Maine Guard units prepare to deploy
About 200 Maine National Guard soldiers are ready to deploy to Afghanistan.
View ArticleNew officer takes charge at Millington Navy base
A new officer has taken charge at the Millington Navy base in West Tennessee.
View ArticlePost-Benghazi, Obama plays it safe with embassies
President Barack Obama seems determined to make sure he doesn't have another Benghazi.
View ArticleFormer SMMC tapped for ambassadorship
President Obama is tapping retired Sgt. Maj. John Estrada, the 15th sergeant major of the Marine Corps, to be U.S. ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago.
View ArticleObama to address help for Post-9/11 veterans
President Obama will use his Saturday speech to Disabled American Veterans to talk about fulfilling the government's promise to veterans, now and in the future.
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Endangered species thrive on U.S. military ranges
The sign leaves no doubt about the risk in entering the steep seaside hills that North America's rarest bird calls home: 'Danger. Boom. Explosives. Unexploded Ordnance and Laser Range in Use. Keep Out.'
View ArticleObama: Progress made on disability claims backlog
President Barack Obama assured disabled veterans Saturday that his administration is making progress on reducing a backlog of disability claims and said the number of requests for assistance has fallen...
View ArticleAirman found dead at Davis-Monthan AFB
The U.S. Air Force is looking into the death of an airman at a base in southern Arizona.
View ArticleVets sad to see Miami removed from service
Tom Mader remembers the USS Miami when it was a metal hull filled with shipbuilders putting the final touches on the nuclear-powered submarine at Electric Boat in Connecticut. He was the skipper when...
View ArticleFt. Hood shooting: Terror or not?
Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan admits pulling out a pistol, shouting 'Allahu akbar' (God is great) and opening fire on unarmed people, killing 13 of them. All, he says, in an effort to stop them from...
View ArticlePre-command course extends to 2 weeks
The Army is expanding its preparatory course for all soon-to-be battalion and brigade commanders and command sergeants major.
View ArticleLawmakers skeptical of global spec ops plan
Sometime next month, the heads of the US military's global combatant commands will convene at the Tampa, Fla., headquarters of U.S.
View ArticleSuspected U.S. drone strike kills 2 in Yemen
A suspected U.S. drone strike killed two alleged al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen on Saturday, military officials said, making it the ninth such strike in just two weeks.
View Article2 arrested in connection with slain Minn. sergeant
St. Paul police have arrested two people in connection with the shooting death of a Minnesota National Guard sergeant earlier this week.
View ArticleLt. col. urges firing of unaccountable generals
An Army officer who called on the military a year ago to come clean about the 'absence of success on virtually every level' in Afghanistan, is now calling for a sweeping overhaul of top Army leadership.
View ArticleRetired lt. col. helps get diaper supplies to families in need
Alison Weir worked in the space and intelligence arena in the Air Force, but now she has a new mission - overseeing diaper supply programs to diaper banks across the U.S.
View ArticleDoD weighs major COCOM realignment
The Pentagon is considering a major overhaul of its geographical combatant commands, possibly realigning oversight within hot-button areas of the world and eliminating thousands of military and...
View ArticleUSAF captains' nonprofit helps Afghan women sell handmade scarves
If not for the Christmas card Capt. Jonathan Hudgins got while in Afghanistan or the summers he worked in his family's grocery, Flying Scarfs might not have taken off.
View ArticleCorps seeks modular stock for sniper rifle
The Marine Corps' M40 sniper rifle, in use since the Vietnam War, will get a radical upgrade to make the rifle more adaptable, compact and ergonomic for shooters of all builds. It will also become more...
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