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High-performance PT uni on sale Black Friday
After nearly a year in the works, the high-performance version of the Navy physical training uniform will hit some exchanges Nov. 27 — Black Friday, to shoppers.
Levin: No hearings on gay ban until 2010
Promised December congressional hearings into President Barack Obama’s proposed repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on service by gays will be... Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 14:30:09 EST
Reservist IA dies in vehicle crash in Kuwait
A reserve sailor serving as an individual augmentee died Thursday in Kuwait in a motor vehicle collision, according to a Navy Reserve spokesman. Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 14:11:34 EST
Trials successful for 2nd LCS hull
The Navy’s second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) successfully completed its acceptance trials Thursday, paving the way for the ship to be transferred from its shipbuilder and enter naval service. Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 15:16:31 EST
Former CNO Clark to help lead Hood probe
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile military service members hidden in the ranks, following the Fort Hood shooting rampage, and lapses... Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 11:35:10 EST
Tell us what you think: Life at the BEQ
The Naval Inspector General says Big Navy is pinching pennies on maintenance and manning for barracks housing the youngest sailors. Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 6:15:41 EST
SecNav: No clemency in Iraqi murder plot
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — The Navy’s top civilian on Tuesday rejected a clemency request from a Marine infantry squad leader convicted of killing an Iraqi man in 2006, a case that drew two jury... Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 6:16:11 EST
Chief gets 18 months for lying about fraud
A Navy chief was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Tuesday for lying about his role in a credit card fraud scheme. Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 15:32:42 EST
House bill could expand Agent Orange claims
Legislation granting Air Force and Navy veterans a better shot at receive disability benefits for Agent Orange-related illness now has 204 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, 14 short of the... Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 15:28:21 EST
2 flag assignments announced
The Navy announced Friday that Rear Adm. William Leigher will be assigned as deputy commander, Fleet Cyber Command/10th Fleet. Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 15:24:02 EST
Radio devices may help injured, group says
A nonprofit medical foundation is trying to convince the Defense Department to loosen restrictions on the radio spectrum to allow wide use of micro-stimulators to treat spinal cord injuries,... Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 14:57:29 EST
Gates: U.S. to examine its role in Afghan graft
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan... Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 14:19:34 EST
VA benefits chief to step down
Patrick Dunne, undersecretary for benefits at the Veterans Affairs Department since October 2008, announced Friday that he will resign early next year. Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 12:21:23 EST
Inquiry examine using retired brass as mentors
A Senate oversight panel launched an investigation Thursday into the Pentagon’s use of retired admirals and generals as paid advisers, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Defense... Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 10:40:28 EST
Thieves steal ashes before Arlington burial
Someone stole an urn containing the ashes of a deceased Satellite Beach, Fla., war hero a day before his burial at Arlington National Cemetery, leaving his relatives aghast. Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 8:56:10 EST
Pendleton Marines honor copter crash victims
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — About 300 people gathered at Camp Pendleton's chapel to honor two Marines who were killed in a collision with a Coast Guard airplane off the San Diego coast. Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 8:47:02 EST
GAO: Many health assessment forms go missing
A congressional watchdog agency reported Thursday that the Defense Department cannot locate post-deployment health questionnaires for more than 72,000 people — about 23 percent of service... Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 14:30:52 EST
Historic Coast Guard cutter leaves SC museum
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Jack Warland waited for five hours on the Ravenel Bridge, a Coast Guard flag draped over a railing facing the river, to catch a glimpse Thursday of the cutter Ingham... Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 14:22:30 EST
Judge: Retrial possible for pardoned Va. sailor
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge says prosecutors can retry an ex-sailor who received a conditional pardon from Virginia’s governor after spending more than a decade in prison for rape and... Posted Thursday Nov 19, 2009 17:46:08 EST
Freed Maersk captain thanks Navy SEALs, crew
NORFOLK, Va. — A merchant sea captain who was captured and held by Somali pirates in April reunited Thursday with the Navy crew and captain who were part of his daring rescue, thanking them for... Posted Thursday Nov 19, 2009 17:08:14 EST
McCain seeks review of work by retired brass
The Pentagon should rewrite ethics rules for retired generals who work as advisers for the military while representing defense contractors, Arizona Sen. John McCain and other lawmakers said Wednesday. Posted Friday Nov 20, 2009 13:02:22 EST
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.
Reservist IA dies in vehicle crash in Kuwait
A reserve sailor serving as an individual augmentee died Thursday in Kuwait in a motor vehicle collision, according to a Navy Reserve spokesman.Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Brian M. Patton, 37, of Freeport, Ill., was assigned to the Operation Iraqi...
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