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N.C. community college rate break for vets proposed

Gov. Pat McCrory says he wants to make it easier for new veterans to attend any of North Carolina's community colleges.

• Apr. 18, 2014

U.S.: Forfeiture deal over Iran assets sets record

A federal judge has approved plans to sell a 36-story Manhattan office building and other properties owned by Iran nationwide in what will be the largest terrorism-related forfeiture ever, a prosecutor said Thursday.

• Apr. 18, 2014

Anger and dismay at stalled Guantanamo 9/11 trial

Don Arias stormed out of the meeting with the defense lawyers at this U.S. Navy base after less than 15 minutes. He was soon followed by three others who also lost family members in the 9/11 terror attack.

• Apr. 18, 2014

Petty officer charged in 'Fat Leonard' bribery scandal

A fourth member of the Navy has been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery in a multimillion-dollar scheme involving a Singapore-based defense contractor accused of providing cash, vacations, electronics and prostitutes in exchange for classified info

• Apr. 17, 2014

Marines pull out of Afghanistan's Nimroz province

Earlier this month, the Marine Corps quietly took leave of Nimroz province, consolidating its operations in Afghanistan to a single province and completing another chapter in its drawdown efforts.

• Apr. 17, 2014

4-star: Armed attackers in Ukraine are Russian troops in disguise

The Russians aren't fooling anyone.

• Apr. 17, 2014

Group calls for DoD to withdraw from Prayer Day event

Longtime critics of Christian conservatives' influence in military culture are demanding the Pentagon back away from involvement in a National Day of Prayer event on Capitol Hill next month, saying it's a thinly veiled rally for far-right fundamentalists.

• Apr. 17, 2014

Rapping medic dispenses care with a smile and a rhyme

If you bust your leg, he busts a rhyme.

• Apr. 17, 2014

Bonhomme Richard, 31st MEU search for missing ferry passengers

The amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard is helping search for hundreds of passengers missing from the Sewol, a South Korean ferry that capsized and sank Wednesday.

• Apr. 17, 2014

Deal reached on calming Ukraine tensions — for now

In a surprise accord, Ukraine and Russia agreed Thursday on tentative steps to halt violence and calm tensions along their shared border after more than a month of Cold War-style military posturing triggered by Moscow's annexation of Crimea.

• Apr. 17, 2014

U.S. sending nonlethal aid to Ukraine military

The U.S. will send medical supplies, helmets and other nonlethal aid to the Ukrainian military in response to Russia's 'dangerously irresponsible' efforts to destabilize the country, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday.

• Apr. 17, 2014

Ex-Calif. man convicted of Navy battery swindle

A former Southern California man who fled the U.S. to live on his yacht has been convicted of selling the U.S. military more than $2.6 million in cheap, knock-off batteries that were used in aircraft carriers and submarines.

• Apr. 17, 2014

First deaths in Ukraine; Putin admits Crimea invaded

A clash outside a military base ended with the first deaths so far in a Ukraine anti-militant operation as Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted Thursday in a radio interview that Russian soldiers did secretly invade Crimea to help pro-Russian Ukrainians take over the province by force.

• Apr. 17, 2014

Vets group seeks Medal of Honor for Civil War Col. Robert Gould Shaw

A veterans group will present a petition next week to the New York delegation of Congress asking that the Medal of Honor be awarded to Civil War Col. Robert Gould Shaw, who commanded the first unit of free African Americans recruited into the Union army.

• Apr. 17, 2014

Kennedy beats Bisping to stay perfect in UFC

Like many fighters before him, Tim Kennedy wanted to shut Michael Bisping up.

• Apr. 17, 2014

Remington recalls hundreds of thousands of tactical, recreational rifles

• Apr. 17, 2014

New company to handle shipping private vehicles

Some troops will have to drive farther to drop off and pick up their vehicles under the Defense Department's privately owned vehicle shipping program, with the closure of seven vehicle processing centers May 1.

• Apr. 17, 2014

WWI love letters found in southern Indiana attic

Love letters from a World War I soldier to his sweetheart have been found stuffed in the attic wall of a southern Indiana home.

• Apr. 17, 2014

U.S. troops in Afghanistan hosting 'shadow' marathon

The Fort Drum-based 10th Mountain Division will host what will be the last Boston Marathon 'shadow run' to be held at Bagram air base in Afghanistan.

• Apr. 17, 2014

4th Md. prison training veteran service dogs

The medium-security Maryland Correctional Training Center near Hagerstown is becoming the fourth state prison where inmates who served in the military help train service dogs for disabled veterans.

• Apr. 17, 2014

Army couple in documentary told from caregiver's point of view

The timing couldn't be better: In a month dedicated to military and veteran caregivers, a documentary about an Army couple's struggles after devastating combat injuries will premier at one of the world's top film festivals.

• Apr. 17, 2014

Poland wants larger U.S., NATO troop presence

Poland's defense minister is calling for a larger U.S. and NATO military presence in his country to deter the type of Russian aggression occurring in eastern Ukraine.

• Apr. 16, 2014

NATO to ramp up in response to Russian aggression

U.S. troops in Europe likely will ramp up operations and continue a historic shift eastward after the NATO alliance this week agreed to vastly expand its military readiness in response to Russian aggression.

• Apr. 16, 2014

Delivery of submarine North Dakota delayed to Navy

Problems with a parts supplier and the need to modify certain design features led the Navy to announce Wednesday that the commissioning of the new nuclear-powered attack submarine North Dakota won't take place at the end of May as scheduled.

• Apr. 16, 2014