AP: Commander in Nazi SS-led unit living in US
A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota...
View ArticleArmy kills carbine competition
The $50 million competition to build a better carbine is dead.
View ArticleMarines, Army form quick-strike forces for Africa
The Marine Corps and Army have developed quick-reaction forces to respond to attacks such as the one in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador.
View ArticleObama steps up military aid to Syrian rebels
President Obama's decision to authorize lethal aid to Syrian rebels marks a deepening of U.S. involvement in the two-year civil war. But U.S.
View ArticleHouse passes free Internet for troops, TA protection and more
During its work Thursday on the 2014 defense policy bill, the House of Representatives took up and passed a grab bag of amendments that will, if they become law, affect the lives of service members and...
View ArticleOfficials irked over students' waning flag etiquette
It's both what students do - and don't do - when facing the American flag that unsettled Brevard School Board member Andy Ziegler.
View ArticleLawmakers want to limit PCS funds
House appropriators have voted to reduce funding for permanent change-of-station moves in their defense appropriations bill for fiscal 2014.
View Article1-star assignment announced
Rear Adm. Brett Heimbigner will be assigned as deputy director, National Clandestine Service for Community Human Intelligence, Langley, Va., Navy leaders announced Thursday in a Defense Department news...
View ArticleTom Hanks backs restoration of WWII paratrooper camp
Actor Tom Hanks has donated $25,000 to Camp Toccoa at Currahee Inc. for its ambitious restoration of the World War II paratrooper training camp.
View ArticleGuardsman pleads to Craigslist ad soliciting wife's rape
An Idaho man charged with placing an online ad seeking men to force their way into a house and rape his wife has pleaded guilty to solicitation of rape.
View ArticleHouse panel says no to separate Spec Ops family programs
The House Appropriations Committee has taken steps to block the U.S. Special Operations Command's efforts to create separate programs for mental health, education and family resiliency.
View ArticleMoore works to repair park ruined by tornado
Leaders in Moore are working to rebuild and repair facilities at the Veterans Memorial Park that were destroyed in last month's EF5 tornado.
View ArticleAir Guard abuse claim gets senators' attention
A former New York Air National Guard officer's allegations of abuse within a high-profile unit are more evidence of a 'systemic crisis' in the nation's armed forces, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said...
View ArticleJudge bans Fort Hood suspect's defense strategy
A military judge will not allow an Army psychiatrist to tell jurors that he shot Fort Hood soldiers to protect Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.
View ArticleFree media training program for vets starting in Connecticut
The Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network plans to launch a free digitial media training program for veterans at its Hartford headquarters in the fall, and officials hope that the effort serves as a...
View ArticleSchools scramble to support vets - is it working?
Anthony Arnold left college his freshman year to enlist in the Navy. When he returned to finish his undergraduate degree five years later, he wasn't like everyone else. He was older. He was trained in...
View ArticleNew complaint reporting system for schools on the way
The federal government is testing, and plans to soon implement, a broad new complaint reporting system designed to root out the 'bad apples' among education institutions that serve troops and veterans,...
View ArticleNew Xbox 'a sin against all service members'
Navy Lt. Scott Metcalf was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new Xbox One. Now he's not even sure if he'll buy one.
View ArticleArmy Ranger dies during parachute drill in Ga.
An Army Ranger was found dead on the ground with parachute cords wrapped around his neck after a routine training jump in southeast Georgia and commanders hope an investigation will reveal what went...
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