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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 Friday Mar 19, 2010 10:39:51 EDT
New details emerge in sub skipper’s firing
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 10:28:17 EDT
Tell us what you think: Changing the Navy
Navy Times wants to know how you would change the Navy if you were calling the shots. Uniforms, policies, rules and regs, hardware, deployments, pay and bonuses, it’s all good. Just be specific. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 17:45:46 EDT
Sheehan: Gays weakened European militaries
The Dutch military’s failure to intervene during a 1995 massacre in Serbia suggests that allowing gays to serve openly — as the Dutch military does — hurts military readiness, a... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 18:46:32 EDT
CG nominee addresses budget, Deepwater
Coast Guard Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. fielded questions about cuts in budget and manpower, as well as the service’s management of Deepwater at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday... Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 10:31:02 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
Among Iraqis, psychological scars run deep
BAGHDAD — It was nearly two years ago when Iraqi soldiers raided the home of Senaa Tahir Abid, but she thinks about it every day. Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 7:53:59 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
U.N. official wants Afghans to take the lead
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. peacekeeping chief said Thursday it’s time for the international community to take “concrete steps” to allow Afghans to take charge of their future... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 18:00:30 EDT
VA system should start over, official says
Bailing wire and bandages can’t save the veterans disability claims process, the Veterans Affairs Department’s chief technology officer said Thursday at a roundtable discussion about ways... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 17:35:19 EDT
Chosin on its way back to Pearl Harbor
HONOLULU — The guided missile cruiser Chosin is due to return to Pearl Harbor from a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Middle East. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 17:20:31 EDT
Marines move gingerly to win support in Marjah
MARJAH, Afghanistan — Crouched on packed earth at a barricaded Marine encampment, the village elders issued their complaint: U.S. troops had killed an innocent 14-year-old boy. Secretly, the... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 16:54:54 EDT
Seabee arrested after Okinawa hit and run
SAN DIEGO — A Seabee is in trouble after she allegedly ran a Humvee into the back of a car on a road in Okinawa, Japan, on Tuesday night and then left the scene, Navy officials said. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 15:44:45 EDT
New story behind well-known image from WWII
NEW YORK — For 68 years, John E. Love has been haunted by the memory of carrying fallen comrades to a mass grave hollowed out of a Filipino rice field. Now, at last, a bit of history is being... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 14:56:12 EDT
VA change eases process for Iraq, Afghan vets
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department took steps Thursday to make it easier for veterans of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars to get disability benefits. To qualify for the new streamlined... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 14:48:07 EDT
Official says DoD authorized alleged spying
SAN ANTONIO — A Defense Department official under investigation for allegedly running an off-the-books spy operation with private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan said the program was... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 16:27:13 EDT
Warships more aggressive in confronting pirates
NAIROBI, Kenya — An international fleet of warships is attacking and destroying Somali pirate vessels closer to the shores of East Africa and the new strategy, combined with more aggressive... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 14:45:17 EDT
Bill: Unused leave could go into TSP accounts
Lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday to allow retiring Thrift Savings Plan participants to deposit some or all of the cash value of their unused annual leave in their accounts. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 11:37:23 EDT
Officials: Fund programs, not bigger raise
Defense and service personnel officials continue to resist efforts by Congress to provide troops a bigger 2011 military raise, telling a House panel that they would rather see more money spent on... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 15:51:04 EDT
At CG budget hearing, DHS planning faulted
An appropriations subcommittee criticized the Department of Homeland Security for proposed cuts in Coast Guard manpower and reductions in acquisitions for fiscal 2011, and its failure to deliver... Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 17:46:13 EDT
McChrystal: Goal still to get bin Laden alive
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and “bring him to justice.” Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 21:23:01 EDT
Navy: LCS fuel disparity not a deal-breaker
The Navy’s top two leaders said it didn’t matter much if Independence-class littoral combat ships were more fuel-efficient than the Freedom class, because any disparity would only exist... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 16:03:06 EDT
Personnel chiefs warn against cuts to bonuses
Despite meeting all recruiting and retention goals, the service personnel chiefs pleaded with a House panel Wednesday to keep paying enlistment and selective re-enlistment bonuses. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 12:35:56 EDT
McChrystal lays out campaign for Kandahar
Efforts to lay political and security groundwork in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar have already begun, even as the U.S.-led coalition continues efforts to pacify Marjah, the U.S. general leading... Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 9:51:01 EDT
Ensign dies in single-car crash
SAN DIEGO — The Navy identified the officer killed in a weekend vehicle crash here as Ensign Zackery Norrbom. Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 12:59:25 EDT
Sestak tries to knock out political newcomer
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Joe Sestak is challenging the petition of a political unknown who, like Sestak, is seeking to get his name on May’s Democratic... Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 17:23:51 EDT
Fundraiser who vanished says he has new event
A Maryland man who vanished in January 2009 with thousands of dollars that he raised for a presidential inaugural ball for veterans that never happened — leaving sponsors, entertainers and... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 9:36:41 EDT
Coast Guard station commander relieved of duty
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The commanding officer of the Coast Guard Air Station in Sacramento has been temporarily relieved of duty, the Coast Guard announced Tuesday, five months after several... Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 21:10:52 EDT
CG captain faces adultery court-martial
A former sector commander in Alaska is facing a general court-martial for charges of adultery, fraternization and other sexual improprieties. Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 21:35:21 EDT
NavAir admiral tapped to run JSF program
A three-star Navy admiral has been nominated to take over the troubled Joint Strike Fighter program, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 17:14:59 EDT
Storm data used against Mayport carrier plan
Weather maps plotting the track of hurricanes since 1851 were a key piece of evidence at a hearing Tuesday as a Virginia lawmaker attacked the Navy’s decision to move an aircraft carrier from... Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 17:10:36 EDT
CO of attack sub fired for ‘drunkenness’
The commanding officer of a Pearl Harbor-based attack submarine was fired Monday after he was found guilty of “drunkenness” and “conduct unbecoming an officer,” in nonjudicial... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 14:29:36 EDT
Readiness woes loom on horizon, lawmaker says
A key lawmaker said Tuesday that strains on equipment and people are causing declining readiness in the Navy and Air Force, while the Army and Marine Corps are keeping pace only through a reliance on... Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 14:47:56 EDT
Petraeus: Afghan war faces difficult year ahead
The general who oversees the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq gave a mixed grade to the Senate on efforts in the two conflicts Tuesday, saying that making headway in the former “will be incremental... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 8:46:06 EDT
Sex assault reports up 11 percent last year
Total incidents of reported sexual assaults involving service members — both as victims and perpetrators — rose 11 percent in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the Pentagon said... Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 17:19:15 EDT
Next retiree COLA could be tiny, analysts say
The cost-of-living adjustment for retirees next year could test the idea if something really is better than nothing. Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 20:31:00 EDT
2 F/A-18Es collide; 1 crashes
Two F/A-18E Super Hornets collided in mid-air Monday night, sending one crashing to the Nevada desert, Navy officials said. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 14:30:06 EDT
Retention bonus drops for senior SWOs
Strong retention is taking a bite out of retention bonuses for senior surface warfare officers, but bonus levels are expected to remain for junior and midgrade SWOs. Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 20:30:25 EDT
U.S. hands control of prison to Iraq
TAJI, Iraq — The U.S. military handed over control of a prison holding some 2,900 detainees to Iraqi authorities on Monday as the Americans move ahead with preparations for a full withdrawal by... Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 15:13:36 EDT
Reserve O-7 staff selections
These captains were selected for promotion to the permanent grade of rear admiral (lower half). Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 14:16:37 EDT
DoD family programs chief resigns
The Pentagon official responsible for family programs has resigned. Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 20:27:41 EDT
Pentagon investigating alleged spy operation
WASHINGTON — A Defense Department official is under investigation for allegedly hiring private contractors to gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a U.S.... Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 14:09:13 EDT
New workout designed for deployed sailors
The Navy will roll out a new fitness and nutrition program this summer designed for shipboard sailors. Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 20:29:53 EDT
Critics say some athletes might skip service
A star Naval Academy football player set to graduate almost a year late will enter the fleet under contract to an NFL team, in an arrangement critics called troubling but which academy officials said... Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 5:48:12 EDT
Taliban: Kandahar bombings a warning to NATO
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Deadly bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to NATO’s top general that the Taliban are ready for a coming offensive in their... Posted Sunday Mar 14, 2010 12:46:42 EDT
Next-gen Burkes may push limit of DDG frame
The Navy’s next batch of workhorse destroyers will likely be larger, sport a different-looking superstructure and could carry a new set of weapons, according to a Navy official and... Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 7:42:07 EDT
Ermey speaks his mind on Corps issues
R. Lee Ermey made his reputation using words and expletives as blunt-force instruments as a drill instructor in the iconic movie “Full Metal Jacket.” Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 8:58:09 EDT
Multiple claimants for stolen Civil War cannon
ATLANTA — When a 5-foot-long Civil War cannon turned up during a search for stolen goods at a Spalding County house, that was just the beginning of a mystery. Now investigators have to sort... Posted Sunday Mar 14, 2010 8:52:37 EDT
Military voting law could affect Hawaii primary
HONOLULU — Uncertainty is rising within Hawaii political circles over whether the state’s primary election in September will be moved to an earlier date and, if so, the impact that will... Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 15:31:29 EDT
Vail ski program gives boost to injured vets
VAIL, Colo. — Sgt. 1st Class Joe Kapacziewski’s 2005 injury in Iraq might have gotten the best of his right leg, but it certainly didn’t get the best of him. Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 16:15:15 EST
Men plead guilty to fake CG distress calls
RALEIGH, N.C. — Three men have pleaded guilty to making false distress calls to the Coast Guard. Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 10:54:30 EDT
Cayman Island police: CG crew member attacked
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Police have arrested a man who they said attacked a U.S. Coast Guard crew member. Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 10:40:51 EST
As women join subs, male force holds steady
The Navy appears to be hedging its bets on whether women are going to work out as members of submarine crews. Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 10:52:37 EDT
Twin suicide bombs kill 43 in Pakistani city
LAHORE, Pakistan — Two suicide bombers killed 43 people in near-simultaneous blasts, the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week and a clear sign that militants have the power to strike... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 20:56:35 EST
VA investigating medical record breach
ATLANTA — The Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General has launched a criminal investigation into a security breach of veterans’ medical information at the Atlanta Veterans... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 20:25:08 EST
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... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 18:16:55 EST
12 medical training trips to Haiti
MIAMI — The training schedule for U.S. military operations in Latin American and the Caribbean is changing because of ongoing relief efforts in Haiti. Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 18:02:57 EST
Fort McHenry released from Haiti mission
The dock landing ship Fort McHenry was released Thursday from service as part of the humanitarian effort off Haiti and is making its way back home, the Navy said. Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 16:31:42 EST
Unemployment rate for young vets hit 21.1%
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face as they... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 16:09:52 EST
Judge: Immunity for SEAL defense witnesses
NORFOLK, Va. — A military judge has ordered immunity for several defense witnesses in the case against a Navy SEAL accused of mistreating an Iraqi detainee. Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 21:24:42 EDT
104 Hornets grounded after cracks discovered
Naval Air Systems Command grounded 104 Navy and Marine F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets Friday after inspectors discovered the airframes were developing cracks much earlier than engineers had thought. Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 21:24:14 EDT
Americans may be among those in Nazi mass grave
VIENNA — At least two mass graves containing dozens of people killed by the Nazis have been found on property used by the Austrian army, government officials said Friday. An army statement... Posted Sunday Mar 14, 2010 9:16:00 EDT
New fed leave ruling benefits military families
Federal employees can now use their Family and Medical Leave Act benefits — up to 12 weeks of leave each year — to help a family member who is in the military and deployed overseas,... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 15:01:41 EST
Troops: Ops tempo challenges mental care
Service members and veterans praise legislation that would expand access to mental health care — but they question the military’s ability to improve treatment given the challenges of... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 11:36:22 EST
MarSOC officer awarded Bronze Star
The officer in charge of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command’s assessment and selection received a Bronze Star with “V” device on Tuesday for his actions in Afghanistan. Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 9:37:04 EST
Marjah: Ups and downs are lessons for future
MARJAH, Afghanistan — After a day spent pinned down in gunbattles or caught in a maze of roadside bombs, with little hope of air support and an erratic Afghan army to coax along, Lance Cpl.... Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 21:24:27 EDT
NC Marines dedicate clinic to slain corpsman
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A new medical clinic will be named in honor of a Navy Corpsman who was killed in Afghanistan. Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 8:34:02 EST
CG: Deepwater costs rise to $27.4 billion
The price tag for the Coast Guard’s major acquisitions program, called Deepwater, rose to $27.4 billion, the service’s acquisition’s chief told a congressional subcommittee Thursday. Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 16:01:13 EST
Fisher House gets $250K of Obama prize money
The Fisher House Foundation will receive $250,000 from President Obama, who is donating to charities the $1.4 million award that came with his Nobel peace prize, the White House announced March 11. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:56:48 EST
New 5th, 7th Fleet commanders named
Two rear admirals are getting a third star, and two numbered fleets are getting a new boss. Posted Sunday Mar 14, 2010 9:17:15 EDT
VFW criticizes Stanley over cost comments
After only 16 days on the job, the Pentagon’s new personnel chief has drawn the ire of the nation’s largest organization for combat veterans. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 17:55:15 EST
Rethink alcohol ban in war zones, Webb says
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., a Vietnam veteran and former war correspondent who now chairs the Senate panel that oversees military personnel policy, seemed to endorse the idea of letting troops in war zones... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 12:44:43 EST
Iraq war vet to carry U.S. flag at Paralympics
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Alpine skier Heath Calhoun will carry the flag for the U.S. Paralympic Team at the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 17:58:05 EST
New Hampton Roads child care center to open
NORFOLK, Va. — The Navy is opening its second 24-hour child care center for military members in Hampton Roads. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 13:00:29 EST
DoD: F-35 costs rise at least 50 percent
The F-35 Lightning II strike fighter program will breach the Nunn-McCurdy limits with a cost growth of more than 50 percent from the original 2001 program baseline, said a top Pentagon program... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 10:46:59 EST
Fleet Diversity Council to meet April 7
The 11th semi-annual Fleet Diversity Council will be held April 7 in San Diego. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 11:51:52 EST
Corps says fire forced pilots to ditch Hornet
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. — Two Marine aviators aboard a flaming F/A-18D reacted quickly enough to slow their jet so they could safely eject over the Atlantic Ocean, their... Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 8:36:00 EST
Campaign stars approved for latest OIF phases
Bronze campaign stars recognizing the 2007-08 surge of U.S. troops into Iraq, as well as current stabilization efforts, have been authorized for wear on the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Pentagon... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 11:21:17 EST
DoD to restart stalled spouse tuition program
The Pentagon will resume the stalled My Career Advancement Accounts spouse education benefit program as of noon Saturday, restoring tuition benefits to 136,583 military spouses who had applied for... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 15:43:17 EST
World War II vets stream toward DC monument
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — The chance viewing of a segment on a television news program gave Don Niehart an idea that has enriched the golden years of 296 World War II veterans from the southeastern... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 14:43:03 EST
Man charged with faking medals goes to court
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A 26-year-old man accused of wearing military medals he didn't earn is due in federal court in Huntsville on Thursday for arraignment. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 9:14:52 EST
House rejects call for Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday soundly rejected an effort by anti-war lawmakers to force a withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:56:13 EST
Navy honored for human resources innovation
The Navy on Tuesday took top honors as the nation’s leader in human resources management as it received Workforce Management magazine’s Optimas Award for General Excellence — and... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 10:00:50 EST
Mayport to get first East Coast littoral ships
Naval Station Mayport, Fla., got a boost Tuesday when the Navy’s top officer confirmed it as the future home and primary site of East Coast littoral combat ships. Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 18:12:41 EST
Allen: Polar Star to be reactivated by 2013
SEATTLE — After a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities, the commandant... Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 20:39:42 EST
NROTC mids suspended in sensitive incident
Two Navy ROTC midshipmen at the University of Missouri-Columbia were suspended March 3 after allegedly stringing cotton balls across the front entrance of the school’s black cultural center. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:50:42 EST
SurFor stresses electrical safety after deaths
SAN DIEGO — Three weeks after a carrier-based chief petty officer suffered a fatal electric shock, the commander of the Navy’s surface fleet ordered all ships to review training and... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:49:57 EST
Pottenger gets third star, assignment
Rear Adm. Carol Pottenger has been nominated for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as deputy chief of staff for capability development, Supreme Allied Command Transformation, Norfolk, Va.,... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 11:22:06 EST
Senators seek funds for concurrent receipt
The Senate Armed Services Committee has given a sliver of hope to some disabled military retirees still waiting for the right to receive their full military retirement pay and veterans disability... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:53:17 EST
LDO, CWO selections announced
The results of the active-duty limited duty officer and chief warrant officer selection board were announced Tuesday. Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 15:47:50 EST
Mental health evacuations spike in war zones
More than 10 percent of medical evacuations from Iraq and Afghanistan over the past eight years have been for mental health reasons. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 15:25:18 EST
Retired O-5 on defense after leaving U.S. House
WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Eric Massa, a retired Navy commander who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday that he had groped a staffer but denied it was... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 12:45:05 EST
CO fired for ‘cruelty’ gets new job
The former cruiser commanding officer who was fired in January after a years-long pattern of “cruelty and maltreatment” toward her crew is to report to a new job at Navy Air and Missile... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 15:02:31 EST
Comfort returning home from Haiti mission
The hospital ship Comfort has been released from duty off the coast of Haiti and will begin its journey home to Baltimore this week, the Navy announced Tuesday. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:52:46 EST
Navy assessment team arrives in Chile
A Navy assessment team arrived Monday in Santiago, Chile, to provide technical expertise following the 8.8-magnitude earthquake and tsunami Feb. 27, according to a press release from U.S. Southern... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 16:11:00 EST
Plan would expand leave for some families
Military family members who are ineligible for family and medical leave still could get time off for deployment-related issues under potentially controversial legislation pending before two... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 14:41:53 EST
Navy says 3 dogs died after contractor neglect
WASHINGTON — The Navy says that three dogs died and dozens more were in poor health after being neglected by a private security contractor in Chicago that had been hired to train the dogs to... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 18:48:26 EST
Lawmakers push for big VA budget increase
Despite plans to give the Veterans Affairs Department a 7 percent budget increase at a time when most federal spending is frozen, key congressional committees are pushing for even bigger veterans... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 22:03:40 EST
About-face on the war
The 2006 Military Times poll finds that support among U.S. troops for President Bush and the Iraq war has declined. Read the full report.