USS Carney shoots down drone launched from Yemen
A U.S. official told the Associated Press that the Navy destroyer deemed the drone to be a threat and shot it down over water.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
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Don’t believe the hype about Fort Bliss
"Striking is the disparity between what people who’ve never been here presume about the region and what residents recognize as reality."
By Maj. Gen. Jim Isenhower, Oscar Leeser, Ricardo A. Samaniego
Marines augmented ship security with a Javelin in 2015, as conflict engulfed Yemen. Here’s why.
The Corps sent a Javelin to the Sentry as it transited the Bab el-Mandeb strait near Yemen.
By Shawn Snow
Soldier receives ARCOM for his actions during the El Paso shooting
Pfc. Glendon Oakley gathered up several children at the mall and escorted them to police officers in the area.
By Kyle Rempfer
Op-ed: How ‘warspeak’ puts us all in the trenches
An anthropologist takes aim at warspeak, a form of language that he contends has crept into most aspects of American life and public discourse.
By Robert Myers, Alfred University
Wright-Patt airmen injured during evacuation after Dayton mass shooting
"The base and the entire community are heartbroken over this senseless taking of life," Wright-Patterson commander Col. Thomas Sherman said.
Fort Bliss soldier hailed as hero in El Paso mall shooting
Pvt. 1st Class Glendon Oakley Jr. helped evacuate children during the shooting, which killed at least 20 people.
Former sailor sentenced for Navy Exchange scam
Ex-culinary specialist seaman Fedrick Emery will serve nearly four years in prison.
Former Marine arrested for 1976 Southern California killing
A Marine veteran was arrested for southern California murder committed nearly 40 years ago.
By Andrea Scott
USAF Secretary Heather Wilson appointed president of University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas System on Tuesday formally appointed U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson as president of the University of Texas at El Paso despite opposition from some students and faculty.
‘The Rock’ calls tank named after him ‘sexy AF,’ incites online battle royale
It’s not every day a tank is named for a particular person, but when that individual is actually built like an armored vehicle, it just works.
By Jon Simkins
Navy leader in charge of housing resigns
Phyllis L. Bayer's resignation comes at a time of mounting complaints about black mold and other poor conditions in privatized housing at military bases.
By Carl Prine