Marine Corps' bagpipes boycott drives new legislation
Having military bands perform at community events would become easier under an amendment passed Friday by the House of Representatives.
View ArticleJoint Chiefs of Staff chairman visits Minot AFB
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday was slated to visit a North Dakota Air Force base that has been plagued for years by missteps involving nuclear weapons.
View ArticleMilitary funeral procession changes
There's a change happening Air Force-wide in the mortuary affairs program, and most may not know about it until, well, it's too late.
View ArticleFormer Marine facing extradition claims innocence
A former U.S. Marine facing extradition to the Philippines on double murder charges says he is innocent.
View ArticleVentura wants 'American Sniper' lawsuit to proceed
MINNEAPOLIS Attorneys for former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura asked a federal judge Monday to allow his defamation lawsuit against slain 'American Sniper' author Chris Kyle to go forward with Kyle's...
View ArticleInspectors on fleetwide hunt for anything offensive
Navy and Marine inspectors have less than two weeks to roam all workspaces and community areas to root out anything that hints at being lewd, crude or just plain offensive to your co-workers.
View ArticleYour new RAT boots: Quicker drying footwear coming in 2014
The Marine Corps will begin fielding quick-drying Rugged All Terrain boots in the next year.
View ArticleWorkplace cleanup underway for offensive material
Workplace inspections are underway across the Army for material that might be construed as inappropriate, degrading or offensive.
View ArticleAcademy football players face Article 32 for alleged assault
The case of three Naval Academy football players accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman while she was unconscious will proceed to an Article 32 hearing, a Navy official confirmed.
View ArticleGroup wants DoD to ban porn from bases, camps
An anti-pornography group is urging Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to remove all adult materials from the military exchanges and prohibit electronic access to pornography on installations.
View ArticleOne-star: Counterinsurgency skills learned in Iraq, Afghanistan relevant in...
The cultural know-how Marines developed as part of the counterinsurgency strategy used in Iraq and Afghanistan will be applicable to new missions in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a general who...
View ArticleBlue rope loses stripe for minor offenses
Senior Airman Dcoridrion Hicks achieved in June 2012 the elite title of master military training instructor, a feat no other MTI of his rank had accomplished in at least a decade.
View ArticleSenate panel strikes down bill to allow abortions at military hospitals
A measure that would allow troops and military family members to have abortions at military hospitals if they pay for the procedures themselves has failed to pass the Senate Armed Services Committee.
View ArticleAir Force removes six career fields from CJR list
The Air Force has removed limits on how many first-term airmen can re-enlist for six career fields, while it has lowered the number of airmen who can re-enlist for an additional 17 career fields
View ArticleMilitary plans would put women in most combat jobs
Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat...
View ArticleMilitary plans would put women in most combat jobs
Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat...
View ArticleThieves steal motorcycles, camper from wounded Special Forces soldier
A Special Forces soldier who lost his legs to a bomb in Afghanistan but returned to the Army is grappling with the loss of his motorcycles and a camper from his parents' North Carolina home.
View ArticleActive, former Navy aviators among 8 new astronaut trainees
Two Navy aviators - one active, one former - are among NASA's latest astronaut trainees, a group of eight individuals selected from more than 6,100 applicants, the agency announced Monday.
View Article2 female pilots among six service members selected to be astronauts
NASA has eight new astronauts - its first new batch in four years.
View ArticlePolar Star gets back to work
After almost seven years out of commission, and a reactivation cost of $90 million, a Coast Guard heavy icebreaker is back in action.
View Article