Senate passes bill to award Doolittle Raiders Gold Medal
The Senate passed a bill today that would award a Congressional Gold Medal to the surviving members of the Doolittle Raiders.
View ArticleReservists aid town blasted by tornado
About two dozen Reserve soldiers took part in the response to recovery efforts in the aftermath of a deadly tornado that ripped through Washington, Ill., this week.
View ArticleU.S. court: Coast Guard boater rescues not required
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a North Carolina widow's lawsuit blaming the Coast Guard for failing to save her husband's life, saying the agency does not have a legal obligation to...
View ArticleCongress honors American Indian code talkers
For decades, the wartime service of 96-year-old Edmond Harjo and other American Indian 'code talkers' was something that wasn't even officially acknowledged, let alone publicly recognized.
View ArticleDefense bill stalls over Dem, GOP divide
A $625 billion defense bill that establishes military policy stalled in the Senate on Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans struggled over how to move ahead on the massive measure.
View ArticleArmy to discharge convicted sex offenders
The secretary of the Army has issued an order to round up all convicted sex offenders in the service 'as soon as possible' and initiate proceedings for their discharge from the Army.
View ArticleEmbedded in the Philippines: Report from a helo aid mission
Editor's note: Military Times photojournalist Mike Morones is with sailors and Marines conducting humanitarian relief operations in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.
View ArticlePhilippines update: Ground transport, GW departure, water, candy and more
Relief efforts in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines included more than 650 flight hours as of early Tuesday local time - a figure that might not grow as fast in the coming days as more roads become...
View ArticleDon't show 'pretty' female soldiers, Army colonel says
Would male soldiers and the American public be more likely to accept women in combat jobs if the women were ugly? That's the assumption one Army colonel seems to be making, according to a report.
View ArticleNew deployment system begins in October
Beginning in October 2014, most airmen will start deploying under a new system that aims to keep them with their units and that follows six months of deployment with 12 months at home.
View ArticleMany aspiring Marines must wait months before shipping to boot camp
The Marine Corps' 2014 recruiting goal is expected to fall by about 5,700 slots compared to last year, leaving aspiring troops - or 'poolees'- parked in the service's Delayed Entry Program up to a year...
View ArticleNavy: Mentors needed in the barracks
Pushing boots as a recruit division commander is not the only assignment that allows you to train up the fleet's next generation.
View ArticleArlington panel calls for end to memento exception
An advisory commission is recommending that Arlington National Cemetery end its relaxed policy on mementos in a section for those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan by the end of next year.
View ArticleKerry: U.S., Afghanistan agree on security pact
Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the United States and Afghan governments have agreed on terms for a security agreement that would allow an American military presence after 2014 when...
View ArticleKerry: U.S., Afghanistan agree on security pact
Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the United States and Afghan governments have agreed on terms for a security agreement that would allow an American military presence after 2014 when...
View ArticleNavy suspends some drone operations after cruiser hit
The Navy has suspended target drone exercises in the wake of Saturday's mishap where a drone punctured the hull of cruiser Chancellorsville during a tracking exercise off Naval Base Ventura County,...
View ArticleUSAF nuke troubles run deep; key officers 'burned out'
Trouble inside the Air Force's nuclear missile force runs deeper and wider than officials have let on.
View ArticleMilitary high court to hear ex-airman's HIV assault case
The highest U.S. armed forces court will hear oral arguments next month in the appeal of a Kansas airman convicted of assault for exposing multiple sex partners to HIV at swinger parties in Wichita.
View ArticleNavy divers could join search for crashed drone
U.S. Navy divers could join the search for a New York Air National Guard unmanned aircraft that crashed into Lake Ontario last week.
View ArticleSuspected U.S. drone strike kills 5 in Pakistan
A suspected U.S. drone carried out a rare missile strike Thursday in northwest Pakistan outside the country's remote tribal region, killing five people, including three senior Afghan militants,...
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