Twentynine Palms Marines to receive Silver and Bronze stars for six-day...
Four California-based Marines will be recognized for their heroism during a 2012 operation in Afghanistan.
View Article2 U.S. troops killed in apparent insider attack
Two U.S. service members were killed and four wounded in an attack Wednesday by gunmen wearing Afghan security force uniforms in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. defense officials said.
View Article3 Minn. Guard recruiting assistants investigated
Three cases of potential fraud involving Minnesota National Guard recruiting assistants are under investigation as part of a widespread probe into an alleged scheme to take fraudulent payments and...
View ArticleAutopilot problems caused July QRF-4 drone crash
Incorrect inputs to the autopilot brought down an unmanned targeting drone on July 13 in Florida, the Air Force announced Wednesday.
View ArticleEx-soldier convicted in Iraqi death granted parole
A former Army lieutenant from Oklahoma convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner has been granted parole, the Army said Wednesday.
View ArticleNew PT test ahead: What do you want fixed?
Army PT experts are at it yet again - researching potential changes to test exercises.
View ArticleMarine Corps Times returned to place on newsstands pending comprehensive review
Marine Corps Times will be returned to its usual newsstand location at base exchange stores after an abrupt decision to move the independent newspaper away from checkout lines proved unpopular and...
View ArticleCongressman calls for hearing on moving Marine Corps Times at exchanges
Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) on Wednesday called for a congressional oversight hearing on why the Marine Corps abruptly moved Marine Corps Times from newsstands in the front of exchange stores to the...
View ArticleTexas mom guilty in daughter's malnutrition death
A West Texas woman was convicted Wednesday in the starvation death of her 22-month-old daughter.
View ArticleU.S. ship on Syria chemical arms mission in Spain
The American ship MV Cape Ray is set to arrive Thursday at the Spanish naval base of Rota to resupply ahead of an unprecedented mission to collect and destroy highly toxic substances that form part of...
View ArticleWyo. National Guard unit returning from Bahrain
A group of Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers is returning from a deployment in Bahrain.
View ArticleDrum soldier who died remembered as bright, giving
A 21-year-old soldier from eastern Kentucky who died in Afghanistan is being remembered by his former educators as bright and giving.
View ArticleBroad veterans' bill faces uncertain fate in Senate
The repeal of planned reductions in military retirement pay by Congress has left the Senate's wide-ranging veterans' legislative package in limbo.
View ArticleFort Jackson cancels training graduation
The Army's largest training installation is cancelling its traditional basic combat training graduation for its latest class of 800 new soldiers.
View ArticleCoast Guard reduces use of live animal training
The Coast Guard won't use as many live animals for its combat medical training after an animal rights group showed a goat's legs being removed with tree trimmers.
View ArticleAmos: Delays in Afghanistan agreement could force Marines to abandon equipment
Marines may be forced to leave military equipment behind in Afghanistan if delays in signing a bilateral security agreement stretch into late spring or summer, the commandant of the Marine Corps warned...
View ArticleRoadside bomb blasts' effects on brain still a mystery
Too little is known about how or whether bomb blasts cause long-term damage to the human brain and body, according to a scientific panel focusing on wounds caused by roadside bombs, the most common...
View ArticleAUSA boss takes stand on Congress' push to protect Guard
The Association of the United States Army is pushing back against legislation that would create a commission to determine the future makeup of the Army.
View ArticleAfghanistan frees detainees U.S. calls 'dangerous'
released 65 accused militants from a former U.S. prison on Thursday despite protests from the American military, which says the men are Taliban fighters who will likely return to the battlefield to...
View ArticleU.N. concerned over situation in Fallujah
The United Nations said Thursday it is concerned over the plight of civilians caught up in fighting in Iraq's besieged city of Fallujah, occupied by al-Qaida-linked militants and other Sunni insurgent...
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