Attack sub North Dakota to be commissioned in May
The USS North Dakota goes into service May 31.
View ArticleHouse panel rolls out short-term 2014 CR
A House panel introduced legislation to avert a government shutdown by funding the Pentagon and other federal agencies at fiscal 2013 levels until mid-December.
View ArticleSyrian FM: Syria will sign arms ban, open storage sites
Syria's foreign minister said Tuesday that Damascus is ready to sign an international agreement banning chemical weapons and pledged to open its storage sites and provide full disclosure immediately.
View ArticleSuccessful Shootdown: DDG hits ballistic-missile target
A U.S. destroyer tracked and destroyed an overhead ballistic missile as one of two successful shootdowns in a joint exercise early Tuesday in the western Pacific.
View ArticleSecuring Syria's arsenal is rife with challenges
Russia's proposal to place Syria's chemical weapons stockpile under international control for dismantling would involve a lengthy and complicated operation made more difficult by a deep lack of trust -...
View ArticleObama tells nation he's pursuing diplomacy with Syria
President Obama told the nation Tuesday he is exploring a Russian diplomatic plan to end a chemical weapons dispute in Syria, but reserves the right to take military action if necessary.
View Article'Virtual fitness kiosks' to be at 66 locations by end of the month
Have you not had a good workout since your base lost funding for its aerobics instructor? Soon, some airmen will no longer have that excuse for not exercising.
View ArticleCongressman wants Navy secretary to investigate Marine Corps commandant
A North Carolina congressman wants Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to investigate the Marine Corps commandant's controversial involvement in legal cases stemming from an inappropriate war-zone video.
View ArticleObama puts Syria strike clock on hold
Despite the frantic pace of events over the past two days which has shifted the ground on the debate in Washington over whether to launch military strikes on the Assad regime in Syria, U.S.
View ArticleNavy leader to address sexual assault prevention
The head of the Navy's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office is meeting with those responsible for carrying out prevention education in Virginia.
View Article8 WWII vets getting French Legion of Honor
A soldier in the 'Ghost Army' that misled and tricked the Germans and one who led months of fights behind enemy lines in Normandy are among eight World War II veterans from Louisiana who are getting...
View ArticleCeremony at N.Y. base to honor fallen airman
Members of a New York Air National Guard unit will turn out at a Hudson Valley air base to honor a fallen comrade killed in Afghanistan.
View ArticleU.N. probe: 8 massacres by Syria regime, 1 by rebels
At least eight massacres have been perpetrated in Syria by President Bashar Assad's regime and supporters and one by rebels over the past year and a half, a U.N. commission said Wednesday.
View ArticleLevin confident Senate takes up NDAA before holidays
The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee is confident the full chamber will take up a Pentagon policy bill before it heads home for the holidays.
View ArticleHaunting memories of 9/11 shape Syria debate
Twelve years on, haunting memories of Sept. 11 are shaping the debate over what to do about Syria.
View ArticleMarine Corps gives fewer valor awards
Master Sgt. Brian Blonder fought his way through four deployments as an elite Force Reconnaissance Marine in Iraq and Afghanistan.
View ArticleRussia may up Iran arms sales if U.S. strikes Syria
Russia could expand arms sales to Iran and revise the terms allowing U.S. military transit to Afghanistan if Washington launches a strike on Syria, a senior Russian lawmaker said Wednesday.
View ArticleMcCain: Rebels fighting Assad feel abandoned by U.S.
The cause of rebels fighting Syria's President Bashar Assad has been obscured in the rapid military and diplomatic events following last month's chemical weapons attack near Damascus, U.S. Sen. John...
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