AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Air Force announced Wednesday that it is changing how it selects officers and instructors who…
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AP Exclusive: Data shows Army forcing more soldiers out due to misconduct; war partly to blame
WASHINGTON – The number of U.S. soldiers forced out of the Army because of crimes or misconduct has soared in…
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Air Force leader says some pilots want to avoid F-22 because of oxygen-deficit problems
HAMPTON, Virginia – Some of America’s 200 F-22 Raptor pilots want to be moved into other jobs because of oxygen-deficit…
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Troops Amputations Up Sharply in Afghan War
WASHINGTON – The counterinsurgency tactic that is sending U.S. soldiers out on foot patrols among the Afghan people, rather than…
Read MoreSecretary of State’s remark raises issue whether Iraq, US could pursue militants into Syria
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry told senators last week that a “right of hot pursuit” could provide a…
Read MoreScrapped for a penny: USS Forrestal, Navy’s first supercarrier, begins final voyage
The U.S. Navy’s first supercarrier — the long-decommissioned Forrestal — has begun its final voyage to a Texas scrapyard, after…
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Saluting the silent heroes of the US Navy’s submarine force
Our most recent elections demonstrated Americans are still very worried about the state of the economy and their own job…
Read MoreRIMPAC 2014: It’s smart to invite China to participate in world’s largest maritime exercises
The Chinese navy made history Thursday in the waters off Hawaii. For the first time ever, China’s sailors are participating…
Read MoreNew York Times’ surprising view of US military priorities
Imagine. Our military veterans are apparently being cheated out of timely medical treatment. The French are undermining our tense dance…
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Me and "Z" – Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt
I was navigating a ship into San Diego Harbor when it happened, knocking me off balance, stopping us dead in…
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