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    Sergeants major study leadership, ethics

    Marine Corps leaders are pressing forward with the development of a new course for freshly minted sergeants major that stresses leadership and professional ethics as they prepare to oversee an entire battalion or squadron of Marines.

    • May. 18, 2013
  1. Cindy Gardner, wife of Navy retiree John Gardner, traveling Space-A aboard a KC-135. Photos courtesy of Cindy Gardner

    Space-A: The 'A' is for adventure!

    The three oldest Gloden boys have been known to zip their remote control cars through the expansive deck of a C-17 transport as their family flies on military Space Available flights.

    • May. 18, 2013
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    At a news conference with Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, on Friday ordered the military to recertify every person involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault. Carolyn Kaster / AP

    Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Benghazi e-mails show 'no conspiracy,' expert says

    E-mails released by the White House that describe how the CIA's assessment of the Benghazi attack was edited to exclude any mention of terrorism appear to be part of a routine process by Washington bureaucrats, says a former CIA agent who used to take par

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Reservist charged with assault on college hoops player

    A Connecticut Marine accused in an assault that left a Brown University basketball player with severe head injuries acted in self-defense, his attorney said Friday.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach, of Madison, Wisc., gets a kiss from Casey, a four-year-old yellow lab he had worked with while deployed in Afghanistan, as the two are reunited during a surprise ceremony Friday at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall / AP

    Marine reunites with dog from Afghanistan

    When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he'd look her up when he returned home.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    The newly approved security technical implementation guide will open up access for government-issued Apple mobile phones and tablets already in use. It will not allow personal iOS devices to access DoD networks. Army

    Pentagon networks to allow official use of iPhones, iPads

    The Defense Department announced Friday that officials have taken the first step that will allow government-issued iPhones and iPads to access DoD computer networks.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    DoD makes final push for 1 percent raise

    The Defense Department is making a final plea to Congress to cap the 2014 military pay raise at 1 percent.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Sarah Hekmati, left, is working to raise awareness in Washington about her brother and former Marine sergeant, Amir, right, being held in an Iranian prison. Courtesy of FreeAmir.org

    Iran holds former Marine for almost 2 years

    Dad sick with cancer, family seeks release

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Marine Col. removed as Pentagon's non-lethal weapons directorate chief

    The Marine colonel running day-to-day management of the U.S. military's nonlethal weapons program has been removed from his command, Marine Corps Times has learned.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    More bases using solar power

    Stateside military bases are generating 130 megawatts of solar energy — a modest amount that's only enough to power 22,000 homes, but still a step the solar power industry says is improving national security.

    • May. 17, 2013
  2. Bill proposes opening base gyms to potential recruits

    Concerned that teenage obesity has dramatically reduced the number of people eligible for military service, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has introduced legislation to create an education program about healthy lifestyles.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Fallen Marine's posthumous Purple Heart stolen

    The father of a New Bedford Marine killed in Iraq says he's heartbroken that a thief broke into his home and stole his son's posthumous Purple Heart.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Dempsey: DoD may have become 'too forgiving' of sexual assault

    After a decade of war, the military may have become soft on some sexual assault offenders, the Pentagon's top officer said Friday.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Questions of independent prosecution hang over sex assault legislation

    Lawmakers are wrestling with changes in the military justice system to improve investigation and prosecution of rape and sexual assault cases, with a push toward handling have sex crimes handled outside the normal chain of command.

    • May. 16, 2013
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    Assistant Defense Secretary for Special Operations Low-Intensity Conflict Michael Sheehan, center, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 16. From left are, Major Gen. Michael Nagata, Sheehan and Brig. Gen. Richard Gross, JAGC, USA, Legal Counsel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Carolyn Kaster/AP

    Pentagon: U.S. still in armed conflict with al-Qaida

    The United States remains in armed conflict with al-Qaida and its affiliates, a fight likely to last a decade or two, senior Pentagon officials told Congress on Thursday in arguing against changes to the 2001 military force law used in the war on terror.

    • May. 16, 2013
  3. Fire and Forget: Short Stories from the Long War, edited by Roy Scranton and Matt Gallagher, DaCapo, 234 pages, $15.99

    Book Review: War and afterward, in words

    Five new books offer five ways to understand the relationship between service and self, and how to survive both without self-destruction.

    • May. 16, 2013
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    DoD proposes lifting Medal of Honor limit

    The Defense Department wants to repeal a decades-old law restricting a service member to receiving only one Medal of Honor, saying the 'V' device added for subsequent awards seems too little for someone who has performed such a valorous act.

    • May. 16, 2013
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    Workplace sweep proper

    Stung by a spiraling number of sexual assaults in the military and a string of scandals, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered all the services to conduct a sweep of workspaces across every military installation to eliminate anything that might be deg

    • May. 16, 2013
  4. Tape tests don't cut it

    For members of the military struggling to stay in fighting trim, the stakes are higher than ever: The services have been cutting end strength as spending slows, and those who fail to meet fitness standards are being booted out in growing numbers.

    • May. 16, 2013
  5. Airman 1st Class James Mason, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, rides his motorcycle around Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., on Aug. 3. While riding a motorcycle, it is important to wear clothing easily seen by other drivers. Airman 1st Class Anthony Sanchelli/Air Force

    Know the motorcycle rules DoD-wide and at the base level

    When it comes to the rules of the road for military motorcycle riders, every base can be a little different.

    • May. 16, 2013
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    Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security

    President Obama on Thursday tried to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, calling on lawmakers to approve his request to increase funding for diplomatic security.

    • May. 16, 2013
  6. The Secret State band members Hunter Schafer, bass and backup vocals; Dan Martiniano, lead vocals and piano; Mike Marx-Gibbons, drums and violin; Josh Jones, guitar and vocals; Danny Espinosa, digital performer. Courtesy of Mitch Schneider Organization

    Not so secret: Guard medic's band is gaining ground

    The secret is getting out. If you haven't heard The Secret State yet, trust us, you will. The band was founded by an Army Iraq veteran and two Coast Guard midshipmen-turned-downrange contractors, and its single '

    • May. 16, 2013
  7. Consumer Watch: Military verification brings more discounts

    New technology is helping active-duty troops, family members and veterans take advantage of more discounts.

    • May. 16, 2013
  8. Tricare Help: Pregnant daughter must stay single to keep Tricare

    Q. I am a retired Marine with Tricare Prime for myself and my family. My daughter, 19 and a full-time student, is pregnant by her boyfriend, also a full-time student.

    • May. 16, 2013

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