http://www.militarytimes.com en-us Copyright 2013, militarytimes.com SaxoTech Online Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:30:41 -0400 15 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200036 The Stolen Valor Act, a bill making it illegal to profit from falsely claiming to have received a military valor medal, has passed the House of Representatives again on a 390-3 vote. Mon, 20 May 2013 19:22:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200036 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200033 The Pentagon has asked Congress to approve $79.4 billion for combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:46:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200033 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200029 Sgt. Evan Davis could talk for hours about the intricacies and techniques behind competitive air-rifle shooting. But he can summarize it best as '90 percent mental and 10 percent fundamental.' Mon, 20 May 2013 17:43:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200029 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200035 The Class of 2016 took 1 hour, 32 minutes and 43 seconds to remove a 'Dixie cup' cover from the top of the Herndon Monument, marking the end of their plebe year at the Naval Academy. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:43:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200035 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200008 The Defense Department is preparing to send a controversial report to Congress that explains in detail how Reserve-component troops are substantially cheaper than active-duty members - an official analysis that is likely to fuel a growing debate about the Mon, 20 May 2013 17:41:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200008 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200004 The commingled remains of 13 fallen service members - mostly Marines - killed in the last armed action of the Vietnam War were laid to rest May 15 at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. The men died in a raid known today as the Mayaguez Incident, which was mounted to save the crew of a civilian container ship highjacked in 1975 by communist Khmer Rouge forces near Cambodia. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:39:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200004 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200027 A wave of attacks killed at least 95 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 240 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in Mon, 20 May 2013 16:37:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200027 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/BENEFITS/305200031 Tricare Prime beneficiaries in the West region are still facing delays in obtaining specialty care, prompting Pentagon officials to extend the waiver period for getting treatment without a referral through June 18. Mon, 20 May 2013 16:07:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/BENEFITS/305200031 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200014 The number of soldiers discharged from the Army for misconduct has risen to its highest rate in recent times, and some are wounded combat troops who have lost their medical care and other veterans benefits because of other-than-honorable discharges, according to an investigation by the Colorado Springs Gazette. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:49:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200014 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200030 A badly wounded combat veteran said the Army punished him for minor missteps while he was recovering and tried to give him a less-than-honorable discharge after he failed a drug test - a test he said was inaccurate. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:29:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200030 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200026 Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200026 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200016 More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been conde Mon, 20 May 2013 14:13:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200016 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200013 President Obama will deliver a counterterrorism speech Thursday that may also be a defense of two much criticized programs: Drone strikes and the terrorism prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:46:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200013 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200012 Philadelphia police are seeking six suspects who beat and robbed a disabled war veteran during a home invasion. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:40:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305200012 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190019 The number of soldiers discharged from the Army for misconduct has risen to its highest rate in recent times, and some are wounded combat troops who have lost their medical care and other veterans benefits because of other-than-honorable discharges, according to an investigation by the Colorado Springs Gazette. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:41:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190019 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190016 The top Marine general and four of his legal advisers are implicated in a complaint to the Defense Department Inspector General charging they inappropriately inserted themselves into the prosecution of cases stemming from the infamous video showing scout Mon, 20 May 2013 16:59:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190016 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190003 In John Paul Jones' letters, a timeless complaint Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190003 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190008 A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:32:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190008 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190017 With Afghan troops increasingly leading combat operations on the ground, the Afghan Air Force's fledgling helicopter fleet based in Kabul has learned new techniques to support them from the air. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190017 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190015 Coast Guard Lt. Patrick Fernandez ran away from a field of more than 10,000 runners to win the sixth annual Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon on a grey and drizzly morning in Fredricksburg, Va. Mon, 20 May 2013 09:21:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190015 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS02/305190007 The Arizona National Guard's top officer has unveiled more than a dozen reforms as the organization wades through sexual abuse, drug trafficking and abuse of power allegations. Sun, 19 May 2013 16:43:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS02/305190007 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190014 Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency. Sun, 19 May 2013 12:12:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190014 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190013 The Minnesota National Guard has officially launched its new $3.9 million Unmanned Aircraft Operations Facility at Camp Ripley. Sun, 19 May 2013 12:12:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190013 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190009 As she flipped through the cemetery register, Mary Blakely's eyes filled with tears. On line after line, the entry read simply 'Baby Boy' or 'Baby Girl,' followed by a surname and a burial date. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:36:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190009 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190012 North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:28:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190012 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190006 A Marine spouse believes she has found a remedy for deployment separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress and even battlefield wounds - and it's all in a cup of hot tea. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:18:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190006 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190011 Purple wildflowers sprout in abundance around the bright-yellow pipe, one of several jutting from the sandy soil in this unassuming patch of grass and mud. A dirty hose runs from the pipe to an idling truck and into a large tank labeled, Sun, 19 May 2013 11:14:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190011 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190010 Ron Poirier couldn't escape the feeling that his cancer was somehow a punishment. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:12:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190010 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180012 A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials. Sat, 18 May 2013 16:47:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180012 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180004 Lt. Col. Shaye Molendyke has seen the mental health effects of war up close and personal. She worked the psychiatric ward at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, and daily, she saw the invisible effects of war on troops. Sat, 18 May 2013 11:01:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180004 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170024 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control. Sun, 19 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170024 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170031 E-mails released by the White House that describe how the CIA's assessment of the Benghazi attack was edited to exclude any mention of terrorism appear to be part of a routine process by Washington bureaucrats, says a former CIA agent who used to take par Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170031 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170030 After a decade of war, the military may have become soft on some sexual assault offenders, the Pentagon's top officer said Friday. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:21:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170030 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170028 A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:54:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170028 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170013 A Connecticut Marine accused in an assault that left a Brown University basketball player with severe head injuries acted in self-defense, his attorney said Friday. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:42:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170013 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170027 The Defense Department announced Friday that officials have taken the first step that will allow government-issued iPhones and iPads to access DoD computer networks. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170027 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS04/305170025 In some visions of the future, you'll drive your car with little more than your mind. Electrodes on your head, you can climb into your car, think about how much you'd like a Big Mac, and let the car take you automatically to the nearest McDonald's. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS04/305170025 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170022 The Defense Department is making a final plea to Congress to cap the 2014 military pay raise at 1 percent. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:28:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170022 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170006 Special Warfare Operator 3rd Class (SEAL) Jonathan Kaloust was killed in a training accident Wednesday night at Fort Knox, Ky., a spokesman from Naval Special Warfare Group 2 said. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:58:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170006 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS04/305170020 It was the first time the new F-35A was refueled with a nontest pilot in the cockpit, and for all the excitement, it was a 'nonevent,' the pilots and boom operators said. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:58:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS04/305170020 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170017 Dad sick with cancer, family seeks release Fri, 17 May 2013 13:51:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170017 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170007 Stateside military bases are generating 130 megawatts of solar energy - a modest amount that's only enough to power 22,000 homes, but still a step the solar power industry says is improving national security. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:32:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170007 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/BENEFITS07/305170008 Concerned that teenage obesity has dramatically reduced the number of people eligible for military service, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has introduced legislation to create an education program about healthy lifestyles. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/BENEFITS07/305170008 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170005 The father of a New Bedford Marine killed in Iraq says he's heartbroken that a thief broke into his home and stole his son's posthumous Purple Heart. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:20:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170005 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170004 The Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy sailors completed a successful test of a missile defense system by destroying a target launched Wednesday night over the Pacific Ocean. Fri, 17 May 2013 07:44:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170004 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170001 An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. Fri, 17 May 2013 07:40:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170001 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160030 President Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are 'ashamed' of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed services, and he promised an accelerated effort to find solutions. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:58:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160030 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160022 Lawmakers are wrestling with changes in the military justice system to improve investigation and prosecution of rape and sexual assault cases, with a push toward handling have sex crimes handled outside the normal chain of command. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:02:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160022 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160010 The United States remains in armed conflict with al-Qaida and its affiliates, a fight likely to last a decade or two, senior Pentagon officials told Congress on Thursday in arguing against changes to the 2001 military force law used in the war on terror. Thu, 16 May 2013 20:45:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160010 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160018 Five new books offer five ways to understand the relationship between service and self, and how to survive both without self-destruction. Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160018 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160031 The manager of the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday. Thu, 16 May 2013 20:04:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160031 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160023 The Defense Department wants to repeal a decades-old law restricting a service member to receiving only one Medal of Honor, saying the 'V' device added for subsequent awards seems too little for someone who has performed such a valorous act. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:50:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160023 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160007 The nation's top defense leaders were summoned to the White House on Thursday to talk about the military's sexual assault crisis as the Pentagon's top general said women in uniform were losing confidence the problem will be solved. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:29:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160007 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160026 Stung by a spiraling number of sexual assaults in the military and a string of scandals, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered all the services to conduct a sweep of workspaces across every military installation to eliminate anything that might be deg Thu, 16 May 2013 17:55:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160026 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/305160025 For members of the military struggling to stay in fighting trim, the stakes are higher than ever: The services have been cutting end strength as spending slows, and those who fail to meet fitness standards are being booted out in growing numbers. Thu, 16 May 2013 17:47:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/305160025 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY04/305160019 When it comes to the rules of the road for military motorcycle riders, every base can be a little different. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY04/305160019 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160020 The secret is getting out. If you haven't heard The Secret State yet, trust us, you will. The band was founded by an Army Iraq veteran and two Coast Guard midshipmen-turned-downrange contractors, and its single ' Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160020 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160021 President Obama on Thursday tried to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, calling on lawmakers to approve his request to increase funding for diplomatic security. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160021 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS/305100012 New technology is helping active-duty troops, family members and veterans take advantage of more discounts. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:42:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS/305100012 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS06/305160015 Q. I am a retired Marine with Tricare Prime for myself and my family. My daughter, 19 and a full-time student, is pregnant by her boyfriend, also a full-time student. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS06/305160015