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Pentagon opens more military jobs to women
The Pentagon will lift parts of its longtime ban on women serving in combat units, but only a small fraction of the force will be affected, officials announced Thursday. Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 9:07:16 EST
Wife found guilty in Navy doc’s stabbing death
SAN DIEGO — A woman who stabbed her Navy doctor husband in bed after discovering he was having an affair was convicted of second-degree murder Wednesday. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 21:58:22 EST
Analysis: Navy may benefit in revamped military
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wants to "rebalance our global and presence to emphasize where we think the potential problems will be in the world" with the goal of producing a... Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 20:21:22 EST
Congress OKs 2nd warship for Philippines
MANILA, Philippines —Congress has approved the transfer of a second Coast Guard ship to the Philippines, an official said Friday as Washington shifts its military ties with the Southeast Asian... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 8:59:49 EST
Karzai: Coalition airstrike kills 8 children
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday claimed that an airstrike carried out by the international coalition killed eight children in eastern Afghanistan. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 17:57:23 EST
Ron Paul gets the most military donations
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is getting by far the most campaign contributions from military-affiliated donors than anyone else in the 2012 field. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 16:09:13 EST
Report: Iran adds 2 submarines to naval fleet
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's official news agency reported Thursday that the navy has added two more domestically built light submarines to its fleet. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 15:03:20 EST
8 reserve captains nominated for first star
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Thursday that President Obama nominated these Navy Reserve captains for their first stars. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 14:18:03 EST
Marine scout snipers used Nazi SS logo
Marine Corps scout snipers used the logo of the notorious Nazi SS organization while in Afghanistan in 2010, the service acknowledged Thursday. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 16:11:12 EST
Manning arraignment set for Feb. 23
FORT MEADE, Md. — An Army private accused of leaking classified material to the anti-secrecy website Wikileaks will be back in a military courtroom for an arraignment later this month. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 12:29:16 EST
Tricare pharmacy merger worries lawmakers
Seven lawmakers have written to the Pentagon expressing concern over a proposed merger between the company that manages Tricare's pharmacy benefit and another corporate pharmaceutical giant. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 16:27:23 EST
Navy probes site of 200-year-old shipwreck
WESTERLY, R.I. — For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England's southern coast. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 10:37:16 EST
Dwindling time, rising tension build Iran fears
WASHINGTON — The prospect of conflict with Iran has eclipsed Afghanistan as the key national security issue with head-spinning speed. After years of bad blood and an international impasse over... Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 10:33:18 EST
GOP report questions Gitmo detainee releases
WASHINGTON — Facing domestic political pressures, the Bush and Obama administrations released or transferred 600 terror suspects deemed an acceptable threat from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo... Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 19:13:55 EST
Sarkozy advises against military strike on Iran
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy put his reputation as a stalwart friend of Israel on the line Wednesday, warning that military action was no way to deal with nuclear-minded Iran at a... Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 9:29:55 EST
Ala. panel: Military ID can prove citizenship
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A House committee took the first step toward making changes to Alabama's tough new immigration law. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 18:38:16 EST
Zombie film twist: Osama as flesh-eating ghoul
Just when you thought you had seen every possible variation of zombie flick, you're reminded that this genre, like its protagonists, keeps coming back from the dead. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 17:20:03 EST
General: Advisory teams heading to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The No. 2 U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that U.S. military advisory teams will start deploying to Afghanistan this year to help Afghan combat forces as they take a... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 15:39:58 EST
Owner of troubled uniform store arrested
The operator of a private-sector business that sold uniform items to service members has been arrested in New Jersey on fugitive warrants from Florida, federal officials said. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 13:38:20 EST
New sub’s commissioning moved to Pascagoula
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says the commissioning for the submarine Mississippi will be in Pascagoula rather than Gulfport. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 10:41:24 EST
Dempsey to visit Egypt amid U.S.-Cairo tensions
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's top general will visit Egypt for security talks amid tensions over Cairo's move to bring criminal charges against 19 American pro-democracy workers. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 10:11:03 EST
India upgrades its military with China in mind
NEW DELHI — In recent weeks, India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier —... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 9:42:51 EST
Pakistan, NATO hold border talks after strikes
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani army was meeting with NATO and Afghan forces on Wednesday in an effort to improve coordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, a sign of thawing relations after... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 9:31:05 EST
Spec ops to grow as Pentagon budget shrinks
The number of U.S. special operations forces will increase over the next five years even as the Pentagon prepares to cut personnel and $259 billion in planned spending over that same period. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:48:03 EST
Military ties mark Kim Jong Un’s inner circle
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Wherever North Korea's young new leader goes, they're there: a group of graying military and political officials who shadow Kim Jong Un as he visits army bases, attends... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 21:09:10 EST
Nimitz sailor from Texas killed in Seattle
SEATTLE — A man fatally shot in Seattle early Sunday was a Texas man serving in the Navy and assigned to the aircraft carrier Nimitz, which is being overhauled in Bremerton. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 9:36:55 EST
P-8A makes debut in Bold Alligator exercise
Swooping low over the aircraft carrier Enterprise, the Navy's newest jet looks every bit a war craft, with little to belie its commercial airliner lineage or current test missions. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:39:50 EST
Official: U.S. misjudged al-Qaida capabilities
With the benefit of more than a decade of hindsight, America may have misjudged the true threat posed by al-Qaeda in the immediate aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks, a top Pentagon official... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 18:26:15 EST
U.S. not considering arming Syrian opposition
WASHINGTON — The White House said on Tuesday that the U.S. is not considering arming opposition groups in Syria, deflecting calls from some lawmakers to explore such a possibility as one way to... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 17:45:07 EST
Bataan ARG back from 322-day deployment
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK — It was a little girl's handmade sign that underlined the social impact of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group's 322-day deployment that ended here Tuesday. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:15:26 EST
DoD launches pay calculator for wounded troops
The Defense Department has launched a new website for wounded service members and families to calculate their Special Compensation for Assistance with Activities of Daily Living, or SCAADL, pay. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 13:33:57 EST
McRaven: Spec ops prepping for drawdown role
WASHINGTON — First in and last out — that's the current plan for elite U.S. forces in Afghanistan, according to Adm. Bill McRaven. Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 8:24:44 EST
Last known WWI veteran dies at 110
LONDON — Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 13:54:30 EST
Naval Academy: Spice investigation complete
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Officials at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis say an investigation into the use of synthetic marijuana by students is over. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 10:10:25 EST
Mattis to visit Pakistan to discuss airstrikes
WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. military commander will visit Pakistan this month in what could be an important step in healing the rift between the two nations, officials said Tuesday. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 9:49:44 EST
New sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel
WASHINGTON — Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 13:47:36 EST
Pakistani minister: Reopen border to NATO
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's defense minister said Tuesday that the country should reopen its Afghan border crossings to NATO troop supplies after negotiating a better deal with the coalition. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 8:31:02 EST
U.S., Japan mull sending 4,700 Marines to Guam
TOKYO — The United States and Japan, hoping to break a stalemate over the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, are discussing a plan to transfer nearly 5,000 troops to Guam despite their failure... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 5:34:27 EST
Rescued U.S. aid worker says she’s thankful
GOODE, Va. — An American aid worker rescued by Navy SEALs in Somalia last month says she's thankful for the support she's received. Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 19:45:03 EST
Navy, Corps practice getting boots on the beach
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Navy hovercraft began roaring over the beach at Camp Lejeune just before dawn Monday morning. Within minutes, one of them, LCAC-68, had disgorged four U.S. Marine light... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 19:51:50 EST
DoD: Tricare beneficiaries should go to MTFs
The Pentagon wants more Tricare beneficiaries to get their health care at military hospitals and clinics. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 14:00:43 EST
Senators question Pentagon decision on F-35B
WASHINGTON — The leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee suggested on Monday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta rushed a decision to develop the Marine Corps version of the... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 8:13:02 EST
Iraq al-Qaida claims deadly attacks on Shiites
BAGHDAD — An al-Qaida front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the two deadliest attacks on Shiites since the U.S. military completed its withdrawal last month, underlining an... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 16:17:44 EST
Procurement chief knocks early F-35 production
The Pentagon's top weapons buyer denounced a previous U.S. Defense Department decision to start production of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter years before the tri-service jet's first... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 15:43:25 EST
Families link burn pits to health woes, debt
Army Reserve wife Rosie Torres, 38, stood in line Jan. 19 at a Texas Health and Human Services office to apply for assistance with her mortgage, bills and groceries. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 9:30:04 EST
Defense cuts test lawmakers’ resolve on deficit
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's call to shrink the military, shut bases and cancel weapons to meet the demand for budget cuts tests the resolve of lawmakers who came to Washington... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 13:05:43 EST
U.S. rules out military intervention in Syria
BEIRUT — The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a dramatic escalation of Western pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 20:38:56 EST
Ohio VA center: Dental clinic care now safer
DAYTON, Ohio — The director of an Ohio VA medical center rocked last year by allegations of improper dental-clinic hygiene says lingering safety concerns about patient care have been addressed... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 11:40:03 EST
Obama: U.S. has ‘very good’ Iran intelligence
WASHINGTON — President Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 10:59:46 EST
Reservists deploy to operate Fire Scout drone
Reservists are at the controls of the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for the aircraft's deployment to Western Africa. Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 8:38:03 EST
The ‘Stan: An officer’s unvarnished view
An Army officer is fed up with "rosy official statements" that paint Afghanistan as a picture of progress, and he is demanding military leaders come clean about the "absence of success on virtually... Posted Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 21:48:28 EST
Veteran influx tests colleges, agencies
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — When Tiffany Kravec-Kelly wanted to reach fellow veterans on the campus of Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne, she took a page out of her... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 10:06:46 EST
Report: Iran navy rescues tanker from pirates
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state TV reports that the country's navy has opened fire on pirates to foil an attack on an Iranian oil tanker near the Gulf of Aden. Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 9:49:54 EST
White House plans dinner to mark Iraq War’s end
With U.S. forces still fighting in Afghanistan, the Obama administration has chosen to mark the end of the Iraq War with something more modest than a ticker-tape parade — a state-dinner-like... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 11:44:21 EST
Terror threat slows Iraqi refugee flow to U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has dramatically slowed the resettlement of Iraqi refugees — including former U.S. military translators and embassy workers — in the midst of... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 9:49:55 EST
Navy, Corps return to joint amphib training
ABOARD THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP KEARSARGE — All eyes were focused over the port side of the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge, where three unknown ships had been spotted bobbing in a ghostly... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 9:57:52 EST
Last of 22nd MEU force returns to Lejeune
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — About 1,000 Marines are bringing up the rear as the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit returns home to North Carolina after more than 10 months away on duty in northern Africa... Posted Sunday Feb 5, 2012 14:40:18 EST
U.S. floats coalition on Syria after U.N. veto
BEIRUT — The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising... Posted Sunday Feb 5, 2012 15:24:57 EST
Guam buildup reduction refuted by U.S., Japan
HAGATNA, Guam — Within a few days of a Bloomberg news report saying the Obama administration was considering reducing the number of Marines being relocated to Guam by about half, another news... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 9:56:26 EST
7 killed by car bombing in Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A car bomb exploded just outside the police headquarters of a southern Afghanistan city on Sunday, killing at least seven people, officials said. Posted Sunday Feb 5, 2012 11:06:03 EST
Iran vows to retaliate in event of attack
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will target any country where an attack against it is staged, a senior Revolutionary Guard commander warned Sunday, the latest Iranian threat tied to growing tensions over... Posted Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 8:32:42 EST
Drills prepare Enterprise for final deployment
ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ENTERPRISE — Capt. William Hamilton stands on the footrest of his chair on the bridge, looking through a window and down at the flight deck below. A mechanical... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 20:04:35 EST
Navy: 8 tossed from Bonhomme Richard for hazing
SAN DIEGO — The Navy discharged eight sailors after a hazing incident aboard a San Diego-based amphibious assault ship that was captured on video and included the choking of a fellow sailor, a... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 16:46:22 EST
Marine expeditionary unit possible in Australia
ABOARD THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP WASP — The Navy's top officer raised the possibility Saturday of a Marine expeditionary unit deploying to Australia on a rotational basis as part of a new... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 9:57:42 EST
Army rules Manning will face court-martial
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 9:45:28 EST
LCS Freedom suffers leak while underway
The littoral combat ship Freedom suffered minor flooding while underway off Southern California on Wednesday night, the Navy said Friday. Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 9:58:18 EST
Officials say Taliban letter pushed for talks
WASHINGTON — Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan, current and former U.S.... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 9:55:02 EST
Fewer Marines bound for Guam, report says
HAGATNA, Guam — President Obama plans to shrink the Guam buildup to only 4,500 Marines, then rotate the other 4,000 through the Asia-Pacific region, according to a news service report. Posted Sunday Feb 5, 2012 13:35:48 EST
Israel: Action against Iran may be needed
HERZLIYA, Israel — Capping a day of strident warnings by Israeli officials about the dangers posed by Iran, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday that the world is increasingly ready to... Posted Monday Feb 6, 2012 9:55:39 EST
VA, DoD award contract to work on ‘heart’ of integrated record system
The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments achieved a major milestone last month in their quest to develop an integrated electronic health record system for service members and veterans. Posted Thursday Feb 9, 2012 15:32:30 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.
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