Harbor drone could be helping hand in disaster response
When disaster strikes, it helps to do a little recon before sending in the big guns. A harbor drone, in development at the University of Hawaii, could help the Coast Guard do just that, without risking...
View ArticleIraq monthly toll drops; uptick in bodies found
The monthly death toll in Iraq dropped by nearly a third to 659 last month, the U.N.
View ArticleEx-Obama aide: Karzai is being 'reckless'
President Obama's former national security adviser says Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai needs to understand that the 'zero option'- no U.S. or allied troops left in his country after 2014 - is very...
View ArticleClothing allowances drop for fiscal 2014
Soldiers are seeing no changes in the contents of their uniform clothing bag in fiscal 2014, but clothing replacement allowances will drop due to minor adjustments in price on some items and to the...
View ArticleArmy extends new benefits to soldiers' same-sex spouses
Army Secretary John McHugh has approved several policy changes that support extending military benefits to the same-sex spouses of soldiers.
View ArticleInsanity defense option for soldier in strangling
A lawyer for a 31-year-old soldier accused of strangling one man and stabbing another during a trip to see his estranged wife in southeastern Michigan says he may pursue an insanity defense.
View ArticlePolk soldier gets Wounded Warriors to their doctor visits
Making sure that Warrior Transition Unit soldiers make their medical appointments is one of the unit's primary functions. Sgt. 1st Class Paul Flowers ensures that these soldiers make those critical...
View ArticleNeighbors: Marine gets medal for Vietnam service 43 years later
It took 43 years, but Vietnam veteran Michael Carey finally received his Bronze Star with Valor award from the U.S. Marine Corps.
View ArticleSyria crimes evidence 'indicates' Assad role, U.N. says
A growing body of evidence collected by U.N. investigators points to the involvement of senior Syrian officials, including President Bashar Assad, in crimes against humanity and war crimes, the U.N.'s...
View ArticleArmy settles in $50M software license lawsuit
The Army has agreed to pay a Texas software firm $50 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the Army pirated the firm's troop- and gear-tracking software, installing it on servers and thousands of...
View ArticleLackland recruits in Texas take abuse survey
Recruits at a Texas Air Force base where more than two dozen instructors were convicted of sexual abuse and other wrongdoing have been given a voluntary survey designed to help determine if the...
View ArticleHonor, deception in secret air academy spy system
Facing pressure to combat drug use and sexual assault at the Air Force Academy, the Air Force has created a secret system of cadet informants to hunt for misconduct among students, The Gazette of...
View ArticlePolicy allows military to help undocumented relatives
As a member of the Arizona Army National Guard, Gabriel Zermeno has been preparing for almost two years to be deployed oversees.
View ArticleAir Force still finding its way on logistics modernization
A year after ending a costly and high-stakes logistics modernization program, the Air Force claims some headway in adopting a 'building block' approach to accomplish the program's original goals.
View ArticleNATO chief: U.S. deal with Afghanistan crucial
NATO won't be able to deploy its noncombat training and advisory mission in Afghanistan after next year unless President Hamid Karzai agrees to a bilateral security agreement with the U.S., the...
View ArticleBiden visits Asia amid Japan-South Korea's toxic ties
When South Korean fans at a soccer game against Japan unfurled two massive banners honoring men considered national heroes for battling Japanese invaders, organizers took them down, Tokyo grumbled -...
View ArticleVa. funeral home switches colonel's body, report says
A Virginia funeral home made a mistake and buried the wrong body in place of a decorated Army colonel who was supposed to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
View ArticleGuam tests toxic mice to kill invasive snakes at Andersen
Representatives from several federal agencies watched yesterday as a crew dropped dead mice filled with mild toxins onto two test sites on Andersen Air Force Base, for the fourth official aerial bait...
View ArticleHouse member seeks end to Army social scientist program
A House critic of the Army's practice of embedding social scientists with combat units called Monday for Army and House leaders to end the program.
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