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This week's issue of Air Force Times details who'll be targeted by force cuts, including a breakdown by rank and AFSC.
View ArticleHouse approves bill to ease in-state tuition rules for veterans
A bill that would require schools to ease in-state tuition rules for veterans - or lose eligibility for the Post-9/11 GI Bill entirely - sailed through the House today, with support from a broad,...
View ArticleSouthern Command intel official faces bribery charges
An intelligence specialist for the Miami-based Southern Command is facing federal bribery, extortion and other charges involving alleged drug money.
View ArticleAir Force adds Vanderlinden, Cross to staff
Air Force football coach Troy Calhoun has added new assistants Ron Vanderlinden and Tim Cross to his staff.
View ArticleExplosion hits military bus in Yemen; 2 killed
Security officials say an explosion has struck a military bus in the Yemeni capital, killing at least two troops.
View ArticleMarine loses leg in Afghanistan explosion
A Marine who stepped on a hidden explosive device while helping a wounded comrade in Afghanistan is coming home.
View ArticleFormer Bragg soldier again appeals conviction
A former Fort Bragg soldier convicted in a triple slaying in 1985 has again appealed his conviction in military court.
View ArticleBombings in and around Baghdad kill 7 people
Iraqi officials say a new string of bombings in and around Baghdad has killed at least seven people.
View ArticlePakistan talks with Taliban team delayed
Peace talks between Pakistani officials and a three-member team representing the Taliban were delayed Tuesday after government negotiators failed to show up for a first round they had agreed to, a top...
View ArticleRussia: Syria to remove chemical weapons by March
Russia's deputy foreign minister says Syria could complete its shipment of chemical weapons out of the country by March.
View ArticleBollinger ruling to be appealed
A federal lawsuit that claims Lockport-based Bollinger Shipyards made false statements about the structural strength of the U.S. Coast Guard cutters it was hired to modify is bound for court again.
View ArticleOfficial: Snowden leaks lead to Pentagon costly change
A top U.S. military intelligence official said Tuesday that the Pentagon will have to make costly changes to programs and personnel because of leaks by former National Security Agency analyst Edward...
View ArticleSenators want answers on veterans records breach
Both U.S. senators from Missouri are seeking answers about the potential fallout for veterans and their families after a former clerk admitted misfiling hundreds of military records at a St. Louis...
View ArticleChina's navy holds Indian Ocean drills
A three-ship Chinese navy squadron has concluded exercises in the Indian Ocean and sailed on to the western Pacific, showing off the growing reach of the country's seagoing forces at a time of...
View ArticleInternet firms release data on NSA requests
A flurry of new reports from major technology companies show that the U.S. government collects customer information on tens of thousands of Americans every six months as part of secret national...
View ArticleU.S. intel: Sense of destiny drives China aggression
The chief of U.S. intelligence said Tuesday China's aggressive pursuit of territorial claims in the seas of East Asia is driven by a sense of historical destiny and is causing great concern among...
View ArticleMeet your military Olympians
When Team USA arrives in Sochi in the coming days, it will be the largest contingent any nation has ever deployed to the Olympic Winter Games. Make no mistake, the Americans are invading.
View ArticleRobotic turrets: Corps' next-gen vehicles could feature remote weapons systems
Lance Cpl. Dale Means, who deployed to Afghanistan in 2012 with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, was manning the turret on a 7-ton truck when a roadside bomb detonated.
View ArticleObama, Pentagon officials meet to discuss U.S. troops in Afghanistan
President Obama is meeting at the White House with his top commander in Afghanistan and other high-ranking Pentagon officials.
View ArticleSenate vote to come soon on massive veterans' bill
The Senate is poised to vote on a sweeping veterans' benefits bill that addresses the gamut from education to military retirement pay reductions.
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