By Megan McCloskey
Published: May 18, 2012
WASHINGTON – After years of deliberating over his mental capacity, the Army has decided to prosecute the sergeant accused of one of the worst instances of fratricide in the Iraq War.
In May 2009, Sgt. John Russell allegedly stormed the Camp Liberty combat stress clinic near Baghdad and opened fire, killing five servicemembers and wounding two others.
By Jennifer Hlad
Published: May 17, 2012
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday apologized to the family of Spc. Leslie Sabo Jr., a soldier killed 42 years ago in Cambodia and awarded the Medal of Honor this week.
“It has taken over 40 years to correct this wrong. I think we owe the Sabo family an apology for a citation that somehow got lost,” Panetta said at a ceremony inducting Sabo into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes.
By Jennifer Hlad
Published: May 16, 2012
After 12 years as the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, the USS Essex will return to San Diego on Thursday.
“The Iron Gator” will be assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group 3, part of U.S. 3rd Fleet. It was replaced in Sasebo, Japan, by the USS Bonhomme Richard.
By Jennifer Hlad
Published: May 15, 2012
Want to check out the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone this summer?
Active-duty military, National Guardsmen, reservists and military dependents will have free access to those and more than 2,000 other national parks across the country through a program unveiled Tuesday morning during a ceremony at Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown, Va. The program begins Saturday.
By By Stars and Stripes
Published: May 8, 2012
WASHINGTON - PCS season begins this month, and to help moving military families find trustworthy childcare at their new base while the kids are out of school, the Pentagon has paid for memberships to a website that prescreens babysitters.
Servicemembers can use Sittercity for free to get access to a pool of caregivers, as well as dogwalkers, housekeepers and tutors, who have passed a background check and have been reviewed by the service. Some of the caregivers available are able to get on base and are subsidized by the military.
By Jennifer Hlad
Published: May 2, 2012
WASHINGTON — Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie will visit the Pentagon and several U.S. military bases next week, Defense Department spokesman George Little told reporters Wednesday.
Liang will meet with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and other U.S. officials in Washington on Monday, Little said. He also plans to visit Naval Base San Diego; U.S. Southern Command headquarters in Florida; Fort Benning, Ga.; Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.; and the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
By Jennifer Hlad
Published: April 29, 2012
St. John's College defeated the U.S. Naval Academy 5-0 in the 30th playing of their annual croquet battle.
Here's a look at the action.
By Leo Shane III
Published: April 26, 2012
WASHINGTON -- German analysts this week determined that missiles displayed by North Korean military officials during a military parade earlier this month were likely fake.
Here are a few signs to look for in determining the authenticity of military hardware.
By Chris Carroll
Published: April 25, 2012
WASHINGTON—A course at a military staff college that included what the Pentagon called “objectionable and in fact inflammatory” statements about Islam has been suspended after a student who completed the class last month complained to military authorities.
An initial review has uncovered worrying material that contradicts years of official doctrine about the global war on terrorism.
