Proposal would revamp Survivor Benefit Program
A Defense Department proposal to revamp its Survivor Benefit Program would save money by increasing the premium that retirees pay for coverage.
View ArticleDoD: Give reservists immediate retirement pay
Reservists would be eligible to begin receiving military retirement pay immediately after completing 20 years of part-time service under a new Pentagon proposal for overhauling the retirement system.
View ArticleSoldier dies at Yakima Training Center in Wash.
A soldier has died at the Yakima Training Center, but few details about the death are being released.
View ArticleCrimean lawmakers votes to join Russia
Ukraine lurched toward breakup Thursday when lawmakers in Crimea unanimously declared they wanted to join Russia and would put the decision to voters in 10 days - and Russian lawmakers pushed a bill to...
View ArticleSenators seek IDs of 21 sailors killed at Pearl Harbor
The remains of 21 sailors killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor and buried as unknowns should be identified and returned to their families, a group of U.S. senators said Thursday.
View ArticleGeneral admits guilt on 3 counts; denies assault
In his immaculate blue dress uniform, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair stood ramrod straight before a judge Thursday and pleaded guilty to three charges that could send him to prison for up to 15 years.
View ArticleSenate blocks change to military sex assault cases
The Senate on Thursday rejected a proposal to move sexual assault cases outside the military chain of command, instead backing simpler reforms to the military justice system.
View ArticlePentagon: Half of stateside Marine units at unacceptable readiness levels
Only half of non-deployed Marine units were at an acceptable level of readiness last September due to the long-term budget cuts known as sequestration, the Pentagon announced this week.
View ArticleDestroyer Truxtun heads to Black Sea amid tensions
The Navy is dispatching a destroyer to the Black Sea at a moment of mounting tensions over Ukraine, the service said Thursday.
View ArticleGenerals shed light on reports Afghan forces surrendered turf in Sangin
The former top commanders of NATO troops in southwestern Afghanistan have shed light on troubling reports that emerged late last year in Sangin, a hard-fought district in Helmand province where Afghan...
View ArticleArmy sex assault prosecutor suspended over alleged assault
A lieutenant colonel who supervises sexual assault prosecution in the Army is under investigation for allegedly sexually assaulting a female colleague, sources have confirmed.
View ArticleArmy opens all field artillery officer jobs to women
Virtually all Regular Army, National Guard and Army Reserve positions coded for field artillery officers have been opened to women under a directive issued by Army Secretary John McHugh.
View ArticleObama: West won't let Kremlin carve up Ukraine
President Obama ordered the West's first sanctions in response to Russia's military takeover of Crimea on Thursday, declaring his determination not to let the Kremlin carve up Ukraine.
View ArticleExclusive: DoD proposes revolutionary changes in retirement benefits
After years of silence on the intensely controversial issue of military retirement reform, the Pentagon on Thursday unveiled a detailed proposal for fundamental, far-reaching changes to the current...
View ArticleTwo EOD techs take fall for Pendleton mishap that killed four
A senior commander relieved two explosive ordnance disposal section leaders for cause March 4 after an investigation found that a poorly prepared unit clearing a range of unexploded ordnance apparently...
View ArticleAirman found dead at F.E. Warren AFB ID'd
The man found dead at F.E. Warren Air Force Base has been identified as 21-year-old Airman 1st Class Dominique Hudson.
View ArticleFort Polk man sentenced for burglary on Army base
A federal judge has sentenced a 20-year-old Fort Polk man to a year in prison for a burglary on the central Louisiana military base.
View ArticleRussia, Crimean politicians discuss referendum
Crimea would be welcome as an equal part of Russia if the region votes to leave Ukraine in an upcoming referendum, the speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament said Friday.
View ArticleFort Knox installs first female commander
Brig. Gen. Peggy C. Combs has become the first woman to take command over Fort Knox and U.S. Army Cadet Command.
View ArticleKetchikan man convicted of Coast Guard assault
A Ketchikan man who kicked a Coast Guardsman in the face has been convicted of assault on a federal officer.
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