Purple Heart stolen in Mass. home invasion
One of the items stolen in an armed home invasion in Leicester last weekend was a Purple Heart earned by the World War II veteran father of one of the victims, police said.
View Article100 selected for supplemental promotion
The Air Force has selected 100 airmen for supplemental promotions in January.
View ArticleEx-soldier charged with terrorism to plead guilty
Court documents show a former U.S. Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military intends to plead guilty in connection with the case.
View ArticleIn new book, Gates reveals he approved, then rescinded, Peralta's Medal of Honor
In a shocking revelation in his soon-to-be-released memoir, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he had approved a Medal of Honor recommendation for late Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta in 2008,...
View ArticleLt. Gen. Franklin will retire as a 2-star
Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin, the Third Air Force commander who on Wednesday announced he is leaving the post amid months of scrutiny over his handling of sex assault cases, will retire as a two-star, the...
View ArticleBoehner: U.S. should help Iraq in anti-terror fight
House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that the United States should provide more equipment and other aid to the Iraqi government in its battle against al-Qaida militants, but he ruled out a...
View ArticleSailor drowns while spear fishing on Guam
A sailor assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 died Sunday while spear fishing near Agat, Guam, according to a news release from Andersen Air Force Base.
View ArticleMissing Shaw captain is considered a deserter, OSI says
A Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., captain who went missing last month is considered a deserter, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations said Thursday.
View ArticleBodies of Pave Hawk crew recovered from crash site
Police say the bodies of four U.S. Air Force crew members have been recovered from the site of a helicopter crash in eastern England.
View ArticleExplosives found at arrested soldier's home
Federal investigators say a cache of C4 explosives found near a Panhandle railroad appear to have been stolen from the military.
View ArticleGates details headaches caused by Air Force during his tenure
In a chapter aptly titled 'One Damn Thing After Another,' former Defense Secretary Robert Gates recalls in his memoir how the Air Force was 'one of my biggest headaches' during his tenure under...
View ArticleLt. colonels, majors face 'enhanced' SERB
Some active-duty majors and lieutenant colonels will meet a broadened selective early retirement board between June 16 and July 4, the Air Force said.
View ArticleCongressman calls for U.S. air support in Iraq
A congressman who also is an Air National Guardsman is calling for the Air Force to begin again its fight in Iraq.
View ArticleTell us: Should sailors keep their danger pay for 5th Fleet duty?
Sailors stand to lose hundreds of dollars - in some cases, thousands - when new restrictions on imminent danger pay take effect in June.
View ArticleTwo Malmstrom nuclear officers implicated in narcotics investigation
Two missileers from the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., have been implicated in a narcotics investigation, the Air Force confirmed Thursday.
View ArticleMilitary Times launches 2014 Best for Vets: Employers survey
Do you work for - or know of - a company doing great things for veterans, service members or their families?
View ArticleDemocratic aides, White House clash over arms to Iraq
Aides to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez are sharply criticizing the Obama administration, dubbing its inability to engage constructively on sending weapons to Iraq as...
View ArticleU.S. scrambles to avert civil war in South Sudan
Three years after midwifing South Sudan's birth, the United States is desperately trying to prevent the world's youngest nation from falling apart.
View ArticleWorkers tear down Army chemical site in Utah
Wrecking crews are starting demolition at a remote Army depot in Utah that burned tons of deadly nerve gas and other chemical weapons.
View ArticleEnemy fire caused Black Hawk crash that killed 6 soldiers
Enemy fire caused the helicopter crash that killed six soldiers in Afghanistan in December, officials said today.
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