Rights group: Syrian regime behind mass killings
An international human rights group on Friday accused Syrian government forces and pro-regime militias of carrying out summary executions earlier this year that left at least 248 people dead in two...
View ArticleMahan returns to Va. following deployment
The USS Mahan is returning to Virginia following an eight-and-a-half-month deployment performing ballistic missile defense near Europe and responding to the crisis in Syria.
View ArticleArlington burial for WWII airmen from NY, Calif.
The recently identified remains of a World War II airman from upstate New York and a pilot from California will be buried as a group next week at Arlington National Cemetery.
View ArticleNavy: Summertime alcohol-related incidents cut in half
The Navy's anti-alcohol abuse program ramps up during the summer months, when sailors are more likely to be drinking at outdoor parties or holiday cookouts. This year's efforts, under the '
View ArticleAl-Qaida leader calls for attacks inside US
Al-Qaida's leader on Friday marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks by calling on Muslims to strike inside the United States, with big attacks or small, using any opportunity they can to...
View ArticleReport: Driver in crash that killed sailor had drugs in system
Prosecutors say toxicology tests show a man accused of killing four tourists in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 had cocaine and marijuana in his system.
View ArticleMob movie with French twist
Every family is dysfunctional in its own unique way. But there's unique, and then there's the Blake family.
View ArticleMabus says he's committed to LCS program
U.S. Navy leadership said it's committed to the Littoral Combat Ship program in the face of budgetary concerns and questions about the ship program.
View ArticleChaplain Corps colonel selections released
Thirteen Chaplain Corps lieutenant colonels have been recommended for active-duty promotion to colonel by a selection board that met June 5-6 at Fort Knox, Ky.
View ArticleFallen Air Guardsman remembered for bravery, kindness
On Sept. 11, more than 1,000 people came to witness the return of the first New York Air National Guardsman killed in Afghanistan, a young staff sergeant who lived and died doing what he loved.
View ArticleAfghan Taliban attack U.S. Consulate, kill 2 Afghans
Taliban militants unleashed car bombs at the U.S.
View ArticleU.N. official: Iranian exiles' deaths a wake-up call
The killing of dozens of members of an Iranian dissident group that the Iraqi government wants out of the country should be 'a wake-up call' to the international community, the acting U.N.
View ArticleHood soldier arraigned on bomb charge
A Fort Hood soldier suspected of having pipe bombs has been arraigned on a federal charge of possession of an unregistered destructive device.
View ArticleIn U.S. arsenal, lessons for Syria chemical weapons
It's not easy or quick to get rid of a nation's chemical weapons. Just ask the United States.
View ArticleU.N.: Report will show chemical weapons use in Syria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he believes there will be 'an overwhelming report' from U.N. inspectors that chemical weapons were used in an attack in Syria on Aug. 21.
View ArticleKerry: Syria peace prospects ride on weapons talks
Sec. John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday the prospects for resuming the Syrian peace process are riding on the outcome of U.S.-Russian talks aimed at securing Syria's...
View ArticleBombing in Sunni mosque in Iraq, attacks kill 33
A bomb hidden inside an air conditioner exploded Friday at a Sunni mosque north of Baghdad, the deadliest in a series of attacks in Iraq that killed 33 people, officials said.
View Article$71M spent on USS Miami before repair scuttled
The Navy says it spent more than $71 million on cleanup, planning and initial repairs on the fire-damaged USS Miami before plans to return the submarine to service were scuttled.
View ArticleMilitary Muscle: Work your glutes for better posture, less down time to injury
The glutes are the most important yet least respected muscle groups in our fitness endeavors. Let's put some concentrated effort into helping your glutes regain their rightful place at the top of the...
View ArticleCongressman: Defense sequester exemption to be part of debt ceiling debate
Defense hawks in the House of Representatives will try exempt the Defense Department from additional sequestration with a rider attached to must-pass legislation that would raise the nation's $16.7...
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