Marines want to go back to traditional amphibs
More than two years before the amphibious assault ship America enters the fleet, Marine officials have already drawn up early plans for a version of the ship that includes a major component America... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 8:42:25 EDT
Navy: SEAL killed in Afghanistan
A SEAL assigned to an East Coast SEAL team was killed Thursday in a battle with militants in Afghanistan. Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 8:42:34 EDT
Pilots grounded for good after low flyover
NORFOLK, Va. — Two F/A-18E Super Hornet pilots from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 have been permanently grounded for flying too low before a Georgia Tech football game Nov. 7, according to a... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 15:28:09 EDT
New details emerge in firing of sub skipper
An attack submarine commander fired Monday for “drunkenness” was attending an annual event for NROTC midshipmen at Cornell University in New York when the incident occurred, Navy Times... Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 14:04:20 EDT
Some militants talk peace with Afghan leaders
KABUL — Thirteen Afghan civilians died in violence Sunday as the nation’s hard-line vice president expressed hopes for reconciliation and representatives of a militant group with ties to... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 17:35:50 EDT
Officials: 4 killed in Pakistan missile strike
MIR ALI, Pakistan — Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles Sunday at a house and car in a militant-dominated tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least four people, officials said. Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 14:14:44 EDT
Skelton: Health reform will not touch Tricare
Trying to squelch a persistent rumor that a health reform bill sponsored by Democrats would cut Tricare benefits for military retirees, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee vows to... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 14:00:23 EDT
Woman seeks photos of Tenn. Vietnam casualties
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — A White Bluff woman is trying to gather photographs of the more than 1,300 Tennesseans who died in the Vietnam War. Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 13:01:51 EDT
USO to open lounge at Las Vegas airport
LAS VEGAS — Retired military man Barry Lingle was traveling through Philadelphia when he noticed a USO center at the airport. Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 14:11:05 EDT
U.S., Russia near deal on nuclear weapons
PARIS — Nearly a year after President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered negotiators to work on a new treaty to reduce their nuclear arsenals, the countries say they are... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 9:30:10 EDT
Thousands rally on anniversary of Iraq invasion
WASHINGTON — Thousands of protesters — many directing their anger squarely at President Obama — marched through the nation’s capital Saturday to urge immediate withdrawal of... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 9:25:25 EDT
Newest Taliban tactic in Marjah: IED blasts
MARJAH, Afghanistan — Explosions rumble through this former Taliban stronghold three or four times a day — an ominous sign that the insurgents have not given up despite losing control of... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 8:43:10 EDT
Norfolk businesses opposed to carrier move
NORFOLK, Va. — When an aircraft carrier returns to the world’s largest naval base, it doesn’t take long for businessman Jake Cobb to know thousands of sailors are back from a... Posted Saturday Mar 20, 2010 12:47:15 EDT
U.S. not likely to cut Israeli military aid
JERUSALEM — The diplomatic crisis between the U.S. and Israel has sent a tremor through their alliance, but one key part of the bond seems virtually untouchable: the roughly $3 billion a year... Posted Saturday Mar 20, 2010 13:49:59 EDT
Lejeune hosts military wrestling championships
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Wrestlers from across the military will compete at a North Carolina Marine base to determine which service is king on the mats. Posted Saturday Mar 20, 2010 9:38:43 EDT
Little mention of war anniversary in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future... Posted Saturday Mar 20, 2010 13:26:29 EDT
Dutch fuming at Sheehan’s gays comment
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch prime minister Friday denounced as “irresponsible” a claim by a retired U.S. general that gay Dutch soldiers were partly to blame for allowing... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 8:44:21 EDT
NM military can get cheaper hunting license
SANTA FE, N.M. — Military personnel in New Mexico will be able to buy a general hunting and fishing license at a discount under a new state law. Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 9:32:58 EDT
Spring brings new burdens in Afghan valley
SARKARI BAGH, Afghanistan — The leaves have returned to the trees along the banks of the Arghandab River, and row after row of grape vines and pomegranate trees have received their first... Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 7:28:05 EDT
JIEDDO 3-star: Afghan IED attacks more lethal
WASHINGTON — Attacks on U.S. and allied forces with makeshift bombs in Afghanistan are 50 percent more lethal than three years ago, reflecting insurgents’ use of more powerful explosives... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 20:33:09 EDT
Adm. Mike Mullen
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen recently sat down with Military Times reporters and editors for an exclusive interview. Read the admiral’s comments on Iraq, Iran and American military.
Guardsmen honored for Navy helo rescue work
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three hours after a Navy helicopter crashed last month in West Virginia’s snow- covered mountains, National Guard medic Casey Dunfee cracked his cable on the floor of a Black Hawk rescue helicopter to break the ice and lowered himself hundreds of feet...
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