Vietnam vet finally gets Purple Heart
A western Ohio man who survived being shot in the head during the Vietnam War finally got his Purple Heart.
View Article2 ships enter Black Sea before Olympics
Two U.S. warships are headed into the Black Sea to offer security assistance if needed during the Winter Olympics set to open Friday at the Black Sea port of Sochi, Russia.
View ArticleCoast Guard Academy cadet accused of sex abuse
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is investigating allegations that a cadet broke into a dorm room and sexually abused another cadet last September.
View ArticleFort Knox to install female commanding general
Fort Knox plans to install its first female commanding general in March.
View ArticleU.N. report details impact of war on Syrian children
Children in Syria have been tortured, maimed and sexually abused by President Bashar Assad's forces and recruited for combat by the rebels fighting to topple him, according to a new United Nations report.
View ArticleSyria misses key chemical weapons deadline
Syria's government has missed another deadline for destroying its chemical weapons stockpile but still says it will meet a final deadline of June 30.
View ArticleVA launches new online college comparison tool
The Veterans Affairs Department has unveiled a new way for student veterans to quickly get important information about schools they're considering attending.
View ArticleVA college comparison tool generates excitement
Outside groups are buzzing about a new college comparison tool being developed by the Veterans Affairs Department.
View ArticleSenate committee to vote on repealing retiree COLA caps
The Senate Armed Services Committee will consider a bill next week to repeal the caps on annual cost-of-living increases in military retired pay.
View ArticleUS defends sales of Hellfire missiles, Apaches to Iraq
As sectarian violence nudges Iraq toward a political abyss, its government's fight against brutal Sunni fighters is becoming a boon for American arms manufacturers.
View ArticleBombings kill at least 32 in Iraqi capital
Multiple explosions rocked Baghdad, killing at least 32 people and sending plumes of smoke into the sky across the street from a major government building in a brazen reminder of the ability of...
View ArticleStates look to rein in government surveillance
Revelations of National Security Agency surveillance programs have prompted state lawmakers around the United States to propose bills to curtail the powers of law enforcement to monitor and track...
View ArticleNavy to rename D.C. building where gunman killed 12
Officials are renaming the Washington Navy Yard building where a gunman fatally shot 12 people in September before he was killed by police.
View ArticleDefense cuts remain off table in debt-ceiling talks - for now
House Republicans have yet to settle on a plan to raise the nation's borrowing limit, but it appears using defense cuts as a bargaining chip is not an option.
View ArticleAGR master sgt. selections due out Feb. 11
Results of the Active Guard and Reserve (Army Reserve) master sergeant promotion selection board that met in December will be released Feb. 11.
View ArticleTexas man admits to impersonating general, bigamy
A Texas man who deceived family, friends and government officials into believing he was an Army brigadier general pleaded guilty to impersonating a public servant.
View ArticleBill would block commissary closings, cutbacks
A new bill introduced in Congress would bar the Defense Department from closing or reducing the operations of commissary or exchange stores before Jan. 1, 2017.
View ArticleSources: White House close to nominating retired Marine officer for...
The White House's nomination of Robert Work to be the U.S. deputy defense secretary is said to be imminent, according to sources.
View ArticleInvestigation prompts removal of Yokota commander
Col. Kevin Sampels was relieved of command of the 374th Maintenance Group at Yokota Air Base Japan, due to 'a lack of confidence in his ability to lead,' a spokesman for the 374th Airlift Wing said.
View ArticleMarine appeals court: Assume Heritage Brief created appearance of command...
The military judge in a Marine sergeant's sexual assault trial should have assumed that the commandant's 2012 Heritage Brief tour amounted to unlawful command influence and granted the defense...
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