DoD looks for ways to scale back BAH
The Pentagon is hammering out details for potential cutbacks to Basic Allowance for Housing, a change that could force nearly a million troops to pay more out-of-pocket cash for their own living expenses.
View ArticlePeterson-based C-130 to fight fires in Pacific Northwest
A military firefighting plane from Colorado will help battle wildfires burning in the Pacific Northwest.
View ArticleObama at Pendleton: 'We don't get terrorized'
President Obama told troops and their families that security threats will never lead the U.S. to retreat from the world. He says Americans don't get terrorized.
View ArticleQDR two-star: AF must rethink strategies
The man in charge of a major Air Force review warned an audience Tuesday that the service needs to rethink long-held strategies in order to maintain air dominance in the coming decade.
View ArticleEight days left to apply for 15-year retirement
Eligible airmen have until Aug. 15 to apply for the latest round of voluntary early retirements.
View ArticleAcademy wrapping up investigation into 'human relations incident'
The Air Force Academy Preparatory School has finished its initial investigation into an 'alleged human relations incident' that resulted in at least two suspensions, and expects to release more...
View ArticleFlags to Congress: Smaller budgets could cripple maintenance, put sailors at...
The surface fleet's readiness is reaching a tipping point with as many as 30 ships facing overhaul cancellations on top of nearly $2 billion in deferred ship maintenance that has been put off for the...
View ArticleFurloughs leave backlog of work at Wright-Patterson
It could take anywhere from weeks to months to get to all the work that has piled up during the furloughs, the base's installation commander said.
View ArticleNavy, Coast Guard to offer legal advisers for sex assault victims
The Navy is establishing a program to provide additional support and legal counsel to to victims of sexual assault.
View ArticleJudge halts trial in Ft. Hood shooting rampage
On the first day Maj. Nidal Hasan went on trial for his life, he claimed responsibility for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood. He posed no questions to most witnesses. He said the alleged murder...
View ArticleMattis to join General Dynamics
James Mattis, the retired four-star Marine Corps general who spent just under three years as the commander of the United States' most active combatant command, is joining the board of General Dynamics,...
View ArticleScout sniper implicated in urination video pleads guilty, salvages medical...
A scout sniper implicated in a controversial video depicting Marines urinating on Taliban corpses in Afghanistan pleaded guilty to two charges Wednesday, taking a reduction in rank while saving his...
View ArticleNew SAPR video series features Air Force sex assault survivors
In the somber video, Col. Pamela Lincoln recalls one night 25 years earlier that changed everything.
View ArticleAnti-bath salt campaign, featuring viral video, earns Navy honor
Drugs. Monsters. Emergency-room drama. Shape-shifting special effects. Oh, and bowling.
View ArticlePacific Fleet's submarine force gets new commander
The U.S. Pacific Fleet's submarine force has a new commander.
View ArticleAsk the Lawyer: 'Misbehavior before enemy' can be near or far
A. Near or far, so long as a service member has what the Manual for Courts-Martial calls a 'tactical relation' to the enemy, misbehavior before that enemy could qualify as a violation of Article 99 of...
View ArticleMission: Family | Students help military kids feel welcome at new schools
Max Imm is not a military kid. But he wants to make life easier for military kids and other newcomers to his high school.
View ArticleStewart soldier dies of Afghanistan injuries
A soldier based at Georgia's Fort Stewart died Aug. 6 of injuries sustained in a July 23 attack in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.
View ArticlePentagon may revise same-sex benefits
Same-sex spouses of military members could get health care, housing and other benefits by the end of August under a proposal being considered by the Pentagon. But earlier plans to provide benefits to...
View Article3 charged in Pasadena death of Marine reservist
Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged three men in the death of a Marine reservist who died after a fight outside a restaurant in a popular shopping and dining district in Pasadena.
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