Sub CO talks watchbill changes, port visits
For decades, submariners have lived in flux, shifting between 18-hour days on deployment and 24-hour days in port.
View ArticleNew GI Bill transfer rules effective Aug. 1
Soldiers who request transfer of their Post 9/11 GI Bill education benefits to family members on or after Aug. 1 will be obligated to serve four more years
View ArticleReport: Lax cybersecurity at U.S. ports
The nation's ports are unprepared for a cyberattack, which could bring the country's commerce to a halt, depleting goods across the nation within days, everything from groceries to oil, according to a...
View ArticleCoast Guard cyber unit fights for secure network
Coast Guard Cyber Command stands up officially Aug. 2 in Alexandria, Va., but it's been slowly expanding its mission over the past four years.
View ArticleMarine Corps using technology to combat wet, stinky boots
Stinky, wet feet. They've plagued ground pounders for centuries.
View ArticleTop Marine marksmanship trainers learn the new Combat Pistol Program
Commands across the Marine Corps are not required to implement the new Combat Pistol Program until late 2014, but many units are eager to start now.
View ArticleEnvoy: Captured Marine not part of U.S. mission
A former U.S. Marine who Colombia's main insurgency says it 'captured' a month ago in a turbulent southeastern region is not a member of the U.S. mission and should be released immediately,...
View Article2 jurors seated in Army general sex case
Two jurors have been seated for the court-martial of a U.S. Army general facing sexual misconduct charges.
View ArticleLocal officials, residents oppose moving Eielson F-16s
North Pole officials predict dire consequences if an Air Force squadron moves to Anchorage: rampant unemployment, school closures and hundreds of empty homes.
View ArticleAuthorities investigate body found at Fort Campbell
A Fort Campbell spokesman says authorities are investigating the discovery of a body at the Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee line.
View Article'Silver Eagle' LDO signed up for 6 years, staying 38
Capt. Richard Verbeke did not plan to stay in. And he certainly didn't foresee the 2-foot-tall trophy of a silver eagle and horseshoe now residing in his office.
View ArticleAir Force considers drilling for oil at Vandenberg
U.S. Air Force officials are considering leasing land to private companies to drill for oil and gas on California's central coast.
View ArticleU.S. drops unarmed bombs in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park during military...
Two American fighter jets dropped four unarmed bombs into Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park last week when a training exercise went wrong, the U.S. Navy said, angering environmentalists.
View ArticleCombat controller among most-decorated troops since 2001
Two combat controllers with a decade of connected service will share the stage to receive medals of valor.
View ArticleHagel: Furloughs may continue next year for DoD employees
The audience gasped in surprise and gave a few low whistles as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the news that furloughs, which have forced a 20 percent pay cut on most of the military's civilian...
View ArticleAttacks kill 13 in Iraq
Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed 13 people on Sunday, as the death toll from a coordinated wave of late-night car bombings and other attacks the day before jumped past 70, authorities said.
View ArticleLejeune Marines take HITT course to raise Combat Fitness Test scores, prevent...
It's CFT season, and a new course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., is preparing Marines for their Combat Fitness Tests with the hopes of improving scores and reducing training-related injuries.
View ArticleDoD forces changes in warrior care at JBLM
Facilities serving wounded warriors at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., faced 'significant challenges,' according to a Defense Department report.
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