As women join subs, male force holds steady
The Navy appears to be hedging its bets on whether women are going to work out as members of submarine crews. Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 8:32:20 EST
Door latches a problem on M-ATVs, soldiers say
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Since getting the new vehicles in January, at least one external door latch has failed on all of 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment’s M-ATVs. Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 8:41:56 EST
Getting counseling: What have you faced?
At a recent think-tank discussion in Washington, a former Marine described a commander who wouldn't allow troops to get mental health counseling unless they obtained a permission slip —... Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 8:35:11 EST
Vail ski program gives boost to injured vets
VAIL, Colo. — Sgt. 1st Class Joe Kapacziewski’s 2005 injury in Iraq might have gotten the best of his right leg, but it certainly didn’t get the best of him. Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 16:15:15 EST
At least 30 dead in 4 Afghan suicide attacks
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A team of suicide bombers struck Kandahar and detonated their caches of explosives Saturday night at a prison, police headquarters and near the home of Afghan President... Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 14:08:27 EST
Ex-staff sgt. says police told AF she was gay
Jene Newsome said she played by the rules as an Air Force staff sergeant: She never told anyone in the military she was a lesbian. Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 16:29:54 EST
Cheaper, closer airdrops in Afghanistan
C-130 aircrews in Afghanistan have begun executing “low-cost, low-altitude” airdrops to smaller, more mobile units on the ground. Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 9:05:19 EST
Twin suicide bombs kill 43 in Pakistani city
LAHORE, Pakistan — Two suicide bombers killed 43 people in near-simultaneous blasts, the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week and a clear sign that militants have the power to strike... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 20:56:35 EST
VA investigating medical record breach
ATLANTA — The Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General has launched a criminal investigation into a security breach of veterans’ medical information at the Atlanta Veterans... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 20:25:08 EST
Guardsmen honored for Navy helo rescue work
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three hours after a Navy helicopter crashed last month in West Virginia’s snow- covered mountains, National Guard medic Casey Dunfee cracked his cable on the floor of... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 18:16:55 EST
12 medical training trips to Haiti
MIAMI — The training schedule for U.S. military operations in Latin American and the Caribbean is changing because of ongoing relief efforts in Haiti. Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 18:02:57 EST
Unemployment rate for young vets hit 21.1%
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face as they... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 16:09:52 EST
Judge: Immunity for SEAL defense witnesses
NORFOLK, Va. — A military judge has ordered immunity for several defense witnesses in the case against a Navy SEAL accused of mistreating an Iraqi detainee. Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 8:42:06 EST
Source: EADS seeking new tanker-bid partner
The U.S. Air Force’s $35 billion KC-X competition may not end up being a sole-source competition. It appears that EADS is looking to buy time to find a new partner to bid against tanker rival... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 21:57:39 EST
104 Hornets grounded after cracks discovered
Naval Air Systems Command grounded 104 Navy and Marine F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets Friday after inspectors discovered the airframes were developing cracks much earlier than engineers had thought. Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 8:32:45 EST
Americans may be among those in Nazi mass grave
VIENNA — At least two mass graves containing dozens of people killed by the Nazis have been found on property used by the Austrian army, government officials said Friday. An army statement... Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 8:50:02 EST
New fed leave ruling benefits military families
Federal employees can now use their Family and Medical Leave Act benefits — up to 12 weeks of leave each year — to help a family member who is in the military and deployed overseas,... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 15:01:41 EST
Troops: Ops tempo challenges mental care
Service members and veterans praise legislation that would expand access to mental health care — but they question the military’s ability to improve treatment given the challenges of... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 11:36:22 EST
MarSOC officer awarded Bronze Star
The officer in charge of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command’s assessment and selection received a Bronze Star with “V” device on Tuesday for his actions in Afghanistan. Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 9:37:04 EST
Marjah: Ups and downs are lessons for future
MARJAH, Afghanistan — After a day spent pinned down in gunbattles or caught in a maze of roadside bombs, with little hope of air support and an erratic Afghan army to coax along, Lance Cpl.... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 16:01:33 EST
Fisher House gets $250K of Obama prize money
The Fisher House Foundation will receive $250,000 from President Obama, who is donating to charities the $1.4 million award that came with his Nobel peace prize, the White House announced March 11. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:56:48 EST
VFW criticizes Stanley over cost comments
After only 16 days on the job, the Pentagon’s new personnel chief has drawn the ire of the nation’s largest organization for combat veterans. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 17:55:15 EST
Airman organizes chili cook-off in Baghdad
While preparing for her second deployment to Iraq, Air Force Capt. Roxzanna Ponce De Leon went to the Terlingua International Chili Championship in Texas. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 17:52:43 EST
Rethink alcohol ban in war zones, Webb says
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., a Vietnam veteran and former war correspondent who now chairs the Senate panel that oversees military personnel policy, seemed to endorse the idea of letting troops in war zones... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 12:44:43 EST
Iraq war vet to carry U.S. flag at Paralympics
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Alpine skier Heath Calhoun will carry the flag for the U.S. Paralympic Team at the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 17:58:05 EST
U.S. troops shoot, kill Iraqi journalist
BAGHDAD — U.S. troops opened fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband, a police official said Thursday. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 15:05:34 EST
France expresses anger over AF tanker contest
PARIS — European governments have the right to ask Washington for explanations on the Air Force tanker tender following Northrop Grumman’s decision not to bid, the French Defense Ministry... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 13:47:13 EST
DoD: F-35 costs rise at least 50 percent
The F-35 Lightning II strike fighter program will breach the Nunn-McCurdy limits with a cost growth of more than 50 percent from the original 2001 program baseline, said a top Pentagon program... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 10:46:59 EST
Iowa guardsmen receiving overdue Iraq pay
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds of Iowa National Guard soldiers have started receiving their payments for extended combat duty tours in Iraq. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 11:52:00 EST
Corps says fire forced pilots to ditch Hornet
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. — Two Marine aviators aboard a flaming F/A-18D reacted quickly enough to slow their jet so they could safely eject over the Atlantic Ocean, their... Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 8:36:00 EST
Campaign stars approved for latest OIF phases
Bronze campaign stars recognizing the 2007-08 surge of U.S. troops into Iraq, as well as current stabilization efforts, have been authorized for wear on the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Pentagon... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 11:21:17 EST
DoD to restart stalled spouse tuition program
The Pentagon will resume the stalled My Career Advancement Accounts spouse education benefit program as of noon Saturday, restoring tuition benefits to 136,583 military spouses who had applied for... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 15:43:17 EST
Mattis pushed for 6.8mm ammo
Before Marines in Afghanistan received enhanced 5.56mm rounds last month, an influential four-star general advocated behind the scenes for an option that packs even more punch: 6.8mm ammunition. Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 15:01:07 EST
World War II vets stream toward DC monument
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — The chance viewing of a segment on a television news program gave Don Niehart an idea that has enriched the golden years of 296 World War II veterans from the southeastern... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 14:43:03 EST
Man charged with faking medals goes to court
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A 26-year-old man accused of wearing military medals he didn't earn is due in federal court in Huntsville on Thursday for arraignment. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 9:14:52 EST
Recruiter accused of showing topless photo
CHARLESTOWN, Ind. — A Fort Knox soldier has been assigned a desk job while the Army investigates an allegation he showed the photograph of a topless woman to a high school student during a... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 8:29:02 EST
House rejects call for Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday soundly rejected an effort by anti-war lawmakers to force a withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:56:13 EST
Army plan takes fire from Congress, DoD, GAO
Why is the Army buying equipment that fared poorly in tests? That’s the question the chairman of the House Armed Services air and land subcommittee asked senior Army officials at a March 10... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 8:50:18 EST
Schwartz: We’re sticking with tanker RfP
The U.S. Air Force does not plan to modify its request for proposals in the KC-X aerial refueling plane program despite the withdrawal of one of two expected bidders, said Gen. Norton Schwartz, the... Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 16:31:01 EST
Former Marine sues city to get back police job
LOS ANGELES — A former Marine acquitted on charges of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees sued the city of Riverside Wednesday over not being rehired as a police officer. Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 21:57:08 EST
Senators seek funds for concurrent receipt
The Senate Armed Services Committee has given a sliver of hope to some disabled military retirees still waiting for the right to receive their full military retirement pay and veterans disability... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:53:17 EST
Mental health evacuations spike in war zones
More than 10 percent of medical evacuations from Iraq and Afghanistan over the past eight years have been for mental health reasons. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 15:25:18 EST
Gates watches Afghan army training exercises
POLE CHAKI TRAINING BASE, Afghanistan — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was watching Afghan army recruits go through training Wednesday. Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 8:18:18 EST
Gates visits Afghan town cleared by Marines
NOW ZAD, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert Gates, aiming to show progress in the expanded war against insurgents in south Afghanistan, took a brief, heavily guarded walk Tuesday down a... Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 22:03:05 EST
Army seeks answers for Afghan civilian deaths
A helicopter attack that killed at least 15 civilians in Afghanistan’s Oruzgan province was called in by a Special Forces A-team that did not have “eyes on” their target and... Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 16:16:31 EST
Comfort returning home from Haiti mission
The hospital ship Comfort has been released from duty off the coast of Haiti and will begin its journey home to Baltimore this week, the Navy announced Tuesday. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:52:46 EST
Plan would expand leave for some families
Military family members who are ineligible for family and medical leave still could get time off for deployment-related issues under potentially controversial legislation pending before two... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 14:41:53 EST
Navy says 3 dogs died after contractor neglect
WASHINGTON — The Navy says that three dogs died and dozens more were in poor health after being neglected by a private security contractor in Chicago that had been hired to train the dogs to... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 18:48:26 EST
Lawmakers push for big VA budget increase
Despite plans to give the Veterans Affairs Department a 7 percent budget increase at a time when most federal spending is frozen, key congressional committees are pushing for even bigger veterans... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 22:03:40 EST
Japan confirms it allowed nuke-armed U.S. ships
TOKYO — Japan confirmed for the first time Tuesday the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts with the U.S. that tacitly allowed nuclear-armed warships to enter Japanese ports in violation... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 13:40:48 EST
Petraeus says presidency is not his goal
WASHINGTON — For a guy who professes to have no interest in running for president, Gen. David Petraeus can come off as surprisingly eager to talk about it — sometimes without even being... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 13:14:34 EST
Spc. accused in deaths to face court-martial
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — An Army specialist accused of killing two fellow soldiers and taking their baby in Washington state could face the death penalty if convicted in her upcoming... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 8:50:56 EST
Retired Army maj. gen. nominated to head TSA
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday nominated a former army officer with extensive intelligence experience to take the long-vacant job as head of the Transportation Security Administration... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 6:46:47 EST
VA to automate Agent Orange claims process
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department plans to announce Tuesday that it will fully automate how it pays claims for illnesses related to exposure to the chemical Agent Orange to keep an... Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 21:21:59 EST
CIA director: U.S. disrupting al-Qaida
NORMAN, Okla. — CIA Director Leon Panetta says America’s counterterrorism operations are putting senior al-Qaida leaders under tremendous pressure. Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 18:46:44 EST
Obama seeks deal to try Gitmo suspects
WASHINGTON — White House aides are increasingly convinced that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will never face trial in a civilian court and are trying to cut a deal that would... Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 18:09:11 EST
Court to rule in military funeral protest case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is entering an emotionally charged dispute between the grieving father of a Marine who died in Iraq and the anti-gay protesters who picket military funerals with... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 20:03:32 EST
Real Hurt Lockers in Iraq: Life is no movie
NASIRIYAH, Iraq — American bomb disposal experts in Iraq say few people — even in armed forces — long knew what they did. But not anymore. Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 17:40:19 EST
Northrop won’t bid on Air Force tanker
Northrop Grumman today confirmed that it will not bid for the Air Force’s $35 billion KC-X contest, saying the solicitation favors rival Boeing’s smaller 767-based offering. Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 21:21:52 EST
Military academies teach more cyberwarfare
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As cybersecurity grows in importance to national security, the nation’s three major military academies are teaching students how to be effective cyber warriors, both by... Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 13:28:56 EST
Iraqis vote, await 'new beginning'
BAGHDAD — Millions of Iraqis voted in national elections on Sunday despite bomb and grenade attacks in a test of democracy and Iraq's ability to take over security from U.S. troops. Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 10:45:18 EST
U.S. troops withdrawing en masse from Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — U.S. troops are withdrawing from the shattered capital, leaving many Haitians anxious that the most visible portion of international aid is ending even as the city is... Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 8:41:45 EST
McChrystal speaks on Marjah, Kandahar efforts
KABUL — The top U.S. general in Afghanistan says the military campaign around the southern Afghan town of Marjah could have been faster, but the cost in civilian casualties would have been too... Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 8:25:13 EST
Keesler medics deploy to aid Chile
BILOXI, Miss. — A fully equipped team from the 81st Medical Group at Keesler Air Force Base left for Chile on Sunday to help victims of the magnitude-8.8 earthquake that hit Feb. 27. Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 7:50:52 EST
Gates meeting with leaders in Afghanistan
KABUL — Preparations have begun for a crucial campaign to assert Afghan government control over Kandahar, spiritual home of the Taliban, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said... Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 7:48:29 EST
Odierno: Troop withdrawal plan on schedule
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. general in Iraq says the Iraqi military performed superbly on Sunday's mostly peaceful election day and that President Barack Obama's plan to remove American... Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 7:45:28 EST
NATO suspends training of Kosovo security force
PRISTINA, Kosovo — NATO is suspending the training of Kosovo’s security troops after a military-style parade that broke the force’s agreement to focus only on civil emergencies, it... Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 16:45:46 EST
Death of 3/4 Marine in Afghanistan investigated
The death of a lance corporal in Afghanistan last month is under investigation, and may have been caused by a rogue Afghan security guard hired by the U.S. government to fend off the Taliban. Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 6:22:26 EST
McChrystal, Karzai visit reclaimed Marjah
MARJAH, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai heard a litany of complaints Sunday from residents of Marjah, the town in the south that thousands of U.S., NATO and Afghan troops just... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 8:53:43 EST
Al-Qaida urges troops to follow lead of Hasan
CAIRO — Al-Qaida’s American-born spokesman Sunday called on Muslims serving in the U.S. armed forces to emulate the Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood. Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 14:03:09 EST
N. Korea makes more threats ahead of exercises
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s military threatened to use “merciless physical force” in response to annual military drills by the United States and South Korea that begin... Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 9:41:14 EST
Navy’s Haiti duties winding down
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Even though the Navy and the Marine Corps were all but finished with their missions here in early March, local officials said the real work in Haiti is only just... Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 17:31:03 EST
Off to war again for 1st Marine Division
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — With its first groups of Marines leaving home Friday for the military surge into Afghanistan, the 1st Marine Division gathered this week to honor its combat heritage... Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 6:22:14 EST
Court ruling could complicate gay ban debate
SEATTLE — A pressing legal reality for the “don’t ask, don’t tell” standard for gays serving in the military is that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already... Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 14:28:01 EST
Lee suspends parachute jumps after death
PETERSBURG, Va. — Fort Lee has suspended parachute training while authorities investigate conditions that may have led to a soldier’s death. Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 6:51:54 EST
Wis. mom prepares to send 3 sons to Iraq
MENOMONIE, Wis. — Most mothers would be stressed enough sending a son or daughter to fight for their country overseas. Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 12:06:26 EST
British leader: New patrol vehicles for troops
KABUL — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised British troops 200 new patrol vehicles that can resist roadside bombs more effectively during an unannounced visit Saturday to southern... Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 16:03:55 EST
Report: Top Pakistani Taliban member killed
ISLAMABAD — A top Pakistani Taliban commander close to al-Qaida is believed to have been killed in an army airstrike, officials said Saturday, in the latest apparent blow to insurgents who have... Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 9:49:24 EST
LCS sonar array, missile questions remain
As the littoral combat ship Freedom sailed around the Caribbean in early March on patrol for drug runners, two developments back in Washington raised the prospects for big changes in the ways the... Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 6:14:22 EST
Report not sold on Afghan civilian surge
WASHINGTON — The so-called “civilian surge” in Afghanistan is mired in bureaucracy and may not succeed in time to help the war effort, a State Department report found. Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 18:13:21 EST
Military trials possible for 9/11 suspects
WASHINGTON — Looking to breathe life into President Obama’s stalled pledge to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, White House advisers are inching toward recommending military trials for... Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 18:01:42 EST
British PM: U.S. to blame for early Iraq woes
LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted Friday the decision to invade Iraq was justified, but told a major inquiry into the war that the United States dismissed warnings of chaos... Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 10:08:24 EST
Vietnam vet claims $9M Ind. lottery jackpot
INDIANAPOLIS — A Vietnam veteran who has played the same numbers for 20 years is $9 million richer after winning a Hoosier Lotto jackpot. Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 15:33:42 EST
Parents of Pentagon gunman warned authorities
HOLLISTER, Calif. — The Pentagon shooter had been behaving erratically, and his family feared in January that he had bought a gun, a law enforcement official said Friday. Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 8:31:00 EST
NY Guard wing to fly final F-16 mission
Saturday marks the end of the F-16 era for the 174th Fighter Wing in New York. Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 6:12:38 EST
Futenma chief defends need for Marine base
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Japan — Located smack in the center of a crowded city, the Marine base on Okinawa is at the epicenter of a yawning rift between Tokyo and Washington, posing a... Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 13:50:50 EST
Reservist in private plane aids C-17
A C-17 marooned at 35,000 feet without a radio. Air traffic controllers struggling to land the cargo plane safely. And a C-17 reservist, flying a private plane, who talked the big bird down. Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 6:12:26 EST
NATO details its Afghan night raids policy
KABUL, Afghanistan — A new directive from NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan orders coalition forces to avoid night raids when possible, but to bring Afghan troops with them if they must... Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 9:34:37 EST
Casey: Some are anxious about ending DADT
FORT CARSON, Colorado — Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey said Thursday he sees anxiety in the armed services over how possible changes in the law that bans openly gay servicemen and... Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 8:58:35 EST
Va. senators continue to fight Mayport plan
The battle of Mayport continues. Although the Navy and the Defense Department have decided to base a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the north Florida port, Virginia politicians are challenging... Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 12:38:36 EST
Air, soil to be tested at MCAS Beaufort schools
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. — The Department of Defense is looking into health concerns raised last month by staff and faculty at two schools at the Marine Corps Air Station... Posted Thursday Mar 4, 2010 17:03:58 EST
Mission command center to open at Leavenworth
The Army has think tanks — it calls them centers of excellence — to address fires, maneuvers, sustainment and other aspects of combat. Now the service is setting up one to help identify... Posted Thursday Mar 4, 2010 16:15:00 EST
AF secretary backs repeal of gay ban
Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Thursday he supports the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” putting him at odds with the service’s top uniformed leader. Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 8:39:56 EST
Boeing reveals upgraded 767 for tanker bid
Boeing has unveiled its 767-based bid in the $35 billion KC-X contest with an airplane it claims will more than meet all requirements laid out in the Air Force’s solicitation for new tankers... Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 8:34:56 EST
Mullen: Troops can’t solve problems alone
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says troops can’t solve the world’s problems alone. Posted Thursday Mar 4, 2010 14:42:06 EST
Wyo. guardsmen record music video while in Iraq
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Wyoming National Guardsmen Dustin Scott, Nathan Harvey and Jeremiah Eaton were about nine months into a yearlong deployment last December when they heard about GI Jams, a new... Posted Thursday Mar 4, 2010 15:09:17 EST
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