
McKeon says many to blame for DOD's fiscal dilemma
There is plenty of blame to go around for the pending automatic budget cuts that have put the U.S. military on the brink of a readiness crisis, the ...

Syrian rebels close in on Aleppo airport
Syrian rebels knocked down army defenses and moved in on the country's second largest airport Wednesday, reportedly killing more than 40 soldiers and ...
Iran: Advanced enrichment centrifuges installed
Iran said Wednesday that it has begun installing a new generation of centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment facility, a move that will allow it ...

Neighbors prep militaries after NKorean nuke test
North Korea's neighbors bolstered their military preparations and mobilized scientists Wednesday to determine whether Pyongyang's third nuclear test, ...

NKorea brandishing nukes to get US to talk peace
The way North Korea sees it, only bigger weapons and more threatening provocations will force Washington to come to the table to discuss what ...

Senate panel approves Hagel for Pentagon chief
A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's defense secretary in a ...

Hidden mike revealed at Guantanamo meeting room
A senior official for the Guantanamo Bay prison said under questioning Tuesday that the government had placed a hidden microphone inside a meeting ...

UN Security Council condemns North Korea nuke test
A united U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear test and pledged further action Tuesday, calling Pyongyang's latest defiant ...

Syrian rebels advance toward Aleppo airport
Rebels captured a small military base near Aleppo on Tuesday and stormed another in the same area that protects a major airport, a day after seizing ...

Top officers issue urgent warning over budget cuts
Pending automatic spending cuts have put the U.S. armed forces on a path to being so unprepared for combat that it would be "immoral" to use them, the ...

Obama pledges swift reaction to NKorea nuke test
President Barack Obama reacted sharply to North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday, promising swift international action to bring the rogue communist regime ...

Libya focuses on border, integrating ex-fighters
Libya's government is struggling to control its borders and retrieve the arms and explosives that were looted after longtime dictator Moammar ...
Milan appeals court convicts 2 Italian spy chiefs
A Milan appeals court on Tuesday convicted two former Italian spy chiefs for their role in the kidnapping of a terror suspect as part of the CIA's ...

Iran may allow UN team to visit key military site
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday raised prospects that Tehran may allow inspectors from the U.N. nuclear agency to visit a military site where the ...
China calls in NKorean ambassador over nuke test
China's foreign minister called North Korea's ambassador in for a dressing-down Tuesday and demanded his country's cease making further threats, in ...

North Korea apparently conducts third atomic test
North Korea apparently conducted a widely anticipated nuclear test Tuesday, strongly indicated by an "explosion-like" earthquake that monitoring ...

NH lesbian mom who sought military benefits dies
Charlie Morgan, a chief warrant officer in the New Hampshire Army National Guard who fought to repeal the federal law barring her wife from receiving ...

Military weighs cutbacks, shifts in drone programs
The Pentagon for the first time is considering scaling back the massive buildup of drones it has overseen in the past few years, both to save money ...

Obama to revive populist message in Tuesday speech
Reviving his populist re-election message, President Barack Obama will press a politically-divided Congress to approve more tax increases and fewer ...

Senate panel to vote Tuesday on Hagel nomination
Senate Democrats are pushing ahead with a vote Tuesday on Chuck Hagel's nomination to be defense secretary, rejecting Republican demands for more ...

Ex-Navy SEAL remembered as servant to others
As military service members carried the flag-draped coffin out of Cowboys Stadium, the sounds of bagpipes echoed and people saluted Chris Kyle, an ...
Military benefits extended to same-sex partners
The Defense Department is not extending some housing benefits to same-sex partners of service members even though it legally could because the complex ...

Latest Earth satellite launches from Calif. coast
A satellite launched into space Monday will keep closer tabs on Earth's glaciers, crops, forests and shorelines, continuing a tradition that began ...

Army vet receiving Medal of Honor for Afghan fight
A veteran who helped "defend the indefensible" at a vulnerable Army outpost in Afghanistan received the nation's highest award for military valor ...

Report: Menendez emails sought to aid donor's firm
Emails between Sen. Robert Menendez's office and the Homeland Security Department describe efforts by his staff in January to thwart U.S.