Obama orders military to review sexual assault
President Barack Obama on Friday gave the military one year to make progress on an epidemic of sexual assault or face potential tougher reforms, hours after Congress sent a sweeping defense bill for...
View ArticleOpponents of COLA cut to pensions petition White House
Opponents of a planned reduction to the annual cost of living adjustment to military pensions have launched a petition drive urging President Obama to veto the cuts.
View ArticleState Dept. requests more Marine embassy guards amid crisis in South Sudan
The State Department is calling on the Marine Corps' new Security Augmentation Unit to help shore up protection at the U.S.
View ArticleThe National Museum of the U.S. Air Force expanding
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, will begin construction in late spring on a new building to expand its exhibit space.
View ArticleU.S. military aircraft hit in South Sudan
Rebel fire hit two U.S. military aircraft responding to the outbreak in violence in South Sudan on Saturday, wounding three U.S. service members and heavily damaging at least one of the aircraft,...
View ArticleMan denies charge stemming from strip club killing
A former Marine accused of shooting a man to death outside a strip club near Casper has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.
View Article3 U.S. military aircraft hit in S. Sudan, 4 wounded
Gunfire hit three U.S. military aircraft trying to evacuate American citizens in a remote region of South Sudan that on Saturday became a battle ground between the country's military and renegade...
View ArticleCoast Guard Museum fundraising kicks up; 2017 opening planned
Donations have doubled in the past three months for construction of the National Coast Guard Museum, but there are still significant hurdles to meet the estimated 2017 opening, officials said.
View ArticleCNO: 9-month carrier deployments until 2015, at least
Carrier strike group deployments will continue at or near the nine-month mark throughout the new year, the Navy's top officer said, meaning some sailors will have to wait until at least 2015 before...
View ArticleU.S. nuclear missiles are a force in much distress
The hundreds of nuclear missiles that have stood war-ready for decades in underground silos along remote stretches of America, silent and unseen, packed with almost unimaginable destructive power, are...
View ArticleSame-sex ceremony held at Fort Bragg's chapel
The North Carolina home of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division and the Green Berets is opening the base chapel to same-sex ceremonies.
View ArticleObama keeps eye on tense situation in South Sudan
President Obama said Saturday that continued violence and militancy in South Sudan would cost the world's newest country the support of the United States and other nations.
View ArticleJohn Eisenhower, historian and Ike's son, dies
John S.D. Eisenhower, the son of a five-star general turned president who forged his own career in the U.S. Army and then chronicled the history of the American military in numerous books, died...
View ArticleBlack-belt petty officer trains sailors in Ga.
In mid-November, a petty officer third class won the gold medal at an Army Combatives tournament in Fort Gordon, Ga. - defeating every opponent he faced in the cruiserweight class.
View ArticleNavy's new way to paint: Ike crew saves fleet time, cash
Sailors on a dry-docked aircraft carrier are painting more parts themselves rather than relying on the shipyard, boosting the number of refurbished doors and parts while saving the Navy cash.
View ArticleA-10 pilots honored for ground fight rescues in stormy weather
It was a scene you could expect to see in a movie, but for Lt. Col. Paul Zurkowski and Maj. Christopher Cisneros, it was reality.
View ArticleAir Force rescue crews boost their A2/AD training
The push to train for more anti-access, area-denial threats - where an enemy has advanced weapons that aim to keep U.S. aircraft and warships at bay -has largely focused on fighter pilots and bombers...
View ArticleDid media exposure backfire for Marine officer in classified-info case?
The three senior officers overseeing Maj. Jason Brezler's administrative hearing here were charged with determining whether he demonstrated substandard conduct by improperly handling classified documents.
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