4 killed in C-17 crash at Elmendorf AFB
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — Four airmen were killed when a cargo plane crashed during a training run at an Air Force base, sending a fireball hundreds of feet into the air, military authorities and witnesses said.
July deadliest month of Afghan war for U.S.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Three more U.S. troops have been killed in Afghanistan, bringing the U.S. death toll for July to at least 66 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the... Posted Friday Jul 30, 2010 11:05:29 EDT
Hill, Luke among bases hosting F-35 fighters
PHOENIX — The Air Force has chosen bases in Arizona, Florida, Utah and Vermont as homes for the military’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, prompting applause from officials banking on the... Posted Friday Jul 30, 2010 8:49:27 EDT
Mystery deepens over why sailors left base
KABUL, Afghanistan — The discovery of the body of a second sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men's disappearance nearly 60 miles from their base... Posted Thursday Jul 29, 2010 21:49:19 EDT
Guard units selected for new transport planes
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The Air Force has named the Air National Guard in both Montana and Idaho as finalists to land a new rugged, medium-sized transport plane. Posted Friday Jul 30, 2010 10:39:55 EDT
Army undersecretary visits Bragg, Pope
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A top Army civilian leader will be at Fort Bragg on Friday to tour the new U.S. Army Forces Command Headquarters and discuss the base's expansion with local leaders. Posted Friday Jul 30, 2010 8:32:56 EDT
Jill Biden appears in ‘Army Wives’
WASHINGTON — It isn't much of a stretch for Jill Biden when she takes an acting turn in an episode of Lifetime network's "Army Wives." Posted Friday Jul 30, 2010 10:29:08 EDT
Hill hosts combat training sessions
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Air traffic is about to increase at Hill Air Force Base and Utah's military test range in the west desert. Posted Friday Jul 30, 2010 8:22:31 EDT
For GIs in Afghanistan, success comes slowly
KUKARAN, Afghanistan — The soldiers of Bravo Company walk past windowless, mud-walled homes and mosques as children go by carrying cans filled with water. Posted Thursday Jul 29, 2010 20:47:27 EDT
Gates, Mullen: Leakers are endangering troops
The Defense Department’s top civilian and military officials blasted the leak and subsequent publication of 91,000 pages of classified documents this week relating to the war in Afghanistan. Posted Friday Jul 30, 2010 8:49:47 EDT
Intelligence nominee clears first Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s nominee to be chief of U.S. intelligence, James R. Clapper, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Posted Thursday Jul 29, 2010 17:47:42 EDT
SOUTHCOM shifts focus as drug trade evolves
This year, U.S. Southern Command has seized 100 metric tons of cocaine, a large figure, but only half of what was captured last year, according to Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, who oversees SOUTHCOM. Posted Thursday Jul 29, 2010 14:39:33 EDT
Senator rips former Arlington cemetery leaders
Former Arlington National Cemetery Superintendent John Metzler told lawmakers Thursday that operational problems at the facility were due to staff and budget cutbacks. Posted Thursday Jul 29, 2010 21:48:05 EDT
Therapy helps wounded emerge from comas
TAMPA, Fla. — Army Ranger Cory Remsburg was thrown like a rag doll into an Afghanistan canal Oct. 1 by the blast from a 500-pound roadside bomb, the right side of his head caved in by shrapnel. Posted Friday Jul 30, 2010 8:42:58 EDT
Eglin likely to host 59 F-35s, military says
The Air Force plans to base 59 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters at Eglin Air Force, Fla., the military announced Wednesday. Posted Wednesday Jul 28, 2010 18:08:55 EDT
Onizuka Air Force Station shutting down
The Air Force has one fewer base with Wednesday’s closure of Onizuka Air Force Station, northwest of San Jose, Calif. Posted Friday Jul 30, 2010 8:41:11 EDT
Bill to change new GI Bill coming Thursday
A compromise veteran’s education bill that would modify the year-old Post-9/11 GI Bill could be introduced in the House of Representatives as early as Thursday by an Idaho lawmaker. Posted Thursday Jul 29, 2010 11:52:35 EDT
Oct. 21 is last day to apply for stop-loss pay
Time is running out for current and former troops involuntarily held on active duty beyond their service commitments to apply for retroactive $500 monthly payments. Posted Thursday Jul 29, 2010 21:52:51 EDT
Ex-airman accused of bomb threat can go home
BANGOR, Maine — A federal judge is allowing a man accused of causing a trans-Atlantic flight to be diverted to Bangor to return to his Florida home. Posted Wednesday Jul 28, 2010 16:11:24 EDT
WikiLeaks claims source of leaked data unknown
LONDON — WikiLeaks’ editor-in-chief claims his organization doesn’t know who sent it some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents, telling journalists that the website was set up to... Posted Wednesday Jul 28, 2010 22:12:55 EDT
Predator runs off Cannon AFB runway
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — An unmanned aerial drone ran off the runway Wednesday morning at the eastern New Mexico base, officials said. Posted Friday Jul 30, 2010 8:40:39 EDT
Adm. Mike Mullen
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen recently sat down with Military Times reporters and editors for an exclusive interview. Read the admiral’s comments on Iraq, Iran and American military.
Reservist medics treat 8,000 in Dominican tour
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — Thirty-eight Air Force Reserve medics gave free medical care to more than 8,000 patients in the Dominican Republic this month.The airmen from the 512th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Dover and other reservists from...
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