Commissaries won't close, but prices may increase
Pentagon proposals to reportedly slice $1 billion from the annual commissary budget may not hinge on closing stores, but on raising prices for patrons, sources said.
View ArticleU.S. defends sales of Hellfire missiles, Apaches to Iraq
As sectarian violence nudges Iraq toward a political abyss, its government's fight against brutal Sunni fighters is becoming a boon for American arms manufacturers.
View ArticleHagel 'deeply troubled' by ethics scandals in the ranks
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel thinks there may be a 'systemic' ethics crisis inside the military, his top spokesman said Wednesday.
View ArticleInvestigation prompts removal of Yokota commander
Col. Kevin Sampels was relieved of command of the 374th Maintenance Group at Yokota Air Base Japan, due to 'a lack of confidence in his ability to lead,' a spokesman for the 374th Airlift Wing said.
View ArticleSuspect in Wash. shooting a former VA employee
The woman accused of shooting and injuring a worker at a Veterans Affairs office in Vancouver is a former employee of the office, and another employee wrested away her gun, the VA and Clark County...
View ArticleFort Carson soldier fatally stabbed
Authorities say a soldier from South Carolina has been stabbed to death near Fort Carson in Colorado Springs.
View ArticleSenate committee to vote on repealing retiree COLA caps
The Senate Armed Services Committee will consider a bill next week to repeal the caps on annual cost-of-living increases in military retired pay.
View ArticleBill would require Tricare to cover breast-feeding expenses
Tricare would cover the cost of breast-feeding equipment, support and counseling for new moms who want to nurse their babies under a bill introduced by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.
View ArticleArmy loses bid to dismiss Vietnam vet's lawsuit
A federal judge in Connecticut has rejected a U.S. Army bid to dismiss a lawsuit by a Vietnam War veteran who claims he is wrongly being denied health care benefits.
View ArticleProsecution rests in mom's trial in Dyess toddler's death
Prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of a West Texas woman accused of her daughter's death by malnutrition and neglect.
View ArticleKeesler bracing for Air Force cuts
With a serious strain on the national debt, the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force suggested in a report last week that the branch reduce its number of active airmen to provide relief.
View ArticleMinot AFB to announce economic impact
The military is slated to release a study that shows Minot Air Force Base's impact on the local economy.
View ArticleAfter 19-year pursuit, World War II Marine gets disability benefits
Millard Sells saw some of the fiercest combat of his life in 1945 on Iwo Jima, but for most of the past two decades he has been engaged in a different, more bureaucratic battle.
View ArticleFacebook features fallen Marine's love story
The love story between Kimmy Kirkwood and her fallen Marine boyfriend, Sgt. Will Stacey, will forever be preserved in a Facebook tribute of the two showing how their lives became intertwined on social...
View ArticlePentagon agency trying to stop drug-resistant bacteria
The rise of drug-resistant bacteria and other biological threats has pushed the Pentagon to seek help developing small molecules that can stop some of the world's most dangerous pathogens.
View ArticleTaliban claims it has NATO military working dog
The Taliban has released footage of what they claim is a NATO working dog allegedly captured during fighting in eastern Afghanistan in December, the BBC is reporting.
View ArticleGI Joe, the world's first action figure, turns 50
The birthday of what's called the world's first action figure is being celebrated this month by collectors and the toy maker that introduced it just before the nation plunged into the quagmire that...
View Article1st Stryker combat vehicles coming to Fort Carson
The first Stryker combat vehicles are arriving at Fort Carson as one the post's brigades begins its conversion from tanks to vehicles designed to deploy quickly and take over some of the roles of tanks...
View ArticlePoland may seek access to Guantanamo suspects
Polish prosecutors may seek access to terror suspects detained by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay for direct questioning as part of an investigation into whether a secret CIA prison operated here in...
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