Leaders Not Sure if Troops on Ebola Deployments Will Receive R&R Military leaders have not yet decided whether troops deployed to West Africa will receive mid-tour leave, officials told Army...
Were You Exposed To Burn Pits While Deployed? The VA's Burn Pit Registry tracks long term effects of exposure to open burn pits in Desert Storm. OEF, and other operations...
Tankers Ramp Up US Role in Mali U.S. tanker planes have begun flying missions to refuel French attack aircraft supporting French ground troops advancing into...
US Military Aid to Egypt in Question Pentagon officials said that military aid and the decades-long close relationship with the Egyptian military had been...
US Spy Plane Searches for Missing Nigerian Girls An Air Force MC-12 has taken the lead in the hunt for the kidnapped girls in Nigeria.
101st Airborne Troops Headed to Liberia in Ebola Fight More than 700 101st Airborne troops and 700 combat engineers are headed to Liberia to take the lead in the military’s fight...
Quarantines Not Required for DoD Civilians Returning From Ebola Areas Defense Department civilians deploying to West Africa to combat Ebola will not be subject to the mandatory 21-day quarantines...
Al-Qaida-Linked Groups Claim Terror Attack on Mali Hotel Al Qaida-inspired gunmen attacked a hotel in the West African nation of Mali Friday, killing at least 21 people.
Search Continues for EgyptAir Wreckage as Officials Probe Terror Links Wreckage from the EgyptAir flight that went down Thursday with 66 people on board has been located by a flotilla of ships.
Marine SuperCobra Helicopters Join ISIS Fight Over Libya A new weapon has been deployed in the fight against ISIS in Libya: the AH-1W SuperCobra, the Marines' attack helicopter.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...