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Obama makes a pitch to veterans, military families
President Barack Obama has appealed to veterans and military families in defense-focused southeast Virginia, casting himself as a president who is ...
THE RACE: Obama, Romney spar in battleground VA
President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney are chasing each other around the map. It's just not always clear who's doing the chasing and who's being ...
US Navy tests mine-seeking sub during Gulf drills
The admiral in charge of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet says a prototype mine-detecting drone was put through more tests during military exercises in and ...
Egypt's Morsi assumes major role in Mideast
Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi assigned himself the heavyweight's role in the Middle East on Wednesday, declaring in his first speech to the ...
US general charged with adultery, other sex crimes
An Army brigadier general who served five combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan has been charged with forcible sodomy, multiple counts of adultery and ...
Israel's Netanyahu to push case against Iran at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the United Nations Wednesday night with a single item on his agenda: Iran. Netanyahu is convinced ...
Army 'stand down' focuses day on suicide training
In a service-wide "stand down," the Army has ordered soldiers to put aside their usual duties Thursday and spend the day on suicide prevention ...
US, UN grapple for workable peace plan in Syria
The United States and the U.N.'s new Syria mediator grappled for a new strategy Tuesday toward stopping 18 months of brutal government crackdowns and ...
China says first aircraft carrier entering service
China formally entered its first aircraft carrier into service on Tuesday, underscoring its ambitions to be a leading Asian naval power, although the ...
2 Marines to be court-martialed in urination case
Two Marine non-commissioned officers will be court-martialed for allegedly urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters last year in Afghanistan and ...
Taliban release video on Afghan base attackers
The Taliban published a video Monday they say shows insurgents preparing for the brazen attack on a major NATO base earlier this month, just as NATO ...
Iran threatens attacks on US bases in event of war
A senior commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran will target U.S. bases in the region in the event of war with Israel, ...
US Navy's new floating base gets a workout in Gulf
A new, key addition to American-led naval efforts to ensure Mideast oil keeps flowing has emerged as an unusual mix of a ship combining decades' worth ...
Iran's navy aims to extend its reach
Iran plans to expand its naval presence in international waters as part of efforts to boost its military and extend its reach as far as Antarctica, ...
Military-style tactics seen in US Consulate siege
The heavily armed extremists who laid siege to the U.S. Consulate in Libya used military-style tactics that may have steered Americans toward a ...
Senate approves resolution on Iran
The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a resolution that reaffirms U.S. efforts to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and says containment of ...
After Facebook posts, Pa. hostage-taker surrenders
Klein Michael Thaxton hadn't been much of a Facebook devotee. He posted no status updates in two years on the social network. On Friday, though, he ...
Woman takes helm following Air Force sex scandal
The Air Force handed the reins of basic training to a woman Friday following a sex scandal in which 42 female recruits say they were improperly ...
US begins test flights of MV-22 Osprey in Japan
The U.S. Marines conducted their first test flights of the MV-22 Osprey aircraft in Japan on Friday after months of protests over safety concerns.
US to reinstate New Zealand military ship visits
After a 25-year ban, America will begin allowing Royal New Zealand Navy ships to visit U.S. military and Coast Guard facilities around the world, U.S.
Pakistan to talk counterterrorism with US, Afghans
Pakistan's foreign minister revealed Thursday that her country would soon hold confidential talks with the United States and Afghanistan to improve ...
Partisan Dems, GOP can only agree defense cuts bad
The only thing a bitterly partisan Congress can agree on as it heads for the exits is that looming defense cuts will have a devastating effect on the ...
UK soldier unexpectedly gives birth in Afghanistan
Hours after a British soldier in Afghanistan told medics she was suffering from stomach pains, the Royal Artillery gunner unexpectedly gave birth to ...
US admiral says Mideast drills ensure stability
The admiral in charge of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet on Thursday defended the large American-led naval exercises in the Persian Gulf and other strategic ...
Key Miss. River lock reopens after emergency fixes
Shipping resumed Thursday through one of the Mississippi River's busiest locks, after crews completed emergency repairs that took days and that ...