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House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults
Members of a House panel angry over the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military took a key step toward tackling the problem by passing ...
Soldier charged with videotaping women
An Army sergeant has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping at least a dozen women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, ...
Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison
The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants ...
Postponed US long-range missile test due Tuesday
The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of ...
Military sex abuse has long-term impact for vets
New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year ...
Seoul: Day 3 of NKorea tests of short-range weapon
North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" ...
AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help
More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability ...
A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the ...
Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to ...
Hagel names general to lead US troops in SKorea
An Army general who served as a top official on U.S. joint military staffs in Afghanistan and at the Pentagon is the choice to command U.S. troops in ...
Obama vows sustained effort on military sex abuse
President Barack Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are "ashamed" of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed ...
Congress rethinks 9/11 law on military force
Congress is rethinking the broad authority it gave the president to wage a war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in light of how ...
Sexual abuse cases put Pentagon under fire
One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders ...
Joint Chiefs chair cites military sex abuse crisis
The top U.S. military officer says women in uniform are losing confidence that the problem of sexual assault in the armed forces can be solved.
House panel boosts veterans spending
With no broader budget deal in sight, a key House panel responsible for implementing sweeping cuts to agency budgets moved Wednesday to exempt ...
DOD poised to trim furlough days, add exemptions
After weeks of debate and number-crunching, the Defense Department announced plans Tuesday to furlough about 680,000 of its civilian employees for 11 ...
Gates worries about escalation of Korean tension
A former Pentagon chief says he worries that North Korea's young leader and his generals don't realize there's been a "dramatic change" in public ...
Gates: No to direct military involvement in Syria
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he thinks direct U.S. intervention in Syria's civil war — particularly direct military involvement — would ...
Lawmakers, White House discuss sexual assault
Congressional efforts to combat sexual assault in the military secured the support of the Obama administration as senior White House officials met ...
Former US official describes Libya attack
A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the U.S.
Most military sexual assault cases go unreported
They are young, often low-ranking service members out on the weekend in the late night and early morning hours. Sometimes they've been drinking.
Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties
Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to ...
Military sex assault reports up, changes ordered
Sexual assaults in the military are a growing epidemic across the services and thousands of victims are still unwilling to come forward despite a slew ...