Army jailbreak foiled at Fort Leavenworth
Two prisoners who attempted to escape the Fort Leavenworth Army Corrections Brigade were stopped by correctional officers on April 29.
By Riley Ceder
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Breaking down Trump’s executive order mandating multiple VA reforms
The president signed an executive order Friday calling for several sweeping changes in VA operations and construction goals.
Action taken on Walter Reed’s false alarm about shooter, lawmakers say
Navy officials are working to correct deficiencies, lawmakers say.
5 things to know about Guantanamo Bay on its 115th birthday
Dozens of detainees remain at "Gitmo" and President Trump has ordered that it remain open indefinitely.
By Jana Lipman, Tulane University
The new Navy? Job performance to trump community service, collateral duties
Prodded by a mandate from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to expunge from Navy training anything that fails to make the fleet more lethal and agile as the United States enters a new era of great power competition, leaders are moving to make sure every sailor pulls his or her weight, with a premium placed on job performance.
By Mark D. Faram
Conservationists spearhead opposition to Navy bombing range expansion
The Navy wants to add as more than 100 square miles of private land to the Fallon Range Training Complex 60 miles east of Reno.
SECNAV: readiness recovery will suffer under defense budget cuts
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said potential defense budget cuts would involve impacts to Navy readiness rebuilding that "will make your eyes water."
Coast Guard cadets will get closer to space with satellites
Coast Guard Academy cadets soon will be able to communicate with satellites in space from classrooms on campus.
By Julia Bergman, The (New London, Conn.) Day via the AP
Sully, President Bush’s service dog, has new mission to serve wounded troops
The dog will work with troops at Walter Reed, former President George W. Bush says.
By Kathleen Curthoys
Junior New Jersey sailor killed in Virginia vehicle crash
Fire Controlman AEGIS Seaman Apprentice David A. Suescun died Nov. 16 when his car struck a tree in Virginia.
Once lost in the mail, cruiser Antietam’s exam results graded — 58 advanced
It was a happy ending to a postal odyssey that should’ve ended at the Pensacola-based grading facility long before Nov. 20, when other commands worldwide began telling junior enlisted shipmates that they made the cut and were being advanced.
By Carl Prine