, two Coast Guardsmen volunteered for the rescue mission to retrieve the lost crew.
View ArticleTown holds vigil for wounded Stewart soldier
Friends and family of a soldier wounded in Afghanistan held a candlelight vigil Thursday on the Santiam High School football field.
View ArticleVA looks for help in fight to end homelessness
The number of homeless veterans in the U.S. has decreased by 17 percent since 2009 - but many of these men and women are put in apartments without furniture, paid utilities or even toilet paper,...
View ArticleAG says U.S. won't seek death penalty for Snowden
Attorney General Eric Holder has told the Russian government that the U.S. will not seek the death penalty for former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden.
View ArticleFort Carson mum on charges in sex misconduct cases
Fort Carson officials haven't released pretrial charging documents in two cases of alleged sexual misconduct, and experts in military law said the secrecy is harmful.
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