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Air Force Academy leader seeks to end spy program

The Air Force Inspector General has been ordered to investigate the case of former Air Force Academy cadet Eric Thomas, who was expelled in April for actions Thomas said were part of his work as a confidential informant for the academy.
December 11, 2013

Google helps pay for holiday wreaths on Arlington graves

A major donation by Google and smaller donations from a number of individuals will assure that nearly 120,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery will be decorated with holiday wreaths this season.
December 11, 2013
Investigator: Ex-SEAL trainee Turner should be freed

A retired Navy SEAL who investigated a notorious Virginia Beach murder for the Navy has come forward in support of ex-SEAL trainee Dustin Turner’s petition for a gubernatorial pardon.
December 11, 2013
Commercial use of drones has already taken flight

When Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos said on “60 Minutes” this month that his company plans to use drones to deliver packages in the next several years, he created a buzz. But such aircraft are already used for limited commercial purposes.
December 11, 2013

US airlift of Burundian troops to Central African Republic to begin Thursday

On Thursday, two U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft will begin airlifting Burundian peacekeepers and their equipment from Burundi to the Central African Republic to try to stem the bloodshed in the CAR, according to the Defense Department.

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Marine awarded Silver Star for response to Camp Bastion assault

Maj. Robb McDonald was asleep more than a mile from the Camp Bastion airfield when 15 heavily armed Taliban fighters in U.S. Army uniforms cut through a fence and began attacking the squadron operations area. He was awoken by explosions and gunfire and ran to where the rest of the squadron was holed up.

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Study links traumatic brain injury and PTSD

Traumatic brain injuries during deployments appear to increase the risk of troops experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder after returning home, according to Department of Veterans Affairs-sponsored research published Wednesday.
December 11, 2013
Lawmakers' budget deal restores some sequester funds December 11, 2013
Admiral: Navy Yard shooting site will remain command headquarters December 11, 2013
As Hagel made his rounds, let’s hope he noticed how Stripes matters to GIs December 10, 2013
Navy to review port contracts in light of bribery scandal December 10, 2013
MIA remains ID'd, to be buried on anniversary of disappearance December 10, 2013
Lawmakers expedite process to get Pentagon spending bill before year end December 9, 2013
US Air Force to begin flying peacekeepers to troubled African nation December 9, 2013

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Soviet bomb fuel has provided electricity to US homes for 15 years

About 10 per cent of electrical power consumed in the United States for more than a dozen years came from nuclear fuel once installed in Soviet nuclear warheads.
December 11, 2013
Budget deal would avert shutdown, cut federal workforce

Congressional negotiators announced a $1.01 trillion budget agreement on Tuesday that would avoid another government shutdown but deliver an additional round of cuts to federal employees in Maryland.
December 11, 2013
NSA: No better way to protect US than surveillance

The NSA chief says he knows of no better way his agency can help protect the U.S. from foreign threats than with spy programs that collect billions of phone and Internet records from around the world.
Texas woman admits to sending ricin to Obama

A former actress from Texas pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, under a deal that her attorney has said would cap prison time at 18 years.
December 11, 2013
Tuskegee airman William Booker dead at 90

One of the first black military aviators known as the Tuskegee Airmen, William L. Booker, has died at the age of 90.
Lawmakers' budget deal restores some sequester funds

After months of inaction, congressional negotiators moved with surprising speed in announcing a budget deal late Tuesday that would restore tens of billions of dollars to defense and non-defense programs removed by the cuts known as sequestration.
In budget talks, federal employee benefits on the block

As Congress looked to restore some spending to defense and federal agencies ordered cut two years ago, it needed other ways to offset that. While few want to raise taxes or cut popular programs such as Medicare, there’s seemingly broad support to cut pay or benefits for federal workers.
December 11, 2013
Congress raises questions about secret Iran talks

Congress is raising questions about the secret U.S. diplomacy with Iran that led to last month's nuclear breakthrough.
Half of Guantanamo prisoners could be transferred under defense bill

Half the 162 detainees currently held at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could be released to a third country under a bill expected to pass Congress this month, a Senate Armed Services Committee source said Tuesday.
December 11, 2013
Fort Bragg troops get crime prevention tips in online town hall

Fort Bragg law enforcement joined their Fayetteville counterparts Tuesday for an online town hall for local troops.
December 11, 2013
Pentagon reviewing enlistment policies regarding illegal immigration

The Pentagon started the review after the Obama administration issued a policy memo last month that says spouses, children and parents of U.S. military service members and veterans could be eligible for a reprieve from deportation.
December 10, 2013
Bipartisan negotiators reach modest budget pact

The agreement would restore about $63 billion in automatic spending cuts from programs ranging from parks to the Pentagon. The deal "reduces the deficit by $23 billion and it does not raise taxes.
December 10, 2013

With days left, Congressional leaders plan votes on key military bills

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he plans to hold votes on a fiscal 2014 defense bill as well as a two-year federal budget deal.
Pentagon (partially) closed due to snow

The Pentagon launched a preemptive strike against the 3-5 inches of snow forecasted to hit the Washington region Tuesday.
Ex-Pentagon spokesman Little joins Booz Allen

Former Pentagon spokesman George Little started a new job Monday at Booz Allen Hamilton, a top U.S. defense contractor.
Dempsey suggests prompt signing of security agreement not as urgent as some claim

Given the political and military realities, Hamid Karzai may find the Obama administration’s threats to be less than credible.
Dempsey: No plans to close stateside commissaries

During his first ever Facebook town hall on Thursday, Gen. Martin Dempsey sought to allay concerns that stateside commissaries could be shuttered.
USAF Band flash mobs the Air and Space Museum

A flash mob of Air Force musicians converged on the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2013, to bring smiles to patrons.
Dempsey hosts his first Facebook town hall
In Pentagon farewell, Carter lists his wishes for troops

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Viral video spurs Army into action on Fort Polk's moldy bathrooms

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Brown water jets from the shower head, filling the bathtub below. Green and black mold clings to the ceiling. These are the images from a video posted on Facebook that show unsanitary conditions at an Army barracks at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Comments below the video claim that soldiers have had to deal with contaminated water several times a week.
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Family sues US after dead Marine's body sent home without heart December 10, 2013
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