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Judge to mull Chelsea Manning name change request

A judge will on Wednesday consider Army Pfc. Chelsea Manning's petition to legally change her name from Bradley, as she serves a 35-year sentence for passing classified U.S. government information to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
F-35 strike fighter is focus of demonstration

In coming years, the F-35 will be a common sight in the skies over Hampton Roads, based on the program's planned track. It is destined to replace the Navy's workhorse F/A-18 Hornet as the primary carrier-based jet fighter.
Veterans put their troubles on the line in St. Cloud

The T-shirts that were decorated anonymously and hung as silent testimonials about sexual assault spoke volumes about the pain and betrayal often felt by the victims.

Bionic man struts stuff at Pentagon, has history with Hagel

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday met the bionic man, and it turned out to be someone he’s known for decades.
Vicenza-based paratroops deploying to Poland, Baltics

The U.S. is deploying 600 troops to Poland and the Baltic states to participate in joint infantry training exercises, Defense officials announced Tuesday, part of an effort to reassure allies in the former Soviet sphere of influence concerned about Russia’s newly aggressive posture.
Army says it will support National Day of Prayer event despite protest

The Army plans to support a National Day of Prayer event closely associated with an evangelical Christian organization despite a protest from a group that wants to crack down on what it calls fundamentalist Christian domination of the U.S. military.
Cherry blossoms return in full bloom to the National Mall April 17, 2014
Pentagon report finds sequestration cuts would reduce national security April 16, 2014
Former Army Sgt. Kyle J. White to receive Medal of Honor April 15, 2014
Fires reported on USS Hue City; no injuries reported April 15, 2014
Pitt to star as Gen. McChrystal in Afghanistan war flick April 15, 2014
Navy sea pay boost to start May 1 April 14, 2014
Pentagon: Russian fighter flies provocatively close to USS Donald Cook April 14, 2014

Top enlisted Marine pens open letter after testimony angers troops

How one Iraqi boy dodged extremists and came to serve in the US military April 12, 2014
Five military teens honored for selfless service April 12, 2014
Dempsey: DOD must make fixes on sexual assaults, quickly April 11, 2014
Report: Marine Corps to create Middle East crisis response unit in 2015 April 11, 2014
Black congresswomen ask Hagel to review hairstyle guidance April 10, 2014
Clerk where Lopez bought gun says Army should flag at-risk soldiers April 10, 2014

Soldier faces hearing in killings of Iraqi boys

A U.S. soldier accused of deliberately killing two unarmed teenage boys as they herded cattle in Iraq seven years ago is due in military court.
Alaska: rescue copter blows deflating raft ashore

The Air Force, Coast Guard and Alaska State Troopers have worked together to rescue a man who found himself on a deflating raft in Cook Inlet near Anchorage.
Report on CIA interrogations shadows Gitmo trials

The Senate's forthcoming report on the CIA's use of harsh interrogation techniques could add to the legal complications facing the long-delayed U.S. military tribunals of terrorist suspects at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
Forbes: More cuts will undermine US security

Forbes pressed his case - one that he's been making for years - that the steady decline in defense spending, particularly automatic budget cuts begun in 2013, are weakening national security.
Government must turn over info on CIA prisons to defense

Prosecutors must turn over never-revealed details about the time a Guantanamo Bay detainee spent in secret CIA prisons after his arrest in connection with the deadly attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, according to a military judge's order released Tuesday.
McConnell gets OK for new KC-46A tankers, prepares for $219M construction

McConnell has been tapped to receive 36 new tankers beginning in early 2016, putting the base in position to be a key factor in the Air Force’s plans for decades to come. The new tankers eventually will replace the base’s 1950s-era KC-135 tankers.
Crews remove, destroy unexploded military shell

Bomb disposal crews responded to a Battle Creek home after a scrap business operator obtained an unexploded military shell.
Twilight Tattoo showcases US military pageantry

Soldiers from a half-dozen ceremonial Army units in Washington are polishing their moves in preparation for another season of musical extravaganzas highlighting the history of the U.S. military.
Family of fallen airman given new home

Last October, Krista Harvell thought she was attending a military appreciation event on the Pinecrest High School football field. Instead, the Golden Knights jumped into the field and handed her blueprints to a new house being built just for her and her two young sons.
Intelligence chief forbids unauthorized talks with reporters

Employees of U.S. intelligence agencies have been barred from discussing any intelligence-related matter — even if it isn’t classified — with journalists without authorization, according to a new directive by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.
Airman guilty of some charges in Lackland sex case

A military judge Tuesday found an Air Force photographer guilty of sexual misconduct, setting the stage for a trial on more serious charges, including rape.
Sudan again found liable for deadly attack on USS Cole

"Clearly, Sudan was involved," U.S. Senior District Judge Robert G. Doumar said at the hearing Tuesday to determine liability in the 2000 attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors.
Fundraiser to support new deck for USS Little Rock April 22, 2014
Before pro hockey, Alaska defenseman played for Army April 23, 2014
Video: Navy father surprises daughters with first-pitch reunion
Coast Guard convicts petty officer in sex assault case April 22, 2014
Georgia Guardsmen heading to Afghanistan April 22, 2014
Coast Guard gets new Pacific commander April 22, 2014
Russians inspect Air Force nuclear launch facilities in Montana April 21, 2014
Woman sentenced for stealing VA money intended for homeless vets April 22, 2014

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Bieber apologizes after visiting controversial Japanese war shrine

Day of sightseeing ends up offending China, South Korea and much of the Pacific Rim.
Viral video: 'Royal Maces' Navy fighter pilots

An HD video of Japan-based U.S. Navy fighter pilots swooping between snowy mountains and skimming the western Pacific has gone viral.
Air Force reopens Prior Service Program -- for a select few
Video: Gen. Martin Dempsey sings with Bret Michaels

Video: Gen. Martin Dempsey and Bret Michaels of Poison sing Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.”
DARPA invites gamers to solve security puzzles

Do you like puzzles? Do you like video games? You may be the person the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency had in mind when it launched a series of video games in December.