'Death Road' blocks Afghan minority from homeland
Maps refer to it as part of the Kabul-Behsud Highway. Motorists call it Death Road.
View ArticleMilitary pulls MRI machines for treating troops from war zone
Advanced brain imaging machines sent to Afghanistan in 2011 at the urging of Adm. Mike Mullen when he was the Pentagon's top military officer have since been quietly dismantled.
View ArticleU.S. commander predicts more Afghan suicide attacks
The second-ranking U.S. military commander in Afghanistan is predicting more violence like the assault last week on a Kabul restaurant that was the deadliest single attack against foreign civilians in...
View ArticleBoard targets colonels for early retirement
Colonels who are pilots, combat systems officers, special tactics officers, intelligence officers, among other career fields, could be retired under a broadened selective early retirement board the Air...
View ArticlePolice identify 3 Holloman airmen killed in car crash
Police identified three airmen from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., who were killed Tuesday morning in a car crash.
View ArticleReady to get out? Army ramps up transition help
Regulations require that separating soldiers receive transition services no later than one year before departing active duty, but Army is moving toward a strategy that will initiate those services much...
View ArticleCorps developing a quick-strike force in Middle East
The Marine Corps is developing plans to establish a contingency force that will be based in the Middle East and be capable of responding to crises throughout the troubled region.
View ArticleOdierno: Ground Combat Vehicle is dead (for now)
If the omnibus budget bill that President Obama signed earlier this month didn't already make it clear, the Army's Ground Combat Vehicle program is all but dead.
View ArticleNew letter seeks release of Marine veteran held in Iran
An interim nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran presents 'the perfect time' to press for the release of an ex-Marine being held on spying charges, a former defense secretary and three...
View ArticleAir Force officer who tackled robber in video says he just reacted
An Air Force officer whose tackling of a would-be robber is captured on surveillance video that's gone viral says he reacted before he had time to think.
View ArticleGrandson of Enola Gay pilot nominated for first star
Col. Paul Tibbets IV, grandson of the pilot who flew the B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb, has been nominated to get his first star, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Thursday.
View ArticleBackground check company hit by U.S. gov't complaint
The company that handled a background check on National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden allegedly defrauded the U.S.
View Article9/11 accused said to refuse Guantanamo mental exam
A Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged with taking part in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack is not cooperating with a court-ordered effort to determine if he is mentally competent to stand trial, his lawyer...
View ArticlePolice ID Holloman airmen killed in car crash
The identities of three Holloman Air Force Base airmen killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident are now being released.
View ArticleU.S. developing plans to train Iraqis in Jordan
U.S. officials are developing plans to use a small number of U.S. special operations forces in Jordan to train Iraqi troops as part of a broader effort to help Iraq fight the growing al-Qaida threat...
View ArticleSources: Congress clears way for Iraq arms sale
Congress has cleared the way for the United States to provide Iraq with new military equipment to aid its battle against al-Qaida.
View ArticlePACOM chief concerned over Japan-China tension
The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said Thursday the tensions between China and Japan are likely to grow unless they talk to each other.
View ArticleArmy announces sergeant, staff sergeant promotions
These soldiers will be promoted to sergeant or staff sergeant in February, Army officials announced Thursday. They can expect to be promoted as of Feb. 1:
View ArticleU.S. and Russia talk about bomb tech in Olympic prep
The top U.S. and Russian military leaders have discussed security at the Sochi Olympics, including the possibility of sharing technologies used by American forces to counter roadside bombs, the...
View ArticleIDs revealed of 3 found dead at Fort Hood home
Army investigators have revealed the identities of the man and two children found dead in a Fort Hood home in what they suspect was a murder-suicide.
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