For troops, commissaries are still a valued benefit
Even with the increasing encroachment of low-cost 'big box' stores, commissaries remain a highly valued benefit for active-duty members - especially enlisted troops - and their shopping habits bear...
View ArticleSoldier blown apart by war stages stirring comeback
The best gifts for Army Sgt. Joseph Grabianowski this Christmas aren't tied up with ribbons and bows.
View ArticleMom uses social media to scatter former airman son's ashes
For 3 1/2 years, a black stone urn containing C.J. Twomey's ashes has sat on a shelf in his parents' Maine home, not far from the door he walked out of one beautiful April day shortly before shooting...
View Article3 men walk 100 miles to raise money for veterans
Drivers along Red House Road in Campbell County had some company on the road as three men, one dressed in fatigues, continued their 100 Mile Hump, a military-inspired walk to raise money for service...
View ArticleAmericans evacuated from South Sudan battleground
American citizens were safely evacuated from a war-torn South Sudan city on Sunday, one day after four U.S. troops were injured when their aircraft drew fire during a failed airlift attempt,the State...
View ArticleRebels hold key oil capital in South Sudan
South Sudan's central government lost control of the capital of a key oil-producing state on Sunday, the military said, as renegade forces loyal to a former deputy president seized more territory in...
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 ArticleAttacks across Iraq kill at least 26 people
A new wave of attacks across Iraq including an attack on a TV station killed at least 26 people on Monday, officials said, as the government pressed on with its offensive to hunt down al-Qaida-linked...
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 ArticlePJ awarded Bronze Star with Valor for 2011 rescue
The bullets were still flying when Senior Airman Andrew Nichols and his teammate landed and jumped off the Pave Hawk.
View Article2 NATO soldiers killed in attacks in Afghanistan
NATO says two of its service members have been killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan.
View ArticleAK-47 inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94
Mikhail Kalashnikov, whose work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world's most popular firearm, died Monday at the age of 94.
View ArticleThousands of foreigners still trapped in South Sudan city
NAIROBI, Kenya British, Canadian and Kenyan citizens are among 3,000 foreigners trapped in a South Sudan city experiencing bouts of heavy machine gun fire, one of the most violent areas of a weeklong...
View ArticlePensions slashed under budget bill provision
Ann Wade, the wife of a recently retired Marine Corps pilot, watched the recent budget deliberations in the House and Senate with outrage.
View ArticleMaking 'Midlife'- viral vid leads to USNA Web show
A year ago, Midshipman 2nd Class Adam Vetere made quite a splash online with his co-produced Naval Academy 'Gangnam Style' spirit spot.
View ArticleSoldier fights conviction in open-carry incident
A Fort Hood, Texas, soldier and gun-rights activist is asking for a retrial inhis Nov. 19 conviction on a misdemeanor charge of interfering with the duties of a police officer after a confrontation...
View ArticleNAS Oceana pilot faces additional charges
A Navy pilot charged with extorting a 14-year-old Bedford County girl with whom he was having an online relationship is facing additional charges.
View ArticleFemale uniform tests to include new combo cover
The Navy's newly unveiled covers for female officers and chiefs look a lot like those worn by men - but are tailored for a better fit.
View ArticleMore Marines readied for possible South Sudan evacuations
The U.S. has moved additional Marines and aircraft from Spain to the Horn of Africa to provide embassy security and help with evacuations from violence-wracked South Sudan.
View ArticleBAH rates up 5 percent in 2014; program changes on horizon
Big changes to Basic Allowance for Housing rates are under consideration for down the road inside the Pentagon, but for now many troops can rest easy knowing that they will receive the standard uptick...
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