Victim in Texas parade crash accused of lying
An ex-police officer from Georgia who was injured in a train accident during a veterans parade in Texas is accused of lying about receiving a Purple Heart medal and was arrested Wednesday, Cherokee...
View ArticleManning's defense wins objection on evidence
A video of a U.S. Apache helicopter attack leaked by Pfc. Bradley Manning revealed sensitive information that could help enemies plan deadlier assaults, according to a Pentagon official's statement...
View ArticleArmy vet's wife, 72, fends off intruder with .357 Magnum
A 72-year-old Southern California grandmother who shot at - and narrowly missed - a man trying to break into her home said Tuesday she was shocked at the attention her action was getting but does not...
View ArticleSenator urges benefits equality, legal aid for vets
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen urged members of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs Wednesday to pass bills that would bring benefits equality to same-sex military couples and would enhance law school...
View ArticleF-16s may stay in Jordan after exercise
The aircraft will take part in the 'Eager Lion' exercise, which runs from June 9-20.
View ArticleReserve C-130s to help fight Colorado fires
The Air Force is now entering the fight against wildfires in Colorado.
View ArticleSenators side with Joint Chiefs on sex assault law
The Senate Armed Services Committee sided with the Joint Chiefs on sexual assault legislation Wednesday, gutting changes passed by a subcommittee on Tuesday that would have created an independent legal...
View ArticleLCS Freedom underway from Singapore, begins exercises
Seven weeks after arriving at Singapore, the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) left Changi Naval Base on June 11 to begin a series of regional exercises with navies of friendly nations.
View ArticleProject Warrior eligibility guidelines defined
Human Resources Command has released details of the Army's program to select high-potential captains for special duty
View ArticlePapp talks Coast Guard HYT, servicewide PT
The Coast Guard reactivated high-year tenure this year and is making final determinations on how many retirement-eligible Coast Guardsmen will be forced to leave. On the bright side, it is expected to...
View ArticleMilitary law experts: Marines may not be able to ban troops from offensive sites
The commandant of the Marine Corps said the service is looking into making certain websites and social media pages off-limits to Marines - one possible response to the objectionable images and content...
View ArticleNew liberty rules ease slightly in Okinawa
Airmen stationed on Okinawa can now have a couple of drinks with dinner off base, according to new guidance for troops issued by U.S. Forces Japan.
View ArticleLejeune graduation to be shown overseas on video
Troops stationed overseas will be able to watch the graduation ceremony at Lejeune High School, located at the Marine Corps base.
View ArticleNSA head says spy programs thwarted terror attacks
Once-secret surveillance programs were crucial in enabling the U.S.
View Article6 Afghan policemen found shot dead at checkpoint
Six Afghan policemen were found shot at their checkpoint in the country's south and two other policemen were missing, raising suspicions they killed their comrades, an official said Thursday.
View Article3 soldiers named to USA Shooting teams
Army officials say three soldiers from the Marksmanship Unit have been named to the USA Shooting Paralympic National and Development teams.
View ArticleFort McHenry sailors pitch in at Civil War battlefield
Sailors aboard the USS Fort McHenry have made it a monthly habit of traveling from their homeport in Virginia Beach to Richmond National Battlefield Park, and not as tourists.
View ArticleUN: Afghan child casualties spike in war
The number of children killed and injured in Afghanistan's war has risen sharply this year, the U.N. Children's Fund said, calling the trend 'unacceptable' and 'very worrying.'
View ArticleVet receives armor that saved his life
More than five years after Bryan Wagner lost a leg in an explosion in Baghdad, the former Army specialist received the inches-thick armor that saved his life during a ceremony Wednesday at the Wounded...
View ArticleVeteran pleads guilty to murder at Fort Polk
A 28-yar-old Army veteran has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2010 slaying of a soldier at Fort Polk.
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