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Soldier's Death Sparks Debate Over Arming Medevacs
It took a medevac unit 59 minutes to get U.S. Army Spec. Chazray Clark to a hospital in southern Afghanistan after receiving a call that a roadside bombing severed three of his limbs.
1 hr ago | KOY-AM Tempe
Special ops leader seeks more authority to send troops around the globe
The U.S. Special Operations Command chief said he would like greater autonomy to send forces where intelligence information indicates they're needed.
1 hr ago | 94.3 WSC
Parris Island to honor women's service to Marines
It's been nearly 70 years since women officially became part of the Marine Corps, and Parris Island is honoring their service with a day of events dedicated to them.
5 hrs ago | Tri-cityherald.com
Report: Russian sub had nukes during December fire
In this Wednesday, March 16, 2011 file photo the Yekaterinburg nuclear submarine is seen in Gadzhiyevo in the Murmansk region, Russia flying the Russian Navy's St.
9 hrs ago | WSET-TV Lynchburg
Developer proposes housing at Va historic fort
A developer and Virginia's housing agency are proposing a large-scale residential project be built in the center of historic Fort Monroe, but Hampton city officials oppose the plan.
Sewage spill shuts down beach at Camp Pendleton
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A beach at Camp Pendleton has been closed after about 18,000 gallons spilled from the main sewer line at the Marine Corps base in northern San Diego County.
Iowa Airman Killed In Arizona Crash
A U.S. Air Force sergeant from Iowa has been killed in a motorcycle accident in southern Arizona.
US admiral says forces prepared to confront Iran
The top U.S. Navy official in the Gulf said Sunday he takes Iran's military capabilities seriously but insists his forces are prepared to confront any Iranian aggression in the region.
Wounded veterans build new skills to keep serving
Sergeant Michael Kidd considered cyberspace a hobby before he joined the Marines in 2003, but he hopes to make it his new battlefield after suffering debilitating injuries in Iraq.
Simulations cut Navy costs, help stress commanders
During a recent training operation in Virginia and North Carolina, observers in a Virginia Navy command center saw twice as many U.S. forces approaching a beach than were actually there.
Inside look: Remotely piloted warbirds
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - The Air Force training underway for hundreds of personnel in southern New Mexico is helping keep U.S. forces safe across the world.
Bahrain reports: 2 American activists deported
Bahrain deported two American women Saturday accused of aiding anti-government activists after entering on tourist visas, officials and activists said.
Syrian general gunned down in Damascus
A Syrian general was gunned down in the heart of the capital on Saturday, according to state media, as fresh violence flared in several cities and world powers mulled a way to halt the government's bloody offensive against civilians.
Va.'s Fort Lee getting new commanding general
The Progress-Index reports that the Pentagon has named Maj. Gen. Larry D. Wyche to become commanding general of U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command and the Sustainment Center of Excellence at Fort Lee.
20 of the 204th back home again
PINEVILLE, La., After serving for nearly a year in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 20 Soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guard's 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group returned home this past week to ecstatic family and friends at Esler Airfield in Pineville.
Fire crews working to extinguish blaze at Camp Pendleton
CAMP PENDLETON - Crews worked Friday to contain a fire that blackened swaths of brushy open land on a firing range at Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps spokesman reported.
US approves transfer of 2nd warship to Philippines
The U.S. Congress has approved the transfer of a second Coast Guard ship to the Philippines, an official said Friday as Washington shifts its military ties with the Southeast Asian nation that has been engaged in a territorial spat with China.
Will US Navy Name Ship After Gabrielle Giffords?
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is coming to the Pentagon on Friday as Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announces the name of the Navy's newest ship.
US defense chief seeks new probe into Marine photo
' Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the Marine Corps on Friday to re-investigate and take appropriate action against the Marine snipers who posed with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol.
Kaneohe Marine sergeant found not guilty on charges of hazing
A military jury on Thursday found a Hawaii-based Marine sergeant not guilty of hazing a lance corporal who later committed suicide in Afghanistan.
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