Kamikaze drones: Miniature munitions for dismounted troops
Tube-fired 'suicide' drones could be the new pocket artillery that will give dismounted troops a smaller footprint and a longer reach.
View ArticleSome gay troops to get extra 'marriage leave'
Gay service members who want to tie the knot may be eligible for up to 10 days of 'marriage leave' so they can travel to a state that legally recognizes same-sex marriage, under a new Pentagon policy...
View ArticleNew PT guidance delayed
Policy updates for physical training expected last month are not yet finalized, so the Air Force bought itself more time.
View ArticleProsecutors can remain on Bales case
A military judge says a team of Army prosecutors can remain on the case of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales for his sentencing next week, even after they read documents they weren't supposed to.
View ArticleTricare Help: How can I prove baby is covered?
A. Your brother can get all the information he needs by visiting the ID Card/Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System office on any military installation or by calling the main DEERS support...
View ArticleKevlar for the Mind: MMA, yoga may offer benefits as PTSD treatment
The military spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year on mental health research and care.
View ArticleSenators: Let rural vets use Indian Health Service
The success of an Alaska program that gives veterans the option of being treated at Indian Health Service clinics could be a model for other states, said Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska.
View ArticleArmy Corps of Engineers promotes STEM careers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is trying to encourage veterans, children of active-duty service members and others to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering and math, in the...
View ArticlePathologist: Fort Hood victims shot numerous times
A civilian who tried to stop the gunman during the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood was shot six times, and one of the soldiers killed in the attack was likely shot while lying on the ground, a...
View ArticleFemale soldier asks pop star Pink to Army ball, 'pretty, pretty please'
The singer Pink is the latest celebrity to receive an invitation to a military ball - this time from a female soldier in Afghanistan who put a new, musical twist on her invite.
View ArticleFBI says it can't reinstate ex-soldier until 2015
An FBI official on Wednesday told a judge that a Virginia man who won a discrimination lawsuit against the bureau can't be reinstated as a special agent until 2015 because of budget cuts.
View ArticleMan sentenced to 10 years in rape at Ft. Meade
A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a minor in a home on Fort Meade.
View ArticleUSAF report on unmanned aircraft due in Sept.
The head of the Air Force's remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) Capabilities Division expects a major review to be complete by the end of September.
View ArticleOfficial: Funding for JLTV testing could dry up next summer
Due to funding cuts, program managers for the next-generation light infantry vehicle being designed for the Army and Marine Corps are preparing to take a calculated gamble with the program's testing...
View ArticleU.S.: Egypt violence 'serious blow' to peace efforts
In a stern warning to Egypt's leaders, Secretary of State John Kerry said the escalating violence throughout the country Wednesday had dealt a 'serious blow' to political reconciliation efforts between...
View ArticleManning takes stand, apologizes for hurting U.S.
Pfc. Bradley Manning took the stand Wednesday at his sentencing hearing in the WikiLeaks case and apologized for hurting his country, pleading with a military judge for a chance to go to college and...
View ArticleReserve trims re-up bonus list
The Navy Reserve has released the first update to re-enlistment bonuses in more than a year and a half, adding two brand-new ratings, tweaking some existing rating/skill/paygrade combinations and...
View ArticleSource: Four sailors to fight punishment tied to diving deaths
Four sailors have refused non-judicial punishments stemming from the drowning deaths of two divers during February training at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., a source tells Navy Times.
View ArticleMember of Old Guard arrested in child sex case
A member of the Old Guard Caisson Platoon is being implicated in a child sex scandal, police tell WUSA9.
View ArticleVFA-101 makes first Lightning II flight
Strike Fighter Squadron 101, re-established in May 2012 as the fleet's first F-35 squadron, hit a major milestone Wednesday with its inaugural sortie in the jet's carrier variant.
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