Marines' new unmanned vehicle could patrol bases in Afghanistan
The Marine Corps is experimenting with a new unmanned ground vehicle that can patrol installations and detect intruders or potential enemy forces nearly a mile away.
View ArticleDonald Cook crew arrives in Rota
The first warship to call Naval Station Rota, Spain, home since 1979 pulled into port Feb. 11, the first of the four destroyers to make the move over the next two years.
View ArticleTaliban suspends talks to swap Gitmo prisoners for American POW
Afghanistan's Taliban said Sunday they had suspended 'mediation' with the United States to exchange captive Sgt.
View ArticleSources: DoD 5-year spending plan $115 billion over budget caps, ignores...
The Defense Department on March 4 will propose a five-year plan that boosts Pentagon spending by a total of $115 billion over sequestration spending caps, according to multiple sources who have been...
View ArticleCommand of Whiteman AFB bomb wing changes hands
Command of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base has been turned over to a Missouri native, Brig Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, at a ceremony in front of 500 troops and family members.
View ArticleAir Force cadets create stroke-therapy system using Xbox
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Recovery from a stroke often involves intense physical therapy, multiple trips to the hospital and thousands of dollars in equipment.
View ArticleBill would name N.Y. post office for fallen soldier
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Chris Collins have introduced legislation to name a western New York post office after a soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
View ArticleIndiana Air Guard chaplain receives Purple Heart
A chaplain now with the Indiana Air National Guard has received a Purple Heart after being wounded in a rocket attack during an Army deployment to Afghanistan nearly three years ago.
View ArticleFlags lowered for Oregon soldier killed in war
Gov. John Kitzhaber ordered flags at public institutions lowered to half-staff Monday in honor of a 22-year-old soldier from Portland who was killed in Afghanistan.
View ArticleBook traces history of Norfolk Naval Station
A new book traces the history of the world's largest navy base.
View ArticleRespiratory failure named in deaths of 2 SEALs
Police on the island nation of Seychelles say that two former U.S. Navy SEALs found dead aboard the ship Maersk Alabama died of respiratory failure and were suspected to have had heart attacks,...
View ArticleVeterans advocates prepare for new budget fights
Cuts to annual cost-of-living adjustments in military retired pay are gone. Now comes the next fight.
View ArticleColumbus man gets prison for graveyard thefts
A Columbus man who was called a grave robber for stealing ornamental vases and military veterans' nameplates from local cemeteries has been given up to eight years in prison.
View ArticleSlain Afghan soldiers memorialized in Kabul
Afghan officials on Monday mourned the loss of 21 soldiers killed by the Taliban in the single deadliest incident for the Afghan army in at least a year, as new details emerged about the attack which...
View ArticleDoD plan would slash commissary budget, raise prices
The often-touted 30 percent average savings that troops and families enjoy in military commissaries would shrink considerably under the Pentagon's plan to slash taxpayer subsidies for the stores by...
View ArticleOhio Air Force base gets powerful supercomputer
The U.S. Air Force says a new $20.8 million supercomputer will nearly double the computing power at Ohio's largest military base.
View ArticleAdm. Nimitz's WWII diary published online
The U.S. Naval War College released a trove of World War II information Monday by posting online the operational diary kept by the Pacific commander, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, during the war against Japan.
View ArticleLump-sum payouts set for Korea tour extensions
Select categories of soldiers who are authorized tour extensions in South Korea continue to be eligible for assignment incentive pay of $300 per month, except this year they have the option of...
View ArticleCNP's big changes: Higher sea pay, stable advancements and a streamlined...
Vice Adm. Bill Moran is a man on a mission.
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