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  1. Soldier was target of brutal attack in London

    The British government's emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers butchered a British soldier in a daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital.

    • May. 23, 2013
  2. Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone

    Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail.

    • May. 23, 2013
  3. Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech

    President Barack Obama on Thursday is expected to address some of the thornier aspects of national security policy, including drone strikes, the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the dire threats Americans continue to face — even from fellow citizens.

    • May. 23, 2013
  4. Sailor charged in 2010 death of 2-year-old

    A sailor has been charged with murder in the 2010 death of his girlfriend's son at an off-base military housing unit.

    • May. 23, 2013
  5. Senior NCO promotions announced for June

    The Army's list of senior NCOs chosen to move up in June includes many who must re-enlist in order to be promoted:

    • May. 22, 2013
  6. Lt. Col. James B. Conway Marine Corps

    Retired commandant's son handled dead insurgents after urination incident: NCIS documents

    The son of a retired Marine Corps commandant told military investigators he handled the bagged remains of dead insurgents urinated on by scout snipers in Afghanistan, contradicting assertions from senior officers that he had no contact with those Marines.

    • May. 22, 2013
  7. Advancement central: Find out if you moved up

    About 3,700 fewer active-duty petty officers will advance this cycle, with advancement opportunity falling across all three paygrades.

    • May. 22, 2013
  8. Unmanned Global Hawks provide high-resolution intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery. Air Force leaders, however, say the Block 30 version of the plane won't be needed, because its capabilities don't measure up to those of the manned U-2. Staff Sgt. Timothy Jenkins/Air Force

    Lawmakers: Keep flying Global Hawk Block 30 through 2016

    Lawmakers want the Air Force to keep flying the unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 for another three years, despite the service's contention that the manned U-2 is better suited for intelligence gathering.

    • May. 22, 2013
  9. Stolen Valor Act on the way to White House

    The Stolen Valor Act that makes it a federal crime to profit from falsely claiming to have received a military medal for valor is on its way to the White House for President Obama's signature, thanks to the efforts of two Nevadans.

    • May. 22, 2013
  10. McConnell, Pease and Altus chosen to host KC-46A tanker

    The two bases will be the first of 10 main operating bases for the new tanker

    • May. 22, 2013
  11. The Freedom underway in Singapore on May 17. MC1 Jay C. Pugh/U.S. Navy

    Engine problem forces LCS Freedom back to port

    The USS Freedom, first of the US Navy's littoral combat ships, was forced to return to port in Singapore Tuesday after sediment was discovered in the ship's lube oil system.

    • May. 22, 2013
  12. Sgt. charged with filming naked female cadets at West Point

    A sergeant first class on the staff of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., faces charges of allegedly filming numerous female cadets without their consent, sometimes when they were in the shower, according to the Army.

    • May. 22, 2013
  13. Holder says 4 U.S. citizens killed in drone strikes

    Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledged Wednesday that four U.S. citizens had been killed in counter-terrorism drone strikes since 2009.

    • May. 22, 2013
  14. Float driver: Train seemed still before deadly crash

    The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, ac

    • May. 22, 2013
  15. The 79th Medical Wing broke ground May 22 to begin the construction of the new Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic Campus at Joint Base Andrews, Md. It will include the new Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic and Surgery Center and a new dental clinic. Air Force

    New chapter begins for 79th Medical Wing

    The surgeon general of the Air Force is no stranger to the Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic and Surgery Center at Joint Base Andrews, Md. It's the first stop for ill and injured troops returning from Europe and Afghanistan.

    • May. 22, 2013
  16. A Marine walks past an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft barely visible through its own dust cloud after landing Jan. 31 in a remote training range of Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. Crystal Chatham / The Desert Sun

    29 Palms Marines earn Commander in Chief's 'Installation Excellence Award'

    The Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center has been recognized for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year by the Office of the President of the United States with the Commander in Chief's Installation Excell

    • May. 22, 2013
  17. Fort Hood suspect wants to represent himself

    The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood attack wants to represent himself at his upcoming murder trial, which means he could question the nearly three dozen soldiers he's accused of wounding in the shooting rampage.

    • May. 22, 2013
  18. Special victims counsel 'a huge step forward'

    The judge advocate gave one victim of sexual assault the courage to take the stand at trial, to remain professional when it would have been easier not to, to get through one more day.

    • May. 22, 2013
  19. Biden: Coast Guard faces growing demands

    Vice President Biden told graduating cadets Wednesday at the U.S.Coast Guard Academy that the nation will increasingly rely on the service for missions including more remote Arctic operations and fighting maritime crime alongside the U.S. Navy.

    • May. 22, 2013
  20. Isabel Arias, 7, draws a picture for her father at the on-site child care at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Calif. New policies could make more Marine families eligible for assistance with off-base child care costs. Lance Cpl. Shannon E. McMillan/Marine Corps

    Marine Corps expands child care subsidies for families

    Marine officials have revised the service's child care guidelines, making more families eligible for assistance with off-base child care costs, increasing subsidies for some and offering more flexible options.

    • May. 22, 2013
  21. Pfc. Kelli Marie Bordeaux, a combat medic stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., went missing April 14, 2012. Bordeaux was declared dead after being missing for more than a year, Army officials said.

    Bragg soldier missing more than a year declared dead

    A Fort Bragg, N.C., combat medic who has been missing since April 14, 2012, has been declared dead, Army officials announced today.

    • May. 22, 2013
  22. WikiLeaks case file fight moves to federal court

    The WikiLeaks organization and a handful of journalists are asking a federal judge in Baltimore to order greater transparency in the court-martial of an Army private who has acknowledged sending reams of classified documents to the WikiLeaks website.

    • May. 22, 2013
  23. Navy's ocean recon UAV makes 1st flight

    An unmanned jet built for Navy high-altitude maritime surveillance missions has made its first flight.

    • May. 22, 2013
  24. Army Reserve Capt. Ryan Hanna demonstrates leg exercises for a Bob Thomas Military Muscle workout at Gannett Government Media in Springfield, Va., on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (Mike Morones/Military Times) Military Times

    4 leg exercises with little or no equipment

    You really can do leg exercises without the isolation-style or massive leg press machines found in most gyms. No more leg extension or leg curl machines. No need to find a leg abductor/adductor combo or hoist a 45-pound Olympic bar.

    • May. 22, 2013
  25. DoDEA schools will soon decide furlough schedules

    Defense Department schools are deciding which days their schools will be closed for the required furloughs this fall and should start posting the information on their websites next week, said Marilee Fitzgerald, director of the Department of Defense Educa

    • May. 22, 2013

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