Deadline set for professor applicants
Officers who want to compete for assignment to colonel-level professor of military science positions that become vacant in 2014 must submit preferences to the Senior Leader Development Office by July 1.
View ArticleEisenhower Memorial group makes D-Day film on Ike
Officials working to build a memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington are launching a new short film online to mark the 69th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe during...
View ArticleAfghan governor says airstrike kills 3; NATO denies
The governor of an eastern province in Afghanistan alleged Thursday that an overnight NATO airstrike killed three civilians and wounded seven there, a claim the U.S.-led coalition flatly denied.
View ArticleNew chiefs' training focuses on fleet's real-world problems
Navy training officials have overhauled the command-delivered Chiefs' Mess Training courses, offering 22 new topics based on some of the fleet's hot-button issues, including sexual assault and suicide...
View ArticleAir Force expected to start selecting first sergeants
Top performing NCOs may soon be ordered to spend three years as a first sergeant, the 24/7 job that every command needs but is one of the toughest to fill with volunteers.
View ArticleAF study: Spouse abuse decreases post-deployment
The first study to compare combat-related deployments and spousal abuse among Air Force couples found that abuse decreased after airmen returned from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
View ArticleFurlough exemptions keep child care open
Despite fears that civilian furloughs would force airmen to scramble for child care services, Air Force officials say exemptions to the furloughs, announced May 14, will help them keep day care center...
View ArticleClassmates remember Marine 45 years after his death
It has been 45 years since Thomas McBride was killed in Vietnam. In those years, his fellow members of the Mater Dei class of 1967 grew up, found careers and raised families. But they have not...
View ArticleEditorial: Transparency for reliefs
When it comes to showing soldiers the Army really does hold leaders accountable, the service has a less than stellar record.
View ArticleDorr: Air Force works its way to zero tolerance for sexual assault
Sex. Keep it out of the workplace. Keep it off the flight line and out of the back shops.
View ArticleEditorial: Show proof for reliefs
The Corps has launched a very public campaign to hold its commanders accountable for missteps and oversights within their units.
View ArticleEditorial: Misguided sex law
A May 23 split ruling by the Court of Military Appeals for the Armed Forces raises questions about the reach and application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and points again to the need to...
View ArticleEditorial: Smart call to kill PTS
Early this year we previewed new re-enlistment rules that were on the way to sailors. It meant big changes for Perform to Serve, the much-maligned system that sailors and commanding officers alike...
View ArticlePutin: Navy in Mediterranean not saber-rattling
Russia announced on Thursday that it will keep a fleet of about dozen navy ships in the Mediterranean Sea, a move President Vladimir Putin said is needed to protect his country's national security.
View ArticleD-Day anniversary commemorations begin in France
Veterans of the 1944 Normandy landings gathered Thursday at the site of history's largest amphibious invasion for a day of ceremonies marking D-Day's 69th anniversary.
View ArticleMarine logistics bases to go dark on furlough days
Work at the Marines' two major logistics bases will effectively shut down on days this summer when civilian workers are furloughed, the chief of Marine Corps Installations and Logistics said this week.
View ArticleD-Day soldier's bracelet recovered, returned to family
Sixty-nine years ago, 160,000 Allied troops endured a rough English Channel crossing and a deadly German crossfire to crawl into Normandy and begin reversing the tide of World War II. Some 4,414 Allied...
View ArticleJune 6, 1863: Lincoln clashes with Gen. Hooker
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is growing increasingly frustrated with his top commander on the eastern front, according to top aides.
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