Coast Guard Academy Has Largest Female Class
The Coast Guard Academy began its academic year June 27 by reporting the largest class of female cadets in school …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersRobotic ‘Lifeguard’ Proves Its Worth
Recently, some 300 Syrian immigrants nearly drowned in the Aegean Sea. EMILY – a remote-controlled “lifeguard” that was developed by …More
Whistleblower Protection Clears Senate
Military whistleblowers – including those who step forward in cases of sexual assault – would have greater protection, under a …More
White Paper: Afghan Mission To Continue
The U.S. and its coalition partners will continue to bolster Afghan military and security forces in the continuing fight against …More
Vietnam-Era Pilot To Receive Medal of Honor
Retired Army Lt. Col. Charles Kettles saved 44 comrades’ lives in 1967, while serving as a Huey helicopter pilot during …More
Hiring Freeze Lifted
The Defense Department has lifted the civilian hiring freeze that had been in effect since March 20. Defense News reported …More
Legion Decries Diminished Veterans’ Preference
The American Legion is taking a strong stand against a provision of the Senate version of the 2017 defense-spending bill, …More
Okinawa Protest Draws Thousands
A crowd estimated between 50,000 and 65,000 strong took the streets June 19 in the Naha, the Okinawan capital, to …More
Africom Nominee Faces Panel
The nominee to head U.S. Africa Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee that if confirmed, he would assume command …More
Soldier Rescues Tourists
An Army non-commissioned officer, a Coast Guard officer and two other commuters had to lift an overturned tour bus in …More
Former USNA Prof To Face Court Martial
Marine Corps Mark Thompson, a former history professor at the Naval Academy, will face court martial stemming from allegations that …More
CBO: Defense Bill Would Cost $587.8 Billion
The Senate version of the 2017 defense-spending bill would result in estimated outlays of $587.8 billion between 2017 and 2021, …More
Alcohol Banned at Japan Bases
Sailors stationed in Japan are forbidden to consume alcoholic beverages there, as of June 7. Rear Adm. Matthew Carter, the …More
Flag Officer Changes
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced a series of moves for Marine Corps leadership June 7. The nominations are subject to …More
So Long, ‘Sailor Mail’
The Navy is doing away with “Sailor Mail,” the system that automatically removes attachments from any emails transmitted to submarines. …More
11 Infected With Zika Virus
Eleven service members have been infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, according to a Pentagon health report. Numerous news organizations …More
Carter Outlines Plan for the Future
The system by which officers advance would change significantly, under the “Force of the Future” plans Defense Secretary Ash Carter …More
VA Fires 3 in Phoenix
Three senior officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs Phoenix Health Care System have been fired. Associate Director Lance Robinson, …More
Veterans To Get New TBI Screening
More than 24,000 veterans whose traumatic-brain injury (TBI) claims initially were rejected will get another chance to make their cases. …More
Research Could Predict Onset of Illness
Scientists with the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) are working on a program that someday could allow persons to …More
Threat to BAH Challenged
Advocates for service members made clear to a Senate panel that they oppose any plans to get rid of the …More
Blended Retirement System Looms
The Defense Department is bringing in two experts on the impending Blended Retirement System, to train personnel on its details …More
Lawmakers: Army Modernization Lags
The Army lacks “an all-encompassing modernization strategy,” the Senate Armed Services Committee stated in a report accompanying its version of …More
Nine Soldiers Die in Hood Training Accident
Nine soldiers died June 2 when their Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) overturned in a flash flood at Fort Hood, …More
Blue Angels Pilot Killed in Crash
Marine Corps Capt. Jeff Kuss, 32, died June 2 when his F/A-18 Super Hornet crashed during a practice flight near …More
Soldier Crowned Miss USA
Fort Meade, Md.-based 1st Lt. Deshauna Barber, 26, was crowned Miss USA June 5 – becoming the first service member …More
Obama Addresses AFA Class of ’16
The new officers who graduated this year from the U.S. Air Force Academy are joining the ranks of the finest …More
Yemen Raids Acknowledged
The Defense Department confirmed June 3 that U.S.-led coalition assets hit al-Qaida targets in Yemen. On May 19, a strike …More
Pentagon Official Charged in Theft
Police in Washington, D.C., arrested Bryan Whitman, the senior-most civilian public affairs officer at the Pentagon, in May. Whitman was …More
Arrests Made in Scandal
Three present and former Navy officers were arrested and now face charges that they provided information illegally to a foreign …More
