3 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan
NATO says three of its service members and one civilian working with the international coalition in Afghanistan have been killed in three separate attacks in the country's east and south.
View ArticleCybersecurity tops Obama's agenda for China talks
President Obama will be looking for signs from China's leader at their upcoming meeting that Beijing is ready to address its reported high-tech spying, which the White House sees as a top threat to the...
View ArticleMilitary's sexual-assault problem has deep roots
Sexual assault occurs in myriad settings and the perpetrators come from every swath of U.S. society.
View ArticleWest Point rugby team disbanded over 'inappropriate' emails
U.S. Military Academy at West Point temporarily disbands men's rugby team over email chain
View ArticleFewer chiefs cut by performance review board
This year's senior enlisted continuation board forced 291 active-duty and Reserve sailors into retirement, about 3.5 percent of those it reviewed.
View ArticleTeacher retires quietly after 44 years at Eielson
Irene Glover began May 23 just as she had begun every other day at Crawford Elementary School on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for the past 44 years.
View ArticleMany Reserve Marines eligible to leave early
Reserve Marines who are scheduled to leave the service this fiscal year can now depart up to four and a half months early, according to manpower officials.
View ArticleSafety course targets ground mishaps
Ground commanders may soon have to attend a new safety course modeled after training required for aviators.
View ArticleCarson soldier killed in Afghanistan attack
A soldier based at Fort Carson, Colo., died May 30 when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan.
View ArticleHagel tours LCS Freedom in Singapore
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel toured the U.S. Navy's new small combat ship, the USS Freedom, the first of a new class of littoral warships recently deployed to Asia to partner with allies in the...
View ArticleYemeni al-Qaida leader warns Americans on security
The military leader of al-Qaida's Yemeni branch says Americans will not be safe unless their leaders respect the security of other nations and do not attack or oppress them.
View ArticleHagel mixes business and memories in Asia trip
Forty-five years ago, as the Vietnam war raged on, Army Spc. Chuck Hagel and Nguyen Tan Dung were on opposite sides of combat serving in the Mekong Delta - both wounded more than once as they battled...
View ArticleAfghan Taliban kill 4 police in checkpoint attacks
Taliban insurgents attacked two checkpoints in eastern Afghanistan, killing four police officers in the latest test of Afghan forces' abilities as their NATO mentors withdraw.
View ArticleN.M. officials fault Air Force for change to Kirtland fuel-spill cleanup
An Air Force system for sucking fuel contamination from Albuquerque groundwater is using a less effective technology than planned, state officials said Friday.
View ArticleAirman speaks about surviving 2010 Texas shooting incident
An Ohio-based Air Force staff sergeant who survived mortar attacks in Iraq only to become a mass shooting victim in the U.S. wants others to learn from her experience.
View ArticleStudy recommends F-16 transfer from Eielson to Elmendorf-Richardson
A draft Environmental Impact Study released by the U.S. Air Force recommends moving forward with a proposal to transfer a F-16 fighter jet squadron at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks to Joint Base...
View ArticleThermostats at Robins up to 80 degrees to save money
Federal budget cuts mean temperatures are rising at Robins Air Force Base in central Georgia.
View ArticleProjects keep former CENTCOM chief Tommy Franks busy in retirement
After coordinating America's invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, retired Gen. Tommy Franks wanted a change of pace for his retirement in southwest Oklahoma.
View ArticleU.S. transfers prisoner to Mauritania
A Mauritanian official says that the United States has transferred one of its prisoners held in Afghanistan to Mauritania.
View ArticleGoing caveman: Paleo diet embraces a simpler take on dining
Fred Flintstone may have been on to something.
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