Army Official: More Closures Needed
The Army needs to close more unnecessary bases and get rid of underused property, the service’s installations chief told the …More
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The Navy launched a survey March 31, aimed at getting a handle on how the ranks feel about women serving …More
Navy: Windows XP To Remain
The Navy has struck an agreement with Microsoft Corp., to ensure the company would continue to provide support for the …More
AF Scientific Research Office Stays Put
The Air Force has decided to keep its Office of Scientific Research in Arlington, Va., Secretary Deborah Lee James told …More
Navy C2 Community Adjusts To Challenges
The Navy’s command and control (C2) community is taking a new approach to its mission, viewing cyberspace as a battlefield …More
Navy To Deploy Laser Weapon by Summer
The Navy plans to deploy a prototype laser weapon – dubbed Laser Weapon System (LaWS), on the amphibious transport dock …More
Army IDs Soldiers Killed by Hood Gunman
The Army has identified the three soldiers who were killed April 2 by a comrade who went on a shooting …More
Human-Trafficking Policy Takes Shape
Troops now are being trained in recognizing and mitigating human trafficking in the near future, a top Pentagon official said …More
Strategic Force Structure To Comply with START
Treaty The Defense Department has begun taking steps to bring the number of strategic weapons platforms into line with provisions …More
Marines Conduct Morocco Exercise
A contingent from the Marine Corps’ Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force began training in Tifnit, Morocco, April 3, with an …More
Former Commandant Dies
Retired Gen. Carl E. Mundy Jr., who served as the 30th Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1991 to 1995, …More
CNO: Focus on Payload Capacity
In the climate of tight budgets, the Navy needs to focus more on forging partnerships and increasing payload capacity of …More
Army Musicians Honored
The Army Women’s Foundation inducted members of the 14th WAC Band – the armed forces’ last all-female military band – …More
Study Examines Effects of Stress
Army researchers are studying the effects of physical and psychological stress on soldiers’ immune systems. The study, conducted by the …More
Missile Commanders Fired
Nine officers who held leadership positions at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., have been fired, in the aftermath of a …More
New Tattoo, Uniform Guidelines Take Effect
Soldiers now must conform to new limits to the types and location of tattoos they have. Additionally, they have to …More
Coast Guard Conducts Spot Checks of Cruise Ships
Largely in response to a litany of highly publicized recent incidents, the Coast Guard has begun conducting unannounced examinations of …More
POW/MIA Identification Agencies Combined
The Pentagon’s two chief agencies charged with locating and identifying prisoners of war and those missing in action are consolidating, …More
Pending VA Claims Drop
The number of veterans waiting for resolution of their benefits and disability claims has dropped roughly 44 percent, the Department …More
Study: Children Are ‘Hidden Victims’ of War
The more than 52,000 children of the service members who were called upon to serve in combat since hostilities began …More
Protesting Preacher Dies
The death of Rev. Fred Phelps, the pastor of Topeka, Kan.-based Westboro Baptist Church, generally received less vitriol from veterans …More
Army Secretary Makes Case for Funding
Army Secretary John McHugh urged a panel on Capitol Hill March 25 to approve the service’s funding request for fiscal …More
TRICARE Walk-In Service Ending
As of April 1, TRICARE beneficiaries no longer will have to use the agency’s Web site – http://www.tricare.mil — to …More
Coast Guard Names New Senior NCO
Master Chief Petty Officer Steven Cantrell, presently the Atlantic Area Master Chief, has been selected to serve as the next …More
Ice Camp Exercise Ends Early
The Navy shut down its Ice Camp Nautilus March 23, a week earlier than planned, because of high winds, low …More
Coast Guard Reopens Houston Ship Channel
The Coast Guard reopened the Houston Ship Channel March 25 to limited vessel traffic, in the aftermath of a collision …More
AF NCO Convicted of Child Molestation
An Air Force non-commissioned officer was convicted March 18 of kidnapping four children and committing sex-related crimes upon them. Tech …More
2 Dead in Norfolk Shooting
Two persons – one male sailor and a male civilian – are dead after a March 24 shooting incident at …More
Review of Navy Yard Shooting Concludes
In the aftermath of the Sept. 16, 2013 incident in which a government contractor named Aaron Alexis killed 12 persons …More
24 Soldiers Receive MoH
President Obama presented Medals of Honor to 24 Army veterans – all but three posthumously – during a March 18 …More
