Wanted: Small Ships To Launch
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking proposals to develop and produce small water-borne vessels that can launch …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersFreedom Makes Maiden Deployment
USS Freedom, the Navy’s first littoral combat ship, left her homeport at San Diego Naval Station, Calif., March 1, on …More
Units To Relocate
The Army plans to move two battalions of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team to Caderma Ederle and a new …More
AF Releases E-8 Promotion List
The Air Force has released the names of 1,367 master sergeants selected for promotion to senior master sergeant. Successful candidates …More
Cutter Offloads $24m Cocaine Haul
Five days after teaming with a Coast Guard helicopter and C-130 aircraft to intercept and board a go-fast vessel in …More
Two Sailors Convicted of Rape in Japan
Two sailors received prison sentences after a trial in a Japanese court March 1, for their role in the rape …More
Ideas Sought for Next-Gen Vertical Take-Off
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is beginning to pore over ideas that someday would be incorporated in new …More
TRICARE Philippine Demonstration Underway
TRICARE, the Pentagon’s managed health-care agency, is conducting a demonstration project in areas of the Philippines for TRICARE Standard beneficiaries …More
New Medal Criteria Outlined
Service members must have their hands on a remote weapons system that had "direct and immediate on-site effect" on a …More
Mobile-Device Security Plan Implemented
Users of Defense Department-owned mobile devices soon should benefit from a higher level of security. Under a newly proposed program, …More
100 Deploy to Niger
One hundred troops from U.S. Africa Command have deployed to Niger, to conduct and support intelligence operations in the region. …More
F-35s Grounded
The Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps have grounded its fleet of F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft, after an inspection …More
Soldier Sues Mortgage Bank
An Army non-commissioned officer is suing the bank that holds the mortgage on his home, claiming the bank refuses to …More
Hagel Sworn in, Succeeds Panetta as SecDef
A day after the Senate ended efforts to block his nomination and narrowly voted to confirm him, Chuck Hagel was …More
GAO: More Medical Research Coordination Needed
The Defense Department could do a better job of compiling data on combat casualty research if non-medical agencies, such as …More
Recruiting Remains Strong
Each active and reserve-component branch of the armed services either met or exceeded its recruiting goals for the fiscal year …More
Legislation Could Help Agent Orange Vets
Navy "blue water" veterans who are now sick because they were exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange while serving offshore …More
Missile Counter-Measure Tested on KC-135
Air National Guard technicians are installing a prototype missile counter-measure system on KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, …More
Bill Would Help Sexual-Assault Victims
The Senate and House each are considering a measure that would simplify the benefits process for veterans who are victims …More
Skipper, XO Relieved of Command
The commanding officer and executive officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine Jacksonville have been relieved of their duties. Rear …More
New Medal Authorized for Cyber Warriors
The Defense Department has authorized the creation of a new medal, intended to honor special and direct contributions to battlefield …More
Allen Retires
Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, who had been tapped to become the supreme allied commander of NATO forces in …More
Panetta Addresses Sequestration, Possible Furloughs
Defense Department personnel would receive 30 days’ notice before they are furloughed because of impending cuts in spending, Defense Secretary …More
Carrier Strike Group Deployment Delayed
The Navy has delayed the deployment of the carrier Harry S. Truman and guided-missile cruiser Gettysburg, due to the uncertainty …More
Navy Opens Recruit-Training Billets to Reservists
Reserve sailors for the first time can serve as recruit division commanders. The Navy opened its 13-week recruit division commander …More
VA Hires More Mental-Health Professionals
Veterans will have better access to mental-health services, under the Department of Veterans Affairs’ plan to hire an additional 1,600 …More
Marines Establish Physical Fitness Web Site
A new Web site will provide Marines will all they need to know about meeting the service’s high standards for …More
Dunford Assumes ISAF Command
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. succeeded fellow Marine Gen. Gohn R. Allen as commander of the International Security …More
Obama: 34K Troops Coming Home
President Obama announced during his 2013 State of the Union Address that 34,000 U.S. troops now deployed to Afghanistan will …More
Benefits Extended to Same-Sex Partners
Same-sex partners will become eligible to share benefits, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced Feb. 11. “It is a matter …More
