Lawmaker wants Memorial Day date changed
U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa wants to move the date of Memorial Day to encourage more Americans to focus on honoring military service members.
View ArticleKadena F-15s return to flight following crash, inspection
F-15s at Kadena Air Base, Japan, are returning to flight following a one-day standdown for inspections after an aircraft crashed during training.
View ArticleRuling due in suit over artillery that hit home, killed cat
A federal judge in New Jersey is due to rule on a lawsuit filed by a family whose home was hit by a piece of stray artillery from a nearby military installation.
View ArticleDonley tells AF Academy grads to help stem sexual assaults
Air Force Secretary Michael Donley urged graduating Air Force Academy cadets Wednesday to take on the 'scourge' of sexual assaults, echoing the message President Obama delivered to the Naval Academy...
View ArticleNavy plans $9M radiation cleanup at Seattle park
The Navy plans a $9 million, six-month cleanup starting in June at a Seattle park contaminated with radiation from glow-in-the-dark paint used on aircraft dials during World War II.
View ArticleSWOs won't choose 360-review panel under new plan
It's commonplace for officers undergoing a 360-degree review to pick the sailors who'll gauge their performance - an approach many believe leaves little room for the kind of eye-opening opinions they...
View ArticleSecret Service: Suspicious letter to White House intercepted
The Secret Service said Thursday that a suspicious letter similar to the ones sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been intercepted by a White House mail screening facility.
View ArticleHearing underway for Knox soldier charged in slaying
A hearing is underway at Fort Knox for a soldier who is accused of fatally shooting a civilian worker at the central Kentucky Army post.
View ArticleArmy chief outlines worries about allies, terrorism, budgets
While the size and relative buying power of the US may be declining, American allies will depend on the US Army even more in the future than they do now, Army chief Gen. Ray Odierno said Wednesday.
View ArticleOver 120 lawmakers to Army: Reverse Abrams tank plans
More than 120 U.S. lawmakers are urging Army brass to reverse a plan under which the service would stop buying Abrams tanks for three years.
View ArticleBenefits battle: House panel hits back against lower pay raise, Tricare hikes
A House panel has rejected the Obama administration's attempt to cap the 2014 military pay raise and to make military retirees pay more for lifetime medical care, deciding it wants to protect current...
View ArticleMay 30, 1863: First Marine to earn new 'Medal of Honor'
Military Times has learned that a former silversmith from Brooklyn will become the first U.S. Marine to earn the nation's highest honor for bravery.
View ArticleMilitary launches investigation into Camp Bastion attack
The U.S. military will investigate whether a two-star Marine general and other members of his staff bear responsibility for flimsy security on a major base in Afghanistan that was the site of a...
View ArticleChild maltreatment up slightly in 2012
Three Air Force children died from maltreatment in fiscal 2012, one more than the year before but far below the peak year of 2006 when nine such deaths were reported, according to the Office of the...
View ArticleDrone strike comes despite transparency pledge
The drone attack that killed a Pakistan Taliban deputy leader this week was a clear signal that despite President Barack Obama's promise last week of new transparency in the drone program, the CIA will...
View ArticleSniper prosecutions tainted, attorneys argue
The defense attorneys for two Marines facing courts-martial in connection to the notorious video showing scout snipers urinating on Taliban corpses in Afghanistan are calling on the Corps to drop the...
View ArticleGeneral officer assignments, nominations announced
The Defense Department announced the following assignments today:
View ArticleAnother sex assault investigation underway at Annapolis
The Naval Academy is investigating yet another incident in which midshipmen have been accused of sexual assault, an official confirmed, but declined to elaborate on the circumstances.
View ArticleA sequestration sequel: DoD orders military to brace for bigger '14 cut
There is growing fear that the pain of sequestration, which takes a stronger toll each day on service members and families, could be repeated in 2014.
View ArticleCarrier air wing CMC fired amid affair allegations
The command master chief of Carrier Air Wing 2 has been fired while officials investigate allegations he continued an affair with a female chief petty officer, even after his commander told him to stop.
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