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Navy scuttles traditional enlisted rating system
Five finalists in the Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year competition attend an event in Washington, D.C., on April 27, 2006. The Navy announced Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, that it is overhauling its centuries old rating system.<br>U.S. Navy

The Navy has scrapped its two-century-old enlisted ratings system that identified sailors by their occupation and military rank in a plan to provide them greater career flexibility, the service announced Thursday.

Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin.<br>U.S. Army

Army announces new commander of 1st Infantry Division after relieving general

Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin, the commander of the National Training Center, will lead the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley in Kansas after the Army relieved Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby of command, the Pentagon said Thursday.

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks to sailors aboard the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego on Sept. 29, 2016.<br>Tara Copp/Stars and Stripes

Carter: US-Philippines relationship is 'ironclad'

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Thursday that the United States will continue to invest in five military bases in the Philippines as the relationship between the two countries remains “ironclad.”

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., seen under a blue sky on Sept. 13, 2016. Lawmakers on Wednesday, Sept. 28, passed a temporary measure to avoid a government shutdown.<br>Stars and Stripes

Military spending, pay raises among unfinished business as Congress recesses

The lights will stay on in the Pentagon and troops will get paid on time, at least through early December, after Congress averted a government shutdown with a last-minute, temporary budget deal Wednesday night.

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Travelers board the Patriot Express rotator at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on Sept. 28, 2016. Beginning Oct. 1, 2016, the Patriot Express rotator mission will no longer be available into and out of Aviano Air Base.<br>R.J. Biermann/U.S. Air Force

Patriot Express flights from Aviano to Germany cut for fiscal 2017

A weekly chartered passenger flight from Aviano Air Base to Germany for onward flights to the United States has been canceled, the base announced this week.

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Goblet, a long tube device that contains a vitrification freezing platform for embryos and sperm in a liquid nitrogen tank, in the in vitro fertilization lab at the Reproductive Science Center in San Ramon, California, on August 22, 2013.<br>Jim Stevens, Bay Area News Group/Tribune News Service

Congress allows IVF coverage for wounded vets, with limits

Wounded veterans hoping to start families appeared to win a significant victory Thursday with a new law allowing coverage of fertility treatment through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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The SpaceX Dragon vessel will connect to the International Space Station on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 and it's carrying technology for tracking maritime ships worldwide.<br>SpaceX

Congress members question whether SpaceX should conduct its own investigation

Under federal law, SpaceX is allowed to conduct its own investigation, but Congress members said the investigation responses raised “serious concerns about the authority provided to commercial providers and the protection of national space assets.”

A regularly scheduled water sample conducted by Installation Management Command in Wiesbaden, Germany, showed that the water from five sinks and drinking fountains in Child, Youth and School Services buildings on Clay Kaserne contained unsafe levels of lead. IMCOM said the faucets and drinking fountains have been replaced, or are awaiting replacement, and will be retested.<br>Stars and Stripes

Lead in water at Wiesbaden base being addressed

Five faucets at youth service buildings on Clay Kaserne have been replaced or will be replaced after drinking water from them tested positive for elevated lead levels during a routine examination by Installation Management Command Europe.

Amnesty: Hundreds trapped in Libya's Benghazi amid fighting

Amnesty International said that nearly 130 families and hundreds of foreigners in the southwestern Benghazi neighborhood of Ganfouda have been cut off from the outside world, with dwindling food and fuel supplies.

Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a news conference in May 2016.<br>Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg

Top Philippine diplomat assures US after Duterte's remarks about maritime drills

Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said the president’s remarks referred just to ending joint military patrols in the disputed South China Sea. He said Duterte and the Philippines continue to respect all treaty arrangements and commitments with the U.S.

Group calls for Darfur chemical weapons investigation

Amnesty International is calling on the U.N. Security Council to take action over reports that the Sudanese government has used chemical weapons in Darfur.

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The SpaceX Dragon vessel will connect to the International Space Station on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 and it's carrying technology for tracking maritime ships worldwide.<br>SpaceX

Congress members question whether SpaceX should conduct its own investigation

Under federal law, SpaceX is allowed to conduct its own investigation, but Congress members said the investigation responses raised “serious concerns about the authority provided to commercial providers and the protection of national space assets.”

A regularly scheduled water sample conducted by Installation Management Command in Wiesbaden, Germany, showed that the water from five sinks and drinking fountains in Child, Youth and School Services buildings on Clay Kaserne contained unsafe levels of lead. IMCOM said the faucets and drinking fountains have been replaced, or are awaiting replacement, and will be retested.<br>Stars and Stripes

Lead in water at Wiesbaden base being addressed

Five faucets at youth service buildings on Clay Kaserne have been replaced or will be replaced after drinking water from them tested positive for elevated lead levels during a routine examination by Installation Management Command Europe.

Amnesty: Hundreds trapped in Libya's Benghazi amid fighting

Amnesty International said that nearly 130 families and hundreds of foreigners in the southwestern Benghazi neighborhood of Ganfouda have been cut off from the outside world, with dwindling food and fuel supplies.

Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a news conference in May 2016.<br>Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg

Top Philippine diplomat assures US after Duterte's remarks about maritime drills

Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said the president’s remarks referred just to ending joint military patrols in the disputed South China Sea. He said Duterte and the Philippines continue to respect all treaty arrangements and commitments with the U.S.

Group calls for Darfur chemical weapons investigation

Amnesty International is calling on the U.N. Security Council to take action over reports that the Sudanese government has used chemical weapons in Darfur.

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Former Marine Pvt. Thomas Jacob Weaver, 21, first reported allegations of drill instructor abuse that have spawned widespread concern after the death of another recruit in March.<br>Courtesy the Weaver family

A Marine abused at boot camp explains why he spoke out

"They say it's a rite of passage to us," said former Pvt. Thomas Jacob Weaver. "That that's why they put us through hell. But in no way is it benefiting us, or anything. It's pointless. I just felt like someone has to say something."

Army wide receiver Edgar Poe hauls in a pass during the first half of Saturday’s Army-Navy game at Philadelphia. <br>Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes

Navy improves kickoff coverage unit that was a weakness last season

Navy had trouble covering kickoffs last season. Opponents averaged 23.1 yards per return and broke a few long ones.

The pilot who died after ejecting from a U2 spy plane that crashed in northern California was identified Wednesday as Lt. Col. Ira S. Eadie. Eadie was assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base near Sacramento, California.<br>U.S. Air Force photo

Memorial honors Beale U-2 pilot, a 20-year military veteran

Lt. Col. Ira Steve “Shooter” Eadie, a U-2 spy plane pilot, was killed Sept. 20 after ejecting from his plane shortly before it crashed in California.

Marcelino Serna is most famous for his heroic efforts during two battles in France in which he killed 32 enemy soldiers. On Sept. 12, 1918, he single-handedly captured 24 Germans, in Flirey, France.<br>via Wikimedia Commons

Obama approves naming port after El Paso war hero

With the president's signature now on paper, the Tornillo port of entry will officially be named after a highly decorated World War I veteran from El Paso: U.S. Army Pvt. Marcelino Serna.

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits on the runway in Kodiak, Alaska with a view of Women's Bay on May 13, 2016.<br>Tracey Mertens/U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard gets help from Hawaii hearing distress call from sailboat in Alaska

Two men rescued from a sailboat in the Gulf of Alaska Wednesday may owe their lives to a mariner off Hawaii, who heard an initial distress call when Alaska-based U.S. Coast Guard members couldn't.

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Former Marine Pvt. Thomas Jacob Weaver, 21, first reported allegations of drill instructor abuse that have spawned widespread concern after the death of another recruit in March.<br>Courtesy the Weaver family

A Marine abused at boot camp explains why he spoke out

"They say it's a rite of passage to us," said former Pvt. Thomas Jacob Weaver. "That that's why they put us through hell. But in no way is it benefiting us, or anything. It's pointless. I just felt like someone has to say something."

Army wide receiver Edgar Poe hauls in a pass during the first half of Saturday’s Army-Navy game at Philadelphia. <br>Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes

Navy improves kickoff coverage unit that was a weakness last season

Navy had trouble covering kickoffs last season. Opponents averaged 23.1 yards per return and broke a few long ones.

The pilot who died after ejecting from a U2 spy plane that crashed in northern California was identified Wednesday as Lt. Col. Ira S. Eadie. Eadie was assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base near Sacramento, California.<br>U.S. Air Force photo

Memorial honors Beale U-2 pilot, a 20-year military veteran

Lt. Col. Ira Steve “Shooter” Eadie, a U-2 spy plane pilot, was killed Sept. 20 after ejecting from his plane shortly before it crashed in California.

Marcelino Serna is most famous for his heroic efforts during two battles in France in which he killed 32 enemy soldiers. On Sept. 12, 1918, he single-handedly captured 24 Germans, in Flirey, France.<br>via Wikimedia Commons

Obama approves naming port after El Paso war hero

With the president's signature now on paper, the Tornillo port of entry will officially be named after a highly decorated World War I veteran from El Paso: U.S. Army Pvt. Marcelino Serna.

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits on the runway in Kodiak, Alaska with a view of Women's Bay on May 13, 2016.<br>Tracey Mertens/U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard gets help from Hawaii hearing distress call from sailboat in Alaska

Two men rescued from a sailboat in the Gulf of Alaska Wednesday may owe their lives to a mariner off Hawaii, who heard an initial distress call when Alaska-based U.S. Coast Guard members couldn't.

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Army wide receiver Edgar Poe hauls in a pass during the first half of Saturday’s Army-Navy game at Philadelphia. <br>Rick Vasquez/Stars and Stripes

Navy improves kickoff coverage unit that was a weakness last season

Navy had trouble covering kickoffs last season. Opponents averaged 23.1 yards per return and broke a few long ones.