Report: Once-grounded cruiser Port Royal may be worth saving
The cruiser Port Royal seemed kaput.
View ArticleView from Navy's 'Accidental Admiral'
Over the past 41 years, Adm. James Stavridis has been there, done that - and written the book.
View ArticleUSS Indianapolis survivors attend last big reunion
More than a dozen men who survived the worst sea disaster in U.S.
View ArticleNew personnel chief preparing for potential drawdown
After a decade-long drawdown - that just a year ago officials declared over - sequestration could force the service to shed thousands more sailors.
View ArticleBradley fighting vehicles set to leave Europe by next year
With the inactivation of two Europe-based brigade combat teams, the 21st Theater Sustainment Command is shipping most of its Bradley Fighting Vehicles back to the U.S.
View ArticlePhoto gallery: After lengthy delays, Fort Hood trial set to open
Hundreds of unarmed soldiers, some about to deploy to Afghanistan, were waiting inside a building for vaccines and routine checkups when a fellow soldier walked inside with two handguns and enough...
View ArticleConvicted Marines: Don't do what we did
Four Marines who have been sent to the brig for sexual assault share their disheartening stories in a documentary that aims to scare other Marines away from the kinds of mistakes that might lead to...
View ArticleJBLM soldier reunited with helmet that saved his life
Sgt. Roger Daniels knows he's alive and still walking because his Army-issued helmet did something it wasn't supposed to do.
View ArticleStates consider regulation of drones in U.S. skies
Thousands of civilian drones are expected in U.S. skies within a few years and concerns they could be used to spy on Americans are fueling legislative efforts in several states to regulate the unmanned...
View ArticleIraq vet gets Purple Heart at medal's birthplace
The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor has held a Purple Heart ceremony for an Iraq veteran from New York who was wounded a decade ago.
View ArticleOhio AG warns of scams targeting military
Ohio's attorney general has warned members of the U.S. military and their families to be alert to consumer scams, including some specifically targeting military personnel.
View ArticleWord War II airman murdered in Austria gets memorial
The name of an Idaho airman murdered by Austrian Nazis in 1944 is remembered on a memorial to victims of the National Socialists in that country.
View ArticleCapitol Hill Marines bridge gap between Congress, Corps
At a time when the American public's approval rating of Congress has dipped to just 10 percent, a handful of Marines on Capitol Hill are working hard to bridge the gap between its members and the...
View ArticleCoast Guard teams to rejoin Navy on anti-drug mission
Coast Guard law enforcement detachments will be back on counterdrug missions with Navy ships by early August, as the frigate Rentz heads back to U.S. Southern Command.
View ArticleCommandant's actions in scout sniper cases eyed by sex assault defense attorneys
The Marine Corps commandant's controversial handling of legal cases tied to the infamous video of scout snipers urinating on Taliban corpses has caught the eye of attorneys involved in another...
View ArticleCourage at Keating: Second MoH, 9 Silver Stars for standout B Troop
The battle at Combat Outpost Keating remains one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan - and it is the first battle to produce two Medal of Honor...
View ArticleNaval Academy uses Legos to teach weapons systems
Move over, green Army men. Legos could soon be supplanting you as the favorite toys of war.
View ArticleSECNAV: Next LCS to carry USS Indianapolis name
The Navy intends to name a new combat ship the USS Indianapolis, honoring the crew of the cruiser of the same name whose sinking in the final weeks or World War II was the military branch's worst...
View ArticleTerror threat closes U.S. embassies, consulates
Police presence around the U.S. Embassy here remained high Sunday as more than 20 U.S. embassies and consulates across the region closed and a worldwide travel alert remained in effect because of a...
View ArticleSuicides drop in '13, but advocates won't declare victory yet
A drop in the pace of military suicides in the first half of 2013 is welcome news for the Defense Department, but officials are not ready to call the decline a trend, given that 2012 saw the worst year...
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