Obama orders new round of sanctions on Russia
Seeking to intensify pressure on Russia, President Barack Obama on Thursday expanded U.S.
View ArticleNearly 1,000 selected for senior master sergeant
The Air Force released the list Thursday of 999 master sergeants selected for promotion to senior master sergeant.
View ArticleNew Army grooming, appearance regs leaked online
Details of the Army's highly anticipated revisions to grooming and uniform regulations leaked online Thursday, just days before the document was set to go into effect.
View ArticleVA-DoD common records system may still be possible
After being jilted again and again by the Pentagon in pursuit of a common digital health records system, the Veterans Affairs Department is hoping a new makeover will finally get its own system noticed...
View ArticleMidshipman in Naval Academy sex case found not guilty
A former Naval Academy football player was acquitted Thursday of sexually assaulting a classmate, bringing to conclusion a case that began almost two years ago at an off-campus party and became a legal...
View ArticleMid acquitted in court-martial leaving academy
The former Naval Academy football player acquitted Thursday of sexual assault against a female midshipman will withdraw from the school, an academy spokesman told Navy Times.
View ArticleHagel launches review of medals process
The vexing question of how to honor drone pilots and cyberwarriors is prompting a Pentagon-level review of the entire military awards system.
View ArticleDeath of former Marine in overheated cell probed
Investigators are probing how a mentally ill, homeless New York City veteran died last month in a jail cell that city officials told The Associated Press had overheated to at least 100 degrees...
View ArticleMayor: Former Marine's prison cell death 'troubling'
The mayor called the death of a mentally ill, homeless former Marine who was found in a jail cell that had overheated to at least 100 degrees 'very troubling' Thursday, while expressing his condolences...
View ArticleIG: Academy informant's expulsion not tied to work with OSI
An inspector general inquiry has found that agents with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations acted properly when they used an Air Force Academy cadet as a confidential informant.
View ArticleConfusion continues over TERA, VSP application approvals
Despite an announcement Saturday that the Air Force had decided to resume processing applications for voluntary separations and 15-year retirements after a 'strategic pause,' airmen are still being...
View ArticleN.Y. Guardsman gets state's highest military award
New York state's highest military award for courage and heroism has been awarded to a National Guard member who rescued his captain after a crash outside Syracuse last year.
View ArticleArlington burial set for 7 from Vietnam War
The recently recovered remains of seven U.S. service members from the Vietnam War are being laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
View ArticleAlaska bill: PTSD should factor into sentencing
The House Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs moved a bill Thursday allowing judges to consider post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries as a mitigating factor during...
View ArticleFt. Jackson general: More budget cuts hit jobs
The commander in charge of the Army's largest training installation warned Thursday that if a new round of automatic federal budget cuts moves forward and the Army becomes even smaller, Fort Jackson...
View ArticleGroup designates Langley AFB as Tree City USA
Langley Air Force Base is being recognized for its efforts to care for trees.
View ArticleNATO, Ukraine join military exercise in Bulgaria
Ukraine has joined two weeks of multinational military exercises that involve troops from 12 NATO member and partner nations, and demonstrate that cooperation continues between the alliance and the...
View ArticleUniting disabled vets with service dogs
Theresa Van Den Eeden is one of 12 Northern Illinois University students gaining real-world experience while telling disabled veterans' stories for a good cause.
View ArticleHouse bill would delay commissary budget cuts
Another legislative proposal has been introduced to ward off cuts in commissary funding - at least until the commission that is studying all military compensation completes its work.
View ArticleWave of attacks across Iraq kills 25 people
A series of attacks north and west of Baghdad on Friday, including two suicide bombings, killed at least 28 people, mainly members of security forces, and wounded dozens, Iraqi officials said.
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