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Task force for women on subs

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:42:46 GMT

The commander of a Groton-based submarine group is leading a task force dedicated to the integration of enlisted women on Navy submarines.

Panel rejects request for base closings

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:36:03 GMT

Another round of military base closings has hit a dead end.

NSA contractor risks steep jail time

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:00:12 GMT

The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his own identity.

US Navy jets train on Iwo Jima

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:02:02 GMT

Iwo Jima is a training site like no other. The rugged volcanic crag was one of the most iconic battlegrounds of World War II, and is so isolated and barren it has almost never been inhabited by anyone other than military troops.

Lautenberg buried at Arlington

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:56:48 GMT

Frank Lautenberg, the last World War II veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate, was buried Friday with military honors in a rain-drenched ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

Afghan governor: Airstrike kills 3

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:46:24 GMT

The governor of an eastern province in Afghanistan alleged on Thursday that an overnight NATO airstrike killed three civilians and wounded seven there, a claim the US-led coalition flatly denied.

Report: Security lapse after raid

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:13:36 GMT

Several weeks after overseeing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, then-CIA Director Leon Panetta revealed the name of the raid commander in a speech attended by the writer of the film "Zero Dark Thirty," according to a draft report by U.S. Defense Department investigators.

Ft Hood suspect's delay request stalled

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:18:16 GMT

A military judge says she'll decide next week whether to delay the Fort Hood shooting suspect's trial after hearing more about his strategy to defend himself for the 2009 attack that killed 13 people.

Rice named national security adviser

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:06:40 GMT

Shaking up his national security team, President Barack Obama tapped diplomat Susan Rice as his national security adviser, defying Republicans who have vigorously criticized her faulty explanation about the attack on Americans in Benghazi, Libya.

US to deploy Patriots, F-16s to Jordan

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:58:34 GMT

The U.S. will send anti-missile batteries and fighter jets to Jordan at the kingdom's request to boost defense capabilities in the face of an attack from neighboring Syria, Jordanian officials said Wednesday.

US soldier pleads guilty in massacre

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:58:47 GMT

The American soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids on two villages last year pleaded guilty Wednesday then described shooting each victim, telling a military judge he has asked himself "a million times" why he did it.

2 plead guilty in Navy kickback scheme

Thu, 30 May 2013 20:53:32 GMT

The admitted leader of a kickback scheme that cost the U.S. Navy $18 million pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island.

Fmr Navy employee to admit to kickbacks

Wed, 29 May 2013 18:02:54 GMT

A former U.S. Navy civilian employee will change his plea to guilty and admit he orchestrated a kickback scheme in which government contractors funneled millions of dollars back to him and others.

Obama defends drone strikes

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:55 GMT

President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy.

4 Americans killed since 2009 by drones

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:23 GMT

Attorney General Eric Holder says four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009.

Soldier accused of sexual abuse

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:03:02 GMT

The Army says the coordinator of a sexual assault prevention program at Fort Hood, Texas, is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged misconduct. He has been suspended from all duties.

CG reexamines use of live goats

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:15:47 GMT

One year after a video surfaced showing government contractors using hedge clippers to cuts limbs off anesthetized goats -- an effort to replicate wartime injuries -- the U.S. Coast Guard says it is looking for training that does not use live animals.