Report: U.S. drone may have killed Yemeni civilians
A U.S. military drone strike in Yemen in December may have killed up to a dozen civilians on their way to a wedding and injured others, including the bride, a human rights group says.
View ArticlePlan to move base highlights U.S. problem on Okinawa
For 10 years, Hiroshi Ashitomi has been coming to the beach near his Okinawa home every day to sit. He loves nothing more than the sea around the island, the rare sightings of dugongs and sea turtles,...
View ArticleSuicide blast kills 1, wounds 4 in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber on foot killed a security guard and wounded four civilians outside a hospital in northern Kabul on Thursday, officials said, while roadside bombs killed five...
View ArticleAirman pleads guilty in infant daughter's death
. An Air Force staff sergeant in New Mexico has pleaded guilty to negligent child abuse in the death of his infant daughter.
View ArticleEx-Campbell soldier seeks to end appeals in triple murder case, be executed
A former helicopter mechanic with an elite Army special operations unit condemned to death for killing three children wants to end all his appeals - a move made easier Thursday when the Kentucky...
View ArticleAir Force eyes the future of ISR
The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan will leave lasting changes on the military, but their biggest legacy on the Air Force has been the impact on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).
View ArticleBataan's deployment champ offers cruise, career tips
Lt. Cmdr. Steven Carpenter has crossed the equator more times than King Neptune himself.
View ArticleInterview: Lt. Gen. Robert Otto, Air Force Deputy Chief Of Staff for ISR
One lasting impact of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts has been the growth of the Pentagon's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts.
View ArticleOn newsstands this week
At risk of being cut in the drawdown? This week's issue of Air Force Times shows why the Air Force Reserve may be a solution. Big bonuses and retraining opportunities sweeten the deal for active-duty...
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This week's issue of Army Times features solutions for building better NCOs, including reshaping promotions and education.
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This week's issue of Marine Corps Times covers sex assault and the pressure to prosecute, questioning whether good Marines are being sacrificed in the name of political correctness.
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This week's issue of Navy Times reveals some sailors aren't pulling their weight. A new report found that thousands of sea duty slackers are dodging fleet jobs.
View ArticleAirman killed in Philadelphia car crash
An airman stationed at Dover Air Force Base, Del., died Tuesday in a crash on I-95 in Philadelphia.
View ArticleAETC commander: Changes coming to nuclear missile officer training
The Air Force will make changes to how it trains its nuclear missileers in light of a widespread cheating scandal, the head of the Air Education and Training Command said Thursday.
View ArticleGuantanamo prisoner sentence could be 15 years
A Guantanamo Bay prisoner pleaded guilty Thursday to war crime charges in a pretrial deal aimed at limiting his sentence to 15 years for helping plan the suicide bombing of an oil tanker off Yemen in...
View ArticleTrial delayed in Coast Guard shooting case
The trial of a Kodiak man charged in the fatal shooting of two men at a Coast Guard station has been postponed.
View ArticleFort Leonard Wood to lose 1,000 soldiers
The Fort Leonard Wood Army base in south-central Missouri is expected to lose 1,000 soldiers by October 2015.
View ArticlePanel: Scant evidence 'resiliency' programs really work
The military has invested millions of dollars in programs to prevent combat-related psychological disorders, but there is little evidence they are effective, an influential scientific panel has concluded.
View ArticleArmy discharged suspect in Wis. newborn's kidnapping
The woman charged with kidnapping her half sister's newborn this month had been discharged from the U.S. Army Reserve after about a year of service, military officials say.
View ArticleStudy: Soil dust suspected in illnesses among Iraq vets
When Army Sgt. Jayson Williams deployed to Iraq in 2003, he was a healthy 33-year-old who enjoyed the outdoors, running and playing with his son.
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