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  1. Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts Army

    Fort Jackson 1-star suspended amid misconduct allegations

    The Army announced it has suspended the commander of Fort Jackson, S.C., amid misconduct allegations that include adultery and a physical altercation, according to a spokesman for Training and Doctrine Command.

    • May. 21, 2013
  2. Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond to a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., on May 20. Courtesy Photo/Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James/Army

    Tinker community recovers from massive tornado

    Airmen and civilians at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., were assessing damage to their own homes Tuesday and standing by to help with recovery efforts in nearby Moore, the hardest hit of the communities devastated by a massive tornado that swept through the area Monday.

    • May. 21, 2013
  3. Chance to advance drops; names due this week

    More than 80,000 active-duty and full-time support sailors who passed their Cycle 219 advancement exams in March will find out whether they've advanced later this week, though their chance to move up has decreased from last year.

    • May. 21, 2013
  4. Master sergeant select rate takes a dive

    The list of technical sergeants who made the cut will be released Thursday morning.

    • May. 21, 2013
  5.  GovMedia

    Bad behavior prompts review of 7th Fleet sailor records

    After yet another string of embarrassing incidents, leaders in 7th Fleet are cracking down on bad sailor behavior.

    • May. 21, 2013
  6. Oklahoma National Guard soldiers from the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, respond May 20 to the devastation caused by a tornado that killed dozens of people in Moore, Okla. Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James / Army

    National Guard searches and rescues after Okla. tornado

    More than 150 Oklahoma Air and Army National Guard troops were on hand Tuesday to help with security and rescue operations following a devastating tornado in Moore, Okla.

    • May. 21, 2013
  7. House panel poised to reject lower pay raise, Tricare fee hikes

    A key House panel is rejecting the idea that budget cuts must mean pain for service members, retirees and their families.

    • May. 21, 2013
  8. Lawmakers prepare sweeping changes to military's sexual assault laws

    A House panel is poised by pass sweeping changes in sexual assault prevention programs on Wednesday, with less command flexibility in reducing or dismissing rape and assault charges and wider support for victims.

    • May. 21, 2013
  9. As part of the No Heat, No Cool program, the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in facilities were turned off at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base., Ohio. Airman 1st Class Krystal Garrett / Air Force

    Sequestration affects quality of life on bases

    Dirtier bathrooms. Longer grass. Taking out your own trash.

    • May. 21, 2013
  10. A demonstration of the Distributed Common Ground System - Army was held at Fort Belvoir, Va. Mike Morones / Staff

    Army demonstrates disputed intelligence system

    The Army defended its intelligence gathering and dissemination software as a lifesaving tool for the Army's intelligence corps that places a vast wealth of information in the hands of battlefield commanders worldwide.

    • May. 21, 2013
  11. Sgt. 1st Class Edgar Barrera lost his left hand and both legs in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan. Jennifer Rodriguez / Army

    Prosthetic advances closer to real thing

    Sgt. 1st Class Edgar Barrera lost his left hand and both of his legs to an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, and now a set of groundbreaking prosthetic hands is helping him regain his independence.

    • May. 21, 2013
  12. GOP lawmakers seek limits on missile defense cooperation with Russia

    Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks.

    • May. 21, 2013
  13. House passes bill giving disabled vets expedited airport screenings

    The House has passed a bill that would require the Transportation Security Administration to expedite security screenings for severely injured or disabled veterans and any family members or caregivers traveling with them.

    • May. 21, 2013
  14. 'Administrative error' forces U.S. plane to land in Indonesia

    A U.S. military passenger plane was able to leave Indonesia today after an administrative error forced the plane to land and be held overnight.

    • May. 21, 2013
  15. FBI identifies Benghazi suspects — but no arrests yet

    The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by militaryforce as suspected terrorists, officials say.

    • May. 21, 2013
  16. U.S. lawmakers seek Asia missile defense safeguard

    Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the U.S. from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, even if the threat posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea is eliminated.

    • May. 21, 2013
  17. House passes automatic COLA for veterans

    Annual cost-of-living adjustments in veterans' disability and survivor benefits would become automatic — just like Social Security — beginning in 2014 under a bill passed by the House on Tuesday.

    • May. 21, 2013
  18. Missileers face extra work, no room for error

    Not only have Minuteman III missile launch officers had to withstand the media fury over 'rot' from within its ranks and being in a 'crisis' mode after a subpar inspection, now the remaining launch officers have to pick up an extra 24-hour shift per month

    • May. 21, 2013
  19. VA closing in on mental health hiring goal

    The Veterans Affairs Department is 240 people shy of meeting a goal to hire 1,600 new mental health professionals by June 30, VA officials said Tuesday.

    • May. 21, 2013
  20. Court-martial set at Elmendorf-Richardson on sex charge

    A general court-martial will be held this week for a chief warrant officer accused of sexual contact.

    • May. 21, 2013
  21. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, center, is escorted into a courthouse May 21 in Fort Meade, Md., before a pretrial military hearing. Patrick Semansky / AP

    WikiLeaks prosecutor accepts plea to 1 count

    The government will accept an Army private's guilty plea to a lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces for sending more than 700,000 classified U.S.

    • May. 21, 2013
  22. Mothers in uniform get room on base to nurse young

    Army civilian personnel specialist Tracey Leven recalls the time she tried to use a breast pump to express milk in a military office years ago. Instead of 'breast pump in use,' she was required to put a sign on the door reading, '

    • May. 21, 2013
  23. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh testifies at a congressional hearing in Washington. His comments during questioning about sexual assault were not intended to imply victims were to blame, he says. Colin Kelly/Staff

    Welsh explains 'hookup' comment

    Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh wants to make it very clear that he was not blaming victims of sexual assault when he mentioned the 'hookup mentality' during a recent hearing.

    • May. 21, 2013
  24. A federal appeals court is backing the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos. AP file

    Court: U.S. can keep bin Laden photos under wraps

    A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos.

    • May. 21, 2013
  25. Commentary: Telling truths about sexual assault is risky

    During his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh made a statement that elicited a visceral response from some in Congress and in the media.

    • May. 21, 2013

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