Sudanese 'lost boy' finds home in Reserve
Dominic Luka boarded a plane for the first time May 22, 2001. He was 16. He remembers his excitement traveling from Kenya to the U.S. Although he knew where the plane would touch down, he didn't know...
View ArticleHoward's path to Navy history
She has confronted prejudice and resistance from her Induction Day in 1978 to her recent years as a flag officer.
View ArticleAl-Qaida militants in Iraq seize much of Fallujah
Al-Qaida militants have seized much of Fallujah, a key city in western Iraq, engaging Iraqi army forces in pitched battles there in a brazen challenge to Iraq's central government.
View ArticleAviators may apply for test pilot training program
Applications are being accepted from commissioned and warrant officer aviators for the fiscal 2014 Army Experimental Test Pilot Training Program selection board that will meet in early April at Human...
View ArticleS.C. Guard's final Vietnam War veteran retires
The South Carolina National Guard is saying goodbye to its final Vietnam Veteran.
View ArticlePT test, new ships, new leadership coming to Coast Guard in 2014
Change is on the horizon for the Coast Guard in 2014, starting at the very top.
View ArticleRapid fall for Army general accused of sex crimes
With a single star studded on each shoulder of his immaculate dress blues, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair waited his turn to go through the metal detectors at the federal courthouse at Fort Bragg, just...
View ArticleUSCG icebreaker to rescue 2 ships in Antarctica
A U.S. Coast Guard heavy icebreaker will leave Australia for Antarctica on Sunday to rescue more than 120 crew members aboard two icebreakers trapped in pack ice near the frozen continent's eastern...
View ArticleMajority of MRAPs to be scrapped or stored
The Army estimates it will need to spend $1.7 billion in supplemental wartime dollars over the next several years to modernize and retain 8,585 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, while...
View ArticleNavy offering easy fix for 200,000-plus locked out of NRTC
A new automated system will allow sailors to unlock their Non-Resident Training Course accounts - a common problem caused by a summer cybersecurity push that led to more than 200,000 requests to the...
View ArticleKerry: U.S. will support Iraq, but without troops
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that the United States will support Iraq's fight against al-Qaida-linked militants who have overrun two cities, but won't send in American troops.
View ArticleArmy updates gaming website, first-person simulator game
The Army has updated its premier military gaming website, just in time for the launch of the latest version of its popular Virtual Battlespace game.
View ArticleMarines teach LSU's women cagers about teamwork, leadership
When Nikki Caldwell heard Brig. Gen. Lori Reynolds speak at the 2013 Women's Basketball Coaches Association national convention in April, she was inspired - and intrigued.
View ArticleBosnian doctor repays kindness the AF showed her as a girl
In December 1993, 11-year-old Merima White fled her home in Sarajevo with her family and a single material possession - a stuffed polar bear bought from an Olympics souvenir shop nearly a decade before.
View ArticleWounded veterans work to put away child predators
Oskar Zepeda has had pretty much one mission in his life: kill or capture.
View ArticleFormer Yankee, Marine pilot Coleman dies at 89
Hall of Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman, a former second baseman for the New York Yankees who interrupted his pro career to fly as a Marine Corps pilot in World War II and Korea, died Sunday, the San...
View ArticleTactical Veteran: Resources, mentors offer small-business starting points
Over the last couple of columns, I've offered advice from fellow veterans who are entrepreneurs and finding success in business.
View ArticleTactical Veteran: Vet entrepreneurs give advice to startup hopefuls
Separating from the military is like beginning a new life, with seemingly infinite new choices.
View ArticleSudan leader: Talks only way forward for S. Sudan
The president of Sudan said during a visit to former enemy territory on Monday that 20 years of war with South Sudan taught the people of his country that negotiations are the only way forward for the...
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