Lawmakers Call for Asia-Pacific 'Rebalance' Review Several members of Congress sent a letter to National Security Advisor Susan Rice asking for a formal review of the...
DoD to Pay Travel Costs for Families of Marines Killed in Nepal The Pentagon has agreed to waive the rule that would have forced the families of six Marines killed in a helicopter crash in...
Navy's New Maritime Strategy Includes More Destroyers to Pacific Navy leaders also plan to rotate an Aegis-capable guided missile cruiser to Japan and base another attack submarine in Guam.
Obama Honors Laotian Refugees' Son Killed in Afghanistan Battle Obama paid tribute to the son of Laotian refugees, a Navy petty officer killed in the worst single-day incident of the Afghan...
Carter Preaches Pacific Pivot as Mideast Heats Up Defense Secretary Carter began a "full court press" to underline the U.S. commitment to a rebalance of forces to the Pacific.
General: As Pacific Grows More Unstable, the Fight Is Coming Marines in the Pacific are being prepared for a coming conflict, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Division said this week...
US Air Force Transports Rescue Teams for Nepal Earthquake Recovery The U.S. sent additional rescue teams to Nepal Monday as the death toll from Saturday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake neared 4,000...
Lessons from the Air Force Kitchen Police: Volunteer for Everything. Even Pots and Pans When Ed Meagher reported to Air Force basic training on June 15, 1966, he was a 19-year-old college dropout. Despite two...
2 US Navy Pilots Shot Down over Red Sea in Apparent 'Friendly Fire' Incident, US Military Says Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.
Syrian Soldiers Distance Themselves from Assad in Return for Promised Amnesty Some members of the defunct military told The Associated Press that they had joined Assad's forces because it meant a stable...
How the Marine Corps Is Changing to Keep Talented Marines in the Service For decades, the Marine Corps incurred a "remarkably high turnover rate" among its first-term Marines as it prioritized, and...
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
![Members of Bashar Assad's army line up to register with Syrian rebels in Damascus, Syria.](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-12/ApNewsroom_Syria_93981.jpg?itok=KtmjProB "Members of Bashar Assad's army, or a pro-government militia, line up to register with Syrian rebels as part of an "identification and reconciliation process" in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)")
