Fort Hood soldiers to get ‘freedom dollars’ with first campus-style dining facility
Soldiers are slated to get a daily stipend of $39, or "freedom dollars," to use at campus-style DFACs.
By Karen Jowers
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Air Force to conduct full inspection of all service members’ dorms
A new memo calls for commanders to relocate airmen who are found to be living in dirty, uncomfortable or unsanitary rooms.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Navy, Marines drill with Brunei forces, DreamWorks flick causes row
Another week for a simmering South China Sea to start boiling.
Chow hall makeover, color-coded food, greens up front: Here’s the plan to get soldiers, Marines eating healthier
A red, green and yellow coding system is designed to help troops with food choices.
By Todd South
Good blood: Machine gunner killed nearly 100 before falling to a banzai charge
Goodblood received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions.
By J.D. Simkins
A look at the Islamic State affiliate’s rise in Afghanistan
A suicide bombing at a wedding party in Kabul claimed by a local Islamic State affiliate has renewed fears about the growing threat posed by its thousands of fighters, as well as their ability to plot global attacks from a stronghold in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan.
Wounded Warrior Program families honored with special July 4th invite to US Capitol
Wounded Warrior Project families honored with special July 4th invite to US Capitol.
By Kristine Froeba
Washington residents: Hearing helicopters from military bases like ‘living in a war zone’
Life in the D.C. bush is cruel.
By J.D. Simkins
Disabled Afghanistan veteran sets Guinness World Record for deadlift
Tye lifted 1,113 pounds, 5 ounces, setting a new world record.
By J.D. Simkins
Company pays $2 million in kickback, bribery suit involving Fort Bliss construction contract
An Alaska company and its subsidiary have paid more than $2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the federal government that accused the company of paying kickbacks and bribes to secure government contracts at an El Paso Army post, officials said.
This Army vet is down over 25 pounds using a beer-only diet for Lent
As of day 18 of the fast, he is down over 25 pounds.
By J.D. Simkins
This is where you need to eat in the Navy
The Navy doled out the Capt. Edward F. Ney awards for excellence in food preparation and service.
By Mark D. Faram