Radar would help pilots navigate snow, dust
The Army has developed a radar-based system to solve a major problem for helicopter pilots — dust or snow that blinds them on landing, which is the leading cause of Army aircraft accidents. Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 11:05:30 EST
Dempsey arrives in Egypt, meets with brass
CAIRO — The United States' top general discussed an Egyptian crackdown on Western-funded pro-democracy groups with the head of the country's ruling military council on Saturday, as another two... Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 15:25:25 EST
Army tops Navy, 69-63, in double overtime
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Josh Herbeck scored eight of his 19 points in overtime as Army defeated Navy 69-63 in double overtime on Saturday. Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 18:04:34 EST
Pakistan court-martials 5 over extremist ties
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani army has started court-martial proceedings against a brigadier and four other officers over suspected ties to a banned extremist group that has called for ousting the... Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 8:34:02 EST
Ahmadinejad promotes Iran’s nuke achievements
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will soon unveil "big new" nuclear achievements, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday while reiterating Tehran's readiness to revive talks with the West over the... Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 15:07:05 EST
Former Pendleton Marine receives Silver Star
SAN DIEGO — A Marine based out of Camp Pendleton received the Silver Star on Friday for courageous service during a bloody, six-hour firefight in the war in Afghanistan. Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 8:44:34 EST
Santorum: Women shouldn’t serve in combat
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Friday said he thinks it would be wrong to allow women to serve in combat. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 19:24:29 EST
Congressman wants Afghanistan Study Group
Citing an Army lieutenant colonel's claims that there is no progress being made in Afghanistan, Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., is urging Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to create an independent study group... Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 8:37:36 EST
Frigates join other nations in hunt for drugs
NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. — Four Navy frigates and a patrol squadron operating in the 4th Fleet area of responsibility have joined a new multi-national effort to combat illicit trafficking... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 16:47:47 EST
Millions owed to families in foreclosure deal
The $25 billion nationwide foreclosure settlement announced Thursday by the Justice Department includes compensation for service members who have lost their homes to illegal foreclosures since 2006. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 15:22:53 EST
Amos sorry for Marine use of Nazi SS logo
Commandant Gen. Jim Amos has ordered an investigation of the scout sniper community's usage of the notorious Nazi SS organization's logo after a platoon in Afghanistan displayed it with the U.S. flag. Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 13:16:11 EST
Congressman wants Eisenhower Memorial delayed
WASHINGTON — A Virginia congressman asked a federal panel Friday to reject a design for a memorial honoring President Eisenhower in Washington, saying the World War II general's family objects... Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 11:31:35 EST
New LCS named for Gabrielle Giffords
In yet another break with tradition, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced Friday that a new Littoral Combat Ship would be named for Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman who survived a January... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 16:56:46 EST
U.S.: Signs growing that Syrian elite want out
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it is seeing growing signs that the Syrian elite, including people close to President Bashar Assad, are increasingly worried and beginning to prepare... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 17:36:02 EST
Frankfurt airport shooter gets life in prison
FRANKFURT, Germany — An Islamic extremist who killed two U.S. airmen in an attack at Frankfurt airport last year was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison Friday. Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 8:56:46 EST
Attacks force U.S. to postpone Mali exercise
BAMAKO, Mali — The United States says it has postponed a major military exercise in Mali because the Malian army is busy responding to attacks from Tuareg rebels. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 12:26:38 EST
Congress OKs 2nd warship for Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Congress has approved the transfer of a second U.S. Coast Guard ship to the Philippines, an official said Friday as Washington shifts its military ties with the... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 12:39:37 EST
Wife found guilty in Navy doc’s stabbing death
SAN DIEGO — A woman who stabbed her Navy doctor husband in bed after discovering he was having an affair was convicted of second-degree murder Wednesday. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:26:40 EST
Analysis: Navy may benefit in revamped military
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wants to "rebalance our global and presence to emphasize where we think the potential problems will be in the world" with the goal of producing a leaner, more rapidly... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 17:03:42 EST
Karzai: Coalition airstrike kills 8 children
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday claimed that an airstrike carried out by the international coalition killed eight children in eastern Afghanistan. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 17:57:23 EST
Once-lost medals returned to family of WWI maj.
FESTUS, Mo. — Nearly a century after Maj. Ernest Slusher earned two medals for bravery during World War I, his family has them back. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 17:57:24 EST
Leahy, Graham fight Air National Guard cuts
WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham want to delay proposed Air Force cuts to the Air National Guard until completion of studies comparing the cost of... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 9:23:09 EST
Ron Paul gets the most military donations
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is, by far, getting more military campaign contributions than anyone else in the 2012 field. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 15:24:24 EST
Pentagon opens more military jobs to women
The Pentagon will lift parts of its longtime ban on women serving in combat units, but only a small fraction of the force will be affected, officials announced Thursday. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 17:01:57 EST
Report: Iran adds 2 submarines to naval fleet
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's official news agency reported Thursday that the navy has added two more domestically built light submarines to its fleet. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 15:03:20 EST
Bradley Manning arraignment set for Feb. 23
FORT MEADE, Md. — An Army private accused of leaking classified material to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks will be back in a military courtroom for an arraignment later this month. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:35:00 EST
Tricare pharmacy merger worries lawmakers
Seven lawmakers have written to the Pentagon expressing concern over a proposed merger between the company that manages Tricare's pharmacy benefit and another corporate pharmaceutical giant. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 16:27:23 EST
Guam officials: DoD confirms buildup reduction
HAGATNA, Guam — Guam's delegate to Congress and a highly placed official at the governor's office both said Thursday that the military buildup will shrink to 4,700 Marines. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 11:39:32 EST
PTSD counselor accused of faking war honors
HOUSTON — A Houston-area man has quit as a post-traumatic stress counselor for veterans after records do not back his claim of earning numerous war medals. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 10:57:36 EST
Navy probes site of 200-year-old shipwreck
WESTERLY, R.I. — For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England's southern coast. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 10:37:16 EST
Pentagon IG reviewing fatal Raptor crash
The Pentagon inspector general is investigating the Air Force's conclusions on a fatal F-22 crash, an unusual step for what are typically routine probes into aircraft accidents. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 19:15:23 EST
Air Force preps flight attendants for VIP trips
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Bret Baker welcomes customers aboard a Boeing 757 wearing a three-piece suit and a sparkling smile. His manner is all Friendly Skies but his pocket patch bears the... Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 9:27:54 EST
Dwindling time, rising tension build Iran fears
WASHINGTON — The prospect of conflict with Iran has eclipsed Afghanistan as the key national security issue with head-spinning speed. After years of bad blood and an international impasse over... Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 10:33:18 EST
GOP report questions Gitmo detainee releases
WASHINGTON — Facing domestic political pressures, the Bush and Obama administrations released or transferred 600 terror suspects deemed an acceptable threat from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo... Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 19:13:55 EST
VA, DoD award contract to work on ‘heart’ of integrated record system
The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments achieved a major milestone last month in their quest to develop an integrated electronic health record system for service members and veterans. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:43:32 EST
Sarkozy advises against military strike on Iran
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy put his reputation as a stalwart friend of Israel on the line Wednesday, warning that military action was no way to deal with nuclear-minded Iran at a... Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 9:29:55 EST
Ala. panel: Military ID can prove citizenship
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A House committee took the first step toward making changes to Alabama's tough new immigration law. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 18:38:16 EST
Guard general opposes A-10 removal at Ind. base
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The head of the Indiana National Guard thinks the Air Force is making a mistake in removing A-10 fighter jets from the Fort Wayne base and replacing them with reconnaissance... Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 19:44:26 EST
Zombie film twist: Osama as flesh-eating ghoul
Just when you thought you had seen every possible variation of zombie flick, you're reminded that this genre, like its protagonists, keeps coming back from the dead. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 17:20:03 EST
General: Advisory teams heading to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The No. 2 U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that U.S. military advisory teams will start deploying to Afghanistan this year to help Afghan combat forces as they take a... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 15:39:58 EST
NATO extends air patrols for Baltic members
BRUSSELS — NATO has decided to extend an operation to protect the airspace of Baltic members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with fighter jets, officials said Wednesday. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 14:12:35 EST
Officer wants humanism officially recognized
RALEIGH, N.C. — Soldiers who don't believe in God can go to war with "Atheist" stamped on their dog tags, but humanists and others with various secular beliefs are still officially invisible in... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 14:00:57 EST
Owner of troubled uniform store arrested
The operator of a private-sector business that sold uniform items to service members has been arrested in New Jersey on fugitive warrants from Florida, federal officials said. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 13:38:20 EST
Troops seized 772K lbs. of Afghan drugs in 2011
Moments after 25th Infantry Division soldiers raided a Kandahar province, Afghanistan, compound in December, discovered large piles of marijuana and arrested a suspected drug trafficker, the Taliban... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:14:51 EST
Homecoming pushes wounded vet toward recovery
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Shot through the upper back on a rooftop in Afghanistan and gasping for breath after a bullet ripped through his chest, Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson had a fear worse than... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 11:35:38 EST
Dempsey to visit Egypt amid U.S.-Cairo tensions
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's top general will visit Egypt for security talks amid tensions over Cairo's move to bring criminal charges against 19 American pro-democracy workers. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 10:11:03 EST
Japan, U.S. agree on transfer of Marines
TOKYO — Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to proceed with plans to transfer thousands of U.S. troops out of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, leaving behind the stalled... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:49:05 EST
India upgrades its military with China in mind
NEW DELHI — In recent weeks, India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier —... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 9:42:51 EST
Pakistan, NATO hold border talks after strikes
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani army was meeting with NATO and Afghan forces on Wednesday in an effort to improve coordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, a sign of thawing relations after... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 9:31:05 EST
This Marine’s mission: 1M push-ups in 2012
Most people don't complete a million push-ups in a lifetime, but Sgt. Enrique Treviño plans to do that many in a year to raise awareness and $10,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:15:10 EST
Spec ops to grow as Pentagon budget shrinks
The number of U.S. special operations forces will increase over the next five years even as the Pentagon prepares to cut personnel and $259 billion in planned spending over that same period. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:48:03 EST
Military ties mark Kim Jong Un’s inner circle
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Wherever North Korea's young new leader goes, they're there: a group of graying military and political officials who shadow Kim Jong Un as he visits army bases, attends... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 21:09:10 EST
P-8A makes debut in Bold Alligator exercise
Swooping low over the aircraft carrier Enterprise, the Navy's newest jet looks every bit a war craft, with little to belie its commercial airliner lineage or current test missions. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:39:50 EST
Official: U.S. misjudged al-Qaida capabilities
With the benefit of more than a decade of hindsight, America may have misjudged the true threat posed by al-Qaeda in the immediate aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks, a top Pentagon official... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 18:26:15 EST
U.S. not considering arming Syrian opposition
WASHINGTON — The White House said on Tuesday that the U.S. is not considering arming opposition groups in Syria, deflecting calls from some lawmakers to explore such a possibility as one way to... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 17:45:07 EST
Bataan ARG back from 322-day deployment
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK — It was a little girl's handmade sign that underlined the social impact of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group's 322-day deployment that ended here Tuesday. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:15:26 EST
DoD launches pay calculator for wounded troops
The Defense Department has launched a new website for wounded service members and families to calculate their Special Compensation for Assistance with Activities of Daily Living, or SCAADL, pay. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 13:33:57 EST
McRaven: Spec ops prepping for drawdown role
WASHINGTON — First in and last out — that's the current plan for elite U.S. forces in Afghanistan, according to Adm. Bill McRaven. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 8:24:44 EST
Last known WWI veteran dies at 110
LONDON — Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 13:54:30 EST
Mattis to visit Pakistan to discuss airstrikes
WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. military commander will visit Pakistan this month in what could be an important step in healing the rift between the two nations, officials said Tuesday. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 9:49:44 EST
New sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel
WASHINGTON — Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 13:47:36 EST
Law OKs cross-state PTSD telehealth counseling
The recent passage of the National Defense Authorization Act in Congress will make it easier for active-duty personnel and veterans to get mental health care wherever they are, officials said. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 14:32:04 EST
Pakistani minister: Reopen border to NATO
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's defense minister said Tuesday that the country should reopen its Afghan border crossings to NATO troop supplies after negotiating a better deal with the coalition. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 8:31:02 EST
Congress OKs bill opening U.S. skies to drones
WASHINGTON — After five years of legislative struggling, 23 stopgap measures and a two-week shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, Congress finally has passed a bill aimed at prodding... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 8:31:02 EST
U.S., Japan mull sending 4,700 Marines to Guam
TOKYO — The United States and Japan, hoping to break a stalemate over the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, are discussing a plan to transfer nearly 5,000 troops to Guam despite their failure... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 5:34:27 EST
Rescued U.S. aid worker says she’s thankful
GOODE, Va. — An American aid worker rescued by Navy SEALs in Somalia last month says she's thankful for the support she's received. Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 19:45:03 EST
Navy, Corps practice getting boots on the beach
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Navy hovercraft began roaring over the beach at Camp Lejeune just before dawn Monday morning. Within minutes, one of them, LCAC-68, had disgorged four U.S. Marine light... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 19:51:50 EST
DoD: Tricare beneficiaries should go to MTFs
The Pentagon wants more Tricare beneficiaries to get their health care at military hospitals and clinics. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 14:00:43 EST
Senators question Pentagon decision on F-35B
WASHINGTON — The leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee suggested on Monday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta rushed a decision to develop the Marine Corps version of the... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 8:13:02 EST
Families link burn pits to health woes, debt
Army Reserve wife Rosie Torres, 38, stood in line Jan. 19 at a Texas Health and Human Services office to apply for assistance with her mortgage, bills and groceries. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 9:30:04 EST
U.S. rules out military intervention in Syria
BEIRUT — The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a dramatic escalation of Western pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 20:38:56 EST
The ‘Stan: An officer’s unvarnished view
An Army officer is fed up with "rosy official statements" that paint Afghanistan as a picture of progress, and he is demanding military leaders come clean about the "absence of success on virtually... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:48:28 EST
New water workout is tougher than running
Water aerobics is not just for retirees anymore. The Marine Corps is promoting low-impact pool running — dubbed "water cadence"— to help even the fittest Marines up their game. Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 20:05:17 EST
Iran vows to retaliate in event of attack
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will target any country where an attack against it is staged, a senior Revolutionary Guard commander warned Sunday, the latest Iranian threat tied to growing tensions over... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 8:32:42 EST
Drills prepare Enterprise for final deployment
ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ENTERPRISE — Capt. William Hamilton stands on the footrest of his chair on the bridge, looking through a window and down at the flight deck below. A mechanical... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 20:04:35 EST
Former Marine pleads to military shootings
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Marine from Virginia pleaded guilty Thursday and has agreed to serve a 25-year prison sentence on charges that he fired a series of overnight pot shots in 2010 at the... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:37:40 EST
Iraq war vets will be State of the Union guests
About 20 members of Congress are bringing Iraq war veterans as their guests to President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday as part of a bipartisan effort to focus attention on their needs... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:37:56 EST
Top Guard officer joins Joint Chiefs of Staff
The National Guard Bureau's top officer is now a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A provision in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law Dec. 31 by President Obama, adds the... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:36:42 EST
National Guards conduct more military funerals
ALBANY, N.Y. — As precisely as they and their counterparts nationwide had done in the exact manner tens of thousands of times during the past year, the members of the New York National Guard... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:36:59 EST
Report: F-35 sound, but slow down production
A "quick look" report on the Defense Department's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter delivered to the Pentagon's acting procurement chief a few weeks ago was leaked to the public Tuesday by the Project on... Posted Saturday Feb 11, 2012 10:12:01 EST
N.J. veteran-to-veteran hotline now nationwide
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — A veteran-to-veteran help line established six years ago in New Jersey to provide crisis counseling and prevent suicides among the state's military service members has been... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:37:10 EST
Marine scout snipers used Nazi SS logo
Marine Corps scout snipers used the logo of the notorious Nazi SS organization while in Afghanistan in 2010, the service acknowledged Thursday. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 13:32:03 EST
About-face on the war
The 2006 Military Times poll finds that support among U.S. troops for President Bush and the Iraq war has declined. Read the full report.
Leahy, Graham fight Air National Guard cuts
WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham want to delay proposed Air Force cuts to the Air National Guard until completion of studies comparing the cost of Guard units to the cost of active-duty units.
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