http://www.mail.com/people/935400-chuck-hagel.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/935400-chuck-hagel.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098164-postponed-us-long-range-missile-test-tuesday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on Tuesday. The unarmed Minuteman 3 missile is to be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., and travel 4,190 miles to the Kwajal... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:37:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098164-postponed-us-long-range-missile-test-tuesday.html 2013-05-20T16:37:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2098172-military-sex-abuse-long-term-impact-vets.html WASHINGTON (AP) — New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs' accounting, released in response to inquiries from The Associated Pres... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2098172-military-sex-abuse-long-term-impact-vets.html 2013-05-20T16:31:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097390-ap-impact-military-sex-abuse-victims-seek-va-help.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as "''shameful and disgraceful." A Department of Vete... Mon, 20 May 2013 07:38:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097390-ap-impact-military-sex-abuse-victims-seek-va-help.html 2013-05-20T07:38:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092592-hagel-orders-review-sex-abuse-prevention.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control. He said this step, which also applies to the military's approximately 19,000 recruiters and must... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:40:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092592-hagel-orders-review-sex-abuse-prevention.html 2013-05-17T21:40:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093870-us-slams-russian-anti-ship-missiles-going-to-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on stopping. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, criticized what he called an ... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:29:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093870-us-slams-russian-anti-ship-missiles-going-to-syria.html 2013-05-17T20:29:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2093722-hagel-names-general-to-lead-us-troops-skorea.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 South Korea. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced the promotion of Lt. Gen. Curtis "Mike" Scaparrotti at a Pentagon news conference Friday. The moves comes at a tense time on the Korean ... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:43:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2093722-hagel-names-general-to-lead-us-troops-skorea.html 2013-05-17T18:43:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089628-obama-vows-sustained-effort-military-sex-abuse.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 services. Obama pledged to "leave no stone unturned" in the effort to halt the abuse, which he said undermines the trust the military needs to be effective. Obama also said he has asked Defense ... Thu, 16 May 2013 23:42:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089628-obama-vows-sustained-effort-military-sex-abuse.html 2013-05-16T23:42:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089310-afghanistan-bomb-kills-15-including-6-americans.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bombing tore through a U.S. convoy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans in a blast so powerful it rattled the other side of the Afghan capital. U.S. soldiers rushed to help, some wearing only T-shirts or shorts under their body armor. A Muslim militant group claimed responsibility... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:26:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089310-afghanistan-bomb-kills-15-including-6-americans.html 2013-05-16T20:26:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2088518-sexual-abuse-cases-pentagon-under-fire.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. But for a Pentagon under fire, there seem to be few clear solutions beyond improved training and possible adjustments in how the military prosecutes such ... Thu, 16 May 2013 02:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2088518-sexual-abuse-cases-pentagon-under-fire.html 2013-05-16T02:05:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2083928-dod-poised-to-trim-furlough-days-add-exemptions.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of debate and number-crunching, the Defense Department announced plans Tuesday to furlough about 680,000 of its civilian employees for 11 days through the end of this fiscal year, allowing only limited exceptions for the military to avoid or reduce the unpaid days off. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, in a memo to the departmen... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:44:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2083928-dod-poised-to-trim-furlough-days-add-exemptions.html 2013-05-14T21:44:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073334-general-orders-extra-review-nuke-crew-failings.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The general who commands the nation's nuclear forces said Thursday he has ordered further review of failings discovered among Air Force officers who operate nuclear missiles. But he told Congress he was not alarmed by their shortcomings. Gen. Robert Kehler, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, told a House Armed Services panel that the A... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:52:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073334-general-orders-extra-review-nuke-crew-failings.html 2013-05-09T14:52:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2070540-military-sexual-assault-cases-unreported.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. Often those who sexually assault them are in the armed forces, too. But in the vast majority of military sexual assault cases — as many as 22,000 in 2012 — the victim chooses not to report the a... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:49:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2070540-military-sexual-assault-cases-unreported.html 2013-05-08T21:49:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070570-ap-exclusive-commander-cites-rot-nuke-force.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel demanded more information Wednesday after the Air Force removed 17 launch officers from duty at a nuclear missile base in North Dakota over what a commander called "rot" in the force. The Air Force struggled to explain, acknowledging concern about an "attitude problem" but telling Congress the weapons were secure. ... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:41:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070570-ap-exclusive-commander-cites-rot-nuke-force.html 2013-05-08T21:41:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068520-military-sex-assault-reports-up-changes-ordered.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 of new oversight and assistance programs, according to a new Pentagon report. Troubling new numbers estimate that up to 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year, ... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:58:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068520-military-sex-assault-reports-up-changes-ordered.html 2013-05-07T22:58:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069302-us-russia-seek-to-revive-peace-plan-syria.html MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. and Russia agreed Tuesday to try to convene an international conference this month to come to a political solution to end the two-year Syrian civil war but gave no indication how they would convince President Bashar Assad into talks with the rebels seeking to overthrow him. Secretary of State John Kerry said that if such a gambit we... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:56:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069302-us-russia-seek-to-revive-peace-plan-syria.html 2013-05-07T21:56:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069208-obama-sexual-assault-military-betrayal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says military personnel who engage in sexual assault are betraying the uniform they are wearing. He says he has directed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to "step up our game exponentially" to halt such assaults. In a tough statement, Obama said he wanted members of the armed services to hear directly from their comma... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:23:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069208-obama-sexual-assault-military-betrayal.html 2013-05-07T18:23:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066482-israel-airstrikes-loom-us-diplomacy-syria.html MOSCOW (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday argued the U.S. case to Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia to take a tougher stance on Syria at a time when Israel's weekend air strikes against the beleaguered Mideast nation have added an unpredictable factor to the talks. Putin and Kerry met in the Kremlin more than three hours behind sche... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:02:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066482-israel-airstrikes-loom-us-diplomacy-syria.html 2013-05-07T17:02:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068404-senator-military-plagued-sexual-assaults.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The sexual battery arrest of the Air Force officer who led the service's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit underscores how far the Defense Department has to go in addressing the plague of sexual crimes in the military, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., told a committee h... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:51:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068404-senator-military-plagued-sexual-assaults.html 2013-05-07T14:51:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064622-reasons-israeli-airstrikes-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — A look at the reasons for and possible implications of the escalation of Israel's involvement in Syria's civil war. WHY NOW? Israel has said repeatedly it does not want to get dragged into Syria's civil war but has also warned that it will not allow so-called "game-changing" sophisticated weapons to flow across the border to Lebanon's Hezbol... Sun, 05 May 2013 19:23:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064622-reasons-israeli-airstrikes-syria.html 2013-05-05T19:23:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062934-readying-syria-push-us-feels-russia.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is trying to leverage new evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons, and make a fresh diplomatic and possible military push with allies to end the country's civil war. This renewed effort starts with Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Moscow this coming week for talks wit... Sat, 04 May 2013 15:45:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062934-readying-syria-push-us-feels-russia.html 2013-05-04T15:45:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062292-officials-israel-launches-airstrike-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night. The strike occurred overnight Thursday into Friday, the officials told The Associated Press. It did not appear that a chemical weapons site was targeted, they said, and one official said the strike appeared to have hi... Sat, 04 May 2013 03:30:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062292-officials-israel-launches-airstrike-syria.html 2013-05-04T03:30:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062120-obama-foresee-us-ground-troops-syria.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama said Friday he doesn't foresee any circumstance requiring the U.S. to send ground troops into Syria, even as Washington pursues more evidence about the regime's purported use of chemical weapons. "I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria, American boots on the ground, would not on... Sat, 04 May 2013 00:48:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062120-obama-foresee-us-ground-troops-syria.html 2013-05-04T00:48:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060324-sectarian-killings-reported-syrian-village.html BEIRUT (AP) — The bodies of the Syrian boys and young men in jeans and casual shirts were strewn along a blood-stained pavement, dying apparently where they fell. Weeping women moved among the dead, and one of them screamed, "Where are you, people of the village?" In the Syrian civil war's latest alleged mass killing, activists said Friday that regime tro... Fri, 03 May 2013 19:09:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060324-sectarian-killings-reported-syrian-village.html 2013-05-03T19:09:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2059140-hagel-us-rethinking-arming-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels who have been locked in a civil war with the Syrian regime for more than two years, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday, becoming the first top U.S. official to publicly acknowledge the reassessment. During a Pentagon news conference with British Defense S... Thu, 02 May 2013 22:50:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2059140-hagel-us-rethinking-arming-syrian-rebels.html 2013-05-02T22:50:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059666-obama-options-syria-considered.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration is looking at every option to end the bloodshed in Syria. The president said Thursday that his administration is proceeding cautiously as it looks at options, to ensure that what it does is helpful to the situation rather than making it more deadly or complex. Earlier Th... Thu, 02 May 2013 22:25:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059666-obama-options-syria-considered.html 2013-05-02T22:25:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2059228-syrian-air-defenses-pose-formidable-challenge.html BEIRUT (AP) — International military action against Syria's government over its alleged use of chemical weapons would run up against one of the Middle East's most formidable air defenses, a system bolstered in recent years by top-of-the-line Russian hardware. The U.S. said last week that intelligence indicates the Syrian regime has likely used the deadly ... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:08:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2059228-syrian-air-defenses-pose-formidable-challenge.html 2013-05-02T19:08:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2057868-us-officials-favor-arming-syria-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Discussions within the Obama administration in favor of providing arms to the Syrian rebels are gaining ground amid new indications that President Bashar Assad's regime may have launched additional chemical weapons attacks, U.S. and other diplomatic officials say. As the number of suspected attacks grows, U.S. officials said intelligence... Thu, 02 May 2013 07:04:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2057868-us-officials-favor-arming-syria-rebels.html 2013-05-02T07:04:39Z