CNO meets with Mayport sailors
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert shared his vision of the Navy and listened to concerns of sailors during an All-Hands Call at Naval Station Mayport on Tuesday.
View ArticleConsumer Watch: Commissary Club tests bulk sales
Case lot sales at commissaries have been canceled again this year due to budget cuts, according to a commissary spokesman.
View ArticleKevlar for the Mind: Symptoms determine type of depression
Post-traumatic stress disorder is not the only psychiatric condition that some veterans deal with as a result of their military service. Many also struggle with depression.
View ArticleTricare Help: Retiree might be able to see doctors at England facilities
Q. I'm a retiree with a family enrolled in Tricare Prime and Delta Dental, with no other health care coverage. I'm also a federal civilian employee and am about to take a posting in England.
View ArticleReport: Social media relevant to background checks
The Defense Department should consider reviewing the social media accounts of applicants as part of background checks for security clearances, according to a recent Pentagon report.
View ArticleExpert: Cybersecurity is 'everyone's responsibility'
At age 29, Peter Singer became the youngest person to be named a senior fellow in the 95-year history of the public policy think tank, Brookings Institution.
View Article90 lieutenant colonels, 131 colonels selected for early retirement
Ninety lieutenant colonels and 131 colonels were selected for early retirement by the Selective Early Retirement Board that met Dec. 9, according to data provided to Air force Times on Wednesday by the...
View ArticleOpinion: Educational equality for military families is worth fighting for
As a nation, we must regularly ask if we are satisfying our commitment to the men and women of America's armed forces. Frequent debate revolves around military pay, housing and medical attention.
View ArticleAirmen must re-document dependents for BAH payments
Every airman must soon provide documentation for their dependents as part of an Air Force-wide audit readiness effort, the service announced Wednesday.
View ArticleMcConnell airman killed in car crash
An airman is among four people killed in a car crash Saturday night in East Wichita, Kan. One passenger remains in critical condition.
View ArticleSoldiers needed to appear in 'Nashville' episode
The TV show 'Nashville' is holding a casting call Thursday at Fort Campbell, Ky., according to a message posted on the base's Facebook page.
View ArticleArmy pushes for job-specific strength tests
Her heart thumping under 100 pounds of combat gear, medic Joaida Cruz scrambled across a clearing, dropped to a watchful crouch - her weapon at the ready - then raced ahead into a kneel, ran again and...
View ArticleNewest Medal of Honor recipients inducted into Hall of Heroes
Twenty-four soldiers who for decades were denied the Medal of Honor because of their race or ethnicity were inducted Wednesday into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
View ArticleDuring closing arguments, prosecution says Sinclair's actions were crimes,...
A general who broke military law repeatedly during a three-year extramarital affair with a subordinate should be thrown out of the Army and lose his benefits, prosecutors said Wednesday during closing...
View ArticleCorpsman earns Silver Star for actions in Afghanistan
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (FMF) Zackery Penner became the Navy's 13th Silver Star recipient in 13 years of war when he received the prestigious award for his selfless bravery under fire at a ceremony...
View ArticleOfficial: Army team to begin Libyan training prep
A small team of soldiers will go into Libya in the coming weeks to begin preparations for a larger U.S. mission to train Libyan troops in Bulgaria, a senior Army official said Wednesday.
View ArticleOfficials ID man found dead at Minot
Officials with the U.S. Air Force have identified the man who was found dead at the Minot Air Force Base this week.
View ArticlePvt. Manning seeks formal name change to Chelsea
The Army private who was tried and convicted as Bradley Edward Manning for leaking U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks is petitioning a Kansas court for a name change, to Chelsea Elizabeth Manning.
View ArticleNavy to return accused tanker hijackers to Libya
The three Libyans accused of hijacking a tanker loaded with oil remain under U.S. control as an American warship escorts the tanker back toward Libyan shores, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
View ArticleJudge won't dismiss Ventura 'American Sniper' suit
A judge on Wednesday allowed former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura's defamation lawsuit against the widow of slain 'American Sniper' author Chris Kyle to go to trial.
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