Report: Military medical workers quit during furlough months
Nearly 3,400 military medical workers quit this year in the months when furloughs were threatened or being carried out because of spending cuts known as sequestration. The vast majority of those losses...
View ArticleMarine expeditionary unit's role in potential Syria strike unclear
In the run-up to the U.S. military and its allies bombing key targets in Libya in 2011, Marines and sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit floated off the coast on Navy ships, waiting for...
View Article28th commandant to receive prestigious award for civilian service
The 28th commandant of the Marine Corps will be honored next month with a prestigious award for his post-military achievements.
View ArticleJury deciding fate of Fort Hood gunman
With his life on the line, Maj. Nidal Hasan has done nothing to dissuade jurors from giving him a death sentence. When his standby lawyers pleaded in vain to argue on his behalf, he described them as...
View ArticleIraq bombings, house raid kill at least 74 people
Car bomb blasts and other explosions tore through mainly Shiite districts around Baghdad during morning rush hour Wednesday in a day of violence that killed at least 74, intensifying worries about...
View ArticleDefense satellite to be launched from Vandenberg AFB
A powerful rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office satellite is expected to be launched into orbit Wednesday from the California coast.
View ArticleInhofe opposes Syria action without budget, regional strategy
A key Republican said Wednesday he cannot support U.S. military action against Syria without a larger regional strategy and larger defense budget.
View Article5 things you should know about Syria's military
The debate has shifted from whether the U.S. will attack Syria to punish President Bashar al-Assad for a chemical weapons attack allegedly carried out by his forces to what day the attack will start.
View ArticleSyria strikes unlikely to change long-term DoD plans, experts say
The U.S. military is in the final stages of preparation for missile strikes on Syria, but experts say any military operations there will likely be short-lived and have minimal impact on the Pentagon's...
View ArticleArmy not contesting violations in civilian diver's death at Aberdeen
The Army is not fighting safety violations at Aberdeen Test Center, Md., that were cited by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration in connection with the death of a civilian diver at...
View ArticleBCT reorganization will impact more than 26,000 engineers
Beginning in October, as many as 26,600 soldiers from across the force will move or reorganize to form new engineer battalions in each of the Army's brigade combat teams.
View ArticleAir Force re-pressurizes U-2 cabin to prevent brain lesions in pilots
The Air Force has re-pressurized the U-2 spy plane's cabin after a study revealed U-2 pilots had brain lesions at a higher than average rate, officials said.
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Dog helps philanthropist aid war veterans - and more
When Charlie Annenberg adopted an abandoned golden retriever named Lucky, a new breed of philanthropy was born.
View ArticleSenior enlisted promotion opportunities hold steady
Marines looking to move up to the E-8 and E-9 paygrades can expect slightly better opportunities when the senior enlisted selection board convenes at the beginning of fiscal 2014.
View ArticleNASA conducts helicopter crash test at Langley
NASA engineers used a former Marine helicopter on Wednesday to conduct what they say is one of the most ambitious aircraft crash experiments they've ever attempted at Langley Research Center, which...
View ArticleNew rules issued for sailor evals and fitreps
Sailors just got another reason to take care of their shipmates: If you don't, it'll be marked against you on your evaluation.
View ArticleObama: No decision yet on launching Syria military strike
President Obama said on Wednesday he has not yet made a decision on whether he will order a military strike against Syria, but said the U.S. government has 'concluded' that Bashar Assad's regime has...
View ArticleCruise missiles are accurate but are they effective?
President Obama no doubt is weighing the likelihood that a limited attack on Syria will have the intended effect: punishing Bashar Assad for attacking civilians with chemical weapons and deterring him...
View ArticleMaj. Nidal Hasan sentenced to death for Fort Hood shooting
A military jury on Wednesday sentenced Maj.
View ArticleCoasties rescue blind dog in Honolulu Harbor
When Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Matthew Mann's Coast Guard rescue boat approached a dog struggling to stay afloat in Honolulu Harbor, he said the crew knew immediately that the dog wasn't just lost or...
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