Man expected to plead guilty in Guard armory weapons case
A militia member indicted in what the FBI once characterized as a terror plot to blow up a west-central Minnesota police station was expected to plead guilty to weapons charges Friday in U.S. District...
View ArticleOfficer promotion digest for February
Colonel Regular Army Army Competitive Category MFE OS FS Promote 24 22 14 Thru Seq# 49 45 29 Remaining 222 132 118 Special Branches JA CH MC DC MS SP VC AN Promote 0 5 0 0 4 2 1 1 Thru Seq # 0 12 27 4...
View ArticleHagel tries to buck up morale of missile crews
Buried here deep under the flat, frozen and farm-covered landscape lie some of the world's most catastrophic weapons - and one of the U.S. military's most troubling morale problems.
View ArticleCharges dismissed against midshipman in academy assault case
A judge dismissed charges against a former Naval Academy football player Friday in a case involving a sexual assault against a female midshipman at an off-campus house party in 2012.
View ArticleSexual assault reports up at USNA, down at other academies
The Naval Academy saw an uptick in sexual assault reports during the 2012-13 school year, according to a report released Friday by the Pentagon.
View ArticleNew Air Force Secretary shows support for Guard, Reserve
The new Air Force secretary, in her first public testimony, threw strong support behind the Air National Guard and Reserve.
View ArticleUnemployment rate for vets dropped in December
The unemployment rate for Post-9/11 veterans, as well as for the vet population as a whole, fell sharply in December, while the nation's unemployment rate also dipped, Labor Department data show.
View ArticleNCIS: Marine crushed by bulldozer as he slept in foxhole
Pfc. Casey James Holmes, a Marine killed in March during a training mishap at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, was crushed by a bulldozer as he slept in a shallow, hand-dug...
View ArticleA nervous calm grips Fallujah, but clashes nearby
Residents started to trickle back to the besieged city of Fallujah on Friday as militants and government forces both appear to be preparing for a long standoff.
View ArticleFour more women drop out of Marine Infantry Officer Course
14 women have attempted and failed to complete the course since 2012
View ArticleNew CSM for Initial Military Training
Initial Military Training welcomed a new command sergeant major at a ceremony here today.
View ArticleA-12 litigation may be coming to an end
It was 1991 when the Pentagon canceled a $4.8 billion program to build a stealth aircraft for the US Navy called the A-12, a decision prompted by fears the plane would take too long to produce and...
View ArticleIG goes to Facebook to lament retirement of general who overturned sex...
The Air Force Inspector General - an independent overseer of criminal cases, including sexual assault cases - went to Facebook to express his dismay about Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin's decision to retire...
View ArticleCaptains, majors could face RIFs this summer
Some captains and majors could be caught up in a reduction in force this summer, according to a chart obtained by Air Force Times.
View ArticleAcademy superintendent: Sex assault reports down but more work ahead
Air Force Academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson said she is encouraged by a Defense Department report released today that shows sexual assault reports at the service academies are down from...
View ArticleAir Force drug probe grows to 10 officers
An Air Force investigation into alleged drug use in the ranks has expanded to include 10 officers at six bases in the U.S. and Britain.
View Article'Enlisted' embraces the suck, premieres tonight
The Fox comedy follows the antics of three brothers in arms serving in the hell of a 'rear D' unit in Florida.
View ArticleChanges to IC rating include first master chiefs
Interior communications electricians will soon have some master chiefs to call their own.
View ArticleVA under fire for proposed disability filing rule
For veterans seeking disability compensation, the application process is supposed to be so easy that a handwritten note on a napkin will initiate a claim or an appeal.
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