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  1. Midshipmen of the class of 2014 are commissioned May 24 during the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. Mike Morones / Staff

    Obama lauds future leaders at USNA graduation

    While the hats being tossed were round instead of square and no one shuffled a tassel from right to left, the Naval Academy’s Class of 2013 had one thing in common with college grads across the country: excitement — and a few nerves — about what comes next.

    • May. 24, 2013
  2. Pfc. Barrett Austin was driving an armored truck on patrol when it was hit by insurgents. Mykal McEldowney for USA TODAY

    From boyhood to battlefield: Long war takes its toll

    When the terrorists struck on 9/11, Barrett Austin was in Mrs. Spearman's second-grade class here. Weeks later, he'd wear a Ninja costume with a red headband for Halloween.

    • May. 24, 2013
  3. Senators: Limit recruits' athletic shoe choices to U.S.-made footwear

    Athletic shoe vouchers for Army, Navy and Air Force recruits could be used to purchase only American-made footwear under a bill introduced Thursday by two senators from Maine.

    • May. 24, 2013
  4. West Point grads eager to step up and serve

    For as long as he can remember, Mark Castelli wanted to go to the United States Military Academy. His father, Michael Castelli, attended the elite military academy, as did two older brothers.

    • May. 24, 2013
  5. DoD school director to retire in August

    The director of the Defense Department schools that educate military children will retire Aug. 31.

    • May. 24, 2013
  6. Army vet charged in policeman's slaying found dead in cell

    An Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid was found Friday hanging dead in his cell, authorities said.

    • May. 24, 2013
  7. DoD seeks to reprogram '13 budget to improve readiness

    The Defense Department's request to reprogram its budget for the rest of the fiscal year could return some combat squadrons to full readiness, but likely will not get grounded squadrons back in the air.

    • May. 24, 2013
  8. Town turns out to welcome injured Ranger home

    Tossed like a rag doll by an exploding 500-pound bomb, Army Ranger Cory Remsburg landed face down in a canal. He lay motionless as his buddies scrambled to find him.

    • May. 24, 2013
  9. Pentagon: F-35 program costs fell $4.5 billion last year

    No Nunn-McCurdy breach in Selected Acquisition Report

    • May. 24, 2013
  10. Lawmakers want DoD to study whether Tricare may cover horse therapy

    The family of Kaitlyn Samuels, 16, and many other family memnbers with special needs were hoping Congress would pass a law requiring Tricare to cover hippotherapy — physical therapy conducted on horseback.

    • May. 24, 2013
  11. Biographer regrets affair with David Petraeus

    The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her family.

    • May. 24, 2013
  12. Tricare approves waivers for beneficiaries in tornado-affected Oklahoma

    Tricare is waiving required referrals for specialty care and emergency prescription refills for its beneficiaries in Oklahoma affected by the May 20 tornado.

    • May. 24, 2013
  13. Marine's Silver Star, Purple Heart found at Goodwill store

    Officials with Goodwill are searching for relatives of a World War II veteran whose medals — including the Silver Star and Purple Heart — somehow wound up at a suburban St. Louis Goodwill store.

    • May. 24, 2013
  14. Obama addressing Naval Academy grads 2nd time

    A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.

    • May. 24, 2013
  15. Ceremony to honor airmen killed in Vietnam plane crash

    Olive Branch resident Paul Clever was 6 when his father went down in a spy plane over Laos during the Vietnam War.

    • May. 24, 2013
  16. Court denies appeal in Coast Guardsman's 2008 slaying

    The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of David Mclymont in the 2008 slaying of Coast Guardsman Carlos Buford, who was visiting a friend in Clarksdale.

    • May. 24, 2013
  17. Bush hosts bike ride for combat veterans

    Former President George W. Bush is hosting a 100-kilometer mountain bike ride at his Central Texas ranch for military members wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    • May. 24, 2013
  18. Former major league pitcher Chris Ray pours one of his baseball-themed beers May 22 at The Diamond in Richmond, Va. The specialty brew will be sold at the Double AA minor league Richmond Flying Squirrels' baseball game May 23. The proceeds are given to military families. Joe Mahoney / The Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP

    Brewers team up on beer to help military families

    Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime — baseball bats.

    • May. 24, 2013
  19. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, left, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reunite for another globe-spanning, high-speed adventure in 'Fast & Furious 6.' Universal Pictures

    Latest 'Fast & Furious' speeds past plot

    movie review - 'Fast & Furious 6'

    • May. 24, 2013
  20. June list for sgt., staff sgt. announced

    These soldiers have been selected for promotion to sergeant or staff sergeant in June, the Army announced Thursday:

    • May. 23, 2013
  21. Many grunts love 'salty' desert cammies, which scream 'I've been downrange.' But the inability to find blouses and trousers that match is a source of irritation. Marine Corps

    Corps-wide mismatched uniform problem frustrates Marines

    Marines continue to struggle to find matching blouses and trousers at Marine Corps Exchanges. The problem, which primarily affects desert Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniforms, has led some Marines to visit several exchanges, hoping to find a match.

    • May. 23, 2013
  22. Master chief selectees announced

    The Navy announced the names of nearly 500 master chief selectees Thursday in a fleetwide message, NAVADMIN 136/13.

    • May. 23, 2013
  23. Master sergeant promotion list released

    The Air Force released its master sergeant promotion list today. Of the 20,528 eligible technical sergeants, 3,841 were selected for promotion to master sergeant, for a promotion rate of 18.71 percent.

    • May. 23, 2013
  24. Destroyers to be named for MoH recipient, former SECNAV

    The two newest destroyers will be named for a highly decorated soldier-turned-senator and a former Navy secretary, the Navy's top civilian announced Thursday.

    • May. 23, 2013
  25. Panel rejects Pentagon's request for base closings

    A new round of military base closings is going nowhere in Congress.

    • May. 23, 2013

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