
Army leaders walk fine line as Afghan advisers
— In previous years, the U.S. Army would have helped the Afghan National Army if their troops had run out of fuel or money or run into some other ...
Cmdr: Navy told not to let hostages reach Somalia
The former commander of the USS Sterett said Friday that his orders were to prevent a band of Somali pirates from taking four American hostages with ...

Russia offers peacekeepers for Golan Heights
President Vladimir Putin offered on Friday to send Russian troops to the Golan Heights to replace the Austrians who are withdrawing from the U.N.

Female 2-star heads Air Force sex abuse prevention
The Air Force has put a female two-star general in charge of a beefed-up office responsible for sexual assault prevention and response, elevating its ...

Amid safety fears, US Navy jets train on Iwo Jima
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 ...
Senator blocks Air Force officer's nomination
A U.S. senator remains steadfast in blocking the nomination of Air Force Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, tapped to serve as vice commander of the U.S.

France studies how to track arms for Syrian rebels
France's government is investigating high-tech methods to prevent terrorists from using any weapons that Western governments send to Syrian rebels, ...
House passes $45B homeland security spending bill
The House on Thursday passed a $45 billion measure boosting the Homeland Security Department's budget by about 2 percent above spending levels imposed ...

Putin on Russia's naval plans in the Mediterranean
Russia announced on Thursday that it will keep a fleet of about dozen navy ships in the Mediterranean Sea, a move President Vladimir Putin said is ...

Defense report: Post-bin Laden raid security lapse
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 ...
Malian army takes Anefis, 1st territorial gain
The Malian military attacked Tuareg rebels early Wednesday and succeeded in taking the village of Anefis, marking the army's first victory and ...

DHS: A hunch is enough for searching your laptop
U.S. border agents should continue to be allowed to search a traveler's laptop, cellphone or other electronic device and keep copies of any data on ...

Fort Hood suspect can appeal if defense rejected
The military judge overseeing the trial of an Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage may not allow him to claim that he ...

Spain seeks US help to slim down overweight sub
A new, Spanish-designed submarine has a weighty problem: The vessel is more than 70 tons too heavy, and officials fear if it goes out to sea, it will ...

Uganda's long-time ruler changes tune on longevity
Uganda's president came to power in 1986 as an idealistic former Marxist rebel who denounced power-hungry African leaders. Nearly three decades later, ...

Senators blast military response to sex assaults
U.S. senators dressed down senior military leaders Tuesday, led by female lawmakers, combat veterans and former prosecutors who insisted that sexual ...

Fort Hood suspect says he was protecting Taliban
An Army psychiatrist charged with gunning down Fort Hood soldiers said Tuesday his defense would show that he was compelled to do so because deploying ...

Nuke missile crews cite morale-sapping pressures
Officers with a finger on the trigger of the Air Force's most powerful nuclear missiles are complaining of a wide array of morale-sapping pressures, ...

Fort Hood suspect to represent himself at trial
The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood rampage hinted Monday that he would try to justify the attack, revealing for the first time ...

Hagel tours new Navy combat vessel
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel toured the U.S. Navy's new small combat ship, the USS Freedom, the first of a new class of littoral warships ...

Protesters swarm Istanbul square after clashes
In a scene reminiscent of the Arab Spring, thousands of people on Saturday flooded Istanbul's main square after a crackdown on an anti-government ...

Balance of power in Syria shifting Assad's way
As hopes for a Syrian peace conference fade and the opposition falls into growing disarray, President Bashar Assad has every reason to project ...
Military probing Taliban attack that killed 2
The U.S. military has begun to investigate a Taliban attack on a U.S.-British base in Afghanistan last September that killed two Marines and destroyed ...

Ugandan police end seizure of daily after 10 days
Ugandan police on Thursday ended their occupation of a newspaper after 10 days during which they looked for evidence against an army general accused ...