Two Koreas hold first high-level talks in 7 years
Senior officials for North and South Korea met Wednesday for the first high-level talks between the two foes in seven years ahead of a visit to Seoul by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
View ArticleCoast Guard cadets help avert bus accident
It was shortly after midnight when Coast Guard Academy cadet Ben Lesniak, traveling with his hockey team, noticed the bus was swerving across lanes on Interstate 95. The driver was losing consciousness.
View ArticleStolen medals returned to brother of Vietnam vet
Law enforcement officers in Kalispell and Flathead County went above and beyond the call of duty to recover stolen military medals that belonged to a Vietnam War veteran.
View ArticleTactical Veteran: Save time, money with CLEP exams
Whether you're still in uniform or have already separated, you may be looking for a way to earn college credit that will have minimal impact on your busy schedule.
View ArticleNew survey highlights spouse employment problems
A new study puts hard data behind what many military spouses already know: On average, they earn about 38 percent less than their civilian counterparts, and they're about 30 percent more likely to be...
View ArticleDoD making it more complicated to replace CAC cards
Be prepared to embrace the suck if your Common Access Card gets lost or stolen.
View ArticleBush Carrier Strike Group to deploy Saturday
Four ships, one air wing and more than 5,000 sailors that comprise the Bush Carrier Strike Group will get underway Saturday to conduct maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts...
View Article1,499 first lieutenants, captains face July force shaping board
The Air Force is planning to cut 520 overmanned first lieutenants and captains in the biomedical sciences corps, dental corps, medical services corps and nurse corps categories this year through force...
View ArticleSenate to clear bill ending military pension cuts
The Senate is on track to clear a bill to reverse cuts to military pensions enacted just two months ago.
View ArticleUAV degrees are hot ticket
The Federal Aviation Administration estimates that as many as 7,500 commercial unmanned aerial vehicles could be flying in national airspace within a few years, but colleges aren't waiting for the...
View ArticleGED test gets overhaul
The GED test, for decades the brand name for the high school equivalency exam, is about to undergo some changes.
View ArticleFind your niche with new master's degrees
News from colleges launching new master's degrees around the U.S.:
View ArticleTeach yourself a new skill
When people consider ways to get a better job or a boost in salary, one of the things they think about is whether they should go back to school.
View ArticleCongress repeals caps on military retired pay
The fight against reductions in military retired pay is over - and retirees have emerged victorious.
View ArticleAfghanistan set to release prisoners who killed U.S. troops
As early as Thursday, the Afghan government is expected to release prisoners who have killed U.S. and coalition troops, a NATO spokesman said.
View Article2 NATO troops, 2 Afghans killed in dispute
Afghan army soldiers exchanged fire with NATO service members after a heated dispute Wednesday on a base in the east of the country, leaving two Afghans and two foreigners dead, according to accounts...
View ArticleWhite House offers help to industry on cyberattack
The Whited House on Wednesday offered to help U.S. businesses protect their computer systems from cyberattacks that President Obama called 'one the gravest national security dangers that the United...
View ArticleVa. National Guard to stage up to 300 for storm
Up to 300 members of the Virginia National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force will be staged in central Virginia and along the Interstate 81 corridor to help respond to a winter storm.
View ArticleNational Guard preparing for storm in several states
More than 300,000 homes and businesses were without power in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina as a fierce winter storm cut an icy swath Wednesday across much of the South.
View ArticleTwentynine Palms Marines to receive Silver and Bronze stars for six-day...
Four California-based Marines will be recognized for their heroism during a 2012 operation in Afghanistan.
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