Sailors honored for averting disaster on Comstock
The Navy is crediting quick thinking and actions of two Evansville sailors with averting a fire disaster on their ship and has awarded them medals.
View ArticleJudge bars most motive evidence in Fort Hood trial
The U.S. judge overseeing the Fort Hood shooting trial has blocked prosecutors from using several witnesses and most evidence they'd sought to explain the alleged motive behind the 2009 attack.
View ArticleIran to teach drone-hunting to school students
Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards paramilitary units plan to teach drone-hunting to school students, an Iranian newspaper reported Monday.
View ArticleRemains of soldier killed in Korean War ID'ed
The remains of a soldier killed during the Korean War are being returned to Lynchburg for burial.
View ArticlePurple Heart from Goodwill store returned to family
A Purple Heart medal found at a Goodwill store in New York has made it back to western Pennsylvania, where the recipient is buried and his family still lives.
View ArticleCampbell soldier charged in Afghan bribery scheme
An American soldier has been charged with taking part in an alleged scheme to divert fuel trucks from a military base in Afghanistan to others in exchange for money.
View ArticleCoast Guard cutter returns from Caribbean patrol
The Coast Guard Cutter Legare is back in Portsmouth following an eight-week patrol of the Caribbean Sea.
View ArticleArmy prepares for Afghanistan massacre sentencing
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the American soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians during pre-dawn raids in two villages last year, could soon learn whether he might ever be released from prison for a...
View ArticleFort Campbell soldier charged with aiding bribery
An American soldier is charged with taking part in an alleged scheme to divert fuel trucks from a military base in Afghanistan to a local company, a plan court documents say cost the U.S. about $2.2...
View ArticleMARSOC sergeant killed in Afghanistan ATV accident, investigation says
A Marine special operator was killed in Afghanistan last year after his all-terrain vehicle unexpectedly slid into an eight-foot deep pit in the dark, a military investigation found.
View ArticleLearning about the troops over 'War stories and beer'
Despite the many wars that have taken the lives of U.S. service members, still too little is known about what it means to serve in a time of war.
View ArticleNew NCOERs: Separate forms to measure 3 levels of performance
Plans for a new Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report call for several innovations that are sharply different from the current rating system, including three different NCOERs, according to Sergeant...
View ArticleDefense suggests no more than 25 years for Manning
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning should spend 60 years in prison because he betrayed the U.S. by giving classified material to WikiLeaks, a prosecutor said Monday.
View ArticleOfficer who ordered fire on insurgent vehicle exonerated
A Marine officer who was removed from his post for ordering fire on a known Afghan insurgent's vehicle in alleged violation of the rules of engagement has been exonerated by a military review board.
View ArticleEllsworth B-1B bomber crashes in Montana; crew survives
A B-1B bomber crashed in a remote area of southeastern Montana on Monday, but its four crew members survived after ejecting from the South Dakota-based aircraft, Air Force officials said.
View ArticleVolunteering to serve again can trigger separation-pay payback
Marines who accept cash buyouts to leave the service early will have to pay back the government if in the future they volunteer for active duty again, according to a recent administrative message from...
View ArticleFormer Marine faces fight to fulfill football dream
Steven Rhodes felt a duty to serve his country and had a dream to play football.
View ArticleWant a fast promotion? Go intel or medical
Hoping to speed up your chances for promotion in an age of staff drawdowns and plummeting selection rates? Bone up on your intelligence skills or anatomy books.
View ArticleArmy leaders give subordinates just weeks to cut staffs, budgets by 25 percent
The Secretary of the Army and the Army Chief of Staff have given their staffs just weeks - until Sept. 11 - to report back with 'a comprehensive set of recommendations' as to where the service can make...
View ArticleHagel, Chinese defense chief announce plans to continue top-level dialogue
The U.S. and Chinese militaries pledged to continue top-level dialogues over the next year, the top defense leaders from each nation said Monday.
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