Officer dissents from sex assault policy, faces repercussions

With just a few weeks left in her Air Force career, Capt. Maribel Jarzabek decided to vent a little. She posted a few messages on a U.S. senator's Facebook page, supporting an overhaul to the military justice system.

Do-over shows complexities of military sexual assault problem

Air Force program a rare bright spot in sex assault fight

Rape case going to trial despite earlier dismissal

South Korean to drop Sony film into North by balloon

A South Korean activist said Wednesday that he will launch balloons carrying DVDs of Sony's "The Interview" toward North Korea to try to break down a personality cult built around dictator Kim Jong Un.

Yongsan bans personal drones equipped with cameras

Source: US probe links NKorea to Sony hacking

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AF could cut housing benefits over outdated dependent information

Dozens of airmen in Germany, Spain and Belgium could lose at least part of their housing allowances in the coming weeks for failing to verify information about their dependents, and many more could be affected across the globe.

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7 bodies recovered from AirAsia crash as weather hampers search

Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 on Wednesday, and sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving relatives prayed for strength to endure their losses.

USS Sampson finds debris that may be from missing AirAsia plane

Debris spotted off Indonesia coast in search for missing AirAsia jet

US off war footing at year's end, but wars go on

Last spring, Obama described to newly minted Army officers at West Point how "the landscape has changed" after a decade of war. "You are the first class to graduate since 9/11 who may not be sent into combat in Iraq or Afghanistan," Obama declared to a burst of applause. But once again the landscape has changed.

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Canada police: Man kills 8 people before taking own life

A man with a lengthy criminal record killed six adults and two young children before taking his own life in Edmonton, Alberta, in what the police chief on Tuesday called the city's worst mass murder.
Military compensation report out by Feb. 1
Spangdahlem wing commander relieved of duty
Cuba arrests several dissidents ahead of protest performance
Book tried to change the name for military offspring, but the 'brats' disagreed
US sends 5 Guantanamo detainees to Kazakhstan
Former Army scientist among those named as Time’s Person of the Year
Army couple asked to move wedding for Obama golf game
US airstrike in Somalia killed senior al-Shabab leader, officials say
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Yongsan bans personal drones equipped with cameras

A new U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan policy, issued just days before Christmas, banned the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Remote Control Aircraft — aircraft without human pilots, guided by computers or remote control — on its installations.
South Korean to drop Sony film into North by balloon

A South Korean activist said Wednesday that he will launch balloons carrying DVDs of Sony's "The Interview" toward North Korea to try to break down a personality cult built around dictator Kim Jong Un.
Bad weather hobbles Indonesia jet recovery; 7 bodies found
US sends 5 Guantanamo detainees to Kazakhstan

Amid protest in Ferguson, guardsmen rescued flag

No one said anything to either man. No one gave an order, or even made a suggestion. But the two soldiers seemed to simply know what they had to do.
Former Army scientist among those named as Time’s Person of the Year

Two decades before the latest Ebola outbreak killed thousands of people and left the international community scrambling, former Army scientist Thomas Geisbert was already at war with the virus.
DA: Lodi, Calif. police officers justified in killing mentally ill Army vet
For whistleblower vet, winning is a long-elusive quest
Intelligence, defense whistleblowers remain mired in broken system
Minnesota native named Air Force cadet of the year
NASA spacecraft soon to rendezvous with dwarf planet Ceres
After guilty plea on tax-evasion charge, NY congressman to resign

Afghan mountain hamlet a proving ground for army

The smoke from mortar and rocket attacks rises from the mountains of Dangam in the remote eastern border region of Afghanistan as Talban insurgents battle government forces in a bid to establish a permanent presence now that the American soldiers who led the fight here for more than a decade have left.
Pakistan's answer to terror: Show good news at bedtime

Pakistan has a new weapon in its fight against terrorism: good behavior norms for the media.
UN rejects Palestinian resolution demanding end to Israel occupation
Afghanistan: 3 killed as police thwart bombing

Operation Enduring Freedom: A look back in photos

With the curtain coming down on combat operations, Stars and Stripes is looking back at the U.S. troops who have fought in the war, what they encountered, and how they coped. We present three photo galleries featuring the work of our photographers and reporters who have covered the war in Afghanistan.

Merkel tells Germans not to attend anti-Islam rallies

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday warned the country's citizens not to participate in weekly anti-Islam rallies that have attracted growing numbers of supporters in the eastern German city of Dresden.
Spangdahlem wing commander relieved of duty

Col. Peter M. Bilodeau, the commander of the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, was relieved of command on Tuesday after less than six months on the job because of loss of faith and confidence in his leadership, U.S. Air Forces in Europe announced.
Several thousand protest conviction of Putin foe near Moscow's Red Square
Putin sends New Year's message to Obama

Yongsan bans personal drones equipped with cameras

Former Army scientist among those named as Time’s Person of the Year

Spangdahlem wing commander relieved of duty

Report: Top officials briefed on Phoenix VA woes before scandal erupted

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The struggle to downsize EUCOM

The end of Christian communities in Iraq?

Some Christians hoped that the advent of new Arab democracies might usher in an era of pluralism in which they would be welcome. Instead, the 2011 revolts sparked sectarian wars in Iraq and Syria in which Christians were targeted.

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Midshipmen soak up the sun, enjoy special events at Poinsettia Bowl

Navy's football traveling party kept busy during its visit to Southern California for the Poinsettia Bowl.

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