$16 million paid to deserters, AWOL soldiers
The Army has paid out $16 million in pay and allowances to deserters and soldiers who are absent without leave, the Army Audit Agency has discovered.
View ArticleTaliban, Afghan government talking secretly over stalled peace process
The Taliban have held secret talks with representatives of Afghan President Hamid Karzai to try to jumpstart a peace process that stumbled and stalled at the starting gate, according to Afghan...
View ArticleSenators call for end to Afghan helicopter deal
Twelve Republican and Democratic senators are calling on the Pentagon to cancel all contracts to buy helicopters for Afghan security forces from a state-run Russian arms exporter that is a top weapons...
View ArticleOnline scam impersonates new USAFE commander
Gen. Frank Gorenc is one of the senior military leaders impersonated by scammers who will ask you for money
View ArticleWitness: Manning leaks chilled U.S. relationships
The more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables Army Pfc. Bradley Manning disclosed through WikiLeaks have had a chilling effect on American foreign relations, a high-ranking State Department official...
View ArticleEx-Dover airman charged with raping 4-year-old boy
Delaware State Police have charged a former airman at Dover Air Force Base with repeatedly sexually abusing a 4-year-old boy.
View ArticleGeneral: National Guard up for future demands
National Guard Air and Army units should be able to maintain their readiness and deployment capabilities indefinitely despite a murky federal military budget outlook, the chief of the National Guard...
View ArticleU.S. HH-60 rescue helicopter crashes in Okinawa
A U.S. military helicopter crashed at an American base on the southern island of Okinawa, Japanese and U.S. officials said Monday.
View ArticleGround Combat Vehicle may be delayed - or canceled
The Ground Combat Vehicle could be delayed, according to the Army's top officer.
View ArticleTroop, civilian cuts likely, Pentagon's No. 2 says
Troop cuts and civilian layoffs are imminent unless Congress and the White House reach a deal to avert another round of automatic budget cuts this fall, according to the Pentagon's No. 2 official.
View ArticleEffort to hire 50,000 military spouses reaches goal two years early
Military-friendly employers have reached the goal of hiring 50,000 military spouses two years early, said Jessica Wright, acting under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness.
View ArticleState Dept.: Posts in 19 cities to remain closed
Amid online 'chatter' about terror threats, U.S. diplomatic posts in 19 cities in the Muslim world will be closed at least through the end of this week, the State Department said.
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Hood shooting survivors to face gunman at trial
Alonzo Lunsford has trouble getting out of chairs and warns his family to wake him gently. Kathy Platoni can't shake the image of the man who died in a pool of blood at her knees.
View ArticleAl-Qaida chief's message led to embassy closures
An intercepted secret message between al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahri and his deputy in Yemen about plans for a major terror attack was the trigger that set off the current shutdown of many U.S.
View ArticleRemains found near crash site as Japan asks U.S. not to fly HH-60s
Japan asked the U.S. military not to fly its Japan-based HH-60 helicopters until it determines why one crashed at a U.S. base on the southern island of Okinawa, as the U.S. Air Force said Tuesday that...
View ArticleState Dept. urges U.S. citizens to leave Yemen
The State Department on Tuesday ordered nonessential personnel at the U.S.
View ArticleLawyers for GI convicted in Afghan massacre want prosecutors off case
Lawyers for the American soldier convicted of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids last year want the entire prosecution team removed from the case before his sentencing, which is...
View ArticleFirst full-time enlisted students set to graduate Naval Postgraduate School
The first class of full-time enlisted students is set to graduate from the prestigious Naval Postgraduate School in late September with master's degrees. The group of four cyberwarriors signals a shift...
View ArticleLCS Freedom completes first crew swap
When the littoral combat ship concept was designed, the ships weren't expected to need a warfare qualification program.
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