NATO ships to patrol Aegean in response to migrant crisis

A fleet of NATO ships under German command is moving into the Aegean Sea to crack down on human smugglers in an effort to stem the flow of migrants making the dangerous crossing from Turkey to Greece.

Congress pushes back on Army plan to cut tens of thousands of soldiers

Senators on the Armed Services Committee said Thursday it was time to rethink the Army’s planned drawdown amid growing threats abroad, including the Islamic State group and Russia.

Afghan president pledges to secure peace through talks or war

President Ashraf Ghani vowed Thursday that peace would come to Afghanistan, either through battlefield victory or peace talks.

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N. Korea orders military takeover of inter-Korean factory

North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of a factory park that was the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, saying Seoul's suspension of operations at the jointly run facility was a "dangerous declaration of war."

Analysis: Understanding tensions behind Koreas' factory park

South Korea shutting down factory in North to protest rocket launch

Commissary budget cut; 2 in Germany to close soon

The Pentagon is seeking to cut the commissary operating budget for fiscal 2017 by about $221 million, a reduction that may be reflected in the Defense Commissary Agency’s plan to close some stores in Europe this year.

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Senate report on CIA interrogation program is accurate

The chief military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has stipulated in a filing yet to be made public that the executive summary of a scathing Senate report on the CIA's former interrogation program is accurate.

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Is there a '13th hand' on the Marine Corps War Memorial?

For more than 60 years, a story has persisted that 13 hands can be seen on the Marine Corps War Memorial, the beloved sculpture in Arlington, Va., that depicts six servicemembers raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima.
Longer Air Force maternity leave policy takes effect

The Air Force has implemented the new Pentagon policy giving servicemembers 12 weeks of paid maternity leave. The policy — which doubles the amount of time new mothers can take off after giving birth — went into effect last Friday. Airmen currently on maternity leave will automatically be granted a six-week extension, Air Force officials said.
Military isn't sufficiently tracking hazing incidents, watchdog says

The military and the Coast Guard aren't sufficiently tracking hazing incidents, which is limiting their ability to address the problem within their ranks, a federal watchdog report has concluded.
Bergdahl court-martial halted as dispute over classified info continues
VA proposal would do away with appeals board for punished executives
Senate's Armed Services Committee chairman backs women in the draft
US WWII vet reunites with wartime girlfriend in Australia
Video from Iranian state TV purportedly shows captured US sailor crying
Coast Guard Academy investigating cheating allegations
Army pays woman $820,000 to settle sexual harassment case

Afghan president pledges to secure peace through talks or war

President Ashraf Ghani vowed Thursday that peace would come to Afghanistan, either through battlefield victory or peace talks.
Kerry and Lavrov open Syria talks as countries trade barbs

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov opened talks Thursday to try and reconcile deep differences over a proposed cease-fire for the Syrian civil war. They met as other U.S. and Russian officials traded allegations over bombing of civilian areas in the besieged city of Aleppo.
Afghan policeman opens fire on colleagues, kills 4
3 men 'planted military-grade mine' in Bahrain

NATO ships to patrol Aegean in response to migrant crisis

A fleet of NATO ships under German command is moving into the Aegean Sea to crack down on human smugglers in an effort to stem the flow of migrants making the dangerous crossing from Turkey to Greece.
Former Auschwitz guard, 94, goes on trial in Germany

A 94-year-old former SS sergeant went on trial Thursday in western Germany on 170,000 counts of accessory to murder, based on accusations that he served as a guard in the Auschwitz death camp as hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews and others were gassed to death there.
7 arrested in attack on Kurdish migrants in northern France
Kerry and Lavrov open Syria talks as countries trade barbs

Occupiers at Oregon refuge say they'll turn themselves in

The last four armed occupiers of a national wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon said they would turn themselves in Thursday morning after law officers surrounded them in a tense standoff.
After 28 years, Secret Service posts warning: No guns in White House

The signs appeared at the White House around the time of a winter storm that closed down much of the federal government for three days last month: "WARNING: Weapons Prohibited."
Miscarriages reported in 2 US women with Zika virus, CDC says
Fort Carson's female Ranger, male classmate share spotlight on post
FBI says it has surrounded last occupiers at Oregon refuge
Congress considers some bag fee refunds and cell phone bans for airlines
Military prosecutor: Senate report on CIA interrogation program is accurate
Concern over health of Guantanamo prisoner in 9/11 case

Coast Guard responds after fishing vessel catches fire south of Hawaii

The Coast Guard is searching for 40 people who abandoned a 258-foot fishing vessel that caught fire Wednesday about 1,800 miles south of Hawaii.
N. Korea orders military takeover of inter-Korean factory

North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of a factory park that had been the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, saying Seoul's earlier suspension of operations at the jointly run facility as punishment for the North's recent rocket launch was a "dangerous declaration of war."
Kim purges North Korea's military chief of staff: Yonhap
Five years after nuclear meltdown, no one knows what to do with Fukushima

Coast Guard responds after fishing vessel catches fire south of Hawaii

Congress pushes back on Army plan to cut tens of thousands of soldiers

NATO ships to patrol Aegean in response to migrant crisis

VA proposal would do away with appeals board for punished executives

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DOD Tricare ‘reforms’ call for higher retiree fees, co-pays

With congressional leaders vowing this year to overhaul Tricare, the military’s health insurance benefit, the Department of Defense on Tuesday delivered to Capitol Hill revised recommendations to get that job done.

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