Marines change command in Helmand province
Helmand is less violent than it was about four years ago when the Afghan surge began.
View ArticleBill would require Tricare to cover breast-feeding expenses
Tricare would cover the cost of breast-feeding equipment, support and counseling for new moms who want to nurse their babies under a bill introduced by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.
View ArticleLocator beacons for Air Force ejection seats failing at 'unacceptable' rate
For three days, the family of Capt. Lucas Gruenther waited while rescuers searched for the F-16 pilot in the Adriatic Sea.
View ArticleArmy to push for new BRAC round in 2017
Army officials will begin a public push for a new round of base closures that could take place as early as 2017, according to an Army spokesperson.
View ArticleAfghan farmers now feeding U.S. troops
U.S. troops in Afghanistan are now eating vegetables grown by local Afghan farmers.
View ArticleCommissaries won't close, but prices may increase
Pentagon proposals to reportedly slice $1 billion from the annual commissary budget may not hinge on closing stores, but on raising prices for patrons, sources said.
View ArticleHagel 'deeply troubled' by ethics scandals in the ranks
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel thinks there may be a 'systemic' ethics crisis inside the military, his top spokesman said Wednesday.
View ArticleFort Carson soldier fatally stabbed
Authorities say a soldier from South Carolina has been stabbed to death near Fort Carson in Colorado Springs.
View ArticleSuspect in Wash. shooting a former VA employee
The woman accused of shooting and injuring a worker at a Veterans Affairs office in Vancouver is a former employee of the office, and another employee wrested away her gun, the VA and Clark County...
View ArticleArmy loses bid to dismiss Vietnam vet's lawsuit
A federal judge in Connecticut has rejected a U.S. Army bid to dismiss a lawsuit by a Vietnam War veteran who claims he is wrongly being denied health care benefits.
View ArticleProsecution rests in mom's trial in Dyess toddler's death
Prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of a West Texas woman accused of her daughter's death by malnutrition and neglect.
View ArticleKeesler bracing for Air Force cuts
With a serious strain on the national debt, the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force suggested in a report last week that the branch reduce its number of active airmen to provide relief.
View ArticleMinot AFB to announce economic impact
The military is slated to release a study that shows Minot Air Force Base's impact on the local economy.
View ArticleAfter 19-year pursuit, World War II Marine gets disability benefits
Millard Sells saw some of the fiercest combat of his life in 1945 on Iwo Jima, but for most of the past two decades he has been engaged in a different, more bureaucratic battle.
View ArticleAir Force major charged with distributing child pornography
An Air Force Reserve major stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., was arrested on achild pornography charge while attending a national security course at the National Defense University in...
View ArticleFacebook features fallen Marine's love story
The love story between Kimmy Kirkwood and her fallen Marine boyfriend, Sgt. Will Stacey, will forever be preserved in a Facebook tribute of the two showing how their lives became intertwined on social...
View ArticleU.N. tells Syria to hurry on chem. weapons disposal
The U.N. Security Council is calling on Syria to speed up the removal of the most harmful chemical agents from the country for destruction.
View ArticleVictim in Wash. VA shooting had sought protection
The man wounded at a Veterans Affairs office in Vancouver, Wash., had sought a restraining order last year against the former co-worker accused of shooting him.
View ArticlePentagon agency trying to stop drug-resistant bacteria
The rise of drug-resistant bacteria and other biological threats has pushed the Pentagon to seek help developing small molecules that can stop some of the world's most dangerous pathogens.
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