Dispute delays Naval Academy sex assault case
The investigating officer determining whether three U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen should be court-martialed on sexual assault charges is allowing the accuser's medical records to be considered.
View ArticleReport: Shaw pilot in fatal Afghan crash hit mountain
An Air Force investigative report says an F-16C pilot died in Afghanistan this April when his fighter jet crashed into a steep mountain that he couldn't see while he was returning to base.
View ArticlePicatinny researching nontoxic armor-piercing rounds
Researchers at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., are working to remove two harmful chemicals from .50-caliber armor-piercing incendiary projectiles, which can be fired from the M2, M3 and M85 machine guns.
View ArticleAccuser testifies in Naval Academy sex assault
A midshipman testified Wednesday that she didn't remember being sexually assaulted by three former Navy football players after a night of heavy drinking, but she said one of the men told her she had...
View ArticleCNO: If ships get the ax, manning cuts will follow
The Navy has the right number of sailors, but Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert warns that deep cuts to ships, subs, squadrons and staffs could force his hand and trigger manning cuts, as well.
View ArticleAF assets could be called on in expected Syrian strike
While speculation is that Navy warships floating off the coast will lead the expected attack on Syria, the Air Force has a fleet of fighters and bombers deployed nearby and ready if called upon.
View ArticleROTC leadership school moving to Fort Knox
A leadership course for Army cadets will be moved to Fort Knox, bringing thousands of college students to the post for the summer.
View ArticleBales arrives at Leavenworth to serve life sentence in Afghan killings
Army officials say Staff Sgt. Robert Bales has arrived at Fort Leavenworth to begin serving a life sentence for the murders of 16 civilians in Afghanistan in 2012.
View ArticleU.S. asks Iran to free 3 Americans
The United States on Wednesday repeated its call for Tehran to help three Americans - Robert Levinson, Amir Hekmati and Saeed Abedini - return to their families after lengthy detentions in Iran.
View ArticleUSAF commission struggling with cost figures
The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force, a congressionally mandated panel studying the force mix of the service, continued to struggle Tuesday with one of its biggest challenges:...
View ArticleOfficials: Navy boosts carrier presence in Gulf
U.S. officials say the Navy is beefing up its presence in the Persian Gulf region, increasing the number of aircraft carriers from one to two.
View ArticleTaliban kill 15 Afghan police in highway ambush
Taliban insurgents staged an evening mountain pass ambush on an Afghan police convoy patrolling a key highway, killing 15 officers and wounding 10 in western Afghanistan's Farah province, a provincial...
View ArticlePlea hearing set for contractor in Iraq thefts
A civilian contractor accused of stealing two electric generators from a U.S. military base in Iraq is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court in Richmond.
View ArticleFormer Marine arrested after artillery found in bag at airport
A Kentucky man recently discharged from the Marine Corps has been arrested after he tried to board a flight from John Wayne Airport to Denver with military artillery in his checked bag.
View ArticleJoint Base Charleston getting new commander
The military community at Joint Base Charleston is bidding farewell to commander Col. Richard McComb and welcoming a C-130 combat veteran in his place.
View ArticleMarines, sailors to practice storming Oahu beach
The Marine Corps says Marines and sailors will practice storming a beach on Oahu this week.
View ArticleFinal N.D. Air National Guard plane reaches museum
The final manned airplane at the North Dakota Air National Guard base in Fargo is now in the hands of officials at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
View ArticleGuard Predator drone now part of Calif. wildfire battle
As crews advanced against a giant wildfire around Yosemite National Park, fire commanders said they would maintain use of a Predator drone to give them early views of any new flare-ups across in the...
View ArticleRumsfeld calls Obama's Syria strategy 'mindless'
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he's confounded by how the Obama administration has gone about explaining why a strike is in the USA's national interest.
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