US strategy in Africa reflects lessons learned in Iraq, Afghanistan

Militants returning to Africa after fighting in the Middle East are linking up with local groups and attacking governments, says retired U.S. Army Gen. Carter Ham, former head of the U.S. Africa Command.

AFRICOM chief: Military is just 1 piece of security puzzle for Africa

US military assists in Libya embassy evacuation

More air confrontations likely as China's Top Guns see elevated role

China's new focus on modernizing its air force, navy and strategic nuclear force "reflects lessons learned from watching the U.S. military operation," a Chinese military expert said.

Analysis: Growing Chinese military budget may shift power perceptions in Pacific

Japan puts early-warning aircraft on Okinawa amid China's moves

Taliban surge reports exaggerated, incoming ISAF commander says

Gen. John F. Campbell says reports of the Taliban gaining ground as U.S. troop levels fall are more about PR than battlefield realities. He also said the Army’s previously announced plan to cut 550 majors would likely include some who are deployed in Afghanistan.

Army: Of 1,100 captains pink-slipped, 48 were in Afghanistan

Army drawdown continues: 1,100 captains to be cut

Army announces new camo pattern — but so far, it's invisible

The Army has selected a new camouflage pattern to begin fielding next year, an unidentified senior Army spokesperson has announced. But the Operational Camouflage Pattern remains well-concealed.

Reports: Army selects new camouflage uniform pattern

No decision yet on fate of universal camo uniform, military officials say

WAC legacy honored as 108-year-old vet Lucy Coffey fulfills her dream

Lucy Coffey, at age 108 the nation's oldest living female military veteran, dreamed of going to the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington, Va. Last weekend she got her wish ... and then some.

Europe started World War I a century ago, blind to tragedy

Nobody foresaw the cataclysm that would befall the world the day of Aug. 4, 1914, when the conflict erupted in full force with the German invasion of Belgium and the British declaration of war. Both sides believed the war would be over by Christmas.

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For 1st time, German Army officer to be USAREUR chief of staff

For the first time since U.S. troops arrived in Europe during World War II, a German general has been appointed to serve as the next chief of staff of U.S. Army-Europe, the military said.
When US moves, could Korean warfighting command stay in Seoul?
Obama says that after 9/11, 'we tortured some folks'
Army 'VIP culture' led to parachute accident that killed colonel
DOD issues rare criticism of Israeli military, releases more weapons
American Ebola patients to land at Dobbins Reserve Air Base
Iron Dome: Congress OKs $225M package for Israel's defense system
Sweeping changes coming to AF evaluation, promotion systems
Breedlove: NATO must redefine responses to unconventional threats
Congress overwhelmingly passes $16.3 billion plan to overhaul VA

North Korea wants UN meeting over upcoming US-South Korean drills

If there is any "spark" during the exercises, a North Korean official warned, "it would easily and immediately turn into war," and the U.S. and the Security Council will be responsible for the deaths.
GALLERY | RIMPAC wraps up display of military might

The monthlong, 22-nation multinational naval event known as RIMPAC is finally winding down. The U.S-hosted exercise is the largest of its kind in the world, and this year even included China. Training included use of amphibious ships, submarine detection, clearing minds and anti-piracy efforts.
2 Americans detained in North Korea plead for help from US
Defense contractors hawk their surveillance planes in Japan

Obama says that after 9/11, 'we tortured some folks'

In startlingly blunt phrasing, President Barack Obama acknowledged the CIA’s use of brutal interrogation tactics in the years after the Sept. 11 attack, even as he defended the agency’s top spy, who is a veteran of the era.
American Ebola patients to land at Dobbins Reserve Air Base

Americans infected with the deadly Ebola virus will land at Dobbins Reserve Air Base in Marietta, Ga., en route to medical facilities, according to officials.
House GOP OKs bill to address border crisis, add $35M for Guard role
Woman charged in shooting death of fellow Fort Bragg soldier
Former Marine sniper featured in newspaper series found shot
Man accepts Purple Heart of dad who died on Iwo Jima in WWII
Air Force athletics program under investigation over 'troubling' behavior
CIA director reverses himself on Senate spying

Iron Dome: Congress OKs $225M package for Israel's defense system

Congress approved a $225 million package to replenish Israel's missile defenses with its last order of business before a five-week recess, as the Jewish state's humanitarian cease-fire with Hamas unraveled.
Cease-fire broken, Israel pounds Gaza as it searches for soldier

The disappearance of the soldier, 2nd Lt. Hadar Goldin, and the heavy clashes that followed it shattered an internationally brokered cease-fire that was to have been in place for three days and open the way for talks in Cairo on a more sustainable truce.
Robotic helicopter completes Afghanistan mission, back in US
Kerry condemns 'outrageous' Gaza truce violations

Ukraine crisis holds lessons for NATO, says British general

Russian meddling in Ukraine has shown that NATO needs a more responsive quick-reaction force that could be deployed in the event Moscow made aggressive military threats against a NATO nation, the alliance's No. 2 general said Friday.
Ukrainian troops suffer heavy loss in ambush

A team of several dozen international investigators descended Friday on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to begin combing an area now designated as a crime scene. A few hours earlier, at least 10 Ukrainian soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed by pro-Russian separatist rebels in a town close to the wreckage site.
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