News Feeds
Click here for Marine Corps Times RSS News Feeds
All News
Investigators look at M-ATV door latches
Military officials are examining Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles in theater to gauge a potential problem with their door latches. Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 8:42:04 EDT
More beds are part of Miramar brig expansion
SAN DIEGO — A nearly $28 million expansion of Navy Consolidated Brig Miramar, Calif., will house more male pretrial detainees and prisoners, and create a separate housing unit and support... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 8:43:01 EDT
Newest Taliban tactic in Marjah: IED blasts
MARJAH, Afghanistan — Explosions rumble through this former Taliban stronghold three or four times a day — an ominous sign that the insurgents have not given up despite losing control of... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 8:43:10 EDT
Mattis to testify at Hadithah hearing
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A four-star general will testify at a pretrial hearing in the biggest criminal case against U.S. troops to arise from the Iraq war, a Marine Corps spokesman said... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 8:43:37 EDT
Wife pleads guilty in alleged Iraq fraud
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — A Marine captain’s wife on Thursday pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge of filing a false income tax return in connection to her alleged role in an Iraq... Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 12:51:13 EDT
Some militants talk peace with Afghan leaders
KABUL — Thirteen Afghan civilians died in violence Sunday as the nation’s hard-line vice president expressed hopes for reconciliation and representatives of a militant group with ties to... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 17:35:50 EDT
Officials: 4 killed in Pakistan missile strike
MIR ALI, Pakistan — Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles Sunday at a house and car in a militant-dominated tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least four people, officials said. Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 14:14:44 EDT
Skelton: Health reform will not touch Tricare
Trying to squelch a persistent rumor that a health reform bill sponsored by Democrats would cut Tricare benefits for military retirees, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee vows to... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 14:00:23 EDT
Woman seeks photos of Tenn. Vietnam casualties
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — A White Bluff woman is trying to gather photographs of the more than 1,300 Tennesseans who died in the Vietnam War. Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 13:01:51 EDT
USO to open lounge at Las Vegas airport
LAS VEGAS — Retired military man Barry Lingle was traveling through Philadelphia when he noticed a USO center at the airport. Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 14:11:05 EDT
U.S., Russia near deal on nuclear weapons
PARIS — Nearly a year after President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered negotiators to work on a new treaty to reduce their nuclear arsenals, the countries say they are... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 9:30:10 EDT
Thousands rally on anniversary of Iraq invasion
WASHINGTON — Thousands of protesters — many directing their anger squarely at President Obama — marched through the nation’s capital Saturday to urge immediate withdrawal of... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 9:25:25 EDT
U.S. not likely to cut Israeli military aid
JERUSALEM — The diplomatic crisis between the U.S. and Israel has sent a tremor through their alliance, but one key part of the bond seems virtually untouchable: the roughly $3 billion a year... Posted Saturday Mar 20, 2010 13:49:59 EDT
Lejeune hosts military wrestling championships
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Wrestlers from across the military will compete at a North Carolina Marine base to determine which service is king on the mats. Posted Saturday Mar 20, 2010 9:38:43 EDT
Little mention of war anniversary in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future... Posted Saturday Mar 20, 2010 13:26:29 EDT
Marine dead, 1 injured in crash near Miramar
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — A 21-year-old Marine died and another Marine was critically injured Thursday after their car plowed through a guard rail and went into a ravine near Marine Corps Air Station... Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 13:41:42 EDT
Dutch fuming at Sheehan’s gays comment
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch prime minister Friday denounced as “irresponsible” a claim by a retired U.S. general that gay Dutch soldiers were partly to blame for allowing... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 8:44:21 EDT
Marines still meet snipers in Afghan town
MARJAH, Afghanistan — The first shots came from the north, sending Marines ducking into the nearest ditch — sometimes filled with putrid water. More shots rang out from the southwest: a... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 8:43:47 EDT
NM military can get cheaper hunting license
SANTA FE, N.M. — Military personnel in New Mexico will be able to buy a general hunting and fishing license at a discount under a new state law. Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 9:32:58 EDT
Spring brings new burdens in Afghan valley
SARKARI BAGH, Afghanistan — The leaves have returned to the trees along the banks of the Arghandab River, and row after row of grape vines and pomegranate trees have received their first... Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 7:28:05 EDT
JIEDDO 3-star: Afghan IED attacks more lethal
WASHINGTON — Attacks on U.S. and allied forces with makeshift bombs in Afghanistan are 50 percent more lethal than three years ago, reflecting insurgents’ use of more powerful explosives... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 20:33:09 EDT
U.N. official wants Afghans to take the lead
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. peacekeeping chief said Thursday it’s time for the international community to take “concrete steps” to allow Afghans to take charge of their future... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 18:00:30 EDT
VA system should start over, official says
Baling wire and bandages can’t save the veterans disability claims process, the Veterans Affairs Department’s chief technology officer said Thursday at a roundtable discussion about ways... Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 13:04:16 EDT
Marines move gingerly to win support in Marjah
MARJAH, Afghanistan — Crouched on packed earth at a barricaded Marine encampment, the village elders issued their complaint: U.S. troops had killed an innocent 14-year-old boy. Secretly, the... Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 15:22:15 EDT
Warrant issued after Ga. crash kills Marine
MARIETTA, Ga. — Cobb County authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man blamed for killing a 21-year-old Marine, who was driving home to Alabama, in a head-on collision. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 18:50:04 EDT
New story behind well-known image from WWII
NEW YORK — For 68 years, John E. Love has been haunted by the memory of carrying fallen comrades to a mass grave hollowed out of a Filipino rice field. Now, at last, a bit of history is being... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 14:56:12 EDT
VA change eases process for Iraq, Afghan vets
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department took steps Thursday to make it easier for veterans of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars to get disability benefits. To qualify for the new streamlined... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 14:48:07 EDT
Official says DoD authorized alleged spying
SAN ANTONIO — A Defense Department official under investigation for allegedly running an off-the-books spy operation with private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan said the program was... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 16:27:13 EDT
Corps turns to social media to find recruits
When Master Sgt. Andrew Korous arrived at a suburban Chicago recruiting station in March 2008, he didn’t know what to expect. Posted Sunday Mar 21, 2010 8:43:25 EDT
Bill: Unused leave could go into TSP accounts
Lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday to allow retiring Thrift Savings Plan participants to deposit some or all of the cash value of their unused annual leave in their accounts. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 11:37:23 EDT
Officials: Fund programs, not bigger raise
Defense and service personnel officials continue to resist efforts by Congress to provide troops a bigger 2011 military raise, telling a House panel that they would rather see more money spent on... Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 12:03:39 EDT
F-35B hovers for first time
Hanging about 150 feet in the air, the F-35B short-takeoff, vertical-landing (STOVL) stealth fighter hovered at zero airspeed for the first time Wednesday. Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 21:28:49 EDT
New Marine Corps commander in Pacific nominated
HONOLULU — Defense Secretary Robert Gates has nominated a new commander for the Marine Corps in the Pacific. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 10:24:05 EDT
Report alleges Afghan contractor shot Marine
INDIANAPOLIS — The Marine Corps’ investigation of the February death of an Indiana Marine in Afghanistan concludes that he was fatally shot when an Afghan security contractor fired shots... Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 12:02:34 EDT
McChrystal: Goal still to get bin Laden alive
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and “bring him to justice.” Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 21:23:01 EDT
Personnel chiefs warn against cuts to bonuses
Despite meeting all recruiting and retention goals, the service personnel chiefs pleaded with a House panel Wednesday to keep paying enlistment and selective re-enlistment bonuses. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 12:35:56 EDT
McChrystal lays out campaign for Kandahar
Efforts to lay political and security groundwork in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar have already begun, even as the U.S.-led coalition continues efforts to pacify Marjah, the U.S. general leading... Posted Friday Mar 19, 2010 9:51:01 EDT
April cutting scores released
Cutting scores are published each month by Marine Corps headquarters in Washington. To get promoted, a Marine’s individual composite score must meet or exceed the cutting score. The following... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 20:48:05 EDT
Gunny dies from combat wounds
A Marine staff noncommissioned officer died Tuesday night from wounds suffered last week in Afghanistan, according to media reports. Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 20:48:29 EDT
Fundraiser who vanished says he has new event
A Maryland man who vanished in January 2009 with thousands of dollars that he raised for a presidential inaugural ball for veterans that never happened — leaving sponsors, entertainers and... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 9:36:41 EDT
Corps pushes tighter Internet ban than Pentagon
The Defense Department has loosened guidelines on the use of social-networking Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter, but Marine officials say a servicewide ban on them remains in place with limited... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 20:48:14 EDT
Death of Pendleton Marine under investigation
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Authorities are investigating the death of a Camp Pendleton Marine who was found unresponsive in his off-base apartment Sunday. Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 20:32:30 EDT
NavAir admiral tapped to run JSF program
A three-star Navy admiral has been nominated to take over the troubled Joint Strike Fighter program, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 17:14:59 EDT
Lejeune corporal killed in Helmand fighting
A North Carolina-based Marine died Sunday during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 10:15:35 EDT
Readiness woes loom on horizon, lawmaker says
A key lawmaker said Tuesday that strains on equipment and people are causing declining readiness in the Navy and Air Force, while the Army and Marine Corps are keeping pace only through a reliance on... Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 14:47:56 EDT
Petraeus: Afghan war faces difficult year ahead
The general who oversees the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq gave a mixed grade to the Senate on efforts in the two conflicts Tuesday, saying that making headway in the former “will be incremental... Posted Thursday Mar 18, 2010 8:46:06 EDT
Sex assault reports up 11 percent last year
Total incidents of reported sexual assaults involving service members — both as victims and perpetrators — rose 11 percent in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the Pentagon said... Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 17:19:15 EDT
Next retiree COLA could be tiny, analysts say
The cost-of-living adjustment for retirees next year could test the idea if something really is better than nothing. Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 20:31:00 EDT
Faker sentenced to year of probation
A Palm Springs man was sentenced to a year of probation Monday and ordered to undergo mental health counseling for impersonating a Marine and wearing medals he never earned. Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 19:43:43 EDT
DoD family programs chief resigns
The Pentagon official responsible for family programs has resigned. Posted Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 20:27:41 EDT
Pentagon investigating alleged spy operation
WASHINGTON — A Defense Department official is under investigation for allegedly hiring private contractors to gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a U.S.... Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 14:09:13 EDT
Rocket attack kills 1 at Afghan NATO base
KABUL — An early morning rocket attack on the largest U.S. military hub in Afghanistan killed one person Monday, NATO said. In the east, meanwhile, Afghan authorities thwarted three would-be... Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 11:23:28 EDT
Lejeune Marine killed in head-on crash in Ga.
AUSTELL, Ga. — A 21-year-old Marine on his way home to Alabama after a tour of duty in Iraq was killed in a head-on collision near Six Flags. Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 15:34:11 EDT
U.S. struggles to track arms in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Before stepping inside the underground bunker at the Afghan National Police headquarters in this southern city last week, U.S. troops were warned that there might be... Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 9:26:36 EDT
Marines would be required to make green belt
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — If you had hoped to skate by with a tan belt for the rest of your enlistment, think again. Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 19:43:38 EDT
Marine says thieves took 7 Vietnam medals
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Sioux Falls man said thieves stole the medals he earned during the Vietnam War. Posted Sunday Mar 14, 2010 17:34:26 EDT
Taliban: Kandahar bombings a warning to NATO
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Deadly bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to NATO’s top general that the Taliban are ready for a coming offensive in their... Posted Sunday Mar 14, 2010 12:46:42 EDT
Ermey speaks his mind on Corps issues
R. Lee Ermey made his reputation using words and expletives as blunt-force instruments as a drill instructor in the iconic movie “Full Metal Jacket.” Posted Tuesday Mar 16, 2010 8:58:09 EDT
Multiple claimants for stolen Civil War cannon
ATLANTA — When a 5-foot-long Civil War cannon turned up during a search for stolen goods at a Spalding County house, that was just the beginning of a mystery. Now investigators have to sort... Posted Sunday Mar 14, 2010 8:52:37 EDT
Military voting law could affect Hawaii primary
HONOLULU — Uncertainty is rising within Hawaii political circles over whether the state’s primary election in September will be moved to an earlier date and, if so, the impact that will... Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 15:31:29 EDT
Vail ski program gives boost to injured vets
VAIL, Colo. — Sgt. 1st Class Joe Kapacziewski’s 2005 injury in Iraq might have gotten the best of his right leg, but it certainly didn’t get the best of him. Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 16:15:15 EST
New reserve center to open at Fort Detrick
FREDERICK, Md. — Military officials are opening a new center for Army and Marine reservists in Frederick. Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 10:43:17 EST
LCACs receive service-life extensions
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The latest round of upgrades is underway for the Navy’s air-cushioned landing craft, an effort that will stretch their service life while a next-generation craft... Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 8:31:08 EDT
Twin suicide bombs kill 43 in Pakistani city
LAHORE, Pakistan — Two suicide bombers killed 43 people in near-simultaneous blasts, the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week and a clear sign that militants have the power to strike... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 20:56:35 EST
VA investigating medical record breach
ATLANTA — The Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General has launched a criminal investigation into a security breach of veterans’ medical information at the Atlanta Veterans... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 20:25:08 EST
12 medical training trips to Haiti
MIAMI — The training schedule for U.S. military operations in Latin American and the Caribbean is changing because of ongoing relief efforts in Haiti. Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 18:02:57 EST
Unemployment rate for young vets hit 21.1%
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face as they... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 16:09:52 EST
Lance corporal killed in Helmand province
A North Carolina-based Marine was killed in Afghanistan while supporting combat operations, the Defense Department announced Friday. Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 21:24:20 EDT
104 Hornets grounded after cracks discovered
Naval Air Systems Command grounded 104 Navy and Marine F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets Friday after inspectors discovered the airframes were developing cracks much earlier than engineers had thought. Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 21:24:14 EDT
Americans may be among those in Nazi mass grave
VIENNA — At least two mass graves containing dozens of people killed by the Nazis have been found on property used by the Austrian army, government officials said Friday. An army statement... Posted Sunday Mar 14, 2010 9:16:00 EDT
New fed leave ruling benefits military families
Federal employees can now use their Family and Medical Leave Act benefits — up to 12 weeks of leave each year — to help a family member who is in the military and deployed overseas,... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 15:01:41 EST
Troops: Ops tempo challenges mental care
Service members and veterans praise legislation that would expand access to mental health care — but they question the military’s ability to improve treatment given the challenges of... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 11:36:22 EST
MarSOC officer awarded Bronze Star
The officer in charge of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command’s assessment and selection received a Bronze Star with “V” device on Tuesday for his actions in Afghanistan. Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 9:37:04 EST
Marjah: Ups and downs are lessons for future
MARJAH, Afghanistan — After a day spent pinned down in gunbattles or caught in a maze of roadside bombs, with little hope of air support and an erratic Afghan army to coax along, Lance Cpl.... Posted Monday Mar 15, 2010 21:24:27 EDT
NC Marines dedicate clinic to slain corpsman
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A new medical clinic will be named in honor of a Navy Corpsman who was killed in Afghanistan. Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 8:34:02 EST
Fisher House gets $250K of Obama prize money
The Fisher House Foundation will receive $250,000 from President Obama, who is donating to charities the $1.4 million award that came with his Nobel peace prize, the White House announced March 11. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:56:48 EST
VFW criticizes Stanley over cost comments
After only 16 days on the job, the Pentagon’s new personnel chief has drawn the ire of the nation’s largest organization for combat veterans. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 17:55:15 EST
Rethink alcohol ban in war zones, Webb says
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., a Vietnam veteran and former war correspondent who now chairs the Senate panel that oversees military personnel policy, seemed to endorse the idea of letting troops in war zones... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 12:44:43 EST
Iraq war vet to carry U.S. flag at Paralympics
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Alpine skier Heath Calhoun will carry the flag for the U.S. Paralympic Team at the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 17:58:05 EST
U.S. troops shoot, kill Iraqi journalist
BAGHDAD — U.S. troops opened fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband, a police official said Thursday. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 15:05:34 EST
DoD: F-35 costs rise at least 50 percent
The F-35 Lightning II strike fighter program will breach the Nunn-McCurdy limits with a cost growth of more than 50 percent from the original 2001 program baseline, said a top Pentagon program... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 10:46:59 EST
Corps says fire forced pilots to ditch Hornet
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. — Two Marine aviators aboard a flaming F/A-18D reacted quickly enough to slow their jet so they could safely eject over the Atlantic Ocean, their... Posted Saturday Mar 13, 2010 8:36:00 EST
Campaign stars approved for latest OIF phases
Bronze campaign stars recognizing the 2007-08 surge of U.S. troops into Iraq, as well as current stabilization efforts, have been authorized for wear on the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Pentagon... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 11:21:17 EST
DoD to restart stalled spouse tuition program
The Pentagon will resume the stalled My Career Advancement Accounts spouse education benefit program as of noon Saturday, restoring tuition benefits to 136,583 military spouses who had applied for... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 15:43:17 EST
Mattis pushed for 6.8mm ammo
Before Marines in Afghanistan received enhanced 5.56mm rounds last month, an influential four-star general advocated behind the scenes for an option that packs even more punch: 6.8mm ammunition. Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 15:01:07 EST
World War II vets stream toward DC monument
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — The chance viewing of a segment on a television news program gave Don Niehart an idea that has enriched the golden years of 296 World War II veterans from the southeastern... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 14:43:03 EST
Man charged with faking medals goes to court
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A 26-year-old man accused of wearing military medals he didn't earn is due in federal court in Huntsville on Thursday for arraignment. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 9:14:52 EST
House rejects call for Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday soundly rejected an effort by anti-war lawmakers to force a withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:56:13 EST
Former Marine sues city to get back police job
LOS ANGELES — A former Marine acquitted on charges of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees sued the city of Riverside Wednesday over not being rehired as a police officer. Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 21:57:08 EST
Retired E-9 fights off armed home intruder
A 63-year-old retired sergeant major fought off an intruder March 5 in his Jacksonville, N.C., home, according to police. Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 14:03:54 EST
Senators seek funds for concurrent receipt
The Senate Armed Services Committee has given a sliver of hope to some disabled military retirees still waiting for the right to receive their full military retirement pay and veterans disability... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 20:53:17 EST
Mental health evacuations spike in war zones
More than 10 percent of medical evacuations from Iraq and Afghanistan over the past eight years have been for mental health reasons. Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 15:25:18 EST
Gates watches Afghan army training exercises
POLE CHAKI TRAINING BASE, Afghanistan — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was watching Afghan army recruits go through training Wednesday. Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 8:18:18 EST
Marines name kennel for slain dog handler
ALBANY, Ga. — An Albany military base is naming its kennel in honor of a Marine canine handler whose parents were allowed to adopt his bomb-sniffing dog after the young Marine was killed in... Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 8:10:18 EST
1-star: Marjah strategy has been effective
No one was surprised in February when U.S. military and coalition forces launched one of the largest operations in Afghanistan since the war began. After all, officials had been advertising the... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 9:56:27 EST
Gates visits Afghan town cleared by Marines
NOW ZAD, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert Gates, aiming to show progress in the expanded war against insurgents in south Afghanistan, took a brief, heavily guarded walk Tuesday down a... Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 22:03:05 EST
Plan would expand leave for some families
Military family members who are ineligible for family and medical leave still could get time off for deployment-related issues under potentially controversial legislation pending before two... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 14:41:53 EST
Lawmakers push for big VA budget increase
Despite plans to give the Veterans Affairs Department a 7 percent budget increase at a time when most federal spending is frozen, key congressional committees are pushing for even bigger veterans... Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 22:03:40 EST
VA to automate Agent Orange claims process
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department plans to announce Tuesday that it will fully automate how it pays claims for illnesses related to exposure to the chemical Agent Orange to keep an... Posted Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 21:21:59 EST
Obama seeks deal to try Gitmo suspects
WASHINGTON — White House aides are increasingly convinced that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will never face trial in a civilian court and are trying to cut a deal that would... Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 18:09:11 EST
About-face on the war
The 2006 Military Times poll finds that support among U.S. troops for President Bush and the Iraq war has declined. Read the full report.
Subscribe to RSS
Nominate Someone Today!
ENTER TO WIN...
Hooah! Button
