Resort cities fight for military conferences
The House Armed Services Committee is asking military conference planners to stop discriminating against resort cities.
View ArticleBill to revamp military justice faces uphill fight
Ambitious legislation to stanch the growing number of sexual assaults in the armed forces by overhauling the military justice system faces an uncertain future due to vigorous objections from senior...
View ArticleBills to lower vets' tuition face opposition from schools
Bipartisan legislation that would force public colleges and universities to charge only in-state tuition rates to troops and veterans - if they want to keep receiving GI Bill payments - is facing...
View ArticleGen. Kehler lays out vision for STRATCOM
The head of U.S. Strategic Command made the case this morning that STRATCOM cannot be viewed simply as the nuclear arm of the Pentagon.
View ArticleVA at 'tipping point' of breaking claims backlog
A top Veterans Affairs Department official reported Wednesday that VA may have broken the back of its claims backlog, the most vexing problem facing the department in the Post-9/11 era.
View ArticleTop military leader disputes diplomat on Benghazi
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says four members of Army special forces in Tripoli were never told to stand down after the attack last year on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.
View ArticleGeorgia shuts 2 bases in Afghanistan after attacks
Georgia said Wednesday that the country has closed two of its bases in Afghanistan after 10 of its soldiers were killed by militant attacks within the last four weeks, but it will not reduce the number...
View ArticleArmy doctor sues Boy Scouts alleging abuse
An Army doctor filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Boy Scouts of America and its affiliates, alleging he was abused as a teenager by his troop's leader who had known proclivities toward child...
View ArticleOfficials: Obama aides split on arming rebels
President Barack Obama's top national security advisers met Wednesday to air their reservations about arming Syria's rebels, with officials acknowledging that the growing alarm over the Assad regime's...
View ArticleJune 12, 1863: Lincoln fires back on civil liberties
President Abraham Lincoln fired back at critics today who say the White House has overstepped presidential powers by curtailing basic civil liberties in the name of national security.
View ArticleTricare's West Region contractor shakes up its leadership
UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans Services has ousted its chief executive officer following the company's rocky transition in assuming management of the Tricare West Region contract two months ago.
View ArticleFort Hood soldier accused of paying for sex
Authorities on Wednesday charged a Fort Hood sergeant with paying for sex with a soldier in a prostitution scheme allegedly arranged by a low-level coordinator of the Texas Army post's sexual assault...
View ArticleVictim in Texas parade crash accused of lying
An ex-police officer from Georgia who was injured in a train accident during a veterans parade in Texas is accused of lying about receiving a Purple Heart medal and was arrested Wednesday, Cherokee...
View ArticleNew liberty rules ease slightly in Okinawa
Airmen stationed on Okinawa can now have a couple of drinks with dinner off base, according to new guidance for troops issued by U.S. Forces Japan.
View ArticleManning's defense wins objection on evidence
A video of a U.S. Apache helicopter attack leaked by Pfc. Bradley Manning revealed sensitive information that could help enemies plan deadlier assaults, according to a Pentagon official's statement...
View ArticleArmy vet's wife, 72, fends off intruder with .357 Magnum
A 72-year-old Southern California grandmother who shot at - and narrowly missed - a man trying to break into her home said Tuesday she was shocked at the attention her action was getting but does not...
View ArticleSenator urges benefits equality, legal aid for vets
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen urged members of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs Wednesday to pass bills that would bring benefits equality to same-sex military couples and would enhance law school...
View ArticleF-16s may stay in Jordan after exercise
The aircraft will take part in the 'Eager Lion' exercise, which runs from June 9-20.
View ArticleReserve C-130s to help fight Colorado fires
The Air Force is now entering the fight against wildfires in Colorado.
View ArticleSenators side with Joint Chiefs on sex assault law
The Senate Armed Services Committee sided with the Joint Chiefs on sexual assault legislation Wednesday, gutting changes passed by a subcommittee on Tuesday that would have created an independent legal...
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