Top general to testify about Afghanistan amid impasse over U.S. troop presence
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford will testify on Capitol Hill Wednesday about the situation on the ground amid a continuing standoff with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who is refusing to sign a...
View ArticleMalaysian military: Missing jet changed course
The Malaysian military has radar data showing the missing Boeing 777 jetliner changed course and made it to the Malacca Strait, hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the last position recorded by...
View Article'Fatal Vision' author Joe McGinniss dies at age 71
Joe McGinniss wasn't one to let a story tell itself.
View ArticleInd. guardsman donates Purple Heart to family of WWII vet
Monday was a special day of reflection, recognition, restoration and honor for Greene County-based Indiana Conservation Officer Greg Swanson.
View ArticleRe-up, retention bonuses for select few, budget documents show
Competition for bigger, but fewer, re-enlistment bonuses will be much tighter this year and next. And retention bonuses will be more plentiful for airmen with critical skills such as intel, according...
View ArticleUSAF names new Space, Mobility command heads
The Air Force on Tuesday nominated the next leaders of its Space and Mobility commands.
View ArticleStaff sgt. gets 2½ years in UK child porn case
Authorities in the United Kingdom on March 4 sentenced a U.S. staff sergeant stationed at Royal Air Force Alconbury to 21/2 years in jail for inciting a child to engage in pornography and for...
View ArticleEnergy degrees fuel the boom
For Marine Corps Reserve Sgt. Nigel Bliss, military work as an electrical systems technician and generator mechanic has been a natural starting point for a career in power distribution.
View ArticleNew SASC AirLand chairman on F-35 remedy: Fully fund it
In comments likely to please the program's contractors, the incoming chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees the Pentagon's troubled F-35 program says there's one thing Congress can do to...
View ArticleTRANSCOM nominee: U.S. reviewing options out of Afghanistan if Russia doesn't...
The military is reviewing alternate routes to get people and equipment out of Afghanistan, should Northern Distribution Network routes through Russia become disrupted, the administration's pick to lead...
View ArticleAir Force's findings on cheating investigation expected in two weeks
The Air Force will announce its response to allegations of cheating among nuclear missile officers in two weeks, as multiple investigations wrap up and the top nuclear commander finalizes his...
View ArticleTop general to testify about Afghanistan amid impasse over U.S. troop presence
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford will testify on Capitol Hill Wednesday about the situation on the ground amid a continuing standoff with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who is refusing to sign a...
View ArticleUSAF, Sikorsky begin to gear up for rescue helo
Supporters of the Air Force's Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program should thank Congress for its late entry into the five-year budget plan, according to the service's undersecretary.
View ArticleCommissary fruit, vegetable prices may soar in some Pacific stores
Commissary officials are floating a proposal that could cause the cost of fresh fruits and vegetables to skyrocket in stores in Guam, Japan and South Korea.
View ArticleProposed Pentagon cuts could affect Peterson AFB
Officials at Peterson Air Force Base near Colorado Springs are bracing for possible cuts.
View ArticleEx-soldier's death penalty trial begins in Hawaii
A death penalty trial started Tuesday with a prosecutor telling jurors that the fatal blow a former Hawaii-based soldier dealt his 5-year-old daughter was so hard it left knuckle imprints on the...
View ArticleMilitary Times special report: Overhauling Retirement Pay
Smaller retirement checks. Big lump-sum cash 'transition pay' for career troops leaving the force. And 401(k)-style cash for all troops who serve at least six years. Those are some of the changes...
View ArticleArmy reservist to plead guilty to giving secrets to Chinese girlfriend
A civilian defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to a Chinese girlfriend half his age will be entering a guilty plea, his attorney said Tuesday.
View ArticleNavy: Pilot error caused crash in Washington field
Pilot error caused a training jet to crash into an Eastern Washington farm field last March, killing all three crew members aboard, the Navy said Tuesday.
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