Court rejects appeal from convicted Army officer
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an Army officer's appeal of his conviction for killing an unarmed Iraqi prison detainee in 2008.
View ArticleNATO to discuss Libya training, Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other NATO defense ministers plan to take up the issue of training Libyan security forces as that country battles insurgents flowing into the south from Mali.
View ArticleBrass seeks to temper military justice overhaul
The military's top uniformed leaders will seek to temper calls for a drastic overhaul of the military justice system as Congress demands fast answers to the growing epidemic of sexual assaults within...
View ArticleWright Patterson AFB investigates suspected meth lab
Security crews at Wright Patterson Air Force Base are investigating a suspected meth lab on wheels.
View ArticleJAG majors to face retention screening
Some JAG majors passed over for promotion could face 15-year retirement.
View ArticleHouse GOP defense bill blocks Gitmo closing
Rebuffing President Obama's latest plea, House Republicans on Monday proposed keeping open the military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by barring the administration from transferring its terror...
View ArticleObama signs bill on lying about military medals
The White House says President Obama has signed a bill making it a crime to lie about receiving a military medal.
View ArticleDefense bill would let families keep Tricare Prime
About 173,000 military retirees and family members would have the option to remain in Tricare Prime in areas where the Pentagon wants to discontinue the program Oct. 1, under House legislation taking...
View ArticleThree-star nomination announced
The Defense Department announced today that President Obama made the following three-star nomination:
View ArticleMaine guardsmen honored for rescuing 2 from burning car
Two members of the Maine National Guard have received the highest noncombat award for valor for rescuing two people from an overturned burning car.
View ArticleJune 3, 1863: Lee's forces on the move
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia is on the move.
View ArticleVA mental health summits aim to improve care
The Veterans Affairs Department will host mental health summits at all 152 VA medical centers from July to mid-September in an effort to improve coordination between VA and community behavioral health...
View ArticlePentagon, regional staffs growing despite orders to trim personnel
The size of the Pentagon's vast oversight organizations grew by more than 15 percent from 2010 to 2012, despite efforts to pare down the US Defense Department's bureaucracy, an analysis has found.
View ArticleFBI looking into kidnapping of Marine in Mexico
The FBI is investigating the kidnapping of a U.S. Marine reservist in Mexico last month.
View ArticleProsecutor: Manning let secrets into enemy hands
Pfc. Bradley Manning put U.S. military secrets into the hands of Osama bin Laden himself, prosecutors said Monday as the Army intelligence analyst went on trial over the biggest leak of classified...
View ArticleObama orders new economic sanctions on Iran
Turning the screw on Iran and its nuclear program, the Obama administration imposed new sanctions Monday on Iran's currency and auto industry, seeking to render Iranian money useless outside the...
View ArticleOpponents in Vt. F-35 debate ready for discussion
An opponent of plans to base F-35 fighter planes at the Burlington International Airport said Monday she hoped a revised report that puts thousands more people in the area affected by the noisy...
View ArticleCourt: Can man protest outside military base?
The Supreme Court will decide whether to reinstate a man's conviction for protesting outside a military base in California.
View ArticleWhite House promises veto of GOP spending plan
The White House stepped in Monday with a veto threat against a House GOP plan to advance a round of 2014 spending bills that would ease sequester-imposed cuts on the Pentagon while forcing even deeper...
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