Officials: Body found at Selfridge guard base
Officials say a body has been found at Selfridge Air National Guard Base northeast of Detroit, prompting a brief lockdown at the facility.
View ArticleNaval exercise on hold due to Ukraine tensions
A naval exercise in the Barents Sea involving Norway, the U.S. and Russia is expected to be canceled because of action that Washington is taking against Russia regarding Ukraine.
View ArticleEx-soldier's capital murder trial jury watches mom weep
The mother of a girl who prosecutors say was beaten to death by her father in Hawaii wept when she looked at a picture of the 5-year-old child.
View Article54 enlisted selected for supplemental promotion
Fifty-four additional enlisted airmen have been selected for supplemental promotion, the Air Force Personnel Center announced Thursday.
View ArticleCIA-Senate spat raises murky legal, policy issues
A dispute between the CIA and the Senate that flared into public view this week has no obvious path toward criminal prosecution and may be better resolved through political compromise than in a court...
View ArticleWorker at Va. military daycare charged with abuse
Prosecutors have charged a Maryland woman with misdemeanor assault on a child for allegedly hitting toddlers under her care at a military daycare center.
View ArticleAir Force nuke crew failings worse than reported
Failings exposed last spring at a U.S. nuclear missile base, reflecting what one officer called 'rot' in the ranks, were worse than originally reported, according to Air Force documents obtained by The...
View ArticleCombat roles for women soldiers at Lewis-McChord
Capt. Pete Middleton had his choice of two rookie lieutenants he could bring in to his artillery battery last summer. One was a man, the other a woman applying for a traditionally all-male Army...
View ArticleSoldier gets 366 days in prison for fuel theft
A U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced to serve 12 months and one day in prison for his role in stealing fuel at Forward Operating Base Fenty near Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
View ArticleUkraine accuses Russia of 'military aggression'
Ukraine's prime minister told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that Russia had carried out a 'military aggression' in Crimea, and dramatically switched from English to Russian to ask Russia...
View ArticleCarson announces traffic stops after soldier snubbed flag salute
Military police at Fort Carson, Colo., are stopping vehicles at on-post intersections during retreat, the post's Facebook page announced after outrage over a soldier who posted a selfie of her avoiding...
View ArticleMedal of Honor recipient Ola Lee Mize dies at 82
Medal of Honor recipient, Korean War hero and Special Forces legend retired Army Col. Ola Lee Mize has died at 82, according to the Medal of Honor Society. He died Wednesday after a lengthy illness.
View ArticleWill FOX's military comedy 'Enlisted' become casualty of ratings?
Despite early reports declaring 'Enlisted' dead on arrival, the new FOX comedy series is fighting on with a surge of support from military and DVR watchers.
View ArticleConfidence, trepidation ahead of Crimea referendum
Men hawk Russian tricolor flags to drivers at traffic lights on the streets of the Crimean capital. Mini-vans emblazoned with election slogans belt out patriotic songs.
View ArticleAir Force releases Afghanistan KC-135 crash report
The Air Force says a KC-135 air tanker that crashed in Kyrgyzstan last year was yawing to the left and the right so violently that the tail section broke off, causing the aircraft to plunge toward the...
View ArticleMalfunction, pilot error caused May KC-135 crash
A flight control system malfunction and subsequent pilot error ultimately brought down a KC-135 Stratotanker on May 3, minutes after takeoff from Manas Transit Center, Kyrgyzstan, an Air Force accident...
View ArticleIt's all in the chemistry: Academy researchers work on more precise spice test
Air Force Academy cadets have a role to play in the service's war on drugs. They are researching ways to more easily detect through urine tests whether an airman has violated rules by using the...
View ArticlePanel urges end to U.S. ban on transgender troops
The United States should join the dozen other nations that allow transgender people to serve in the armed forces, an independent commission said in a report released Thursday, saying there is no...
View ArticleSOUTHCOM chief: 80 percent of Colombian drugs gets to U.S.
The U.S. doesn't have the ships and surveillance capabilities to go after the illegal drugs flowing into the U.S. from Latin America, the top military commander for the region told senators Thursday,...
View ArticleNavy adjusts effort in search for missing Malaysian airliner
The guided missile destroyer Pinckney will soon end its participation in search efforts for a Malaysian passenger jet that has been missing for nearly a week.
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