Pilot faulted in August F-16 collision
An Air Force investigation released Wednesday blames an F-16 pilot for a midair collision with another F-16 in August near the Virginia coast.
View ArticleMarine Corps cracks down on how troops style their hair
The Marine Corps has approved a few new hairstyles for women, but it's taking a hard line against other styles - for both male and female Marines - that it considers 'faddish' or 'eccentric.'
View ArticleLockheed Works Toward 4th-Gen Prices for F-35
The cost of a fully equipped F-35A joint strike fighter will drop to $85 million by 2019, according to a top Lockheed official, as long as the program continues to increase quantities.
View ArticleWhite House to release task force report on spying
The White House says it's releasing a task force report that recommends changes on how the National Security Agency collects intelligence data.
View ArticleNCIS struggling with sex-assault caseload
For nearly a year, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service has investigated any and all Navy sexual assaults referred to law enforcement.
View ArticleMental health programs for troops, vets get star-power boost
Oscar and Tony winner Glenn Close lent her star power Wednesday to legislation that would help improve community mental health services, including programs for veterans with service-related behavioral...
View Article1st Navy bribery conviction may bring wider probe
The first conviction in a massive bribery scandal that has ensnared six U.S. Navy officials could lead to an expanded probe if a senior Navy criminal investigator who pleaded guilty cooperates with...
View ArticleLawmakers pass last-minute fix to COLA cuts
Lawmakers scrambled Wednesday to put in motion fixes to the provision that would reduce annual military pension increases for retirees under age 62, including those medically retired with less than 20...
View ArticleGeneral who overturned sex assault conviction loses authority over new case
The three-star general who overturned the sexual assault conviction of a lieutenant colonel earlier this year, setting off a fierce debate among military leaders and lawmakers over who should have...
View ArticleSenate OKs sequester-relief budget plan
The Senate on Wednesday approved a controversial bipartisan budget plan that erases over $30 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in 2014 and 2015. The former round of cuts would have kicked in...
View ArticleFort Jackson's commander: Training to stay stable
The Army's largest basic training installation is going to train up to 63,000 soldiers in each of the next two years despite ongoing troop cuts, the post's commander said Wednesday.
View ArticleSearch suspended for missing N.Y. Guard drone
New York National Guard officials say Navy divers have suspended their search for an unmanned military aircraft that crashed into Lake Ontario last month.
View ArticleHigh-tech USS Milwaukee is christened in Wis.
The USS Milwaukee was christened and launched Wednesday in northeast Wisconsin, the latest addition to the U.S. Navy's arsenal of high-tech warships.
View ArticleNativity scenes out at Guantanamo dining halls
The commander of the Guantanamo Bay naval base decided Wednesday to move Nativity scenes from two dining halls following complaints that the decorations improperly promoted Christianity.
View ArticleMarine Corps: Guaranteed careers for staff sergeants at risk
Staff sergeants may no longer be guaranteed a 20-year career and full retirement benefits, according to Manpower & Reserve Affairs officials.
View ArticleAttorney seeks files in Naval Academy sex assault
An attorney for the woman at the center of a sexual assault case involving two U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen is asking the academy's superintendent to release records from court proceedings.
View ArticleInd. soldier among 6 dead in Afghanistan helo crash
A northern Indiana soldier who was among six U.S. service members killed after a helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan was on his third deployment overseas, his mother said.
View ArticlePutin: NSA surveillance needed to fight terrorism
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that National Security Agency surveillance is necessary to fight terrorism, but added that the U.S. government must 'limit the appetite' of the agency with a...
View ArticleFort Bragg soldier demoted for using fake identity
A soldier who used his brother's identification to join the Army 25 years ago has been demoted after a court-martial at Fort Bragg.
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