Groton sailor gets 3 months for rape
A Navy sailor convicted of raping a female colleague in March at his home near the Naval Submarine Base in Groton has been sentenced to three months of confinement and a bad conduct discharge from the...
View ArticleExotic weapons aim to destroy chemical weapons
The Pentagon has spent more than a decade trying to develop weapons to neutralize chemical weapons, the threat that has the United States poised to launch a missile strike on Syria, according to...
View ArticleFort Campbell soldier pleads guilty in fuel scam
An Army sergeant based at Fort Campbell has pleaded guilty for his part in the theft of fuel from a military base in Afghanistan.
View ArticleCameron loses war vote in British Parliament
The British Parliament on Thursday narrowly voted against military action in Syria, possibly forcing the United States to go it alone to strike Syria over a recent chemical attack that killed hundreds...
View ArticleU.S. readies possible solo action against Syria
President Obama on Thursday prepared for the possibility of launching unilateral American military action against Syria within days as Britain opted out in a stunning vote by Parliament.
View ArticleBragg-based soldier killed in Afghanistan combat
A soldier based at North Carolina's Fort Bragg died in Afghanistan on Aug. 28 when his unit was attacked, the Defense Department announced Thursday.
View ArticleMarine infantry squad leader earns Silver Star
Sergeant led Marines in 12-hour combat mission in Afghanistan.
View ArticleJudge: VA can't deny benefits to lesbian Army vet
A judge in Los Angeles ruled Thursday that a lesbian Army veteran and her spouse should be entitled to disability benefits given the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down part of the Defense of...
View ArticleAustralian troops investigated after hands of dead insurgent are cut off
Australian special forces troops are under investigation for allegedly cutting off the hands of at least one dead insurgent in Afghanistan, a national broadcaster reported Friday.
View ArticleNavy studies: Training, testing may kill whales, dolphins
Navy training and testing could inadvertently kill hundreds of whales and dolphins and injure thousands over the next five years, mostly as a result of detonating explosives underwater, according to...
View ArticleNew-look Army has to fill big void at QB
When he took over at West Point four years ago, Rich Ellerson broke with tradition and went with a freshman as his quarterback to lead the Black Knights' triple option.
View ArticleFuture of tuition assistance remains uncertain
Most of the military remains in the dark about what changes will be coming to tuition assistance, with just one month until the start of a new, likely cash-strapped fiscal year, when such changes are...
View ArticleAt the movies: The summer's biggest apocalyptic hits and misses
Doomsayers have been predicting the end of the world for several millenniums now. In the summer of 2013, Hollywood got in on that act in a big way. This was truly an apocalyptic summer season, with no...
View ArticleQuestions surround Marine Corps' plan to open infantry training to enlisted...
The Marine Corps acknowledges it will soon send enlisted women to basic infantry training as part of its ongoing research to determine what ground combat jobs may open to female personnel. But the...
View ArticleAF: Pentagon must update space policy
Air Force Space Command has released a new white paper laying out its argument for moving toward a new architecture for military space programs.
View ArticleMany same-sex benefits retroactive
Army wife Ashley Broadway has paid about $2,000 out of pocket for unexpected medical bills since June, on top of the $350 a month she has been paying for medical insurance.
View ArticleAt Fort Gordon, bomb-making aims to save lives
Brian Clayson has more than a dozen explosives outside his Fort Gordon office.
View ArticleFamily reunited with Marine's WWII medals
A Kentucky family has regained possession of a batch of medals earned by their forebear during World War II after thinking the honors were lost to history.
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Russian, NORAD forces unite for hijacking exercise
Flying at 34,000 feet over the Bering Strait, the Russian pilots had a singular focus: making sure they smoothly received the hand-off of a 'hijacked' jetliner from their U.S.-Canadian counterparts.
View ArticleUSNA sex assault case: Attorney questions accuser's memory of party
A defense attorney is questioning how clearly a midshipman remembers a party where she says she was sexually assaulted by three former U.S. Naval Academy football players.
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