Soldier Slays Police Officer-Reservist
A former Marine Corps reservist who was sworn in as a civilian police officer days earlier died as she responded …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersArmy Leaders Defend Planned Cuts
Saying he was going over the service’s proposed 2017 budget “like a bulldog on a bone,” acting Army Secretary Patrick …More
Marine Helos To Shift to Reserves
The Marine Corps plans to shift the aircraft of active Marine Light Attack Helicopter 467 (HMLA-467) to reserve status, Seapower …More
Powell: Close Gitmo
Colin Powell, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State, believes the detention center at …More
Iranian Citizen Arrested; Had Held Security Clearance
A former civilian engineer for the Department of the Navy faces a litany of charges stemming from allegations that he …More
IED Materials Traced to Commercial Sources
The materials terrorist fighters use to build improvised explosive devices (IEDs) largely are available on the open market, an independent …More
Contractor Presence Increases
The number of civilian contractors taking part in the fight against Islamic State fighters in Iraq is growing. Contractor presence …More
Age of Carrier Invincibility Could Be Ending
Chinese advancements in the development of surface to air missiles could mark the beginning of the end of the era …More
Gitmo Closure Plan Outlined
Noting that the internee population at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba, detention facility now sits at 91, down from …More
Shock-Wave Study Could Lead to Better Protection
As traumatic as the wounds inflicted by explosive devices have proven to be during current and past conflicts, scientists are …More
Zukunft: Infrastructure Causes ‘Concern’
Citing the loss of almost 40 percent of the service’s operating budget during the last four years, Coast Guard Commandant …More
$182.3 Billion VA Budget Would Address Access Issues
The Obama administration has submitted to Congress Feb. 9 a $182-billion budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal …More
Chinese Radar Station Draws Scrutiny
U.S. officials are concerned that China may be planning to build a new radar station in the South China Sea. …More
Italy To Host U.S. UAVs
The Italian government has agreed to allow the U.S. to fly drone missions from bases within the country, the Wall …More
Report: U.S. IDs SpecOps Positions to Russia
The U.S. has quietly let Russia know where American special-operations forces are in Syria, the government-controlled Russia Today news agency …More
U.S. Positioned Nukes on Okinawa
The U.S. military recently confirmed that it had deployed nuclear weapons for roughly 25 years, until the island reverted to …More
B-1 Role in IS Fight Ends
The Air Force has confirmed that the B-1 Lancer bombers that had deployed to the Middle East in support of …More
Proposed ’17 Budget Addresses Pay, End Strength
The Obama administration’s proposed $582.7 billion defense-spending bill for fiscal year 2017 (Oct. 1, 2016-Sept. 30, 2017) would include a …More
Planned Army Cuts Raise Concerns
The Obama administration’s plan to reduce total Army strength is drawing criticism from a panel of experts tasked with studying …More
‘Black Budget’ Pegged at $16.8 Billion
The Obama administration also proposed a base Military Intelligence Program budget of $16.8 billion for fiscal 2017. The so-called “black …More
McCain Wants Details of Detention
Arizona Republican John McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is not satisfied with the explanations of what …More
Cuba Returns Hellfire Missile
Cuba has returned an inert Hellfire missile to the U.S., the BBC reported Feb. 13. The weapon had been delivered …More
Star-Based Navigation Resurges
The rationale for teaching celestial navigation Naval Academy midshipmen is based on more than mere nostalgia. If hackers disrupt global …More
N. Korea Threat Outlined
Under the guise of purported peaceful intentions, North Korea is engaged in an aggressive effort to develop nuclear weapons and …More
Tanker Crew Saves Pilot
The Air Force released details Feb. 9 of an incident last year, in which the crew of a KC-135 Stratotanker …More
Carter Describes Retirement Plan Changes
Details of key retirement-system changes, which are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2018, are emerging. The Pentagon outlined its …More
Mechanical, Design Problems Caused Blimp Incident
Mechanical and design problems caused a JLENS aerostat to break free from its moorings in Maryland last year, remaining aloft …More
SEAL To Receive Medal of Honor
Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers will receive the Medal of Honor for his part in a 2012 rescue …More
$582.7b Budget Proposed for ’17
The Obama administration’s proposed $582.7 billion defense-spending budget for 2017 would include a 1.6-percent increase in basic pay for active …More
Review: Army Drawdown Too Deep
Plans to reduce the Army’s total strength are too deep, a panel of experts concluded. The National Commission on the …More
