First Mobile Landing Platform Departs San Diego
The USNS Montford Point, the Navy’s first mobile landing platform, departed from Naval Station San Diego, Calif., July 12 bound …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersRecords Recovered 40 Years After Fire
Forty years after a devastating fire destroyed millions of former service members’ military records there, technicians at the National Personnel …More
Sequestration Hiring Guidelines Issued
Despite the financial constraints imposed by the sequestration, the Marine Corps will allow the hiring of civilians in several essential …More
UAV Makes First Arrested Carrier Landing
A Navy X-47B unmanned combat air system has completed the first-ever arrested landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier. …More
Coast Guard Issues Final Report on Cruise Ship
Fire Failure of a diesel generator caused the fire that stranded the cruise ship Carnival Splendor off the Mexican coast …More
SecDef Warns of Severe Cuts
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel warned senators that he will have no choice but to extend involuntary furloughs and incur …More
Article: Sexual-Harassment Issue Put Into Perspective
The incidence of sexual harassment and assault among service members is serious and should be treated as such, but is …More
Disaster-Relief Robot Debuts
Victims of future disasters could find their rescuer comes in the form of a 6-foot-2-inch tall, 330-pound humanoid robot called …More
VA Directs $300m To Help Homeless Vets
The nation’s roughly 120,000 homeless and at-risk veterans and their families would stand to benefit, under $300 million in grants …More
Units Identified for Afghanistan Rotation
The Defense Department has identified three Army units for scheduled rotation to Afghanistan. Due to deploy are: the 3rd Infantry …More
Missile-Defense Test Fails
An interceptor missile launched during a July 5 test from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., failed to hit its long-range …More
Bank Ordered To Repay Service Members’ Fees
Some service members who were saddled with hidden and deceptive fees when they received auto loans from U.S. Bank are …More
Marines Conduct Command Climate Survey
The Marine Corps is conducting a command climate survey, to garner feedback regarding leadership issues, trust in commanders, professional, personal …More
ISAF Chief Outlines Changing Mission
The role of U.S. forces in Afghanistan has evolved to one that focuses on security operations, route-clearing, and retrograde operations, …More
Navy Web Site Aimed at Reducing Admin Headaches
Sailors, officers, and Navy civilians soon will be able to air their concerns about administrative red tape that serves primarily …More
DARPA Develops Better Water Purification System
Responding to the increasing necessity to provide pure water to warfighters in the field, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency …More
Bird Strikes F-16; Pilots Safe
Two Air Force pilots ejected safely from their F-16 fighter jet after a bird struck the plane June 27. The …More
Sept. 30 Deadline Set for Aviator Pay Retention Applications
Air Force aviators who are eligible to apply for the 2013 Aviator Retention Pay Program have until Sept. 30 to …More
AF Picks 5,654 for Promotion to E-6
The Air Force has selected 5,654 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant, representing about 15 percent of the total …More
Watchdog Questions Fees Levied by Afghanistan
Taxes and penalties imposed against the U.S. government and its contractors by the Afghan government already hit the $1 billion …More
Report: Taliban Propose POW Exchange
The Taliban have stated they would release the only known U.S. prisoner of war they are holding in exchange for …More
Retired MC General Faces Probe
Retired Marine Corps Gen. James E. "Hoss" Cartwright, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is facing …More
Close-Air Support Improvements Imminent
Ground troops soon could benefit from quicker and more accurate close air support (CAS). The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency …More
Contractors Get Better Protections Against Reprisals
Whistle-blowing contractors now have a higher level of protection against reprisal. Under a provision of the 2013 defense-spending bill, persons …More
Navy Health-Care Professionals Offered Incentives To Stay
The Navy is offering special-pay incentives to health-care professionals who are skilled in understaffed wartime specialties. The incentives range from …More
VGLI Offers Paperless Billing
Beneficiaries who are covered by Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI) now can receive notification by email when their premiums are …More
Army Unveils Sharp Personnel Cuts
The Army will eliminate 12 brigade combat teams (BCTs) by Sept. 30, 2017, trimming the ranks by 80,000 soldiers. The …More
High Court’s Ruling Likely To Affect Same-Sex Military Partners
The Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act on June 26, likely paving the way for the Defense …More
Senate Panel Passes $158.8B Construction, VA Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a measure June 20 that authorizes $158.8 billion in spending for military construction, the Department …More
Senate Bill Would Target VA Claims Backlog
Key VA claims-related provisions of the 2014 military construction, Veterans Affairs and related agencies measure as approved by the Senate …More
