NATO to deploy more forces to eastern Europe

More NATO ships, warplanes and troops will soon be headed to eastern Europe in response to Russia’s pressure on Ukraine, the alliance’s top official said Wednesday. But NATO’s efforts to reassure wary allies appear to stop short of establishing a permanent forward presence in the region.

Ukraine fights back against eastern uprising, secures airport

Russia tests Obama's ability to stop its advances

Russian fighter flies provocatively close to USS Donald Cook

Afghan election results sorted out behind closed doors

As the glow of a successful presidential election fades, a picture is emerging of key post-election procedures taking place in secret and independent observers being kept in the dark while votes are counted and thrown out for irregularities.

With votes cast in Afghanistan, next question is which ones to count

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USS Bonhomme Richard heading to capsized South Korean ferry

A U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship headed to the site where a South Korean ferry sank Wednesday to help if needed, the U.S. Navy said.

292 missing, 3 dead in South Korea ferry disaster

When disaster strikes, US military assets often key to relief efforts

Syrian opposition fighters obtain US-made anti-tank missiles

Syria's opposition fighters have been supplied with U.S.-made anti-tank missiles, the first time a major American weapons system has appeared in rebel hands.

Pentagon report finds sequestration cuts would reduce national security

More than $1 trillion in cuts to defense spending due to sequestration slated for now through 2021 “would significantly increase risks both in the short- and long-term,” according to a report released Monday by the Pentagon.

Army leaders: We need predictable budgets, not politics

Former Army Sgt. Kyle J. White to receive Medal of Honor

White, 27, will receive the nation's highest military award for his actions during a dismounted movement in mountainous terrain in Aranas, Afghanistan, on Nov. 9, 2007.

Obama awards Medal of Honor to 24 veterans from three wars

Video: President Obama awards posthumous Medal of Honor

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NATO gives Afghans $6M in medical supplies ahead of fighting season

With fewer Western forces on the ground to backstop Afghan troops, the U.S. and NATO are rushing medical supplies to Afghanistan’s police and army in anticipation of a violent fighting season.
Pentagon plans major review of military justice system
China to debut at RIMPAC while Russia bows out
Centcom commander lauds U.S. intelligence advantage
Iraq: Abu Ghraib prison closure not permanent
Pitt to star as Gen. McChrystal in Afghanistan war flick
UK lawmakers slam lax security in Taliban attack on Camp Bastion
Pentagon report finds sequestration cuts would reduce national security
New Zealander, Australian killed in drone strike in Yemen
First women move to Army platoon artillery jobs

Security holes in power grid have federal officials scrambling

Adam Crain assumed that tapping into the computer networks used by power companies to keep electricity zipping through transmission lines would be nearly impossible in these days of heightened vigilance over cybersecurity.
China to debut at RIMPAC while Russia bows out

This year's Rim of the Pacific war games in and around Hawaii, from late June to early August, are expected to be among the biggest ever, with 23 nations and 25,000 people, officials said.
Jill Biden promotes Post-9/11 GI Bill website
Pentagon plans major review of military justice system
Centcom commander lauds U.S. intelligence advantage
New York police end Muslim surveillance program
National Intelligence director blasts Snowden leaks
Rubio: Terrorists training in Syria may strike US

Rubio: Terrorists training in Syria may strike US

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that terrorists training in ungoverned swaths of Syria could "soon" attack American interests around the world — or even on the nation's home soil.
Iraq: Abu Ghraib prison closure not permanent

An Iraqi Justice Ministry official said Wednesday that this week's closure of the infamous Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad is temporary and that it will be reopened once the security situation in the surrounding area is stable.
NATO gives Afghans $6M in medical supplies ahead of fighting season
Pakistan Taliban says truce over but talks ongoing

Pro-Russian insurgents seize Ukrainian armored vehicles

Pro-Russian insurgents commandeered six Ukrainian armored vehicles along with their crews and hoisted Russian flags over them Wednesday, dampening the central government's hopes of re-establishing control over restive eastern Ukraine.
UK lawmakers slam lax security in Taliban attack on Camp Bastion

British lawmakers said Wednesday that U.K. commanders' complacency and inadequate security were partly to blame for the failure to stop a Taliban attack on a U.S-British base in Afghanistan that killed two U.S. Marines.
NATO to deploy more forces to eastern Europe in response to Ukraine crisis
Bosnians see families excavated from mass grave

283 missing, 4 dead in South Korea ferry disaster

A ferry carrying 462 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea's southern coast on Wednesday, leaving more than 280 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by do
Futenma relocation foes claim ecological damage certain on Okinawa

Opponents of construction on a new runway as part of a plan to relocate the Marines’ Futenma air base told a Japanese court Wednesday the project would irrevocably damage the Okinawa coastal environment.
S. Korea assembly approves cost-sharing agreement with US
Sub makes 2nd dive to search for Malaysian plane

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Commemorations across the Continent are pulling out all the stops this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the last year of World War II, with an expectation that by the next major milestone in five years there might not be many WWII veterans to celebrate with.
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Lois O’Keefe touched the ghostly white marble of her father’s grave marker for the first time Saturday — one day shy of the 70th anniversary of his death.
Despite doubts, Japan prepares end to ban on defending allies

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Japan is poised to introduce a plan that would allow its forces to defend allies for the first time in the post-World War II era, even as polls indicate public opposition to a reinterpretation of the nation’s pacifist constitution.
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USS Bonhomme Richard heading to capsized South Korea ferry April 16, 2014
Former Army Sgt. Kyle J. White to receive Medal of Honor April 15, 2014
Pentagon: Russian fighter flies provocatively close to USS Donald Cook April 14, 2014
Misawa is 1st base to unlock geographic restrictions on US streaming sites April 15, 2014
Top enlisted Marine pens open letter after testimony angers troops April 14, 2014
Accompanied tours in Djibouti? US military looks at options as it settles in for the long-term April 14, 2014
Pentagon report finds sequestration cuts would reduce national security April 16, 2014
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Fires reported on USS Hue City; no injuries reported April 15, 2014
NATO to deploy more forces to eastern Europe in response to Ukraine crisis April 16, 2014

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