Carrier ‘Ouija boards’ finally going digital
After decades as the central tool for managing the chaos of an aircraft carrier’s flight deck, the tabletop model known as the “Ouija board” will soon begin passing into aviation... Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:14:19 EDT
US has new info on Afghanistan civilian deaths
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military says it has “new information” about allegations that an American attack last month killed scores of Afghan women and children and is sending a... Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 17:34:39 EDT
Study: More sex assaults occur than reported
The director of the Pentagon’s program to prevent and respond to sexual assault in the ranks is not surprised at a government investigation’s conclusion that far more rapes and other... Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 8:56:01 EDT
Pueblo crew reunites 40 years later
JERICHO, Vt. — When Ralph McClintock boarded the Pueblo in January 1968, he was planning for a three-week mission. Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:37:24 EDT
Spec ops training takes Portland by surprise
SAN DIEGO — Combat-clad operatives dangling from small, black helicopters zipping over buildings is almost a routine sight at military training bases. Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:15:07 EDT
3 dead, 1 missing in CG helo crash off Hawaii
Three Coast Guardsmen are dead and one remained missing Friday after an HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter crashed at sea Thursday night off the coast of Hawaii during a training exercise with a motor... Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:32:51 EDT
Son of GOP VP candidate also bound for Iraq
WASHINGTON — The long and divisive war in Iraq is about to resonate with presidential candidates in a way not seen so far in the campaign: The sons of both vice presidential nominees are... Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 11:49:19 EDT
Bush to decide troop levels in Iraq this week
WASHINGTON — President Bush will announce his decision on future troops levels in Iraq this week and is expected to largely follow the recommendations of military leaders to reduce the number... Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 12:56:55 EDT
2-star sees slow win in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — U.S.-led forces are achieving a “slow win” in Afghanistan, but the less-than-decisive approach must be accelerated soon, a key American commander there said Friday. Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:58:18 EDT
Grants honor those who help military families
The founder of a nonprofit organization that provides about a million free phone minutes and about 2,000 video conferences a month for troops in Iraq and their families said he embarked on his... Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:56:42 EDT
GOP recognition of SEALs broke deal with Navy
A Republican speaker broke a deal between the GOP and the Navy when he publicly recognized a pair of Navy special operators at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, a Navy spokesman said,... Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:32:58 EDT
Retired general rips McCain Iraq policy
SANTA FE, N.M. — A retired Air Force general lashed out at Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain on Thursday, suggesting that McCain’s policy on Iraq stemmed from a... Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:29:50 EDT
Remains of 3 WWII sailors identified
PORTLAND, Ore. — Two-thirds of a century ago, Kathleen Wyman drove her brother to California to join the Navy. From there, he shipped out to the battleship Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor. Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 8:08:47 EDT
Pfc. found dead at Drum
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Fort Drum authorities are investigating the death of a 39-year-old soldier. Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 13:07:39 EDT
UCMJ vague on hard labor guidelines
For 35 days this summer, Pvt. John Suarez worked from 9 a.m. until midnight in a Kevlar helmet, full body armor and a packed ruck, digging foxholes at Fort Lewis, Wash. Posted Sunday Sep 7, 2008 9:15:25 EDT
Ex-POWs split on McCain playing up past
ST. PAUL — Sen. John McCain is accused of talking too much about his experience as a prisoner of war, but many of his fellow Vietnam POWs say the Republican presidential nominee can’t... Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 13:08:35 EDT
Army: Soldier suicides may set record again
WASHINGTON — Soldier suicides this year could surpass the record rate of last year, Army officials said Thursday, urging military leaders at all levels to redouble prevention efforts for a... Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 11:41:09 EDT
Report: DoD cannot ensure troops get checkups
Law requires that service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan go through a post-deployment health re-assessment three to six months after deployment to make sure symptoms for post-traumatic... Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 11:39:55 EDT
US confirms raid inside Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — American forces conducted a raid inside Pakistan on Wednesday, a senior U.S. military official said, in the first known foreign ground assault against a suspected Taliban... Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 8:35:14 EDT
Teen accused of faking Air Force service
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — A California teen has been arrested and charged with criminal impersonation in eastern Tennessee for allegedly fooling businesses into thinking he was an airman to get... Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 8:37:10 EDT
2 airmen killed in hit-and-run; man charged
Erin and Daniel Schoen shared a love for the Air Force and for bodybuilding. The couple met at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and married two years ago, with Daniel becoming the stepfather of Erin’s two... Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 12:47:09 EDT
Vet says he faces eviction from colony
TULSA, Okla. — A Vietnam veteran says he’s still facing eviction from a tiny veterans’ colony in southeastern Oklahoma after a meeting Wednesday with Rep. Dan Boren, a Democrat,... Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 12:01:53 EDT
General: US forces to up Afghan winter ops
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALAGUSH, Afghanistan — American troops in Afghanistan will step up offensive operations this winter because insurgents are increasingly staying in the country to prepare... Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 8:37:21 EDT
SEAL, vets lauded at Republican convention
A tribute to a Navy SEAL who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for valor in Iraq, and an endorsement by former prisoners of war for Sen. John McCain’s bid to become president, were key... Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 13:16:08 EDT
Counter-recruiting battle may head to court
WILKESBORO, N.C. — Sally Ferrell bounded from the truck and grabbed a posterboard sign that read: “War is not the Answer.” Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 13:16:28 EDT
Lawmaker told to take down tribute to fallen
A North Carolina congressman is bracing for a free-speech fight after images of fallen Marines were deemed a violation of the House’s new anti-clutter policy and removed from the hallway... Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 13:17:27 EDT
Sailors scale Fuji 4 times for charity
Three sailors and a civilian contractor successfully climbed Japan’s Mount Fuji four times in less than 24 hours — a goal many thought was either crazy or impossible. Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 13:16:59 EDT
Officials: 6 Iraqis killed in friendly fire
BAGHDAD — A friendly fire shootout early Wednesday between Iraqi security forces and American troops killed six Iraqis north of Baghdad, police and security officials said. Posted Thursday Sep 4, 2008 10:14:44 EDT
SEAL drowns in Afghanistan
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Navy SEAL from North Carolina has died while fighting in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said. Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 6:29:32 EDT
Woman charged with tearing banner to troops
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — A Bridgeville woman is facing criminal charges after she was allegedly seen in Rehoboth Beach tearing a banner honoring military personnel from Delaware killed in Iraq... Posted Thursday Sep 4, 2008 19:04:03 EDT
US sues Boeing over B-1 decoy system cost
LOS ANGELES — The federal government claims in a civil lawsuit that the Boeing Co. inflated the price it charged the Air Force for a towed decoy system to protect B-1 bombers from missiles. Posted Thursday Sep 4, 2008 8:22:42 EDT
Putin vows answer to NATO ships near Georgia
MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia will respond calmly to an increase in NATO ships in the Black Sea in the aftermath of the short war with Georgia but promised... Posted Thursday Sep 4, 2008 13:04:19 EDT
Corps wants its Humvees back
U.S. officials continue to negotiate the release of five Marine Humvees seized by Russian forces in the Georgian port of Poti during their August assault on the U.S. ally. Posted Thursday Sep 4, 2008 11:10:49 EDT
Former Marine to stand trial on murder charges
A former Marine who was found unconscious from a drug overdose after allegedly strangling his ex-girlfriend in her Murrieta apartment must stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge ruled... Posted Thursday Sep 4, 2008 11:11:09 EDT
Reality show displays grit, gore of SERE school
The survival docudrama genre has become a crowded field in recent years, with popular TV shows such as Discovery Channel’s “Survivorman” and “Man vs. Wild” imparting... Posted Friday Sep 5, 2008 15:27:35 EDT
Awards records nowhere to be found
The Air Force has claimed for decades that 2nd Lt. Samuel R. Keesler, an aerial observer killed in a dogfight behind enemy lines during World War I — and namesake of the Air Force base in... Posted Thursday Sep 4, 2008 6:28:26 EDT
Vets group has action plan for new president
A group representing the interests of the 1.7 million Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans issued a 10-point action plan for the next U.S. president, which includes giving a long-delayed $1,000... Posted Thursday Sep 4, 2008 8:24:46 EDT
Army, Air Force pounce into action on Gustav
Army medium tactical trucks are hauling food, water and supplies to Gustav-damaged areas. Black Hawk and Kiowa Warrior helicopters are patrolling from the skies on search-and-rescue missions looking... Posted Thursday Sep 4, 2008 8:18:51 EDT
After security success, Baghdad still a target
BAGHDAD — Salam Dawood sat in his car stuck in traffic. A mother and her two sons shuffled among the vehicles, begging for money when a roadside bomb exploded. Posted Thursday Sep 4, 2008 8:18:37 EDT
Probe disputes civilian deaths in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S. investigation released Tuesday disputed a U.N. report that found “credible evidence” that up to 90 civilians died in a raid on a western Afghan village,... Posted Thursday Sep 4, 2008 8:18:25 EDT
VA closes clinics in Gustav’s path
Eight veterans medical care facilities have temporarily been closed and some high-risk patients moved in response to Hurricane Gustav’s roaring sweep through Gulf states. Posted Thursday Sep 4, 2008 8:18:12 EDT
Report: Obama gave Petraeus Afghanistan advice
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama reportedly told the top military commander in Iraq that some U.S. forces should be pulled out of Iraq and deployed to Afghanistan... Posted Wednesday Sep 3, 2008 12:30:07 EDT
Cousins share friendly recruiting rivalry
HAYDEN, Idaho — Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall Smith and Navy Machinist Mate 1st Class Tony Mahler are keeping it in the family. Posted Wednesday Sep 3, 2008 12:30:44 EDT
Iraqis take control of once-bloody Anbar
BAGHDAD — American forces on Monday handed security responsibility to the Iraqis in a province that the U.S. once feared was lost — a sign of the stunning reversal of fortunes after local... Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 12:10:36 EDT
Anti-war veterans march on GOP convention
ST. PAUL, Minn. — About 100 veterans marched in formation to the site of the Republican National Convention on Monday, hoping their experience would lend credibility to their anti-war message. Posted Monday Sep 1, 2008 13:48:25 EDT
Some find pitfalls in plan for awards database
A House Armed Services Committee proposal to create a searchable database of military awards to help ferret out fraud and also make it easier for veterans, family and friends to verify military... Posted Wednesday Sep 3, 2008 6:57:18 EDT
Afghan commission: US troops took fire first
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan army commander said that U.S. and Afghan troops were fired on first from a village where a government investigative commission says scores of civilians were... Posted Wednesday Sep 3, 2008 6:56:49 EDT
Charity helps get wounded vets on golf course
TRENTON, N.J. — Brian Coleman was never in the service and has no ties to the military. But when he began looking for a cause to support after his retirement, he decided helping wounded... Posted Wednesday Sep 3, 2008 5:50:19 EDT
Presidential campaigns vie for vets’ vote
BILLINGS, Mont. — Retired paratrooper Vernon Kinn liked what he heard when Sen. Barack Obama came to Montana recently with a promise to build more health centers for veterans. That could end... Posted Wednesday Sep 3, 2008 5:42:40 EDT
Acquittal of former Marine sparks debate
SAN DIEGO — Military and legal experts say the acquittal by a civilian jury of a former Marine accused of war crimes in Iraq raises serious questions about whether the federal government should... Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 10:31:17 EDT
Fort Hood soldier gets life for murder plot
LAMPASAS, Texas — A Fort Hood soldier was sentenced to life in prison without parole for a murder-for-hire plot in which his wife shot to death last summer outside a Veterans of Foreign Wars... Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 12:08:59 EDT
Bush signs sole-survivor benefits bill
President Bush on Friday signed into law an expansion of military benefits to sole surviving members of a military family who decide to leave the military. Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 12:15:04 EDT
Remains hanging in jungle may be WWII airman
A group of hikers climbing a mountain trail in Papua New Guinea spotted what they think to be the remains of a World War II airman hanging in the jungle canopy, Australian newspapers reported... Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 12:14:27 EDT
Groups decry DoD ‘betrayal’ of vets
In a letter going out to members of Congress next week, the directors of two major veterans’ groups say the Pentagon’s personnel chief has intentionally withheld benefits from wounded... Posted Friday Aug 29, 2008 16:09:27 EDT
Crews battle fire in remote area of Fort Dix
FORT DIX, N.J. — Firefighters continue to battle a fire in a wooded area on the Fort Dix military reservation. Posted Sunday Aug 31, 2008 14:04:17 EDT
Using food stamps now easier at commissaries
It’s now easier for commissary customers redeeming food stamps to use their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards — and they have more privacy, too, as all checkout lines now accept these... Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 9:36:03 EDT
Soldier in Iraq dies in non-combat incident
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in a non-combat-related incident in a northern Iraqi province. Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 8:05:36 EDT
La. Guard braces for Gustav
About 3,000 members of the Louisiana National Guard have been put on notice as part of the state’s preparations for a possible Gustav landfall next week. Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 9:34:39 EDT
Coalition: 12 militants dead in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S.-led coalition says a dozen militants were killed in a gun battle with coalition forces in Afghanistan. Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 9:31:07 EDT
Wounded veterans hit lake for ski clinic
SAN ANTONIO — Wheelchairs parked and crutches tossed aside, dozens of soldiers wounded in war hit the lake at a theme park in what’s believed to be the nation’s largest water-skiing... Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 9:31:49 EDT
Iraq war vet beaten to death in bar brawl
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Authorities say an Iraq war veteran has been beaten to death with chairs and a table inside a Greenville nightclub. Posted Sunday Aug 31, 2008 16:14:20 EDT
Special Forces soldier died saving colleague
A Special Forces soldier died heroically in a June vehicle accident in Afghanistan when he gave his life to save a fellow soldier from drowning, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command announced in... Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 9:25:29 EDT
Sources: US says civilian deaths overstated
WASHINGTON — After reviewing a disputed airstrike on a village in Afghanistan, U.S. officials have concluded that the civilian death toll was far lower than claimed by the Afghan government and... Posted Wednesday Sep 3, 2008 6:13:57 EDT
Campaign ad with military service ruled OK
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Republican running for a key central Ohio congressional seat had military officials review his new television ad to make sure it doesn’t violate regulations that... Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 13:29:44 EDT
Federal jury acquits Nazario in Iraqi deaths
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A former Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in a first-of-its-kind federal trial. Posted Friday Aug 29, 2008 17:36:47 EDT
Sailor charged with 3 counts of child rape
A member of the submarine Ohio’s crew is being held at a Washington state jail after he was arrested by Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents and charged with three counts of child rape. Posted Sunday Aug 31, 2008 8:57:31 EDT
Marine recruiter pleads guilty in sex case
SAN DIEGO — A staff sergeant shamed his uniform when he pleaded guilty to having sex with young women he recruited for the Marine Corps, a military judge said during sentencing. Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 8:13:59 EDT
Article 15s for nuke handlers who fell asleep
The three missile officers at the 91st Missile Wing who fell asleep on July 12 while still in possession of classified components received non-judicial punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code... Posted Sunday Aug 31, 2008 11:30:53 EDT
Mullen stresses rules on political activity
National security will be a key issue during the intense fall presidential campaign, given the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the unexpected Russia-Georgia conflict. Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 13:28:59 EDT
2 Carson soldiers arrested in double homicide
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado Springs police say they have arrested two Fort Carson soldiers suspected in a June double homicide. Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 13:33:11 EDT
2 US troops indicted on bribery charges
CHICAGO — Two U.S. military personnel and several contractors allegedly exchanged nearly $100,000 to arrange contracts worth more than $1 million at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, according to... Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 13:33:30 EDT
WWII vet gets replacements for stolen medals
STANBERRY, Mo. — Donald Pike fought for his country at a crucial point in World War II, earning numerous decorations for his Army unit’s actions in the Battle of the Bulge. Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 13:33:43 EDT
U.S. detains Iraqi official
BAGHDAD — American forces arrested a top Iraqi Shiite government official as he stepped off a plane at Baghdad’s airport, a political ally said today. The U.S. said the man arrested was a... Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 13:14:22 EDT
Iraqi forces starting to lead but need US aid
BAQUBAH, Iraq — The Iraqi battalion leader huddled over the map with his American advisers, showing them how he planned to surround a Sunni enclave where al-Qaida militants were believed hiding. Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 13:14:03 EDT
W.Va. resumes plan for statue to female vets
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly 10 years and two wars later, West Virginia is revisiting plans to erect a monument to honor its female military veterans. Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 13:25:04 EDT
Army continues Iraq murder conspiracy hearing
VILSECK, Germany — A military panel took evidence Wednesday in a hearing aimed at determining whether two soldiers should face a court-martial in the deaths of four Iraqi men last year. Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 22:09:57 EDT
Box from Japan finally sent to WWII vet, wife
MILLERSBURG, Mich. — Sixty-three years after packing a rifle in a wooden box and mailing it from occupied Japan to his wife in northeastern Michigan, a World War II veteran received the parcel... Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 13:10:44 EDT
Military: Baghdad bombing suspect detained
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says it has captured a suspected senior Shiite militant thought to be behind a June bomb blast in Baghdad that killed four Americans and six Iraqis. Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 16:03:17 EDT
Navy: Gulf exercise to boost security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Navy says American, British and Bahraini ships are carrying out a five-day exercise to improve security in the Persian Gulf and better protect coalition ships... Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 14:11:22 EDT
Iraq veterans make noise at convention
DENVER — Iraq war veterans are playing an active role at the Democratic convention, where they’ve marched, staged mock foot patrols on downtown sidewalks and met with a former first lady... Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 13:56:29 EDT
UN accuses US-led troops in Afghan deaths
KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations said Tuesday it has found “convincing evidence” that U.S. coalition troops and Afghan forces killed some 90 civilians, including 60 children,... Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 12:59:30 EDT
Ex-soldier’s indictment dispute rejected
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge has turned away a challenge to the indictment of a former 101st Airborne soldier charged with premeditated murder and aggravated sexual assault. Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 12:56:07 EDT
Corps to hand over control of Anbar
After a summer of delays, the highly touted handover of security in the once-volatile Anbar province of Iraq is scheduled for next week, the top Marine in Iraq said Tuesday. Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 15:52:57 EDT
Former Marine testifies in detainee killings
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A former Marine sergeant told jurors Tuesday he saw dread on the faces of two detainees after the apparent shooting death of another detainee during some of the fiercest... Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 14:50:40 EDT
Stay up-to-date with e-mails from Tricare
Want to know immediately when there’s a change in pharmacy coverage, or in Tricare benefits during pregnancy? Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 19:14:03 EDT
InSurv: LPD 18’s ability degraded
Just under two years after the amphibious transport dock New Orleans was delivered incomplete, the amphib still can’t perform the central mission for which it was designed: Carrying Marines,... Posted Saturday Aug 30, 2008 8:09:17 EDT
Son of VP pick deploying to Iraq
WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware Army National Guard unit whose members include the son of Democratic vice presidential hopeful Sen. Joe Biden will report for deployment to Iraq in October,... Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 17:02:46 EDT
Setback for man who says he found historic sub
CHARLESTON, S.C. — An underwater archaeologist who claims he found the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley said Monday he will keep fighting for official credit for the discovery, despite a... Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 14:12:51 EDT
Board blames pilots for fatal F-15 collision
Pilot errors led to the Feb. 20 mid-air collision of two F-15C Eagles over the Gulf of Mexico and the death of one of the pilots, an Air Force accident investigation board concluded in a report... Posted Thursday Aug 28, 2008 13:24:56 EDT
Report finds no cause for deadly Hawkeye crash
NORFOLK, Va. — It took just 10 seconds for an E-2C Hawkeye to crash after flying off the deck of the carrier Harry S. Truman one year ago, killing three aviators. But according to the accident... Posted Wednesday Aug 27, 2008 17:01:58 EDT
Study: Transgender vets face discrimination
A new study by a California research center finds that transgender veterans — people who changed their sex after getting out of the military — believe they are facing discrimination and... Posted Thursday Aug 28, 2008 16:40:12 EDT
Sgt. pleads not guilty in Fallujah slaying case
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine has pleaded not guilty to charges of unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty in the slaying of an unarmed detainee in Iraq nearly four years ago. Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 12:46:47 EDT
Tuskegee Airman Baugh dies at age 88
RICHMOND, Va. — Lt. Col. Howard Lee Baugh, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, has died. Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 12:53:01 EDT
Iraqi PM demands specific pullout timetable
BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki dug in his heels Monday on the future of the U.S. military in Iraq, insisting that all foreign soldiers leave the country by a specific date in 2011 and... Posted Tuesday Aug 26, 2008 7:25:31 EDT
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.
La. Guard braces for Gustav
About 3,000 members of the Louisiana National Guard have been put on notice as part of the state’s preparations for a possible Gustav landfall next week.
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