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  • Give Me 10: Adventures — military style
    Ever wonder if you picked the wrong military specialty?
    Posted Thursday Jul 19, 2012 16:06:00 EDT
  • Exclusive military getaways: Value, amenities, spectacular views — only for you
    Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Steve Bell knows the military's Shades of Green resort on the sprawling Disney World campus better than most. He's been going to Orlando's Magic Kingdom since it was just...
    Posted Thursday Jun 21, 2012 14:37:47 EDT
  • Exclusive military getaways: For combat troops only
    If you're looking to enjoy some mid-tour R&R or post-deployment leave at one of the Armed Forces Recreation Centers, keep in mind some offer better deals than others:
    Posted Thursday Jun 21, 2012 14:36:09 EDT
  • Disney quiet as a mouse on extending military discount
    Military families will need to wish upon a star if they're hoping for discounted rates at Disney resorts this fall.
    Posted Thursday May 17, 2012 17:03:08 EDT
  • Florida Keys: A great spring ride
    On a motorcycle trip down through the Florida Keys, the flat lanes seem to skim the blue-and-aquamarine, coral-lined sea before you're vaulted skyward up a causeway and on to another island.
    Posted Thursday May 3, 2012 16:10:44 EDT
  • Top 10 Civil War destinations
    It's hard to imagine, 150 years later, the carnage that occurred in just 12 hours of fighting.
    Posted Thursday Apr 19, 2012 15:21:55 EDT
  • Give Me 10: Bike rally road trips
    The biker rally season is just a few turns down the road. While South Dakota's Sturgis Rally — the mecca of motorcycle meet-ups — isn't until Aug. 6-12, there are plenty of...
    Posted Thursday Feb 23, 2012 14:35:58 EST
  • First-class cruises: From ships to riverboats, set sail near these 10 military home ports
    The wreck of the Costa Concordia off Italy has sent shock waves through the travel industry even as cruise lines were already bracing for a drop in bookings this year.
    Posted Thursday Feb 2, 2012 15:21:07 EST
  • Growlers offer better beer taste, less waste
    Hundreds of brewpubs, breweries and grocery stores around the U.S. are cashing in on the growing popularity of growlers, a term that dates back more than a century to when people carried fresh beer...
    Posted Friday Dec 30, 2011 11:33:50 EST
  • Star Spangled anniversary: Events set for War of 1812 commemoration
    History buffs will travel to the birthplace of the "Star-Spangled Banner" next summer to commemorate the declaration of the War of 1812 complete with an international maritime festival.
    Posted Wednesday Dec 7, 2011 18:01:45 EST
  • ‘Occupy’ protests lure veterans
    Former Army Spc. Jorge Gonzalez said he's not proud of his participation in what he calls the occupation of Iraq. But he's now doing everything he can to help the Occupy Wall Street movement.
    Posted Friday Nov 18, 2011 15:03:24 EST
  • Active-duty and IRR troops can face UCMJ for protest role
    The sergeant kneels down and scrawls the words "I'm a Vet" on a rough piece of cardboard before adding, "Shoot me next."
    Posted Friday Nov 18, 2011 15:01:47 EST
  • Making tracks: Train travel lures troops with scenery, lower cost and camaraderie
    A cross-country train trip sounded great at the time, but not even halfway there, everything was unraveling. Record flooding in the Dakotas meant the Amtrak train I was supposed to get on would be...
    Posted Thursday Nov 3, 2011 11:48:34 EDT
  • 54 living Medal of Honor recipients gather
    Two sergeants awarded the Medal of Honor this year for bravery in Afghanistan were in Louisville, Ky., recently for a convention honoring all recipients of the military's highest...
    Posted Thursday Oct 6, 2011 14:00:07 EDT
  • Top-notch links and military lodging make Arizona a winter golf destination
    Whether it's a way to escape the cold this winter or the you've-got-to-be-kidding-me deals other times of year, Arizona is a haven for golfers. The sheer volume of courses makes it worth the trip....
    Posted Thursday Oct 6, 2011 13:46:59 EDT
  • Overnight stay at San Diego Zoo reveals safari park’s mission to save wildlife
    It was a quarter past 3 a.m., and eerily quiet. Then a coyote cut loose. He was a local in a community of foreigners — zebras, rhinos, cheetahs, dingoes and bongos.
    Posted Thursday Sep 8, 2011 13:54:20 EDT
  • A lesson in helping Afghan students
    Rex Temple was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 when an 8-year-old boy told him that he wanted to go to school but couldn't afford the supplies.
    Posted Thursday Sep 8, 2011 13:39:34 EDT
  • Alcatraz after dark: Once a military prison, eerie evening visit offers extras
    When night falls on The Rock in San Francisco Bay, visitors move shadowlike through the former federal and military prison's lantern-lit hospital rooms, a gloaming against dingy walls with peeling...
    Posted Thursday Aug 4, 2011 15:52:11 EDT
  • Great hikes of America
    Ever since Lewis and Clark made their trek across the continent with Sacagawea, Americans have been moved to experience the variety of great-outdoors attractions available in the U.S. From redwood...
    Posted Thursday Jul 14, 2011 12:34:37 EDT
  • Retired Army couple to visit 50 states in vet awareness effort
    Army retirees Col. Deb Lewis and Lt. Col. Doug Adams call themselves "an ordinary couple who served in the military and wanted to continue serving." But what the married pair is doing is...
    Posted Friday Jul 8, 2011 11:40:42 EDT
  • A former Navy rescue swimmer reaches Everest’s summit – and survives a harrowing return trip
    Brian Dickinson stood atop Mount Everest savoring the moment. The former Navy rescue swimmer had just solo-summitted the world's highest peak, a feat accomplished by only a handful of climbers.
    Posted Thursday Jun 30, 2011 14:46:03 EDT
  • Road-trip tribute: Celebrity drivers weave cross-country path to honor troops
    Talk about your epic summer road trips: Two Jeeps sporting flag-flapping custom paint jobs, more than 12,500 miles of open road zigzagging from sea to shining sea and a lineup of drivers ranging from...
    Posted Thursday Jun 2, 2011 14:45:07 EDT
  • Fish finder: Let first-class fishing lure you to a reel getaway
    North America is blessed with fabulous, diverse fishing opportunities from sea to shining sea. For many service members and their families, many of the most productive — and often scenic...
    Posted Thursday May 19, 2011 11:46:52 EDT
  • The best beaches at a base near you
    It's an old, if painfully true, joke about duty in the Middle East: miles and miles of beachfront property but not a drop of water to be seen. True for most, but not for a select few stationed in a...
    Posted Thursday Apr 21, 2011 14:46:06 EDT
  • Civil war events near you
    Civil War event planners in Charleston, S.C., expect the 150th anniversary to be a big draw from a tourist standpoint, and they're not the only ones. Local communities across the U.S. are rolling out...
    Posted Thursday Mar 31, 2011 15:01:38 EDT
  • Nation marking 150th anniversary of Civil War
    A half-century ago, Charleston, S.C., marked the opening salvos of the Civil War with a Miss Confederacy contest, a 15-float parade and a local hotel's refusal to host a black delegate at a meeting...
    Posted Thursday Mar 31, 2011 15:00:42 EDT
  • Give Me 10: Rides to Remember
    One of the most scenic and historic East Coast riding or driving trips begins about an hour from downtown Washington, D.C., at the Front Royal entrance to Skyline Drive.
    Posted Thursday Mar 24, 2011 14:38:44 EDT
  • 7 continents, 7 summits
    Mount Kosciuszko should be a snap for Air Force Capts. Robert Marshall and Graydon Muller.
    Posted Thursday Jan 20, 2011 14:36:26 EST
  • A wreck that changed history
    Divers say they have discovered the remains of the schooner Revenge, commanded by Navy hero Oliver Hazard Perry and wrecked off Rhode Island on Jan. 9, 1811.
    Posted Thursday Jan 20, 2011 14:14:52 EST
  • States scrimp on Civil War events
    New York state contributed 448,000 troops and $150 million to the Union cause during the Civil War, not to mention untold tons of supplies, food, guns and munitions.
    Posted Thursday Jan 13, 2011 15:12:30 EST
  • Ultramodern museum honors Corps history

    Posted Friday Dec 29, 2006 16:03:00 EST

Travel headlines from USAToday.com


  • Snowstorm continues to disrupt travel in Denmark
    A snowstorm sweeping Scandinavia continued to disrupt travel Friday, shutting down bus and train service in Denmark and forcing SAS airline to cancel dozens more flights in and out of Copenhagen, the...
  • U.S. tourist in Costa Rica kills mugger
    By Marianela Jimenez, Associate Press Writer
    An American senior citizen killed an alleged mugger with his bare hands, and his traveling companions aboard a tour bus fended off two other assailants in the Atlantic coast city of Limon, police...
  • Calif. woman fights for passenger rights
    By Marcus Wohlsen, Associated Press Writer
    For more than eight miserable hours, Kate Hanni sat aboard a grounded plane at a Texas airport, yards from apparently empty gates. A few weeks after that December ordeal, the brassy real estate agent...
  • Get it in gear: Carry-on bags roll out the innovation
    By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY
    A year when the quart-size plastic bag became the ultimate travel accessory would seem to spell hard times for purveyors of travel goods. But the industry is taking in stride the Transportation...
  • U.S. softens rules on kids' passports
    By Mimi Hall, USA TODAY
    U.S. and Canadian children will not need passports to come into the country by land or sea, the Homeland Security Department announced Thursday. The decision was praised by tourism groups and...
  • You don't have to live in Paris or NYC to swap homes
    By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Writer
    The appeal of home exchange vacations is basic: free lodging with many of the comforts of home. It's easy to imagine swapping for a vacation destination. But what if your hometown doesn't immediately...
  • Hard landing cracks 737's fuselage; Indonesia grounds airline's fleet
    All seven Boeing 737-300 airplanes operated by Indonesian budget airline Adam Air have been grounded by the government after a plane buckled during a hard landing, forcing a temporary airport...
  • American Airlines increasing flights in New York
    By David Koenig, AP Business Writer
    American Airlines is adding flights to and from New York, raising the stakes in a showdown pitting the nation's largest carrier against Continental Airlines and storm-battered JetBlue Airways.
  • State tourism ad shows photo of Alaska, not Tennessee
    By Jessica Fender, The Tennessean
    One of the advertisements in a national campaign by state tourism officials to attract mountain bikers to Tennessee shows a photograph taken in Alaska.
  • 'Bill of rights' for fliers questioned
    By Alan Levin, USA TODAY
    Aviation experts warn that proposals for a "bill of rights" for airline passengers could lead to unwieldy regulations and could actually create more inconvenience for travelers.
  • 2 more flights abandoned fliers on way to Denver
    By Gary Stoller, USA TODAY
    In a second recent incident of its kind, about 100 passengers on two airline flights diverted from Denver because of bad weather were left behind at a Nebraska airport on Feb. 8. The airport manager...
  • Astronauts to open Canyon attraction
    Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 astronaut who walked on the moon in 1969, plans to be among the first to stroll above the Grand Canyon in a massive, glass-bottomed observation deck.
  • More tour operators highlight educational travel
    By Seth Sutel, AP Business Writer
    Universities and museums have organized learning-oriented trips in the past, but the trend has been booming in recent years and is now becoming part of the mainstream business of the travel...
  • 13 dots in an airline logo? Superstitious complaints prompt change
    By Raf Casert, Associated Press Writer
    This week, Brussels Airlines workers were changing the 13-ball logo on the tail and sides of an Airbus 319 and adding a 14th one in response to complaints from superstitious customers in the United...
  • For an hour or a week, visit an Irish castle
    By Sheila Flynn, For The Associated Press
    The image of majestic stone castles rising from rolling green fields is a romantic one, a fantasy held by many travelers who dream of Ireland.

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